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    Solo Demo

    If you are asked to give a demo in some MA event, but you don't want to demo forms. What will you demo? Do you think to demo "combo drills" may be one option?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEwDBCv41rQ

    Any suggestion?
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    Chin Na always makes a good demo piece.

    Weird classical weapons that people are not familiar with are big deal for viewers (Kwan Do, hook swords, triple section staff, whip chain etc.)

    Lion Dance open and close with a tricky Choi Chang, maybe a really up high one.

    Attack/Defend drills.

    Light spar, full flavour demo.

    And of course, you can't go wrong with a few parlour tricks and feats of strength!
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Jamieson View Post
    Chin Na always makes a good demo piece...Attack/Defend drills...Light spar,
    If you don't have demo partner and you are alone by yourself, these kind of demo won't be possible.

    What can you do if you are "solo"?
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    if you are solo, i think people like to see either forms, or breaking things with loud yelling. if you are solo and dont want to do forms, it becomes less options.

    I think a good demo solo would also be weapons feats. such as cutting, or spearing/bowshooting accuracy, etc.

    in your case if you have partner throwing i think is a great demo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lkfmdc View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    If you don't have demo partner and you are alone by yourself, these kind of demo won't be possible.

    What can you do if you are "solo"?
    Ask for a volunteer to help you demo applications.

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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    If you don't have demo partner and you are alone by yourself, these kind of demo won't be possible.

    What can you do if you are "solo"?
    That's what you need to ask yourself.
    What can you do that 99.999% of the people in the room can't?

    Inviting audience members into demonstrations can be fun so long as you aren't using them as dummies to toss about.

    I have noticed that when you ask people to follow along with you, they compete amongst themselves and have fun that way, so leading a drill or series of drills that gets the audience interested in doing it can be fun.

    Also, feats of strength, feats of physics and maybe some breaking. These are interesting to see.
    Acrobatics are always a draw. Tumbling. That sort of thing.

    What ever you do, don't start gyrating and thrusting your hips at people. That never works out well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    If you don't have demo partner and you are alone by yourself, these kind of demo won't be possible.

    What can you do if you are "solo"?
    Stand on a Lei Tai and challenge all comers.
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    This is 100% TCMA principle. It may be used in non-TCMA also. Since I did learn it from TCMA, I have to say it's TCMA principle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    What can you do if you are "solo"?
    Ask for a volunteer from the audience and teach them something.

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    lift something with your scrotum

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    Quote Originally Posted by wenshu View Post
    lift something with your scrotum
    That will certainly keep their attention...might not get many people to sign up for class though....
    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    This is 100% TCMA principle. It may be used in non-TCMA also. Since I did learn it from TCMA, I have to say it's TCMA principle.
    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    We should not use "TCMA is more than combat" as excuse for not "evolving".

    You can have Kung Fu in cooking, it really has nothing to do with fighting!

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    Zhanzhuang until you are booed from the stage.

    I have personal experience in this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    If you are asked to give a demo in some MA event, but you don't want to demo forms. What will you demo? Do you think to demo "combo drills" may be one option?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEwDBCv41rQ

    Any suggestion?
    1. show or talk about one or two techniques

    2. yes, ask for a volunteer or two

    3. bring up theory and practice of those exemplary techniques


    Forms are boring. well at least for me.


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