http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzjjWsXwYA
I've never seen this sort of conditioning before, but I feel like I should have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzjjWsXwYA
I've never seen this sort of conditioning before, but I feel like I should have
A basic Baji quan exercise.
A Baji greeting. Like a handshake.
They use chest to hit chest. One can also use his shoulder to hit the other's chest in a 90 degree angle. The shoulder strike can be used to set up many things.
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More opinion -> more argument
Less opinion -> less argument
No opinion -> no argument
prolly just one of kajillions of supposed basic conditioning exercises.
or the mating ritual of northern Chinese fancy boys.
"George never did wake up. And, even all that talking didn't make death any easier...at least not for us. Maybe, in the end, all you can really hope for is that your last thought is a nice one...even if it's just about the taste of a nice cold beer."
"If you find the right balance between desperation and fear you can make people believe anything"
"Is enlightenment even possible? Or, did I drive by it like a missed exit?"
It's simpler than you think.
I could be completely wrong"
Oddly enough - the Amish also greet each other in this way.
We use drills like this at my school in preparation for studying the Praying Mantis Kung Fu form, Ba Zhou (Eight Elbows).
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I just taught this in class tonight.
Here is a video of one application taped the first night I introduced the concept:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMJ0ZoVUWAw
Last edited by mooyingmantis; 06-06-2013 at 07:19 PM.
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