Sonny Mannon
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Shuai Jiao Chinese Wrestling | Qian Bie Drills & Tips
Qian Tui is a great technique that when trained correctly can be used several different ways. One of the biggest mistakes though is 'over-muscling' the throw. Of course you need strength, but the strength must be connected to the correct mechanics and intention otherwise you will most like be limited to using this only against weaker opponents. As I like to say in class, "we don't train to punch down, we train to throw down":).
They say one year of shuai jiao is worth 10 years of forms. Join our weekly training class and find out why.
Our weekly training class will give you and a training partner access to training methods that have been proven to produce skilled and knowledgeable wrestlers. The Guang wu Shuai Jiao curriculum is based off of traditional Beijing Shuai Jiao training and has been taught worldwide with proven results.
Curriculum will include:
-shuai jiao jibengong/basic training for the waist, legs and feet.
-solo technique work
-technique breakdown and partner work
-strategy and principles
Laoshi Sonny Mannon spent 8 years living in Beijing, China where he trained Beijing Shuai Jiao under Master Liu Zu Guang, a student of the famous Shuai Jiao Master Li Bao Ru. Together they founded the Guang Wu Shuai Jiao association to help spread Beijing style Shuai Jiao outside of China. In 2015, Laoshi Mannon was awarded a Coach’s certificate given to a foreigner by the Beijing Shuai Jiao Coaches Association in recognition of his skill and knowledge in Shuai Jiao. Laoshi Mannon has competed at the local and international level and has had students compete and medal at all levels of competition from local to international.
For more information on training shuai jiao go to www.sonnymannon.com
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Відео

