10/10 The Perfect Complement To Hard Style Training
By SteveFreides, RKC-II
/ Ridgewood, NJ
I was exposed to some parts of the Crane Frolic at DragonDoor events: RKC and flexibility training weekends. I found some of the movements so pleasurable to perform that I incorporated them into my morning warmup which is mostly based around Pavel's "Super Joints" (also available on this web site).
Since injuring my shoulder a few months ago, I dug out my Crane Frolic DVD. It has been, on some days, the majority of my training, and I credit it as much as anything else I have done for the fact that my shoulder is slowly and surely returning to its prior strength - and without the surgery the orthopedist recommended. Once a week or so I take a long practice, usually doubling the approximately 30 minutes the 10 movements in the complete Frolic take if you do them along with the DVD. I have also committed the entire thing to memory, which is not difficult to do, and I now have a restorative routine at my disposal wherever I am - no equipment and now no DVD required.
If you find yourself with knots in your muscles and other symptoms of a body not able to completely relax, the Crane Frolic may be just what you're looking for. It is said to grant grace and longevity; I can tell you that it has granted me a new perspective on exercise, a soft component to balance out my Hard Style training. I expect the Crane Frolic, and eventually other soft practices as well, to be permanent parts of my daily training.
9/10 great
By Srdjan
/ Beograd, Serbia, southeast Europe
watch this
8/10 Easy to Follow
By Brian
/ Midlothian (near Dallas/Fort Worth) TX USA
I've found places "in my area" that teach tai chi, but they all seem to teach class on weekday evenings at 6:00, and that's a couple of hours' drive through evening traffic--it's just not feasible. I've tried books and other videos, but I haven't found anything that does a good job with both showing AND explaining what to do; most of those I had high hopes for did a better job at one or the other. For me, this DVD does both. I work with at-risk teens, so this is a good way to wind down at the end of the day. I am definitely going to be ordering the rest of the set!
7/10 Helpful but stark
By Holly
A
/ Mesa, AZ, USA
Great Qi Gong, but it would be more appealing with some visual and auditory aesthetics.