How to squat like an Asian (^_~) <(Quicktime Movie)

[Glenn]

Agura just looks like Indian-style. Seiza just looks like sitting on your knees. I've never been instructed either way though, so there may be more to it that I'm not aware of.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

Sorry to intrude, but I just watched the video, and it hilarious! Funny, I never do step #1...I wonder if it makes a difference? lol

 

[Glenn]

I think I have problems with it because I'm just not in shape. I get tired too quickly trying to do it.

 

[Nicky]

I know for a fact that my mother couldn't squat like that if she tried. For some reason, I'm guessing it's due to a lack of flexibility, She can't keep her balance and have her heels on the ground at the same time. I think most of my family would have trouble squatting like that, with the exception of my uncle(he's a black belt), and my cousin (former cheerleader).

But I squat like that all the time. And I'm pretty sure I can do agura, To me it looks similar the lotus pose/posture in yoga. And I do the lotus pose almost everyday, or every other day, or a couple times per week (it depends on how lazy I'm being ).

I can't sit in seiza for any longer than a minute. Well, I could sit longer but I don't want to, it hurts.

 

[Elizabeth]

If you are planning to visit Japan and ride the Shinkansen, you should practice it, cus I think the toilets there is all Japanese style, unless you want to fall on your own poop.

窶堋｢窶堋｢窶堋ｦﾂ、窶堙??堙個新ﾅ?ﾂｲﾂ静ｼ窶堙俄?堙?ﾂ青ｼ窶芭ﾅｽﾂｮ窶堋ｪ窶堋?窶堙ｩ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､窶堙仰。窶ｰw窶堙固ｽ窶凪?堙ｰﾅ陳ｾ窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙ｦ窶堋､窶堙俄?堋ｨ窶堙?窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ。
窶堋｢窶堙｢窶堙遺?愿ｺ窶怒ﾅｽﾂｮ窶堙姑暖ﾆ辰ﾆ椎停?堙??堋ｵ窶堙｡窶堋ｪ窶堙ｱ窶堙?、窶愿?鞘?倪?堋ｷ窶堙ｩ窶堙娯?堋ｪ窶愿ｯ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢窶堙??堋ｷ窶堙仰。☝ ﾂ

窶堋ｱ窶堙ｪ窶堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶堙?ﾂ、窶堙?窶堙≫?堙??ｰ^窶慊ｮ窶堋ｵ窶堙懌?堋ｷﾂ！

 

[Kyoko_desu]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth
窶堋｢窶堋｢窶堋ｦﾂ、窶堙??堙個新ﾅ?ﾂｲﾂ静ｼ窶堙俄?堙?ﾂ青ｼ窶芭ﾅｽﾂｮ窶堋ｪ窶堋?窶堙ｩ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､窶堙擬/QUOTE]
When I first read your comment, I was like ﾂ「窶堋､窶堙≫?堋ｻﾂ〜ﾂ！ﾂ！ﾂ 窶堙懌?堋ｶﾂ〜ﾂ？ﾂ」 and searched internet.
Yeah you were right, Elizabeth san, they have some Western style toilets and I even found this cool one for the people on a wheel chair.

 

[RockLee]

I couldn't squat like that for the life of me （T。T）ぶぶ~
It's 本当にあーりーえーなーい ! I always fall backwards!

"unko zuwari"

Haha, the perfect discription !

 

[Davey]

If been practising it a little bit the last couple of days, and have to agree it is much more comfortable than the western style, however I still didn't found my best balance position yet.

 

[Kyoko_desu]

*me imagining you guys' practicing Asian squat.....*


窶堙披?堙ｭ窶堙坂?堙坂?堙坂?堙≫?堙坂?堙債〜ﾂ！

 

[Glenn]

Yeah, balance is a big part of it for me too, after having gotten used to squatting the improper way.

 

[Glenn]

Maybe we should post videos of ourselves practicing for Kyoko.

 

[Davey]

*me imagining you guys' practicing Asian squat.....*

窶堙披?堙ｭ窶堙坂?堙坂?堙坂?堙≫?堙坂?堙債〜ﾂ！

your making fun of us? so how about you eeee sit western style

 

[Elizabeth]

When I first read your comment, I was like ﾂ「窶堋､窶堙≫?堋ｻﾂ〜ﾂ！ﾂ！ﾂ 窶堙懌?堋ｶﾂ〜ﾂ？ﾂ」 and searched internet.
Yeah you were right, Elizabeth san, they have some Western style toilets and I even found this cool one for the people on a wheel chair.

窶堋ｻ窶堋､窶堙??堋ｷ窶堙仰。ﾂ青ｼ窶芭ﾂ人窶堙才?ｪ窶敕岩?堙可、ﾋ彗ﾅｽﾂｮ窶堙姑暖ﾆ辰ﾆ椎停?堋ｩ窶堙ｧ窶｢ﾃ??堙俄?｢ﾃｺ窶堙ｨ窶堋ｾ窶堋ｳ窶堙ｪ窶堙ｩ窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､ﾂ。