Hive Build & Conquest #3 (Tai Chi)

[Gurg]

Hello, new game of Hive B&C.

Here is spreadsheet table:

Hive B&C Tai Chi

docs.google.com

This time it is thematic. I choose basic Taichi moves from this video. There are 100 exercises, and I linked every exercise in different tiles. So you just have to do it and report it.
We will report time, not number of repetitions.
All exercises are numerated from 1 to 100, so you just report, for example:

25. 2min

and some comment, as those exercises looks fun, some even funny. I haven't try any, waiting to try it and comment together. You make three exercises per turn.
Those are simple moves, not real Tai Chi Yang sequences, or something like this . I wouldn't try this! Or maybe I should?

@graoumia , @astro_lizard you can start already, I will wait until tomorrow to see is there somebody else to join us.

And, yes. Click on Youtube link in spreadsheet to direct you to specific time at video, not Preview, because that shows video from beginning.

We will play

Ascendancy mode
Win by total points after 10 20 rounds (tile count + 3x3 zones + row/column bonuses).

+1 pt per field
+5 pts per row/column
+10 pts per full 3×3 zone

 

[graoumia]

amazing, many thanks @Gurg

 

[astro_lizard]

Are there specific turns right now? I don't mind going 2nd if you want to go first @graoumia

 

[Gurg]

I'll start tomorrow, if you want you can start, or wait for me to go first. As you wish.
After first round, we will keep turn order.
You are veterans now.

 

[astro_lizard]

Maybe at the end of this game we all do https://darebee.com/workouts/tai-chi-workout.html together

 

[astro_lizard]

Ok I can't contain myself. I did 33 for 1 minute

 

[Gurg]

Ok I can't contain myself. I did 33 for 1 minute

More two, we will play 3 exercises per round.

 

[astro_lizard]

oops! I'll get right on that and report back!

 

[Gurg]

And give us some feedback, is it hard, what to expect and so

 

[astro_lizard]

The first one I did wasn't hard at all and was energizing. I did it at the same pace as the guy in the video. My back feels amazingly stretched now and I think it may have to be a regular warmup for me now. For our leveling system, I'm thinking of counting these all as wellness, what do you think?

 

[astro_lizard]

19 Bear Sway for 1:00. This one did start to get my arms tired but it still mostly felt energizing.
57 rooster step for 1:00. This one also got my arms and back a little tired, but I feel much looser and more limber after doing those three.

I'm starting to wonder why I waited so long to try Tai Chi. This is amazing

 

[Gurg]

I rather look at it as stretching, but that's individual, maybe for some is strength.

 

[graoumia]

I'm starting to wonder why I waited so long to try Tai Chi. This is amazing

We didn't have Gurg to teach us before

 

[Gurg]

We didn't have Gurg to teach us before

Hey, that's not me on video.
I'm more handsome

Joking, I'm not teaching, I just suggesting what is interesting to me.

 

[astro_lizard]

I rather look at it as stretching, but that's individual, maybe for some is strength.

hmm, maybe I'll split the XP between stretching, strength, wellness, depending on how each feels that day.

 

[Gurg]

And I played, all one minute:
3 - gently happy swaying, as when I get hearts from astro lizard
25 - hip opening, this was a little bit harder, bc have to spread feet to different directions, and go down, but not so hard for minute
77 - Heng ha fist. Interesting experience, start to feel power in exhaling and hard push.

I definitely won't do stamp exercises in my apartment, as neighbors will throw me out. Have to find some woods or garden where nobody see me.

 

[astro_lizard]

I definitely won't do stamp exercises in my apartment, as neighbors will throw me out. Have to find some woods or garden where nobody see me.

Same, I will need to save those for when I'm at the gym or out of the house somewhere. My downstairs neighbor is probably already wishing I would move out

 

[Gurg]

But it's funny. Imagine full power foot stamping for one minute. What would neighbor think: those are not sane at all

But seriously, those stamp exercises are for earth, ground, not for concrete, asphalt or house floor, to keep your foot safe.

 

[graoumia]

@Gurg, are you ready to start today? can you go next ?

Fyi, tomorrow if my little baby birthday, he will be 18, i will maybe be a bit busy

 

[Gurg]

Ohooo, happy birthday to your son.


But I played this morning, it's your turn.
If you are busy , I'll give you day off.
Joking. Take your time, we will patiently wait.

 

[Gurg]

And I played, all one minute:
3 - gently happy swaying, as when I get hearts from astro lizard
25 - hip opening, this was a little bit harder, bc have to spread feet to different directions, and go down, but not so hard for minute
77 - Heng ha fist. Interesting experience, start to feel power in exhaling and hard push.

I definitely won't do stamp exercises in my apartment, as neighbors will throw me out. Have to find some woods or garden where nobody see me.

This, but I started conversation with Lizzy later , and it stayed unnoticed

 

[graoumia]

I will do it in the evening, thanks. After the cake bake

 

[Gurg]

Cool, and this is recommendation exercise from our game if cake baking fail:

16 Squatting shake

 

[graoumia]

he looks desperate....