Shuai Jiao Chinese Wrestling | Grip Fighting Technique
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Learning to grip fight and work with the shuai jiao jacket is one of the most important parts of Beijing style Shuai Jiao training. This simple technique is one of the most effective ways of breaking the grip, especially when paired with proper footwork and intention. They say one year of shuai jiao is worth 10 years of forms. Join our weekly training class and find out why. Our weekly training...
SJ Basics | Leg Exercises Squat Kick/Dun Ti
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SJ Basics | Leg Exercises Squat Kick/Dun Ti
SJ Basics | Leg Exercises Kneeling Leg/Gui Tui
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SJ Basics | Leg Exercises Kneeling Leg/Gui Tui
Fist of the Great Compassion | Da Bei Quan | 大悲拳
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Da Bei Quan, translated often as Fist of the Great Compassion and not to be confused with the Shaolin form of the same name, is a rare and brilliant physical cultivation set with deep and varied roots. Demonstrated by Sonny Mannon and taught by Master Zhang Wei Dong.
Ba Gua Zhang | Free Training December
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Training Ba Gua is different than performing Ba Gua in my opinion. When you perform you are only concerned with the external shape and results. Training is looking deeper in to the strengths and weakness of your movement, awareness and intention. Practicing to only perform will lead to very limited and fixed results in my opinion. Personally I hate performing and it usually takes a lot of convi...
Online Shuai Jiao Training | Beijing Style Chinese Wrestling | Cup Wo 'r Technique Details
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Technical details on the Beijing Shuai Jiao version of the move "Cuo Wo'r'. The Guang Wu Shuai Jiao online program provides clear and concise instruction in all aspects of Shuai Jiao training, and currently is the only training of its kind available. Our remote training program is based on the established Guang Wu Shuai Jiao curriculum, which has been used worldwide for over a decade. Over the ...
Online Shuai Jiao Training | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao | Kung Fu Arm Swings
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Swinging movements like this to loosen up are found in almost all styles of Kung Fu, tai ji and qi gong. Here is how you can add more intention and body method work into this common practice. Important points: -Pull and follow with the arms -Hands connect to the ground through the feet -Float the palms -Gaze follows the hands to turn the head -Relax and manage movement at the waist For more inf...
Seminar Highlights | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao Online | Warm Ups
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In Beijing style Shuai Jiao details and intention is very important, even in our warm ups. For more information on how to train with us go to www.guangwushuaijiao.org The Guang Wu Shuai Jiao online program provides clear and concise instruction in all aspects of Shuai Jiao training, and currently is the only training of its kind available. Our remote training program is based on the established...
Seminar Highlights | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao Online | Waist Training
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A look into our online training program. Creating the necessary body method is an integral part of our training. For more information about how to train with us go to: www.guangwushuaijiao.org The Guang Wu Shuai Jiao online program provides clear and concise instruction in all aspects of Shuai Jiao training, and currently is the only training of its kind available. Our remote training program i...
Beijing style Chinese Wrestling | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao Online | Technique Cuo Wo'r
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An excerpt from our Online Training Program livestream seminars. For more information about training with us go to www.guangwushuaijiao.org This is a traditional training sequence which challenges coordination, focus, footwork, grip skills and other important attributes we look to strengthen through our training. The Guang Wu Shuai Jiao online program provides clear and concise instruction in a...
Beijing Shuai Jiao | Jacket and No Jacket Training
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The Shuai Jiao Jacket, referred to as the Jiao Yi or colloquially as Da Lian'r, is a unique aspect of Shuai Jiao training. Shortsleeved and much thicker than a judo or sambo gi, the nature of the uniform plays an important role in the development of off balancing and no jacket technique. Dedicated practitioners will find that the leverage points and body mechanics used with the jacket transfer ...
"Waist Like a Coiled Snake, Feet Like Drills" | Beijing Shuai Jiao Training
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An excerpt from our online Instructor Training Program and Subscription Course. "Waist Like a Coiled Snake, Feet like Drills" is a saying we use in Beijing Shuai Jiao to refer to the movement and body method of the waist and legs. Creating a strong connection to the ground from the waist is incredibly important when training your throws. For training opportunities and to check out are free onli...
Shuai Jiao Fundamentals | Chou Tui/Drawing Leg Solo Practice and Technique Application
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Chou Tui is one of our fundamental leg exercises. Like other movements in our fundamentals, Chou Tui works both to increase coordination, balance, flexibility and strength, but also has a direct application in a non cooperative setting. To get the most out of your solo work it is important to have a detailed knowledge of how the movement is used in a live situation. It is from this knowledge th...
Big Stick | Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao 10.26.2020
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During the Q & A portion of a recent seminar I spoke briefly about Big Stick training in Shuai Jiao and demonstrated a few different aspects of the practice. The main purpose of training the 'big stick' is to develop the specialized strength and movement called 'Heng'. The main purpose of developing 'Heng' is to be able to off-balance your opponent in a very specific way to set up entries for t...
A Brief History of Modern Shuai Jiao | Seminar Q & A | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
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A Brief History of Modern Shuai Jiao | Seminar Q & A | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
Striking in Shuai Jiao | Q&A Introduction to Shuai Jiao Seminar | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
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Striking in Shuai Jiao | Q&A Introduction to Shuai Jiao Seminar | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
Shuai Jiao Technique | Intro Seminar on Beijing style Chinese Wrestling | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
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Shuai Jiao Technique | Intro Seminar on Beijing style Chinese Wrestling | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
Shuai Jiao Grip Fighting & Jacket | Intro to Chinese Wrestling Seminar | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
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Shuai Jiao Grip Fighting & Jacket | Intro to Chinese Wrestling Seminar | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
Shuai Jiao Belt Cracking | Introduction to Chinese Wrestling Seminar Part Two | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
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Shuai Jiao Belt Cracking | Introduction to Chinese Wrestling Seminar Part Two | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
Introduction to Chinese Wrestling Seminar Part One | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
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Introduction to Chinese Wrestling Seminar Part One | Guang Wu Shuai Jiao
Tai Ji Quan Breathing and Movement
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Tai Ji Quan Breathing and Movement
Intro to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Five | Q & A #2 | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
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Intro to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Five | Q & A #2 | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Four | Q & A #1 | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
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Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Four | Q & A #1 | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Three | Technique Breakdown | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
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Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Three | Technique Breakdown | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Two | Fundamental Leg Techniques | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
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Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part Two | Fundamental Leg Techniques | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part One | Waist Exercises | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
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Introduction to Beijing Shuai Jiao Part One | Waist Exercises | Zoom Recording 9.6.2020
Shuai Jiao Off Balancing Techniques | Big Stick (da bang zi) Application
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Shuai Jiao Off Balancing Techniques | Big Stick (da bang zi) Application
Shuai Jiao Equipment Training | Chinese Wrestling Big Staff
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Shuai Jiao Equipment Training | Chinese Wrestling Big Staff
Shuai Jiao Equipment Training | Belt Cracking
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Shuai Jiao Equipment Training | Belt Cracking

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @santiagobrocco8112
    @santiagobrocco8112 2 місяці тому

    This is the kind of youtube channel about Shuai Jiao I was looking for. What a beautiful and powerful martial art!

