Why Japanese Can't Deep Squat (Asian Squat)
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- Discover why many Japanese can't do a deep squat (Asian Squat) and why I think the Japanese won't be getting better at the Asian squat in the future.
Discover the factors that are making Japan too stiff to do the deep squat so you can adjust your own life to improve your hip mobility and learn how to do the Asian squat.
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To improve your deep squat, you need to focus on RPP, repeated position practice. Societal factors in Japan will make it increasingly difficult for the Japanese to do the "Asian Squat." When you remove daily squatting from your life and combine it with negative connotations for doing the deep squat, you'll find the entire society quickly losing the ability to do the deep squat.
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When I grew up in the Midwestern US in the ‘50s and ‘60s on farms, we always did the deep squat. It’d keep our clothes out of the livestock feces on the feedlot floors or ground. Also, it’d keep us out of the mud when working on equipment. I remember squatting with a group of workers on many occasions, under a tree to get out of the rain while we ate our lunches. I’ve always been able to do it and when I lived on Okinawa for a couple years, the locals were a little surprised. I used to hang out at a place that made musical instruments and one of the old guys who played a 3-string guitar-like instrument and I would squat while we played. Even trading off my guitar for his instrument, we both squatted and played for hours. I’d forgotten about doing it for quite some time until you mentioned it on here. I immediately laughed and dropped right into a squat with no problem. Now that I’ve remembered, I use it more and more. I’m 68 and it is not an issue to get down or up.
It sounds paradoxical at first, but I think that the modern Japanese are increasingly orienting themselves towards the western lifestyle and as a result: chairs and tables are becoming more common and much less time is spent on the floor. this causes them to become immobile as in western countrys.
Sad development - I have always admired the Japanese for how mobile they are even in old age due to their lifestyle with lots of ground movement.
I've been practicing my squat!!!! And it's getting easier! And I even have found recently that I actually look forward to squatting when I'm on break at work! It feels so relaxing ☺️
Phew! Really😊!
As a student (european descent) i envied my Vietnamese friends doing that squat and learnt to do it too. The ability stayed with me for decades but a triple fracture of the ankle some years ago has caused reduced flexion. Am hoping your exercises may help!
I've always been able to do it because I never stopped. I'm also a dancer and flexible, but I like it because it's comfortable and tractions my low back. I prefer sitting on the ground or cross-legged on a couch to sitting in a chair with the legs out like most people.
It’s a coal miner squat. My husband and uncles and father sat like you. It’s a safety squat. If the roof cracks or begins to fall they are on thier feet on a split second. Flat on their butt could mean death.
What is the incidence of hip replacement in countries who squat.?
I Googled it and it says there's far less hip replacements in Asian countries than in Europe and the United States
I also looked at the numbers.
Adjusted for population, Germany, for example, has six times the number of hip replacements per year as Japan. For now....
In addition, many older people in Germany are dependent on a rollator due to hip and knee problems. I would be interested to know how things are in Japan at the moment.
that would be hard to tell because in many countries, not everyone who needs a hip replacement is diagnosed and gets one.
You are so honest and funny
I'm 66, live in Japan, and enjoy my home washlet. I also use them in public. But when I first came to Japan, in the 80s, all public toilets were squat style and only rich people had western style toilets in their homes. A lot has changed since then. Even though I have a long history of knee injuries and surgeries, I have never lost the ability to squat deep and hang out in the end of that range of motion. Maybe it's because I spent so many years of my life living out of my backpack in the mountains, or being an endurance athlete. I don't know if any of my family can squat but I would bet that except for one brother who spent many years in India, they cannot. What you are saying makes sense. But the Japanese do have a lot of activity going for them even if they don't squat as much as they should to maintain the ability. Contrary to another comment, I think that younger people, unless they are athletes, do not walk or move their bodies as much as the older generations do. Retired people go to Tai Chi classes. They play park golf. There are tons of runners older and faster than I am. The vast majority of people walk and use public transportation to get around. My wife's childhood friends are all very fit and I have no doubt that they have no problem squatting. Granted, we live in Hokkaido, which is a whole different world from Tokyo. While my wife considers herself a city girl now, she also grew up in a logging camp, skied to school, and ran "marathons" for PE class. She doesn't think she is athletic, but she can ski like a banshee and she walks as fast as I run. Like me, she has never lost her ability to squat.
