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dumb as a brick
Bob F wrote:
"taichiskiing" wrote in message ... On Dec 1, 9:27 am, Yabahoobs wrote: On Dec 1, 6:38 am, taichiskiing wrote: On Dec 1, 6:10 am, downhill wrote: taichiskiing Answer this question if you can. I will keep it simple... If your method of skiing is so high level why is there is no one on this group that will support your argument? make it a good one Have you read the comments made by VtSkier on my "skiing"? He is one of few honorable persons on this group, and he is the only "eyewitness" about my "skiing." IS What VTSkier has said basically amounts to "he's nothing special, but he is more capable on skis than his videos display". THAT is your big testimonial to your "high level skiing" ? When you have an adversary openy praised your techniques on the 'net, yes, THAT is a big testimony. He didn't praise your techniques. He said you skied faster than he did. He said, IIRC, that he could not really see how your "technique" was anything special. Anyone who skis as much as you do had better be able to ski well. That says NOTHING about your "taichiskiing" "technique" as you claim here. I read these threads and chuckle sometimes at what other people say that I said. I posted a long post almost two years ago now saying that I skied with IS, had a really good time doing so, that he was a really skillful skier that could ski anything the mountain had (we never got into the woods), that I thought there was nothing too special about his technique except that he didn't use poles. Then I said I thought he went a bit too fast in areas designated as slow skiing areas. Then he and I had a long thread about what "slow" really means. His position was that 'slow' was relative to ability. I said that 'slow' was SLOW and that ability had nothing to do with it. I spoke as a person who on occasion has to enforce slow skiing areas at my home mountain and realized that SLOW is for your own protection as well as others who will be skiing slow and not have the skills to avoid collisions. That thread went on for a while and we finally dropped it. After that it became apparent that IS thoroughly enjoyed trolling you folks and so I stayed out of it. My opinion is that there is nothing special about IS's skiing as an expert skier. However he achieves his own personal Nivarnah is immaterial. He has a real joy in skiing and his background suggests a way to explain it. His Nivarnah is no different than ours. He may well have something in a teaching method. Eastern philosophy shows that you can learn something really well without the need to cerebralize (over-think). I have watched modern ski instructors. As a group, but not always as individuals, they tend to over think and over explain. A thousand or so years ago when I taught skiing, my approach was pretty much show and do. I 'explained' as little as possible and I tried to impart the sheer joy of skiing to students at an early stage. I wanted them as hooked as I was. I wanted them to be as safe as they could be, but not hampered by thoughts of crashes. |
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dumb as a brick
On Dec 3, 10:22 am, Dave Cartman wrote:
In article , taichiskiing wrote: Dude, seriously. You are the worst Tai Chi proponent ever. You should rename your style. Maybe "The Way of the Brick." or "The Way of the Parrot," or maybe even "The Way of the of The PeeWee Herman." Dude, seriously, when you present yourself as a netkook, you will be treated as a netkook. EXACTLY! Finally! Thank you! This must be how Annie Sullivan felt. Thanks for your corporation. IS |
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dumb as a brick final comment
On Dec 3, 9:27*am, downhill wrote:
...... "Sorry that you didn't get it this time around, maybe next come humble and learn something?" IS |
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dumb as a brick
On Dec 3, 8:10 pm, "Bob F" wrote:
"taichiskiing" wrote in message ... When you have an adversary openy praised your techniques on the 'net, yes, THAT is a big testimony. He didn't praise your techniques. He said you skied faster than he did. He said, IIRC, that he could not really see how your "technique" was anything special. Yup, he may still need some more experience to fully appreciate the full potential/capability of Flatboarding; he couldn't really keep up with me if I do ski. Nevertheless, his elegant academic skiing style is better than most skiers on the slope I've seen. Anyone who skis as much as you do had better be able to ski well. That says NOTHING about your "taichiskiing" "technique" as you claim here. You are living in denials. IS |
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Fantastic skiing
On Dec 3, 8:14 pm, "Bob F" wrote:
"taichiskiing" wrote in message ... Actually, some of them do learn, from never-ever to black diamond rider, in one Chrismas vacation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6hy3ohtjI Wow! He's 10x the rider you are! Not a single wildly waving arm. "You are living in denials." IS |
