I've lived in Asia for 10 years. I have never been able to use my squat toilet well without holding onto walls and having real balance issues when using the hose sprayer. Today, I did these series of exercises. A few od each (less then 10). I was able to squat without holding on to something or losing balance it strain on joints. Fantastic. This is a keeper.🤩👍
Good for you! And me too - age 68 and beginning again. Also, consider this book "3-minutes to a Painfree Life" by Joseph Weisberg, Ph.D. a physical therapist. He says the same things and adds more information plus an easy 3-minute perday program -including the squat which he also says is paramount to a good body as we age.
This is awesome! My goal for 2021 has been able to deep squat. (Was a gymnast, track and field, obstacle course racing and body builder, lots of hip wear and tear. Had THR in 2017) I have been getting better every month but never thought of starting from the floor up. Just did this sequence, wow! Makes me want to study the Feldenkrais method in more detail. (I am a massage therapist😊). Thank you, new subscriber😉
This is the best way for lower body flexibility. I appreciate the way u speak and guide which will definitely make the viewer to give a try.. 👍I will definitely try and give u the feedback..I am 50+ and have knee pain .am sure if I try the stretches u showed in your videos will help me a lot. Keep motivating people.
And touch the really good to see this. I’m 75, have always been able to bend and touch floor as I’m double jointed. I’ve done this habitually. My hamstrings are very tight , so squatting isn’t easy. Thank you so much - I’ll start this practise today.
This is simple but fascinating! I am fortunate that I started squatting deep in weight training at a younger age and it improved my mobility and coordination so much. i actually spend a decent portion of my day in an asian squat-i find it incredibly comfortable. I work with many people that struggle to squat at all most struggle to get to 80/90 degrees of flexion...I am going to start implementing these movements with my personal client at the gym! Thank you!
I have bad knees. One knee had arthroscopic procedure. Maintaining pain. But would love to do complete squats. It used to be part of daily lifestyle in India, cooking etc. I’m not able to do it without the help of pillows. But still get the benefits I think.
Brilliant! I just recently discovered that lack of activation and coordination of my pelvic movement is the source for many limitations and pain when walking downhill. Started to work on it and improvements came unexspectedly rapid.
Glad I found your squat video. At 64, I had not done these until recently. I heard about their value as a physical exercise and was able to move into a full squat for a couple of minutes. Looking forward to including this in my routines.
I am not young, and have problem squatting for quite sometime. After watching your video for the first time by accident, I am convince by following your method, I hope to achieve my long lost squat. Thank you, Master Taro.
I saw one of your other videos first about the Asian squat and I was wishing I could still do that. I used to be quite comfortable it, but as I've advanced in age, now it is painful around my knees plus very difficult to get into and out of this position. So I was thrilled to see this video and get some ideas about how to start with those other exercises and see if I can build up my strength and flexibility and maybe get back to the ability to do the squat more comfortably again. Is there anything else I should pay attention to so I don't injure the connective tissue around my knees?
I'm Arabian and Muslim. We as arabs have common things with Asian culture.We sit on the floor like you do and in performing prayer we do the last movements you did. Deep squat is a piece of cake to us.
I discovered your channel by accident last week with the first video about the Asian Squat. I was intrigued because I used to work with a bunch of Asian guys that would squat like that during their smoke breaks outside. I thought, "how can they do that? It looks so uncomfortable!" I tried it with my long Caucasian legs and found it very uncomfortable and awkward. I am now in my 70's but I decided to try it as you demonstrated. And I tried the methods in this video. I am not as strong and limber as when I was in my youth, but was wondering if this would be a useful exercise to me to learn. Is practicing this technique at my age going to improve my general strength and balance or benefit me in other ways?
Welcome! The good news is that our bodies are quite adaptable, so it's quite possible that you can improve your mobility and strength as you gradually incorporate squat into your daily activities. But, I would modify to make it more comfortable and gradually increase demands over time. Happy Squatting!
