Hello, long time viewer first time commenter. I just wanted to say thank you for what you do. As a young gymnast I remember a group of seniors who did classical ling style gymnastics classes at my club in England. At the time I was very young and didn't think much of it - but now heading into my 40s I am astonished at what the participants of these classes could do at their ages, gymnasts at the age of 84 doing forward and backward rolls!!! Definitely no need for sit on electricschooters in this group. I am very saddened that these days I have friends in there 50s having hip and knee replacements, how things have changed and not for the better I feel. But then I find channels like yours and the lean berets and I do have a sense of hope that by your hard work, classical methodology of physical education is being kept alive, bought back and will find its way back into society. I hope one day it will find its way back into schools, fitness industries and communities. Ling style Swedish gymnastics and calisthenics are a staple for elite institutions such as the British Royal Marines, who have their own system known as initial military fitness (IMF) and if we could all just get out of our own way and stop wasting our time trying to create the latest fitness crazy that is the going to revolutionise the fitness world, we would see that we already have a methodology that has hundreds of years of tried and tested techniques, that work and are developed by hundreds of brilliant minds over those years. Please keep up the brilliant work, you have one of the best channels UA-cam has to offer.... Thank you sincerely.
Sir once again you have struck a mighty blow! I enjoyed your video lecture, and I found the information familiar. Yet I must admit, as we al must, of being complacent. We in the west have become rather soft over time in areas of health. Relying on pills and such rather than old but wise preventative measures. Once again thank you for your expertise, knowledge, in the area physical culture.
Great video! Do you have experience sleeping on the floor as opposed to a bed? Do you recomend it? Maybe make a video on it if its not too much to ask?
Yes I do! I don’t recommend it. When sleeping on your back you need support for your neck, knees, and lower back. When on your side, you need support between the knees, and under the trunk, and neck. None of which the floor gives you-and which some beds don’t give you either. I could do a whole other video about sleeping!
Another video why sitting is the devil! The more the better! I love to quote the Turner that to much sitting ruins our health and then tell them the quote is from 1863 😉
This is great info, good work man. Any opinion on standing desks? I find that they are better for my hips and lower back, but I often slouch my shoulders and upper back more and get a weird sharp pain right between my shoulder blades
Standing desks eliminate the issues that come from sitting in chairs… but introduce a host of new issues! (I once had to do a job in which I stood for 18 hours straight, and my body was wrecked afterwards). But if all you have are a standing chair and a standard chair, alternating them 50/50 will probably provide some relief. I can do a video on standing at some point in the future…
Actually, I am sitting here in my kitchen chair and just opened my knees wide and realized why this might work. It lets your knees fall down below the hips and not be restricted by the chair seat. That should have been obvious to me.
Opinions on seiza? As someone who studies a Japanese martial art (a field in which seiza is almost always mandatory), I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand it promotes an upright posture that feels great for doing breathing exercises, but it also cuts off the circulation in the lower legs if you don't practice it frequently and there are studies which suggest that it is damaging for the knees and feet. It is also worth noting that seiza only really became THE proper way of sitting in Japan during the hyper nationalist Meiji period, so perhaps it is just another weird modernism? Then again, identical positions are also used in yoga (vajrasana) and in Islamic prayer....
I just read something, and didn't go down the rabbit hole so I can't verify it for you, was that seiza was introduced by Iesu Tokugawa. If everyone who came into his presence sat seiza it would make thier legs go to sleep and no one could leap up quickly to attack the shogun. All the bodyguards behind the screens of the room were standing, in order to be able to quickly react to danger. So, it was designed to destroy you as a security measure. In Zen, you use a cushion in seiza- and those guys are hardcore.
Nice video. As for the final point about keeping the hips open, I think your references are very selective. Not all sitting positions, oriental or not, are open at the hips. Your use of photographs from 19th century physical culture sources is too narrowly focused. Most important with regards to the hips is that people differ, sometimes racially and sometimes randomly. East asians and most non east asians have radically different structure and therefore different natural biomechanics. All theory aside, people should be free to move and adjust as they see fit and not be locked into one position, then the body will find what is right at that moment. What type of chair do you use anyway? I have always prefered stools to chairs, but those ergonomic reverse saddle chairs look interesting.
Hello, long time viewer first time commenter. I just wanted to say thank you for what you do. As a young gymnast I remember a group of seniors who did classical ling style gymnastics classes at my club in England. At the time I was very young and didn't think much of it - but now heading into my 40s I am astonished at what the participants of these classes could do at their ages, gymnasts at the age of 84 doing forward and backward rolls!!! Definitely no need for sit on electricschooters in this group. I am very saddened that these days I have friends in there 50s having hip and knee replacements, how things have changed and not for the better I feel.