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dumb as a brick final comment
"taichiskiing" wrote in message ... On Dec 3, 9:27 am, downhill wrote: ...... "Sorry that you didn't get it this time around, maybe next come humble and learn something?" ***********************************************8 Where's my shovel? |
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dumb as a brick
"taichiskiing" wrote in message ... On Dec 3, 8:10 pm, "Bob F" wrote: "taichiskiing" wrote in message ... When you have an adversary openy praised your techniques on the 'net, yes, THAT is a big testimony. He didn't praise your techniques. He said you skied faster than he did. He said, IIRC, that he could not really see how your "technique" was anything special. Yup, he may still need some more experience to fully appreciate the full potential/capability of Flatboarding; he couldn't really keep up with me if I do ski. Nevertheless, his elegant academic skiing style is better than most skiers on the slope I've seen. Anyone who skis as much as you do had better be able to ski well. That says NOTHING about your "taichiskiing" "technique" as you claim here. You are living in denials. Again, the Pot calling the kettle black. |
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Fantastic skiing
"taichiskiing" wrote in message ... On Dec 3, 8:14 pm, "Bob F" wrote: "taichiskiing" wrote in message ... Actually, some of them do learn, from never-ever to black diamond rider, in one Chrismas vacation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6hy3ohtjI Wow! He's 10x the rider you are! Not a single wildly waving arm. "You are living in denials." Pot, kettle, black. |
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dumb as a brick
VtSkier wrote:
After that it became apparent that IS thoroughly enjoyed trolling you folks and so I stayed out of it. My opinion is that there is nothing special about IS's skiing as an expert skier. However he achieves his own personal Nivarnah is immaterial. He has a real joy in skiing and his background suggests a way to explain it. His Nivarnah is no different than ours. He may well have something in a teaching method. Eastern philosophy shows that you can learn something really well without the need to cerebralize (over-think). I have watched modern ski instructors. As a group, but not always as individuals, they tend to over think and over explain. A thousand or so years ago when I taught skiing, my approach was pretty much show and do. I 'explained' as little as possible and I tried to impart the sheer joy of skiing to students at an early stage. I wanted them as hooked as I was. I wanted them to be as safe as they could be, but not hampered by thoughts of crashes. It becomes clearer now, part of my perspective was my aunt who died a few months ago was a teacher who had devoted her professional life to education. She had become the first female to be chairman of the board of the American chemical society this is an example of a teacher. Scratchy's claim to teach people was a revolting thought as most people encourage learning and not berating the person as he could not understand. I have played, coached and managed club teams to pro teams I have seen most methods and budgets none of his methods make any sense. I have worked in japanese gardens raised koi and water gardens and bamboo for close to 20 years had many international visitors that were a little involved in eastern ways and culture and none had any traits that matched him. But since I have been made aware of his true life style as a troll I will drop this subject, sorry for the noise. I look for new methods and ideas but you have to be able to flag the bad ones. My aim is to move my race shop north to be near a mountain so I can ski regularly and help out with the mountain ski team. I want my son to be able to ski regularly if he races he races. There is a kart at the shop with his name on it, so he might catch the bug. |
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VtSkier wrote:
I read these threads and chuckle ... clip polite way of putting it. I have watched modern ski instructors. As a group, but not always as individuals, they tend to over think and over explain. A thousand or so years ago when I taught skiing, my approach was pretty much show and do. I 'explained' as little as possible ... clip Everyone learns differently, so a good teacher has a large toolbox. Some decades ago I took a PhD physicist friend from the Lab out for a little ad-hoc instruction trying to move him from skidded turns to carving. He could not get the idea - nothing clicked. At lunch I cut a ski from thin cardboard and showed him how the ski bent into an arc and drew some vector force diagrams to show him were his cg and center-of-pressure should be in various parts of the turn. After lunch he could carve from first run. Magic. But yeah: show/do is often the best instruction method, particularly with young people who haven't channelized yet. |
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