 

[graoumia]

1 Limb shaking 1:00
9 Tiptoe horse stance 1:00
11 Threading palm left and right 1:30

 

[astro_lizard]

@Gurg, are you ready to start today? can you go next ?

Fyi, tomorrow if my little baby birthday, he will be 18, i will maybe be a bit busy

I hope he has a great birthday!!!!!

 

[astro_lizard]

I think it's my turn now.

1:00 54 Heel Raise & Pat Lower Back
1:00 80 Push Mountain Style - it was hard for me to get this motion down at first but I like it
1:00 95 Forward-Backward Heel Raises - balancing for this one was harder than I thought it was going to be so I slowed down the movement until I could maintain balance

 

[Gurg]

My turn:

16 Squatting shake 1:00
17 Standing forward lean sea sway 1:00
18 Knee lift and waist turn 1:00

Lazy one, I took desperate guy, then continue with following videos. Nice gentle warmup.

 

[Gurg]

1:00 54 Heel Raise & Pat Lower Back

This looks pretty scary, taping on kidneys.

 

[graoumia]

21 Side lunge stretch 1:00
22 Back kick leg lift 1:00
23 Spring leg stretch 1:00

Most of the links are not working as they should, the 21 was ok, not most of the others, Maybe i do it wrong

 

[Gurg]

I don't know what is the problem. I tried every link, and they were ok. Even those you copied 21, 22, 23 they work ok from forum, and from spreadsheet. When you click on spreadsheet go direct to youtube, not preview.

Spoiler: link to youtube

 

[astro_lizard]

1:00 79 Horse Stance Rotating Elbow - made me feel like Goku getting ready for kamehameha
0:30 53 Horse Stance Spring Kick
1:00 29 Mountain Shaking Sea Swaying

 

[Gurg]

1:00 79 Horse Stance Rotating Elbow - made me feel like Goku getting ready for kamehameha

So... was there some explosion afterward

My stretching exercises are:

34 Hold up heaven pull ribs 1:00
35 Cross stretch method 1:00
38 Dao flag unfurling 1:00

 

[astro_lizard]

So... was there some explosion afterward

My stretching exercises are:

34 Hold up heaven pull ribs 1:00
35 Cross stretch method 1:00
38 Dao flag unfurling 1:00

Not yet, I need to do push mountain style (80) again for it to actually be a full explosion.

 

[Gurg]

@graoumia it's your turn, in case you didn't notice. And did you solve problem with links?

 

[Gurg]

Not yet, I need to do push mountain style (80) again for it to actually be a full explosion.

Maybe you try this:
73 Taichi elastic energy 0:00
I will maybe try, but I'm afraid that my hands would fall off

 

[graoumia]

I tried a different browser, it is the same

10 Front kick 1:00
20 Phoenix spreads wings 1:30
12 Push up and relax 2:00


For n°19 it is not beer but bear

 

[Gurg]

For n°19 it is not beer but bear

Drunken bear, I'll fix it
@astro_lizard do you have problems with links for exercises?

 

[astro_lizard]

Drunken bear, I'll fix it
@astro_lizard do you have problems with links for exercises?

So I wasn't supposed to chug beer for that one.... oops.

They seem to be working on my end

 

[astro_lizard]

43 Fixed Knee for 1:00
48 Bow Stance Underarm Thread Palm 1:00 this one was very technical and I had to slow it down a lot
60 Golden Turtle Plays with Water 1:00 this one was technical as well so I did it slow

 

[Gurg]

62 Horse stance deep squat 1:00
63 Squat knee touch elbow 1:00
73 Taichi elastic energy 1:00

 

[Gurg]

43 Fixed Knee for 1:00
48 Bow Stance Underarm Thread Palm 1:00 this one was very technical and I had to slow it down a lot
60 Golden Turtle Plays with Water 1:00 this one was technical as well so I did it slow

Generally, as I saw, tai-chi moves are supposed to be done as slowly as it can, to do it correctly, then you gradually do it faster, until become very fast but done correctly, and with using of Chi (Qi), internal body energy.

 

[graoumia]

26 Wudang waist bending 1:15
27 Waist and hip twist 2:00
28 Forward bend and waist twist 1:40

 

[astro_lizard]

61
71
81

All 1 minute

 

[Gurg]

55 Twin peaks pierce ears 1:00
56 Raise one heel, pull other 1:00
66 Horse stance side elbow 1:00

 

[Gurg]

@astro_lizard , you turn.
@graoumia rested for 24 hours.

 

[graoumia]

Sorry i missed my turn, completely forget

 

[Gurg]

Sorry i missed my turn, completely forget

And Lizzy is not playing her move. Probably waiting for you to finish yours

 

[astro_lizard]

got busy this weekend, I'm fine with waiting for @graoumia to make up turn , I'm in no rush

 

[astro_lizard]

if not I can play sometime this evening in about 6 or so hours