@@ab-zg8pt LOL we learn from the racist-americans :) I never thought of myself as caucasian till I reached youtube. But it is kind of worth mentioning... we (europeans) have a tendency (generally speaking of course, always: exceptions do occur) to have fas less cartilage than our brothers from Africa. So we have a more 'robotic' way of moving about and are a lot less flexible. Also: once we start pre-school / age 3-4 we are taught to sit in chairs (makes sense: the floor is usually too cold for prolonged contact) but we never leave those during our schooldays and usually also at home.And of course most jobs here are either walking around or sitting on a chair behind a desk (even our cassiers at the supermarket sit, not stand)
Very impressed with the video. I have been trying to improve my squatting for a long time, now I know why it has not been working😫 Thank you so much!!!
This is the first video I've come across that explained it this way and started from the very basics of movement into a deep squat. Thank you! Great video!
Thanks Taro. This helps my hip OA as it offers mindfull moves for safer squats. I stand for hrs at work, and found this instruction useful to remenber to squat and bend safely at my retail job.
excellent exercises! I see that your toes are pointed out when you squat. How do you determine what is (your) best toe angle? The toes don't have to be straight forward?
Not necessarily. In my specific case my thighs are large, so to accommodate, my hips rotate outward, and knees and toes follow my hips. It is all individual based on their structures and physique.
I am finding the prep exercises very helpful in reawakening an easier pathway in my knee, hip joint and torso connections. I am still working at it but already finding a lot of relief from stiffness and limited ROM. I look forward to allowing myself s comfortable squat. Thank you
THANK YOU! Babies have so much to teach us ... the Michel Thomas Method is based on learning languages the way babies do. Keep up the good work, more please.
Hello Taro Thank You for your good work. Do you have instruction on standing up from this position. It would be different from the Feldenkrais Spiral. My lower back needs guidance. :)
My heels don’t touch the ground, but I feel like if I keep practicing I’ll get it! Definitely a workout on my ankles, will probably have to rig something to help with that.
I have just moved into osteoporosis and wondered if these movements are not recommended. Doing the squat as a 70 year old woman with help from a foam under my heals has really seemed to help me move more easily so I long to do more.
How should I compensate for arthritic knees while doing this? Once I reach a certain depth, it becomes painful and they feel as though they are going to pop. PS - Your 'toe touching' stretch helped so much!
Thank you and very beneficial. My body seems to have opened up and less stiff. A few personal observations: I am more successful when my feet are more spread out; my left side is less flexible than the right; and I have difficulty squatting with both feet flat on the ground. Obviously in my case my right foot is more successful than my left foot as well as squatting with my spine curved a bit forward and not as straight as yours. I will continue to practice to open up my body. Thank you again and any suggestions?
Thank you but although I do this everyday, I always have sharps pains in my knees. That is what I need a remedy for right now. I will continue these exercises.
Great video intuitively genius concepts. This shows me how stiff I am, especially my right hip and right knee. I can't get to the full asian squat but this starting from the ground up concept gets me closer than I've been able to for many years. Hopefully I can get there a little at a time. Your videos are great, each one I watch I find myself saying to my self, wow that really does work. Thanks Taro.
I always sat that way, even into adulthood. We called in "sitting on my hunkers." In 2010, I started having neck problems and also problems with my feet (following a painful experience with charlie-horses in both legs one night). After that, I would get numbness and tingling if I sat in the flat-footed squat position for more than a minute. I've never been able to do decent exercise squats, the kind where you go halfway down and hold. But I've always been able to go straight to a flat-footed sitting squat from a standing position, and vice versa. I hadn't done it in years because I didn't want to cause numbness. But I happened to see your other video about the benefits of the Asian Squat and gave it a go. I'm almost 63. Haven't done it in years. But I can still do it easily. And I sat that way all through your video. No numbness in my feet or legs, but I had to tilt my head forward a little because I could feel it starting in my neck and jaw. My question is, is it okay to go from standing to squat, without getting down on all fours, etc? I know just because you can do something, that doesn't mean it's the best way. I'm not clear on the goal. Thank you. I found you because of the 30 second neck tension relief video. Next time I have neck pain, I will be using that technique.
