Video from "Chinese International Shuttlecock Association". "Chinese Freestyle Shuttlecock" is very like Freestyle Footbag.Difference between the two is that "Chinese Freestyle Shuttlecock" is made of feathers.The campaign has been more than two thousand years of history.
more than two thousand years of history??
They must have imitated footbag during last ten years of the history
Very interesting indeed. I have to wonder how much was taking directly from Footbag moves history and how many of the moves they have been doing for years. I know I seen something similar to this that was very very old and had legover's that were done WAY before footbag was introduced. The movements these guys were doing where just so familiar to modern day freestyle that I have to wonder. Also, their dexes on things like datw are very thin.
i could see where the modern footbag community has pushed the sport but i cannot believe for a second that in 2000 years any of the stuff we do at both the low AND high ends is that original. sure new combinations and linkages that are very difficult have arrived but those can all be diluted down to basic form and structure.
Wow amazing stuff! It would be interesting to visit their group in China and kick with them. I am digging the variety that they have using mostly basic stalls, dexterities, and kicks.
I can't help but notice that they all set from their toe towards the outside of the knee. I think they would be better at most dexterities if they learned how to do toe stalls setting towards the inside of the knee. I admit setting towards the outside of the knee creates a certain aesthetic, but it requires more effort for every dexterity except ss mirage and ss pickup.
I wonder what kind of shoes/slippers they are wearing?
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But I don't think China will dominate Net and Freestyle.
Western player height is more optimal for both these disciplines.
Though for acrobatics and flexibility based tricks, absolutely!
More than 160 top men and women Shuttlecock Sport athletes from 14 countries (China, Macao, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Hungary, Greece, France, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Taipei, India, Italy, Indonesia) participated in the 6th Shuttlecock World Championships (July 2010) in seven events, men’s and women’s team, men’s and women’s doubles, men’s and women’s singles and mixed doubles.
The Final Results of the 6th International Shuttlecock Championships
Men’s Team Event
1st Place : China (Zhang Xin Yao, Gao Hao Guang, Mai Jin Hui, Mai Yu Tian, Li Ran, Li Jun Jian)
2nd Place：Vietnam (Le Minh Trieu, Nguyen Tuyet Cuong, Nguyen Trong Quang, Nguyen Huu Danh, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Dinh Van Duc)
3rd Place：Hong Kong SAR（Zhang Jun Ming, Huang Zhen Zong, Wu Yao Qiang, Liu Hao Qin, Ke Jun Hao, Ou Jia Jun）
4th Place：Hungary (Bogár László, Boros Péter, Kézér Zsolt, Nózsi Péter, Herczeg Gábor, Takács Zoltán, Tóth Gábor)
5th Place：Germany（Τοbias Tochtrop, Philipp Munzner, Michael, Kowallik, David Zentarra, Sven Walter）
6th Place：Macao SAR (Tam Chi Kin, Chan Chi Leong, Wai Chi Lon, Ho Man Chon Ng Ka Wai, Lee Sio Hin)
Women’s Team Event
1st Place：Vietnam (Nguyen Thi Thanh, Le Thi Be Sau, Trinh Thi Nga, Hoang Thi Tra My, Nguyen Thi Thuy Tien, Hoang Thi Hai)
2nd Place：China（Sun Li Yan, Hu Jian Ping, Wang Juan, Li Bao Yi, Meng Dong Xiao, Chen Yi Pei）
3rd Place：Macao SAR (Wong Weng Man, Leong On Kei, Lam Ka Man, Lin Jia Xin, Tangap Rosario Anabela Augusta, Choi Weng Ian)
4th Place：Hong Kong SAR (Liu Jia Qi, Su Mei Yan, Liu Yi, Chen Xiao Lin, Chen Ling, Yin Feng Pin)
5th Place：Hungary (Kapás Ágnes, Szabó Nóra, Varga Rita, Darnai Adrienn, Farkas Martina)
6th Place：Greece (Stavridi Eleni, Antoniou Efstathia, Tsamoutalidi Tina)