But then I find channels like yours and the lean berets and I do have a sense of hope that by your hard work, classical methodology of physical education is being kept alive, bought back and will find its way back into society. I hope one day it will find its way back into schools, fitness industries and communities.
Ling style Swedish gymnastics and calisthenics are a staple for elite institutions such as the British Royal Marines, who have their own system known as initial military fitness (IMF) and if we could all just get out of our own way and stop wasting our time trying to create the latest fitness crazy that is the going to revolutionise the fitness world, we would see that we already have a methodology that has hundreds of years of tried and tested techniques, that work and are developed by hundreds of brilliant minds over those years.
Please keep up the brilliant work, you have one of the best channels UA-cam has to offer.... Thank you sincerely.
Awesome
Thanks!
Thanks
Welcome
Amazing presentation and great observations.
Thank you kindly Dave!!
been using a backless chair for years by now
I added lots of squats to my routine
I train daily for the most part.
Sir once again you have struck a mighty blow! I enjoyed your video lecture, and I found the information familiar. Yet I must admit, as we al must, of being complacent. We in the west have become rather soft over time in areas of health. Relying on pills and such rather than old but wise preventative measures. Once again thank you for your expertise, knowledge, in the area physical culture.
What do you think of using an inclined pillow for driving?
Great video! Do you have experience sleeping on the floor as opposed to a bed? Do you recomend it? Maybe make a video on it if its not too much to ask?
Yes I do! I don’t recommend it. When sleeping on your back you need support for your neck, knees, and lower back. When on your side, you need support between the knees, and under the trunk, and neck. None of which the floor gives you-and which some beds don’t give you either. I could do a whole other video about sleeping!
@@PhysicalCultureHistorians thank you I would appreciate it
Katie Randolph-Pahnke, start watching @ 3:15.
Another video why sitting is the devil!
The more the better!
I love to quote the Turner that to much sitting ruins our health and then tell them the quote is from 1863 😉
This is great info, good work man. Any opinion on standing desks? I find that they are better for my hips and lower back, but I often slouch my shoulders and upper back more and get a weird sharp pain right between my shoulder blades
Standing desks eliminate the issues that come from sitting in chairs… but introduce a host of new issues! (I once had to do a job in which I stood for 18 hours straight, and my body was wrecked afterwards). But if all you have are a standing chair and a standard chair, alternating them 50/50 will probably provide some relief. I can do a video on standing at some point in the future…
@@PhysicalCultureHistorians that would be great, thanks!
Actually, I am sitting here in my kitchen chair and just opened my knees wide and realized why this might work. It lets your knees fall down below the hips and not be restricted by the chair seat. That should have been obvious to me.
what is the music playing in 1:57?
In the picture you show of Ron Jones he's in front of a few elderly people. Why are fitness gurus alway shown leading or surrounded by old people?
Because old people care more about their health, that’s how they got to be old. ;)
i tend to sit with my knees to my chest, is that bad? i feel like it helps tbh
Opinions on seiza? As someone who studies a Japanese martial art (a field in which seiza is almost always mandatory), I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand it promotes an upright posture that feels great for doing breathing exercises, but it also cuts off the circulation in the lower legs if you don't practice it frequently and there are studies which suggest that it is damaging for the knees and feet. It is also worth noting that seiza only really became THE proper way of sitting in Japan during the hyper nationalist Meiji period, so perhaps it is just another weird modernism? Then again, identical positions are also used in yoga (vajrasana) and in Islamic prayer....
I just read something, and didn't go down the rabbit hole so I can't verify it for you, was that seiza was introduced by Iesu Tokugawa. If everyone who came into his presence sat seiza it would make thier legs go to sleep and no one could leap up quickly to attack the shogun. All the bodyguards behind the screens of the room were standing, in order to be able to quickly react to danger. So, it was designed to destroy you as a security measure.
In Zen, you use a cushion in seiza- and those guys are hardcore.
yep i got back pain
Sit on a Swiss ball, kneeling chair, or the ground.
I blame modern society.
True, although it's a problem that goes way back.
Nice video. As for the final point about keeping the hips open, I think your references are very selective. Not all sitting positions, oriental or not, are open at the hips. Your use of photographs from 19th century physical culture sources is too narrowly focused. Most important with regards to the hips is that people differ, sometimes racially and sometimes randomly. East asians and most non east asians have radically different structure and therefore different natural biomechanics. All theory aside, people should be free to move and adjust as they see fit and not be locked into one position, then the body will find what is right at that moment.
What type of chair do you use anyway? I have always prefered stools to chairs, but those ergonomic reverse saddle chairs look interesting.
What references do you think I’ve used that are too selective, and what “19th century physical culture sources” that I’ve used are too focused? :)
Thanks
No problem