Thanks for the comment. Yes of course you can just do squat from standing. I know many struggle with squat because of inefficient movement patterns they have developed over the years, in which case relearning fundamental movement patterns from ground up can be very beneficial, thus i made this video.
I am 65 and I have trouble doing half squats but have no trouble doing full squats. I like your videos and look forward to seeing the rest. Thanks for sharing.
Long ago, there was floor toilet where you have to squat for a long time while taking a dump. So basically you do that everyday. It really helped to built calf and glutes
Those are some enjoyable movements! I do have a long way to go though. Reaching to the bottom of the foot looks like a mt Everest to me. Also in the half squat, the leg bent back is quite a stretch. I think I’ll try some simple movements in a cross-legged, or maybe a half-cross-legged position.
Thanks very much for posting this. It agrees with Original Strength. I've done the movements, or resets, from OS for several years. It's valuable to look at basic movement patterns from a different perspective. I've subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing!! Yes there is lots of values in revisiting fundamental movement patterns as all other more complex movements are influenced by your fundamental movement patterns.
thank you for doing this video. I've never been able to do this movement and have been trying from a standing position. the 'hold the foot' first exercise I can do with left foot but not right. I had a psoas injury on right side, so that hip area is a bit stiff...what do you recommend to get that hip/muscle area loosened up?
I love this! Thank you so much. I’m 72 years old and I like to work out but struggle with the squat position. This makes more sense to me! I will definitely incorporate this to my exercise plan!!
I am glad your new hips are doing well! Regarding your safety for those exercises, I would first consult with your surgeon as each surgeon has a specific protocol for each procedure.
Thank you for sharing such great information! I have been working on my squat mobility over the past year and have noticed some improvement but still have a long ways to go! I heard that not everyone can achieve a true deep squat depending on their anatomical proportions... Is this true?
you are welcome. yes that is partly true. many anatomical factors influence your ability to squat such as femur -tibia length ratio, shape of hip joint, ankle joint mobility, soft tissue mobility, etc. While some anatomical factors are congenital and may not be changed, there is always some aspects you can improve with practice. You will still get the benefits of practicing squat through movement.
Taro, Feldenkrais has changed how I work on my horrid flexibility. I was a powerlifter for years and as such I created a tight, rigid body. Is there a limit to how long, and how many reps or sets to do, or am I missing the point ? Should I be more focused on quality, instead of quantity? I want to focus on the Feldenkrais method as the means to which I improve my flexibility and movement. My goal is to lose another 50 LBs, and run a marathon in one year’s time. Can this be a primary training method to improve running posture and stride? I have severe knee and lower back pain from years of being a Marine and wonder if my pain is due to inflexibility?
For reps, sets of these exercises, i would say 3 sets of 10~15 QUALITY reps would be good. Repetitions are important for learning new movement patterns, but always with quality
Check out my "Improve Squat with Feldenkrais Method" Playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLYIB3CxhjXixuftXac-iYZUBB_wYAdhjO.html
I’m 69. I think you are going to keep me young. Thanks in advance!
I've lived in Asia for 10 years. I have never been able to use my squat toilet well without holding onto walls and having real balance issues when using the hose sprayer. Today, I did these series of exercises. A few od each (less then 10). I was able to squat without holding on to something or losing balance it strain on joints. Fantastic. This is a keeper.🤩👍
Thank you. Age 80 starting over...💜👵
Learning never stops, doesnt it? We get old when we stop learning. Lets keep moving and learning!
Fabulous Patricia!!!!!👍👍💪💃
Good for you! And me too - age 68 and beginning again. Also, consider this book "3-minutes to a Painfree Life" by Joseph Weisberg, Ph.D. a physical therapist. He says the same things and adds more information plus an easy 3-minute perday program -including the squat which he also says is paramount to a good body as we age.
Your work, inspires this 50 year old to work harder. No excuses…
Wow 80!? I am 25 and still I'm not that motivated
This is so good! We've all seen babies do all of these movements on their way to learning how to sit, squat, stand and eventually walk.
Yes! sometimes we have to take steps back to move forward again!
