Awesome stuff! As I told you on IG, I've already watched this at least a half dozen times, most recently pausing with each of his comments and then trying to see what words I can understand. I think if he spoke slower I would probably be okay, but the speed of it is challenging for me. 我的中文跟孩子一样。hahaha. First of all, you've definitely improved a ton in the last couple months -- even since Phoenix. I told you this already so that isn't anything new. Second, I'm impressed with your endurance. You can basically walk back to the start and then start your next line of basics. Right now my endurance is so low that even after I walk back I have to rest a good minute before I have enough breath to go again. So ... I'm super jelly. Finally, thank you for posting this. It is super interesting (at least to me) and I love watching wushu basics. So, I vote for more of these. And, like you, when I post my own basics up I assume people would get simultaneously bored and disappointed (and maybe feel like they wasted their time), but I guarantee that, at least with your videos, that isn't the case. Maybe you can do a once-a-month revisit of your basics to see how they've improved over the past 30 days? Or ... y'know ... not that. But it's all good stuff so keep up the great work! Jiyaou! 加油！
Ah you're too kind!!! Re: endurance. Hahaha actually I cut out all the dead time when I'm just standing there with my hands on my knees 😂 we keep a good pace tho! It actually amazes me how, during group classes with the kids, dingwei is bouncing off the walls too, demoing things and instructing and whatnot haha .. it baffles me that he as so much energy!! And then I remember he was a professional athlete and everything makes a bit more sense hahaha. Ah 💕 thank you! Yeah I think this type of content (wushu basics/training at a non professional level) is maybe even more super niche?? If that's possible?? But gold to the right people... All 5 or so of us hahaha 😂 it means so much that you appreciate it!!! Thank you for the comment, jiayou!!!
Oh and re: Chinese, yes!! It's actually really interesting that he uses so few different words to express almost everything. Tiny vocabulary + a handful of grammar structures + a lot of ear training to recognize/anticipate patterns and adjust to the speed = all you need to get through practice...I think??
Great video as always. I found this one is interesting both for the wushu part and chinese part. There is a lot of wushu related content on internet, but since I'm in a close situation (SRE engineer, with a level in wushu a bit lower than yours but not too far and learning chinese), for me your videos are always particularly interesting and motivational. Thank you :) 加油
So crazy! I'm kind of dumbfounded at how many wushu ppl with tech jobs and interest in Chinese I've run into since posting these videos... So cool. Best of luck with your training and please do let me know if there's content youd like to see more of! I guess you're exactly my super niche target audience 😅 jiayou!
@@RebeccaChinn lol you're right I'm definitely part of your target audience. I think that as long as you are enthusiastic about what you do, you will produce quality videos. Also I haven't watch all your videos so far, but for know I particulary like the ones where you train with your coach and the "3 Levels of Wushu" with Brandon Sugiyama. Btw how's your head to toe now ?
@@robingiraudon8955 great question!! Got head to toe both sides!! It was easier than I expected, as my consistency wasn't perfect but I still got there. The hard part now is editing down 30 days of footage 😂 Thanks for the feedback on the vlogs! Yeah I've actually thought a lot about dipping into more established, popular vlog topics like software engineering and career .. there's a ton of interest in wushu online but a lot of it is in different languages like Spanish and Chinese and even farsi. I definitely am more interested in wushu videos than engineering videos hahaha so I guess we'll ride this out and see how it goes. Thanks again for the comment!
@@RebeccaChinn Please don't switch to vlog topics like software engineering or career, except if it's career in wushu. 😂 Congratulations for your head to toe on both sides, I'm still so far from it. For me it's the worst and most painful stretching ever 😅, both splits are much easier. So I can't wait to see the video, Jiaoyou !
Btw, hi Olivia! Have we met? I feel like I know most of the ppl who comment on these but can't put a name to a face! What country are you from and what is your relationship to wushu? Thanks for the comment!!