  • @Zenzo700
    @Zenzo700 2 місяці тому

    Hi I took a seminar from you in Sacramento a few years ago. Do you plan on having another one? I currently train Judo but im more interested in Shuai Jiao. Or any private classes

  • @ttc.o4007
    @ttc.o4007 2 місяці тому

    Nice and simple, yet effective . Thanks for the in depth instruction. Wish there was a shuai jiao school in my area. 😊

  • @MasterPoucksBestMan
    @MasterPoucksBestMan 3 місяці тому

    Speaking of your comment about finding similarities between Shuai Jiao and other arts, and you mentioning Okinawan Karate practitioners seeing similarities specifically; There has been a major renaissance going on in the Karate community over the last 20 years but astronomically in the last 5-10 years regarding the origins of Karate, what the movement patterns of the kata are for, and how to train them. New info translated for the first time have revealed just how much grappling used to be in Karate, and that it's foundations do not lie in Kung Fu, but rather in Tegumi (also called Shima), which is a native Okinawan stand up grappling art, and that so many of the odd looking movements in the kata start to make sense when looking at them from the perspective of a stand up grappling/clinch fighting art rather than a long- to medium range striking art. Today, it's a belt wrestling style that uses a jacket for modesty/skin protection, but in the past it was jacketless and beltless. The jacket didn't come into Karate until after Jigoro Kano invented it for Judo, and Karate adopted it from them. The southern Kung Fu striking arts' (such as white crane, etc) influence came later, mostly after 1800, but Okinawa's vassal status to China began during the 1300s and didn't end until 1609, so it's possible that Tegumi was influenced by some form of Shuai Jiao.

  • @SuperEgo1983
    @SuperEgo1983 4 місяці тому

    Excellent video!

  • @Zen-ep6mc
    @Zen-ep6mc 5 місяців тому

    tun 4

  • @EliteBlackSash
    @EliteBlackSash 5 місяців тому

    Man. In retrospect this was really one of the most important MA vids on UA-cam at the time

  • @user-gj5ox9ke7b
    @user-gj5ox9ke7b 5 місяців тому

    Laoshi Sonny, where is your gym based at?

  • @tommckellen342
    @tommckellen342 5 місяців тому

    Looks like a McDojo/Martial arts cult to me.

  • @tommckellen342
    @tommckellen342 5 місяців тому

    Looks like a McDojo/Martial arts cult to me.

  • @tommckellen342
    @tommckellen342 5 місяців тому

    Looks like a McDojo/Martial arts cult to me.

  • @webherring
    @webherring 5 місяців тому

    Is it normal for the knees to feel a little sore for a day or so after doing these gibengung? I just started learning shuai jiao a month ago, once a week. 52yo, moderate weight, no injuries, fair good (average?) fitness.

  • @frankmartinez4856
    @frankmartinez4856 6 місяців тому

    Thanks for this Sifu ❤took me a few seconds to see what you were doing 😵‍💫just great! Practice this w/ my friends 🎉learn a little of the Tientsin style(hope I spell that right 😬

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 6 місяців тому

    Sonny, if I may, you're getting hung up on detail. And your losing us. Consider us all to be beginners. Get to the point. Demonstrate the technique a few times, and then go back and go over the finer details. Otherwise you will overcomplicate the issue and we will learn little or nothing. Assume we can see the nuance as you perform the technique. Draw us a picture first and then fill in the finer points. Remember, draw the outline of the dragon, then the eyes and scales, and then breath life into it. Thanks again.