This is fantastic information. I found it easier and more sensible than starting at the top!
Excellent! Glad to hear that!
This is awesome! My goal for 2021 has been able to deep squat. (Was a gymnast, track and field, obstacle course racing and body builder, lots of hip wear and tear. Had THR in 2017) I have been getting better every month but never thought of starting from the floor up. Just did this sequence, wow! Makes me want to study the Feldenkrais method in more detail. (I am a massage therapist😊). Thank you, new subscriber😉
This is the best way for lower body flexibility. I appreciate the way u speak and guide which will definitely make the viewer to give a try.. 👍I will definitely try and give u the feedback..I am 50+ and have knee pain .am sure if I try the stretches u showed in your videos will help me a lot. Keep motivating people.
Thank you for leaving the comment! Let me know how this goes. Enjoy!
And touch the really good to see this. I’m 75, have always been able to bend and touch floor as I’m double jointed. I’ve done this habitually. My hamstrings are very tight , so squatting isn’t easy. Thank you so much - I’ll start this practise today.
Your approach to teaching this deep squat just makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You are welcome! Yes, we all learned to squat first from the ground up.
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This is simple but fascinating! I am fortunate that I started squatting deep in weight training at a younger age and it improved my mobility and coordination so much. i actually spend a decent portion of my day in an asian squat-i find it incredibly comfortable. I work with many people that struggle to squat at all most struggle to get to 80/90 degrees of flexion...I am going to start implementing these movements with my personal client at the gym! Thank you!
Very helpful. Thanks
Brilliant!
Awesome to see all your views on this Taro! Congrats!
Thanks Annie. Me too!
Thank you
Although it's logical, that we learn from the floor up as kids, I didn't think of that to improve my squatting before this video.
That’s helpful, will practice that, thank you 🙏
Thank you. I have always had a hard time doing squats like that and this was really helpful. I will be practicing this way. Thanks again.
you are welcome. let me kniw how it goes
I have bad knees. One knee had arthroscopic procedure. Maintaining pain. But would love to do complete squats. It used to be part of daily lifestyle in India, cooking etc. I’m not able to do it without the help of pillows. But still get the benefits I think.
Brilliant! I just recently discovered that lack of activation and coordination of my pelvic movement is the source for many limitations and pain when walking downhill. Started to work on it and improvements came unexspectedly rapid.
Awesome! Pelvis and hips appear to play a very important role in many functional activities.
Really fascinating insights- can’t wait to practice these movement patterns and incorporate Asian squats into my daily routines..thank you!
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Interesting approach. I'll give it a shot!
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Oh Taro - wow! Maybe this is the starting point!
yes! This focuses on fundamental movement patterns, that are precursors to squatting.
excellent lesson. thank you. Can you teach how to makko ho n* 2. Sitting on both heels and lay down back on the floor, please?
It's stunning stuff!
Thank you, Taro.
What could I say, Taro: wow! and sincerely thanks, you made my day - life :-)
wow, your comment made my day! thanks!
Latest Squat related video here: th-cam.com/video/BCYeg3ic5hw/w-d-xo.html
A superb squat-preparation sequence of stretches! Thank you so much for this first-class demonstration video.
My pleasure!!
Thank you so much. Your presentation style is clear and concise. Very motivating.
Glad I found your squat video. At 64, I had not done these until recently. I heard about their value as a physical exercise and was able to move into a full squat for a couple of minutes. Looking forward to including this in my routines.
Thank you, very helpful xx
Thank you. The first time I got both heels down in an Asian squat was after following instructions through this video.
Awesome!! So my exercises worked :)
This was fantastic I have it saved for my daily routines. My lower back is in horrible pain. Are these movements and positions good for that?
Yes. Working on deep squatting has helped free my hips and back.
I am not young, and have problem squatting for quite sometime. After watching your video for the first time by accident, I am convince by following your method, I hope to achieve my long lost squat. Thank you, Master Taro.
This was extremely helpful. Thank you
Glad to hear that it was helpful for you.
