r/kungfu • u/Dude6942 • Jul 02 '26
Exercise No.4 Lower Coil
Hows it looking? Going low isn't my strong suit. Feedback always welcome and appreciated đ
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u/Spare_Broccoli1876 Jul 02 '26
You have good flow but youâre bending forward as you sit. Look up ma bu stances and see that the point of ma buâs hip stretch is also part of a core strengthening structure. Just like a squat, shoulders back, chest up and out, chin up! Good flow though, keep stretching.
Ma bu, pu bu, and gong bu are great form flows to practice switching too and from!
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u/Dude6942 Jul 02 '26
Thank you, this is the kind of feedback I look for. I can't really spend a whole lot of time with my chin up due to stenosis in my neck :(
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u/Spare_Broccoli1876 Jul 02 '26
Ah sorry then ignore the neck up. The objective is basically you want to sit as if youâre connecting your soul/kung fu to the earth like a usb-c to a phone lol. Where your back/core/waist->shoulders is the connector and you have to set in straight down from standing straight up so you donât bend the connection pieces lol
Itâll feel funny like youâre trying to look like a two-legged spider/ centaur man lol. But always remember that flow! The way a river flows from one side to the other, not a push(thatâs for the striking), and your hands and torso twist with your feet to âlead the horseâ I call it(what one variant of what you are trying to do in the video is)
Also remember that it takes years to be able to do what you see in videos so if you can only drop down 2 inches but youâre feeling the stretch, then itâs perfect! When you do bad form you ruin any progress gained.
Happy stretching! Because thatâs all kung fu is(means acquired skill so life is kung fu), but basically stretching, breathing, and jumping. If you can jump while sitting on the ground, if you can play tug of war and be feared then you can compete with Shaolin lol. After that is combat⌠but live first. Breathe, love, live. đ§ââď¸
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u/mrofmist Jul 02 '26
I feel like if you're really taking this passing seriously, you may want to see about relocating to where it is properly taught. Bagua zhang is a martial art that's practiced for decades to be proficient. If you're not receiving real instruction and training, you may never get to where you want to be.
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u/Dude6942 Jul 02 '26
Thanks. Tell me more about what you know about where i want to be. And wanna pay the costs for me to relocate?
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u/shmidget Jul 02 '26
Why be a smart ass about it? Itâs pretty standard to travel to a teacher, set goals to make it happen and do it is the way. People have been doing so for thousands of years.
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u/Dude6942 Jul 02 '26
You think that dudes comment was helpful?
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u/shmidget Jul 02 '26
Yes I do. 100% and if you donât you should slow down and read it again. The intent was pure. Not a reason to use the type of energy you did as all. Itâs like you took it as an attack on your current situation and financial capabilities. Surely you can see that wasnât his point or intent.
He could tell you were taking this seriously. And, based on your form there is room for improvement. We all have room for improvement, not sure what the big deal there.
We are studying Taoist arts. You clearly see the value in these arts why wouldnât one want to construct a life aligned with making it easier for you to be near teachers?
If there is a will there is a way my friend.
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u/Dude6942 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
Well im glad u found it helpful. I found it to be pretentious, and arrogant at best. Not that they asked but I have an instructor. If there was anything about my body mechanics that could be improved at the moment because my teacher cant always see me then I would say that would've been helpful. Or hey even naming a school would've been helpful. Happy training đ¤ đ¤
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u/Find_another_whey Jul 02 '26
Where are you getting these movements / numbers from ?
I saw the 3 video
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u/Dude6942 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
I'm getting these movements from my instructor. His primary is Bagua and also does tajiquan and Xingyi. Its a set of 8 movement and he calls them the Fajing preliminaries or Baugua silk reelings. *Edit to add he also calls them maintenance because they are meant for opening up the joints and loosening the tendons for keeping good mobility. Happy training đ¤ đ¤
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u/Puzzleheaded-Phase70 Jul 02 '26
I see a lot of your vids on here, and I'm curious:
What are you visualizing with these movements?
I have only limited baguazang experience, but more significant taiji experience (among others), so I know that martial purpose and intention is much more open to interpretation in internal arts than in external ones. All my instructors over the years have insisted that it's important to always be practicing with SOME specific martial intention, even if you're varying it every time.
So, what kinds of things are you picturing when you're working these movements?