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum 6 місяців тому

      Thank you for the feedback🙏🏻. This was a selection of clips from a longer training session during one of our livestream shuai jiao classes and the students have all been training for several years so perhaps some context was missing. The more I have taught over the years the more I have realized how important those nuances are for being effective with this technique and try to impart that to the best of my ability to the students. 🙏🏻

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 6 місяців тому

    Thank you. We need all the help in this area we can get. (We finally got mats!) Love the channel. Keep practice, all the best. Ching Yi Kung Fu Association

  • @bassfu2219
    @bassfu2219 7 місяців тому

    Steal a step no... WCS yes.

  • @marcopicchi2202
    @marcopicchi2202 8 місяців тому

    Shuaijiao or Shou bo!!!!!My congratulations for your great skill and passion!!!!I'm from Italy and I miss the days of Shuaijiao,but unfortunately we were too few to support the costs of the school!!!!Sorry about my terrible English and again my compliments🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

  • @julesjones2442
    @julesjones2442 8 місяців тому

    🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Uussshhh

  • @botanicalbiohacking6065
    @botanicalbiohacking6065 9 місяців тому

    amazing!

  • @shawn6669
    @shawn6669 Рік тому

    Got a lot out of this one. Thanks a ton, Sonny!

  • @titanpang
    @titanpang Рік тому

    good,even in china,there is a few people train shuaijiao

  • @ttsmessenger
    @ttsmessenger Рік тому

    Thanks for the info. Sorry for my silly question: should middle-aged people avoid this art?

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      it all depends on your current level of physical fitness and your goals for your training. Longevity is the main priority in my teaching🙏🏻

    • @ttsmessenger
      @ttsmessenger Рік тому

      @@taichibum thanks. I am 47 and still run/jump rope. I have some lower back issues that come back to haunt me occasionally.

  • @user-mo8hk7vh9g
    @user-mo8hk7vh9g Рік тому

    Interesting, so Greece, which is also a birthplace of wrestling, also interested in China war wrestling?

  • @B..B.
    @B..B. Рік тому

    Very interesting. I'm new to shuai jiao concept but it amazes me for the practical use. Thanks for the video, I will certainly look into more.

  • @calebangrignon
    @calebangrignon Рік тому

    I admire this form and the intent around it❤🎉

  • @ambulocetusnatans
    @ambulocetusnatans Рік тому

    I've heard of Da Bei but that's the first time I've seen it. Would I be right in guessing that the application is mostly locks and throws?

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      As I was taught it, there are no martial movements or intentions in the form. It is supposed to be only for cultivation. According to what my teacher told me the creator of the form, Qi Yun was very proficient in martial arts and created this form as a non martial practice after he joined the monastery later in life. After the revolutions he taught in Beijing for awhile and shared it with some students. Since I train many other martially oriented forms and styles I also just practice it with a focus on physical, not martial cultivation as well. My teacher, who is one generation removed from the monk, thought this was a great form for martial artist because of that very reason. The movements seem familiar and martial, but you can just relax and do them to open up and train the body.

  • @marcobarbosa6799
    @marcobarbosa6799 Рік тому

    Amazing!!!! Powerful and revigorate movement. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️🤙🏾

  • @samuelchau2860
    @samuelchau2860 Рік тому

    this is fist under the elbow of wu style tai chi .thank you for the knowledge .

  • @marcobarbosa6799
    @marcobarbosa6799 Рік тому

    Like Zhang!The body moves the hands.

  • @davidwallace3868
    @davidwallace3868 Рік тому

    this is amazing, thanks!

  • @alexandrtremi4172
    @alexandrtremi4172 Рік тому

    Thank you. Can you show connection between Ba Gua and Shuai Jiao?

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 Рік тому

    Thanks Sonny. (I assume you are Sonny.) I really appreciate the shuai jiao you share with us. There was little time to delve into all aspects of Chinese boxing when I was earning my degree. So we learned our teachers specialty. Then life came, when I did have the time I had no dependable student to train with, or mats. Now after years of searching I have both. My own teacher died two months ago, so we will be tuning in to learn as much as we can from you and the few other teachers on UA-cam. Its heart warming to see how well you execute the pa kua. Practice for life. All the best to you. Laoshr #60 Ching Yi Kung Fu Association BTW. If you have the time and interest please make a video on Dit Da Jow. I have the time and knowledge, but no ability to record. Thanks again.