I saw one of your other videos first about the Asian squat and I was wishing I could still do that. I used to be quite comfortable it, but as I've advanced in age, now it is painful around my knees plus very difficult to get into and out of this position. So I was thrilled to see this video and get some ideas about how to start with those other exercises and see if I can build up my strength and flexibility and maybe get back to the ability to do the squat more comfortably again. Is there anything else I should pay attention to so I don't injure the connective tissue around my knees?
Very helpful Vid. Thanks for sharing
my pleasure! thanks for watching!
Holy crap! I can't tell you how much just even one round of doing these has enabled me to improve my deep squat!
I'm Arabian and Muslim. We as arabs have common things with Asian culture.We sit on the floor like you do and in performing prayer we do the last movements you did. Deep squat is a piece of cake to us.
Nice!
arabs are asians... but yeah I'm tuareg berber Tunisian (only half, I'm half Swedish too), in Tunisia we eat like that too
these are all amazing tips! simple, effective, and good steps to figuring it out. love that.
glad you like it！
Thank you, I just did the full movement at the age of 61👌🏾
I totally agree with you so happy I found you. I have been doing it from up and afterwards my knees would hurt. Thank you 💖
Welcome to my channel!
I really like your teaching style. Clear and concise! Thank you for sharing this information. 🙏
Thank you!
Totally scientific
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Thank you. My calf muscles are so tight I can’t get my heels down. I will try your other video and keep going.
this might help. th-cam.com/video/nVc17YEnDRU/w-d-xo.html
Brilliant progression. Never encountered this before. A million thanks.
Very helpful multi-benificial fundamental movements. Thank you.
Thanks dear for sharing your knowledge. I fully appreciated your teaching.
I discovered your channel by accident last week with the first video about the Asian Squat. I was intrigued because I used to work with a bunch of Asian guys that would squat like that during their smoke breaks outside. I thought, "how can they do that? It looks so uncomfortable!" I tried it with my long Caucasian legs and found it very uncomfortable and awkward. I am now in my 70's but I decided to try it as you demonstrated. And I tried the methods in this video. I am not as strong and limber as when I was in my youth, but was wondering if this would be a useful exercise to me to learn. Is practicing this technique at my age going to improve my general strength and balance or benefit me in other ways?
Welcome! The good news is that our bodies are quite adaptable, so it's quite possible that you can improve your mobility and strength as you gradually incorporate squat into your daily activities. But, I would modify to make it more comfortable and gradually increase demands over time. Happy Squatting!
People still using 'caucasian' in 2021 lol
@@ab-zg8pt Just showing my age I guess :)
@@ab-zg8pt LOL we learn from the racist-americans :) I never thought of myself as caucasian till I reached youtube.
But it is kind of worth mentioning... we (europeans) have a tendency (generally speaking of course, always: exceptions do occur) to have fas less cartilage than our brothers from Africa. So we have a more 'robotic' way of moving about and are a lot less flexible.
Also: once we start pre-school / age 3-4 we are taught to sit in chairs (makes sense: the floor is usually too cold for prolonged contact) but we never leave those during our schooldays and usually also at home.And of course most jobs here are either walking around or sitting on a chair behind a desk (even our cassiers at the supermarket sit, not stand)
Very impressed with the video. I have been trying to improve my squatting for a long time, now I know why it has not been working😫
Thank you so much!!!
you are welcome
This is the first video I've come across that explained it this way and started from the very basics of movement into a deep squat. Thank you! Great video!
Thanks Taro. This helps my hip OA as it offers mindfull moves for safer squats. I stand for hrs at work, and found this instruction useful to remenber to squat and bend safely at my retail job.
you are welcome. yes moving with mindfulness is important!
excellent exercises! I see that your toes are pointed out when you squat. How do you determine what is (your) best toe angle? The toes don't have to be straight forward?
Not necessarily. In my specific case my thighs are large, so to accommodate, my hips rotate outward, and knees and toes follow my hips. It is all individual based on their structures and physique.
Perfect audio. Great lesson. Thank you so much from Brazil/Curitiba.
Thank you!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Make a lot of sense - re-learn from the crawling, rolling,sitting, squatting.
