New Video: ChiBouncing – The Core of Working With Handweights

Thanks, Binah/Lisa. Just to be clear, though, let me point out that the use of handweights represents about, at most, 1/7th of the time I’m bouncing, and sometimes more like 1/10th, and occasionally, none at all.

That is, running in place, twisting, jumping jacks, self-massage of many types, bouncing on one leg, arm circles, etc., is what I typically spend most of my time on. Handweights usually come near the end, a kind of special heavy-duty treat!

i can look to see if i have any older video, or maybe i can do a new shoot this week;

thanks, by the way, for asking; it feels like your inquiry is serious, and i just *love* that, you know, the feeling at the beginning of a wave before the wave really begins to drop (at least when bodysurfing or using a boogey board or a raft as a kid); i think rebounding is ready to go again, whatever it’s called and whoever is putting it out there…

Thanks for your comment, Ww, and I'm glad you think it is cool.

You are right that I am essentially bouncing flat-footed here, but that's because I'm using the weights and my focus here is on upper-body and core. If you look at the G.A.S. (Great Alchemical Sequence) video at http://enlightenmentdotcom.zaadz.com/blog/2006/4/cbl_16_new_g_a_s_video, you'll see that I am hardly flat-footed at all!

And if you download my free book at http://www.enlightenment.com/rebound/allontherebound1.1.pdf, you'll see that I distinguish at least several different ways that the feet can interact with the mat. You can bounce just on your toes, or just on your heels, or land flat-footed and roll up through your heels, and so on.

Glad to hear you are loving it, cree! If you bounce daily or near daily for months on end, my guess is you’ll feel great about your abs. (Mine, however, have gone missing after nearly 3 weeks of vacation and far too many heavy meals!)

jaguars like swimming
and jaguars like pouncing
now we find out
that jaguars like bouncing!