https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NEDbagS4KI
You'll understand immediately why I had to do a demo for him after such result. :D
A single handed jian is not going to be very reliable in parrying MK's two handed straight dao, so in this bout I was more focused on voiding, staying out of measure to get myself away from trouble, rather than relying totally on parrying. heheh
That's why I was like dancing.
Yes, I do step offline too, just subtly so that I can get the opponent sword away from me.
Thanks for watching again. I guess a gopro inside the helmet will be good to tell the story from first person angle, like our recent newspapers interview video was, which is shown here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFJvCnaliJg
| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | ||
Really nice footwork: I'm not going from parsing the specific, but it looks and feels like " DANCING " in it's fluidity + maybe reading your opponent well enough that you get a substantial reaction time bonus in being able to move and counter sooner than what would seem " normal " :D :cool: I could be wrong, but I think you are using and teaching the whole " measure/voiding/timing " thing a lot more than you where before ? Or, I just started noticing it :?: :surprised: :lol: Just because I know the German tradition better than other systems I wonder if you use stepping subtlety off line and avoid a totally linear approach when getting into measure for an attack ? A 3/4 profile view or an overhead view might show up slight or subtle stepping off line ? I realize that some camera angles are just not practical to set up. ;) :D In theory the best would be multiple cameras in sync and then editing to various angles that show best what is happening. Also, one extra camera hand held might capture additional interesting things to edit in, make close ups on hands or contact of swords etc ..... Now, I realize that this would need a film crew and would be expensive in time editing and/or money. ( So this isn't a criticism, but just what it would take if you where making commercial training videos ). |