I am finding the prep exercises very helpful in reawakening an easier pathway in my knee, hip joint and torso connections. I am still working at it but already finding a lot of relief from stiffness and limited ROM.
I look forward to allowing myself s comfortable squat. Thank you
Thank you for sharing your experience. This is helpful for me and other viewers.
THANK YOU! Babies have so much to teach us ... the Michel Thomas Method is based on learning languages the way babies do. Keep up the good work, more please.
Hello Taro Thank You for your good work.
Do you have instruction on standing up from this position. It would be different from the Feldenkrais Spiral. My lower back needs guidance. :)
My heels don’t touch the ground, but I feel like if I keep practicing I’ll get it! Definitely a workout on my ankles, will probably have to rig something to help with that.
I have just moved into osteoporosis and wondered if these movements are not recommended. Doing the squat as a 70 year old woman with help from a foam under my heals has really seemed to help me move more easily so I long to do more.
Trying to work out a way to do some of these movements with a bunion preventing me from bending my big toe on one foot..
play with the angle of your foot and ankle and see if you can make it easier for you
Amazing
3 key steps towards the basics of proper movement of the whole body.
Essential!
👍👍👍
How should I compensate for arthritic knees while doing this? Once I reach a certain depth, it becomes painful and they feel as though they are going to pop.
PS - Your 'toe touching' stretch helped so much!
Do you experience pain with weightbearing as well as non weightbearing positions?
The best exercise explanation. Thank you
Can you do a video on knee pain please it’s killing me 😭😭😭
knee pain with squat?
Thank you and very beneficial. My body seems to have opened up and less stiff. A few personal observations: I am more successful when my feet are more spread out; my left side is less flexible than the right; and I have difficulty squatting with both feet flat on the ground. Obviously in my case my right foot is more successful than my left foot as well as squatting with my spine curved a bit forward and not as straight as yours. I will continue to practice to open up my body. Thank you again and any suggestions?
Thank you but although I do this everyday, I always have sharps pains in my knees. That is what I need a remedy for right now. I will continue these exercises.
Great video intuitively genius concepts. This shows me how stiff I am, especially my right hip and right knee. I can't get to the full asian squat but this starting from the ground up concept gets me closer than I've been able to for many years. Hopefully I can get there a little at a time. Your videos are great, each one I watch I find myself saying to my self, wow that really does work. Thanks Taro.
Thanks I’m inspired to get back into squating
I always sat that way, even into adulthood. We called in "sitting on my hunkers." In 2010, I started having neck problems and also problems with my feet (following a painful experience with charlie-horses in both legs one night). After that, I would get numbness and tingling if I sat in the flat-footed squat position for more than a minute.
I've never been able to do decent exercise squats, the kind where you go halfway down and hold. But I've always been able to go straight to a flat-footed sitting squat from a standing position, and vice versa. I hadn't done it in years because I didn't want to cause numbness. But I happened to see your other video about the benefits of the Asian Squat and gave it a go. I'm almost 63. Haven't done it in years. But I can still do it easily. And I sat that way all through your video. No numbness in my feet or legs, but I had to tilt my head forward a little because I could feel it starting in my neck and jaw.
My question is, is it okay to go from standing to squat, without getting down on all fours, etc? I know just because you can do something, that doesn't mean it's the best way. I'm not clear on the goal.
Thank you. I found you because of the 30 second neck tension relief video. Next time I have neck pain, I will be using that technique.
Thanks for the comment. Yes of course you can just do squat from standing. I know many struggle with squat because of inefficient movement patterns they have developed over the years, in which case relearning fundamental movement patterns from ground up can be very beneficial, thus i made this video.
I am 65 and I have trouble doing half squats but have no trouble doing full squats. I like your videos and look forward to seeing the rest. Thanks for sharing.
Oh I'm trying this and its easier yes. And I also notice that my left side is fine, but my right side is causing problems. Need to work on that more.
Another great session! Happy Sunday.