That’s awesome. We have never met! I came across you in the Wushulive interview :) Im from Florida, USA. I have been doing wushu for about a year. I love it! I find it so inspiring to see people like you practicing. Especially at our age!
Cool video! Basics are the beeeeeest! I know the amount of work you've put in this video, because subbing in one language is a pain, so with chinese + Pinyin, I know you've spent hours just on the subs haha. For a future video, you should interview your coach! That'd be super cool. At least I know I'd love to watch that.
Lol! You know the struggle 😂😂😂 do you use any special tools for the captions? Was thinking that this may be the first thing I outsource if I do more of this style content....
And thank you!!! I was thinking of doing an interview but my conversational Chinese is such trash haha.... Will think of the best way to do this.... What kind of questions are most interested in?
@@RebeccaChinn 100% agree, I hope my channel get enough success so that I can outsource subtitling one day 😂 Because I find the TH-cam subtitle tool more user-friendly than premiere, for short videos I first use that, then download the subs and import it into my premiere project. This means exporting twice your video (once to put it on TH-cam so that you write and sync the subs, then a second time after you've imported those SRT into your project). I think it's worth it for short vids. But for long ones, exporting takes too much time so you don't really save any in the end. That's all I know!
@@RebeccaChinn I personally like questions about one's wushu life. I'm always amazed by the life of any master / coach. Then what I feel most people also like is tips, especially when it comes from a Chinese champion. It doesn't have to be a tutorial, but something like "how to set up a training program" etc. "5 tips to boost your Wushu by Chinese champ Ding Wei" would definitely have great success I think 😁
omg... ive been looking for ding wei laoshi foreverrr i was his student too long ago! but i wasn't the best to him 😂 being a bratty teenager. im so glad he looks well! all his comments bring so much nostalgia. and omg 👍👍👍 bro u r working hard!! jia you!
omg! come back and train any time - i'm sure he'd love a visit. he's doing well and his daughters keep winning championships lol. Thanks so much! jiayou!!!
Basics are great to see even if it's not 'exciting broad appeal' content. I'm always looking to see what drills and corrections other wushu students are running and trying to glean whatever tidbits of insight I can. You've shown kicks and combos in this video, perhaps you could do one on jumping drills/corrections/cues sometime soon. Was great seeing the combo drills too for the Dan pai Jaio and Shaun Yao movements. I always feel so slow popping up from the the drop stance to the stand before the hammerfist, you make it look easy!
Nice!!! So glad you like it. Yeah I feel like watching this type of content requires like, a different brain state than other more vlog-y stuff? Like it just needs a bit more attention to get anything out of, but if you invest it, there are huge returns haha. Oof yeah popping out of a drop stance took years of training my like, hip and leg muscles, definitely not easy to do fast... but helps when a coach is yelling "faster!" at you the whole time hahaha. Jiayou!!!
I came down to comments to mention how good the acoustics are and all the slaps are so loud then notice he is commenting on your sound not being loud enough xD
do u train in a group setting too? or just mostly by urself with ur sifu? this was nice - i like this video - actually had to rewind it a few time to see the mistake he was talking about...he good!!!
He's great!!! Hahah thanks :D I do a private lesson once or twice a week. This night I was actually splitting the class with his daughter, and I also drop into a big group class once a week :)
@@wawawho18_adventures that's her haha, he's actually got two daughters, both of them train! Super athletic since he and his wife were professional athletes 😅
Awesome stuff! As I told you on IG, I've already watched this at least a half dozen times, most recently pausing with each of his comments and then trying to see what words I can understand. I think if he spoke slower I would probably be okay, but the speed of it is challenging for me. 我的中文跟孩子一样。hahaha.
First of all, you've definitely improved a ton in the last couple months -- even since Phoenix. I told you this already so that isn't anything new.
Second, I'm impressed with your endurance. You can basically walk back to the start and then start your next line of basics. Right now my endurance is so low that even after I walk back I have to rest a good minute before I have enough breath to go again. So ... I'm super jelly.
