Both are ideal.
DVD to see the techniques in action,
Book to read the theory.
Plus it's hard to watch a DVD while taking a dump
mightyb,
what kind of book is gene writing? where can i purchase it?
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The throw will be part of the finish moves. The book is Baoding SC + longfist + prey mantis + ... since kicks, punches, and locks are integrated into it.
Here are 2 examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fuYdj-WxQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFYu9J2UOJQ
I may use my favor "outer twist" picture as my cover page since nobody had ever used that before.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6751/myoutertwist.jpg
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 11-30-2011 at 12:13 PM.
I will definately buy both from you.
For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.
Greetings,
The book and companion dvd is the way to go as far as instructional products go. Both offer detail insights that the other may miss.
Color photos work well. Just get the angles right.
and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
mickey
Last edited by mickey; 11-30-2011 at 12:43 PM.
It's like when your doing some light contact sparring and you keep landing, but your sparring partner doesn't acknowledge it, so you gotta hit harder and harder.
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Author of Shaolin Trips
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John,
Release the book, and if you are able, a DVD as well. It will be a great resource, I am glad to hear you are deciding to put it out there.
-Golden Arms-
I know that some are against the use of books and videos for learning, but I have a very different opinion.
IMO, if one of my students cannot learn a form of a similar style from a DVD, I am a failure as a teacher or they are a dimwit.
There are many excellent DVDs out today on various styles. Some are very detailed and are just like being there in person.
The biggest drawback of trying to learn from a DVD is LACK OF FEEDBACK. This is where review by a teacher becomes very important.
I travel to Indiana a few times a year to teach my students residing there. Between visits, I post videos on YouTube as a refresher of what I taught or as a means of clarifying ideas they did not seem to get when I was there. This has proven to be an effective method for teaching long distance.
Richard A. Tolson
https://www.patreon.com/mantismastersacademy
There are two types of Chinese martial artists. Those who can fight and those who should be teaching dance or yoga!
53 years of training, 43 years of teaching and still aiming for perfection!
Recovering Forms Junkie! Even my twelve step program has four roads!
If your student has training partner, and can also send you his clip for you to comment on it, the long distance learning will have value. It's better to provide your students the following 4 pieces of materials:
- How to train with partner,
- How to train without partner,
- How to develop Gong,
- How to use equipments to enhance it.
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 11-30-2011 at 05:53 PM.