I'm still having problems doing this deep squat. I need to practice this and do it in 5 days.
Hello our Doctor thank you for all the value able information and exercises provided God Bless You.
I just returned from two weeks in Japan. I lived in Japan from 1988-1990 and there were lots of squat toilets in public restrooms. Often there was only one "Western-style" toilet available in a public restroom. This time, I only saw one squatter (as we not-so-affectionately called them), in an old public restroom in a park. I used it, but yes it was really hard to stand up again!
Interesting and I would agree with you. Makes sense
With respect to the “convenience” of western society, I totally see his point. This should not be overlooked. What he is showing is that these so-called minor daily task are actually vital to overall health longterm. And what we don’t consistently use we lose.
Fascinating !
Ha, Matt your funny. Good video, I still can't get feet flat but oh so close, I keep at it. I love showing off to people how well I can do it even in my late 50s and I always recommend you
Good stuff! Keep it up!
Generally speaking, Japanese people are not exercise-oriented. They do not have gym membership. However, they do exercise daily: commuting by biking, walking, taking trains, buses. But it is not enough to keep their body strong and able for life. They need to start doing more functional exercises like squatting, farmer's walk, burpee, and so on. I moved to US from Japan in 1999. I was hooked up with exercising since then. I am way more healthier and physically capable. If I were still in Japan, I would be only riding a road bike on hills, having unbalanced strength and cardio ability.
The death of the Asian squat in Japan? Truly, we are living in the end times.
This'll be interesting 🤔😊
Yes, as usual you are right,Matt.
In 1987 I went to study in China for 4 months and I knew I would have to use squat toilets everywhere.
I was so scared I’d fall into one that I started practicing squatting every day for 3months before my trip. Got my legs strong enough that I never fell in !!
Sadly I stopped when I got home, and now in my 70’s I started again but not easily or properly.
I can keep my feet on the floor, but can’t bring my butt down very much, it’s more like a forward bend with the top of my body.
Any suggestions besides “just keep practicing “?
Your TH-cam trainings are accurate, so helpful, entertaining and fabulous. Thank you so much.
My brother with knee problem just kept pracising & after about 7/8 months managed to get down. Try with a door: open it and hold on to both handles while you lower yourself down as far as you can & just keep practising for a few minutes every day.
@@susanhonegger9987 thanks Susan. I’ll do that.
Very informative video. Thank you for sharing. I have had a bunion surgery and have been in an air cast for five weeks. Oh my god my legs feel imbalanced when I take out the air cast to try and walk. Hip and muscles getting stiff I guess. Any exercises to help after the air cast comes off. Thank once again.
Hi Matt. If I am already able to do the Asian Squat is there anything else I need to do to improve my lower limb flexibility and strength? I am 67
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Matt what is your opinion of the ATG split squat?
"The Deep squat, the Slav squat, the Asian squat, the Ethiopian squat, the African squat, the Indigenous squat, the kimchi squat..." JEEZ LOUISE! I had no idea it had so many names!
I'm so happy you left your mini-skeleton at home
BTW I think you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I'm 72. my goal is to RECLAIM MY SQUAT before I die.
I can still deep squat. Thanks for the reminder.
We call it Malasana in yoga practice.
Japanese are pretty good at the deep squat though
For now…
...and here I was thinking Japanese may not be asian. o_0
21 years ago I spent six months in Japan. I did a lot of traveling and stayed in hostels which quite often had squat toilets. It didn’t take long to get used to doing that squat. (And our “plumbing” works much better that way!)
Til you become disabled! I could squat with the best of them in my youth and studied karate and aikido where hips and knees are frequently on ground level. I can barely sit in a chair now!
They’re very good at sitting (perching) on their knees (with shin and instep). They can even walk in this position - to include turning and shifting just like people do standing!
The electric bidet is the best invention ever. Can't imaging living without it. BTW, it's becoming very popular in Europe. Especially, apprecited by seniors and physically challenged people
I'm short and the average sized chair hurts my legs because the seat is too long and the average foot rest is too low so I basically sit in a deep squat position at my desk all day... Now I have a problem in the OTHER direction where it hurts to stand up straight! Sitting all day is bad 😝
Whoops missed the stream; (have watched it now)!