Finally, thank you for posting this. It is super interesting (at least to me) and I love watching wushu basics. So, I vote for more of these. And, like you, when I post my own basics up I assume people would get simultaneously bored and disappointed (and maybe feel like they wasted their time), but I guarantee that, at least with your videos, that isn't the case. Maybe you can do a once-a-month revisit of your basics to see how they've improved over the past 30 days? Or ... y'know ... not that. But it's all good stuff so keep up the great work! Jiyaou! 加油！
You guys should live stream this and charge admission. :-D
Ah you're too kind!!!
Re: endurance. Hahaha actually I cut out all the dead time when I'm just standing there with my hands on my knees 😂 we keep a good pace tho! It actually amazes me how, during group classes with the kids, dingwei is bouncing off the walls too, demoing things and instructing and whatnot haha .. it baffles me that he as so much energy!! And then I remember he was a professional athlete and everything makes a bit more sense hahaha.
Ah 💕 thank you! Yeah I think this type of content (wushu basics/training at a non professional level) is maybe even more super niche?? If that's possible?? But gold to the right people... All 5 or so of us hahaha 😂 it means so much that you appreciate it!!! Thank you for the comment, jiayou!!!
Oh and re: Chinese, yes!! It's actually really interesting that he uses so few different words to express almost everything. Tiny vocabulary + a handful of grammar structures + a lot of ear training to recognize/anticipate patterns and adjust to the speed = all you need to get through practice...I think??
Great video as always. I found this one is interesting both for the wushu part and chinese part. There is a lot of wushu related content on internet, but since I'm in a close situation (SRE engineer, with a level in wushu a bit lower than yours but not too far and learning chinese), for me your videos are always particularly interesting and motivational. Thank you :)
加油
So crazy! I'm kind of dumbfounded at how many wushu ppl with tech jobs and interest in Chinese I've run into since posting these videos... So cool. Best of luck with your training and please do let me know if there's content youd like to see more of! I guess you're exactly my super niche target audience 😅 jiayou!
@@RebeccaChinn lol you're right I'm definitely part of your target audience. I think that as long as you are enthusiastic about what you do, you will produce quality videos. Also I haven't watch all your videos so far, but for know I particulary like the ones where you train with your coach and the "3 Levels of Wushu" with Brandon Sugiyama. Btw how's your head to toe now ?
@@robingiraudon8955 great question!! Got head to toe both sides!! It was easier than I expected, as my consistency wasn't perfect but I still got there. The hard part now is editing down 30 days of footage 😂
Thanks for the feedback on the vlogs! Yeah I've actually thought a lot about dipping into more established, popular vlog topics like software engineering and career .. there's a ton of interest in wushu online but a lot of it is in different languages like Spanish and Chinese and even farsi. I definitely am more interested in wushu videos than engineering videos hahaha so I guess we'll ride this out and see how it goes. Thanks again for the comment!
@@RebeccaChinn Please don't switch to vlog topics like software engineering or career, except if it's career in wushu. 😂
Congratulations for your head to toe on both sides, I'm still so far from it. For me it's the worst and most painful stretching ever 😅, both splits are much easier. So I can't wait to see the video, Jiaoyou !
Amazing! You got so much better in little time! Amazing coach
He's really amazing!! I feel so lucky that he gives me the time of day 😅😅😅
Btw, hi Olivia! Have we met? I feel like I know most of the ppl who comment on these but can't put a name to a face! What country are you from and what is your relationship to wushu? Thanks for the comment!!
That’s awesome. We have never met! I came across you in the Wushulive interview :)
Im from Florida, USA. I have been doing wushu for about a year. I love it! I find it so inspiring to see people like you practicing. Especially at our age!
I agree Olivia very clear improvement each time one of these videos go up, look at those kicks now!
@@heerocolin You're too nice haha it's all because of my ridiculously good coaches!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Never knew your coach was Ding Wei, holy shit thats awesome!
Yeah!! I started training with him in the summer of last year. He's truly amazing 🤩
Cool video! Basics are the beeeeeest!