Long ago, there was floor toilet where you have to squat for a long time while taking a dump. So basically you do that everyday. It really helped to built calf and glutes
Sounds good. What to do if you have knee pain, osteoporosis
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Teacher Taro, 🤩..you’re just amazing!👏👏👏
You are amazing. But. This is the slavic squat.
Hi y’a love your stuff. But if I was able to sit like you at the start of your primal squat I’d probably be able to squat. Lol
10min and i made a pretty good squat with full flat feet. thumbs up
Oh... also known as African Squat.
Great video. You are a wonderful instructor.
slav* squat
this is great, rathervthan forcing my body into a squat.
Those are some enjoyable movements! I do have a long way to go though. Reaching to the bottom of the foot looks like a mt Everest to me. Also in the half squat, the leg bent back is quite a stretch. I think I’ll try some simple movements in a cross-legged, or maybe a half-cross-legged position.
please give yourself adequate time and remember that babies don't learn to squat over night. Months of daily practice to get there:)
So lucky I found your site. You are truly excellent.
Very helpful thanks a lot my friend
Thanks very much for posting this. It agrees with Original Strength. I've done the movements, or resets, from OS for several years. It's valuable to look at basic movement patterns from a different perspective. I've subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing!! Yes there is lots of values in revisiting fundamental movement patterns as all other more complex movements are influenced by your fundamental movement patterns.
How do you prevent pins and needles when doing the asian squat?
i would try to move and change position frequently. Pins and needles come from nerve compression if you are static.
save for future practice. thank you!
Thank you this will help me.♥️
Mind blowing. I have a background in dance, yoga and I am extremely kinetic. I know how powerful what you are doing is. Many thanks 🙏 Subscribed 😄
Thank you for subscribing!!
Thank you for Tao body mechanics
thank you for doing this video. I've never been able to do this movement and have been trying from a standing position. the 'hold the foot' first exercise I can do with left foot but not right. I had a psoas injury on right side, so that hip area is a bit stiff...what do you recommend to get that hip/muscle area loosened up?
have you tried my other squat exercise where you lie on your back?
How can I improve my ankle flexion so I can learn to put my heels down in the squat? Thank you!
try this one: th-cam.com/video/nVc17YEnDRU/w-d-xo.html
I love this! Thank you so much. I’m 72 years old and I like to work out but struggle with the squat position. This makes more sense to me! I will definitely incorporate this to my exercise plan!!
I love primal squats so comfortable and I’m not being sarcastic I really love them.
me too! i can understand why some people call it resting squat.
I usually sit like this when fixing something at home, painting my nails, even doing my makeup lol. It's so comfy
I have had double hip replacements with good results. Are your three squatting exercises safe for me to practice?
I am glad your new hips are doing well! Regarding your safety for those exercises, I would first consult with your surgeon as each surgeon has a specific protocol for each procedure.
I've mastered it against the wall 😊
Absolutely excellent and very helpful
thank you
Thank you for sharing such great information! I have been working on my squat mobility over the past year and have noticed some improvement but still have a long ways to go! I heard that not everyone can achieve a true deep squat depending on their anatomical proportions... Is this true?
you are welcome. yes that is partly true. many anatomical factors influence your ability to squat such as femur -tibia length ratio, shape of hip joint, ankle joint mobility, soft tissue mobility, etc. While some anatomical factors are congenital and may not be changed, there is always some aspects you can improve with practice. You will still get the benefits of practicing squat through movement.
Taro, Feldenkrais has changed how I work on my horrid flexibility. I was a powerlifter for years and as such I created a tight, rigid body. Is there a limit to how long, and how many reps or sets to do, or am I missing the point ? Should I be more focused on quality, instead of quantity? I want to focus on the Feldenkrais method as the means to which I improve my flexibility and movement. My goal is to lose another 50 LBs, and run a marathon in one year’s time. Can this be a primary training method to improve running posture and stride? I have severe knee and lower back pain from years of being a Marine and wonder if my pain is due to inflexibility?
For reps, sets of these exercises, i would say 3 sets of 10~15 QUALITY reps would be good. Repetitions are important for learning new movement patterns, but always with quality