  • @nathancowans5607
    @nathancowans5607 Рік тому

    Always a pleasure, listening to your instruction and seeing your movements. You always highlight the details. Thank you for sharing sir!

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      Thank you and glad you liked it.

  • @ericknudten7272
    @ericknudten7272 Рік тому

    Wonderful exercise...I'm adding this to my bagua warm up set I do daily. Thanks for sharing what you know.

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      Shuai Jiao and Ba Gua go great together!

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps8758 Рік тому

    I really appreciate it. You can bet that I am working to learn these basic conditioning exercise and share them with my own students. We are fortunate that Chinese boxing has such a rich and deep reservoir of material for the serious student to pursue. Wishing you and yours all the best. Laoshr #60 Ching Yi Kung Fu Association

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      Thank you and glad to hear you enjoy the training.

  • @Brandon-ob9rg
    @Brandon-ob9rg Рік тому

    Techniques look legit and pretty common in other grappling sports. I'd like to see a live sparring session.

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      If you search on UA-cam you will find a lot of Shuai Jiao sparring. The nice thing about shuai jiao is that the techniques are quite common and can be used in a lot of different settings if you work them enough. Specific Shuai Jiao sparring only focuses on the stand up grappling side to refine that part of it as much as possible. Then you can take those skills into your other arts or avenues for sparring to integrate. This is how Shuai Jiao was often used by martial artists in the past.

  • @murphylhunn
    @murphylhunn Рік тому

    My kinda gym lol, weapons and weights everywhere. Thanks for the knowledge!

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      I would not have it any other way:)

  • @ttkalidude
    @ttkalidude Рік тому

    Hey Sonny. Quick question. Do you know of any shuai jiao schools in Connecticut? I just recently moved here and I can't find any Chinese grappling schools. All I'm able to find is bjj and mma schools.

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      Closest I can think of teachers of our method is in Boston, DC area and New York.

  • @Livingtree32
    @Livingtree32 Рік тому

    We have this move in Bajiquan as 盘提步,and I could take some pointers from here and add it to that. Thanks!

    • @Livingtree32
      @Livingtree32 Рік тому

      But I wanna add that we also have another application for it, not as slipping out, but hooking the opponent’s leg and then throwing while twisting back (if that makes sense 😂).

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      It does. We teach these as escapes, neutralizing techniques and countering techniques. I always start with the escape, because not getting thrown is always priority one for footwork and new techniques.

  • @vip-or5pi
    @vip-or5pi Рік тому

    In what age you started?

    • @taichibum
      @taichibum Рік тому

      22 for Kung Fu. 26 for Ba Gua. 29 for Shuai Jiao. I am currently 44

  • @rodgerbane3825
    @rodgerbane3825 Рік тому

    They say "All Northern Chinese Martial Arts come from one Mother". I think Shuai Jiao might be that Mother.

  • @viperman2454
    @viperman2454 Рік тому

    Wow, that was a great explanation! Thank you!

  • @charlesbetancourt7337
    @charlesbetancourt7337 Рік тому

    Some of the stances and stepping could be applied in mma.

  • @davidbarnwell_virtual_clas6729
    @davidbarnwell_virtual_clas6729 2 роки тому

    What's the cost of your online class?

  • @davidbarnwell_virtual_clas6729
    @davidbarnwell_virtual_clas6729 2 роки тому

    What can you do if, for some reason you can't draw your leg? Can you do a defence with your arms and stance?

  • @ibaryabaq9197
    @ibaryabaq9197 2 роки тому

    This is great. Helps folks with freestyle or greco wrestling background translate the concepts over. I started cross-training in freestyle and greco recently and was having a hard time adjusting to the jacketless grips since I was used to shuai jiao/judo. This his a big help, thank you.

  • @Djimbe
    @Djimbe 2 роки тому

    "Trembling Shock"

  • @KingoftheJiangl
    @KingoftheJiangl 2 роки тому

    I apologize to be the 70th like. Perhaps I should've left it as it was

  • @KingoftheJiangl
    @KingoftheJiangl 2 роки тому

    Excellent vertical circle just meshing with your opponents body weight... Lots of practice

  • @KingoftheJiangl
    @KingoftheJiangl 2 роки тому

    Coming from taichi this makes total sense