Mixed Double Event
1st Place：Vietnam（Nguyen Tuyet Cuong Nguyen Thi Thuy Tien）
2nd Place：China（Li Jun Jian, Meng Dong Xiao）
3rd Place：Hungary（Tóth Gábor, Kapás Ágnes）
4th Place：Μacao SAR（Tam Chi Kin, Wong Weng Man）
5th Place：Hong Kong SAR（Su Mei Yan, Zhang Jung Ming）
6th Place：Greece（Stavridis Stylianos, Stavridi Eleni)
Men’s Double Event
1st Place：Vietnam（Le Minh Trieu, Nguyen Tuyet Cuong）
2nd Place：China（Mai Jin Hui, Li Jun Jian）
3rd Place：Hungary（Herczeg Gábor, Takács Zoltán）
4th Place：Hong Kong SAR（Liu Hao Qin, Ke Jun Hao）
5th Place：Macao SAR（Tam Chi Kin, Ho Man Chon）
6th Place：Greece（Ntaioglou Nikolaos, Stavridis Stylianos)
Women’s Double Event
1st Place：China（Sun Li Yan, Hu Jian Ping）
2nd Place：Vietnam（Le Thi Be Sau, Hoang Thi Hai）
3rd Place：Macao SAR (Wong Weng Man, Leong On Kei）
4th Place：Hong Kong SAR（Su Mei Yan, Liu Yi）
5th Place：Hungary（Darnai Adrienn, Farkas Martina）
6th Place：Greece（Stavridi Eleni, Tsamoutalidi Tina)
Men’s Single Event
1st Place：China（Mai Yu Tian）
2nd Place：Vietnam（Nguyen Anh Tuan）
3rd Place：Germany （David Zentarra）
4th Place：Hungary（Tóth Gábor）
5th Place：Hong Kong SAR（Ke Jun Hao）
6th Place：Macao SAR（Tam Chi Kin）
Lets just simply send there Jorden and show them where they are Hahah Kljopa, when I seen what this kid done I was like, hmm now I know second guy without a spine. First one is Olaf.
I sincerely hope that those folks who compete both in freestyle and net will consider engaging the shuttlecock community. There are CROWDS for these events and the bridge to footbag needs to be made.
I do not know for sure but my feeling is that footbag net is MUCH faster than shuttlecock and their freestyle, while dynamic in its own right, is much less technical.
i read a story once were peter Irish and someone else went to a sort of shuttlecock school started shredding and were told to stop, something about a bad influence .... i cant find the thread.
landon palmer wrote:i read a story once were peter Irish and someone else went to a sort of shuttlecock school started shredding and were told to stop, something about a bad influence .... i cant find the thread.
I mentioned Shuttlecock players, and in places like China they already play freestyle, but with a different object and in a different style. I recently traveled throughout Vietnam and Cambodia. The national sport of Vietnam is Shuttlecock-called "Da Cau" in Vietnamese. I played with some amazing players who were doing crazy tricks that were different than what we do. Some of these players were very old men who played with the energy and ability of young men. Everywhere I went I saw little kids playing shuttlecock. It was normal to see a little girl in bare feet doing 8-10 kicks using both legs, no problem. Of course, at the highest level they take Shuttlecock very seriously there, and may not want the influence of footbag. Tuan Vu tells a very interesting story about visiting a national training school for Shuttlecock in Vietnam and showing the students footbag freestyle. The students were immediately interested and impressed. Tuan was quickly told by the teachers to stop, and not to show this to the students. They didn’t want anything interfering with the style of shuttlecock they were learning. This is their national sport and they are the current world champions in this game, so they wanted total focus on Shuttlecock. {2006} http://bigaddposse.com/history/intervie ... bag-brasil
Very interesting story. And with something as steeped in tradition as Shuttlecock is for them, I can see the want to not have foreign influence in it. But it looks like the Chinese might have a different idea about all that. Either way, I find this all very fascinating.
Hahah Kljopa, when I seen what this kid done I was like, hmm now I know second guy without a spine. First one is Olaf.