In this Shuai Jiao live session, we went over: - Warm-Up & Body Connection : Start with ankle rockers, knee pumping, and waist circles to connect the chain feet → knees → hips → spine. L Add arm swings and shaking drills to release tension and activate the body. Focus on relaxed joints, tiger’s mouth and feeling a light pulse between the feet. - Waist & Structural Training : The waist should pour and turn from the hips, not fold at the chest. The hips support the structure while the upper body stays relaxed. : Drills strengthen the lower dantien and posterior chain (ribs, lats, hips), building the body connection needed for powerful throws. - Leg Drill: Gui Tuǐ : Practice lifting the leg from a narrow stance with minimal side movement, focusing on quick response through the hips and waist. : This improves balance, clean weight transfer, and faster stepping under pressure. - Shuai Jiao Circle Walking : Circle walking assumes an opponent in the center, so footwork must stay practical. : Main rule - do not cross your feet. Instead pressure inward, pivot, and change angles while keeping a stable base. - Training Principle : Progress comes from repetition rather than perfection. : Key idea “100 repetitions answer questions and create better ones.” Consistent drilling builds root, balance, and waist-led movement that also improves Baguazhang stepping and body method. ✅ The full live session is uploaded in our classroom if you missed the session. ✅ If you want to learn Shuai Jiao as a foundation that makes everything you practice stronger, this is the kind of session we run: loosen and organize the body, coordinate breath with movement, then drill waist/shoulder/foot mechanics with clear repetitions. You can upgrade to Premium or VIP to access our weekly sessions at any time.

In this Shuai Jiao live session, we went over: - Warm-up + Qìgong integration: loosening drills (ankles, knees, waist circles, shoulders) emphasized separating upper/lower body and lifting from the crown without “lifting the body with the arms.” Then 5 core Qìgōng movements (e.g., “millstone,” “fountain,” “crane,” plus curl/slouch patterns) trained inhaling on rise / exhaling on lowering, letting breath set the tempo and improving trunk stability over time (a short practice you can reuse daily to reset tension from sitting). - Shuai Jiao waist method (power chain): three core waist drills were coached with detailed cues: connect lats/scapula to waist, feet gripping the ground “like an eagle on a perch,” and moving from the pelvis/hips rather than a pendulum or spine-bracing. The big idea: keep the spine long and responsive while the pelvic “bowl” does the work—so throws come from bringing someone into your center, then moving your body and letting them go by, instead of “throwing with the arms/face.” - Shoulder repair + throwing mechanics: rolling-shoulder drills taught how the hand’s rotation cues scapula/lat/rib movement; stabilize hips, learn “shrug vs. scrunch,” and avoid clamping the neck. This becomes a sneaky fix for “martial artist shoulders” while improving your ability to hoist/turn someone with integrated structure. - Feet drilling + knee safety: drilling feet trained a whole-foot, heel-down relationship so rotation transmits to the ground instead of popping the knee. The session tied this directly to Bagua (八卦) and throwing: two-stage power (二发力)—hip fires first, foot finishes second—so you don’t uproot too early and your technique stays connected up/down the chain. The focus was on building foundational “gongfu basics” that support all training—not just becoming a competitor. The class was framed as a Friday-morning fundamentals lab: loosen the body, connect breath to movement through Qìgong, then drill Shuai Jiao-specific waist/shoulder/foot mechanics with clear sets and reps so your body method becomes reliable. The through-line was practical: find the logic, not the mystery—use breath, structure, and repetition to stabilize the torso, free the shoulders, and teach the hips/feet to generate power without stressing the knees.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89843913704?pwd=PyWi5tW1xaPV9bapXP1TSSz9gdXxKN.1 Today we will go over basic warm ups, body conditioning, basic legs, drilling feet and few empty technique drills. See you there!

If you haven't checked it out yet, we have a full video course up on YouTube you can check out to start learning the basics of Beijing style Shuai Jiao! Shuai Jiao is one of those arts that ends up making everything else better if you train it the right way. Like they say, "One year of shuai jiao is worth 10 years of other styles". An aspect of this to understand is "which" year of shuai jiao is worth so much? It's the first year where you learn all the fundamentals and basics. Understanding these fundamentals and their usage will be important in how we integrate them into other parts of our practice. Also, if shuai jiao is one of the main reasons why you are here, drop a comment and let me know more about your goals and what you are hoping to learn!

这个黏足扫和中国跤的搓窝有些类似但又不太一样，更像是一个失败的出足扫的补救策略。 This sticky foot sweep is somewhat similar to the "搓窝" (cuō wō) technique in Chinese wrestling, yet not exactly the same. It resembles more of a recovery maneuver for a failed De-ashi-harai.