Japan is all about convenience (in an inconvenient way i.e. so very conservative really, those fancy toilets can't be cheap). I love that public toilets are plentiful, and actually you can find less fandangled loo's, always kept clean, naturally.
I'm working on the squat, the feet flat on the floor bit! May Asian's, not lose their squat inheritance! 😏
hi uprighthealth,
so recently i learned that Kim Tae-hyung (member of the Korean K-Pop boy band BTS) can't asian squat because he has short achilles tendon
so i guess what i am wondering is: is it possible for him to lengthen a short achilles tendon naturally or would he have to resort to surgery for that?
i did yoga and realized i have pains in sciatica groin and hip now. it got somewhat better in yoga. but since i stopped and moved to new location. the pain is grown worse. many of these movements are in yoga as well. i suppose i should see a doctor and keep doing exercises more. maybe daily
Hey Matt, I'm japanese brazilian. Both my parents have japanese background (my grandparents are from Brazil).
I remember that "squatting"was always really hard for me after I turned 10 yo. Before that I used to practice judo and the exercises pre fight were always like squatting and stuff. It was really easy. But I have fond memories of being in a japanese restaurant in São Paulo where we had to sit in a tatame and I really struggled to squat or sit with my knee on the floor and pressing my butt against my feet. After that it was all downhill lol
I think this happens because my lombar is rectified and I have a some kyphosis in my thoracic/cervical spine. Even with years of Pilates and still struggle to squat.
Not being japanese can't really say much about that. But deep squat is mainly just a matter of stretching the right muscles, I often squat, especially while walking my elderly and slooooooow dog. Though it should be added it also involves wearing the right kind pants haha, especially if you're like me, 50+ and a bit too much padding around the waist.
Literally lol @ 3:50+
ok I'm confused here lol I'm 57 y.o. and I'm originally from Brazil and I've been living in the US since 2011 and I CAN do deep squat anytime I want lol I thought it was a genetic predisposition thing (I'm not a scientist btw just curious) thank you for this channel! really nice : )
Maybe true, although I always pictured Japanese excelling at sitting on the knees more than the deep squat.
Seiza is much harder on my body than the Asian squat. Very painful initiation to my lower back, knees, hip flexors, and glutes. I'm 10 weeks into a dedicated flexibility-stretching campaign but I had to stop doing seiza for a few weeks. Brutal...
I lived in Japan for several years and except for when I was wearing heavy-weight trousers, it was so much more comfortable to use the squat toilets than the Western toilets.
Im not japanese and I have never been able to squat....even not deep. I wish I could.
My knees got tired just watching you 😬😂😂
löl
the asian squat will become a mark of class, much like what being tan has become. people with time, effort, and money to work on their mobility will be the ones who can asian squat. in a decade, the asian squat will be the ultimate flex.
Except every poor person in Asian can deep squat because its essentially needed for working in farms and during breaks
Remember! Squats on toes breaks the bones!
I'm so jealous 😢
Of what?
... the squat toilette is healthy for ones inners too.
That isnt so long when you did a video where you said that in Japan they do Asian squat everywhere, kids, granpas waiting the bus, I guess you were wrong, lol.
That was in Asia in general. This used to apply in Japan, but doesn't apply so much anymore sadly.
@@Uprighthealth Ah ok, I recalled wrong.
But why can't the squat toilets have a bidet built in? Seems like the perfect solution to me.
Whatever you don't do these when you think you need to 🍦
Indian can do deep squart bcoz they do every day at morning . Some time whole day of they ate something that upset thier tummy 😂
I've been hearing about those fabulous Japanese toilets for decades, so I think it's already too late!
quite honestly i think it's about flexibility and how often people work out (or don't work out regularly) in Japan. I'm pretty sure younger people, especially students and people who are into fitness have the flexibility and strength to do the squat. However once people hit retirement age and realize they need to get in shape, they will start watching TH-cam follow along videos and work on their squats!
I love Japanese Bidet😂
Bumping your comment because your community. Lol
Well... we aren't using our hip and leg muscles in a way to sustain our population either 👀
So he shittalk about chairs and western toilets. What.
radiation will also contribute too
I feel they are doomed to be like ameriKans
From orthopedist poit of view, this squat might not be for you. It could be harmful, could ruin your knees. So, it's not for everybody. Practicing half squat is much safer with same effect.