I know the amount of work you've put in this video, because subbing in one language is a pain, so with chinese + Pinyin, I know you've spent hours just on the subs haha.
For a future video, you should interview your coach! That'd be super cool. At least I know I'd love to watch that.
Lol! You know the struggle 😂😂😂 do you use any special tools for the captions? Was thinking that this may be the first thing I outsource if I do more of this style content....
And thank you!!! I was thinking of doing an interview but my conversational Chinese is such trash haha.... Will think of the best way to do this.... What kind of questions are most interested in?
@@RebeccaChinn 100% agree, I hope my channel get enough success so that I can outsource subtitling one day 😂
Because I find the TH-cam subtitle tool more user-friendly than premiere, for short videos I first use that, then download the subs and import it into my premiere project. This means exporting twice your video (once to put it on TH-cam so that you write and sync the subs, then a second time after you've imported those SRT into your project). I think it's worth it for short vids. But for long ones, exporting takes too much time so you don't really save any in the end.
That's all I know!
@@RebeccaChinn I personally like questions about one's wushu life. I'm always amazed by the life of any master / coach.
Then what I feel most people also like is tips, especially when it comes from a Chinese champion. It doesn't have to be a tutorial, but something like "how to set up a training program" etc. "5 tips to boost your Wushu by Chinese champ Ding Wei" would definitely have great success I think 😁
@@wushuquestofficial Great advice - both about the subtitles and the tips from dingwei..... will brainstorm this. Thank you!!!
omg... ive been looking for ding wei laoshi foreverrr i was his student too long ago! but i wasn't the best to him 😂 being a bratty teenager. im so glad he looks well! all his comments bring so much nostalgia. and omg 👍👍👍 bro u r working hard!! jia you!
omg! come back and train any time - i'm sure he'd love a visit. he's doing well and his daughters keep winning championships lol. Thanks so much! jiayou!!!
Basics are great to see even if it's not 'exciting broad appeal' content. I'm always looking to see what drills and corrections other wushu students are running and trying to glean whatever tidbits of insight I can. You've shown kicks and combos in this video, perhaps you could do one on jumping drills/corrections/cues sometime soon.
Was great seeing the combo drills too for the Dan pai Jaio and Shaun Yao movements. I always feel so slow popping up from the the drop stance to the stand before the hammerfist, you make it look easy!
Nice!!! So glad you like it. Yeah I feel like watching this type of content requires like, a different brain state than other more vlog-y stuff? Like it just needs a bit more attention to get anything out of, but if you invest it, there are huge returns haha.
Oof yeah popping out of a drop stance took years of training my like, hip and leg muscles, definitely not easy to do fast... but helps when a coach is yelling "faster!" at you the whole time hahaha. Jiayou!!!
This is the best one for me to understand the moves
Yay!! Glad this helps. Good luck!
Love this, and you
I came down to comments to mention how good the acoustics are and all the slaps are so loud then notice he is commenting on your sound not being loud enough xD
LOL! yes I love the acoustics of the wushu guan - gotta get some good wushu asmr hahaha... but yeah... i'm never loud enough..... xD
do u train in a group setting too? or just mostly by urself with ur sifu?
this was nice - i like this video - actually had to rewind it a few time to see the mistake he was talking about...he good!!!
He's great!!! Hahah thanks :D I do a private lesson once or twice a week. This night I was actually splitting the class with his daughter, and I also drop into a big group class once a week :)
@@RebeccaChinn awesome!!!!! i assuming that his daughter running around and stretching in the bg? lol
@@wawawho18_adventures that's her haha, he's actually got two daughters, both of them train! Super athletic since he and his wife were professional athletes 😅
Love this!!
so glad you like it!
Shuan yaos are so killer 😬
你太厉害，这么多的力量!
Ah you're too nice 😂 thanks man!! Jiayou!
Any complements yet on your flexibility?
Yeah! It's gotten a ton better, my coach says it's a lot better...Will make an update video later!