Posted by Henry on January 06, 1999 at 19:14:23:
In Reply to: Further clarification posted by Lee W. on January 06, 1999 at 13:24:02:
Lee,
Are you making fun of Kumar for being fat? He himself in his book points
out that fat people are as good or better than thin people.
Or are you making fun of Wu style as particularly suited for fat people.
I'm fat and I can tell you that the leaning is not good for your back.
Add that extra fat weight to the suspended torso weight and the stress
on the lumbar discs is even greater than when skinny people like yourself
lean.
This may be a good time for you to consult a medical person about spinal
structure, posture, back management. Get a neutral opinion from someone
you trust. You don't want to go aroung spreading false information about
backs and stuff, would you?
Henry, fat and proud of it, and not a Wu stylist.
: I can understand how Kumar would reference Wu for helping his low back.
The alginment with the rear leg in front stance does remove a lot of
stress from the low back.
It is especially noticeable if you have a few extra pounds from what
I have seen and been told by friends who have a few extra pounds
(I don't have any so I have to take their word for it).
The tilting of the pelvis through the step also does a good job
of working the lower back muscles in a gentle way to strenghten them
so I can see where praise of this methods health benefits is deserved.