kuo is literally the first lifter i was completely obsessed with. watch her to get pumped to lift, watch her for technique pointers, watch her for her attractiveness, watch her for her humility. the list goes on. by far my favorite female athlete of all time
She's so dominant in her weight class! Her name literally means "Lucky to Survive" since she was born immaturely, underweight with umbilical cord tied around her neck. She's from a poor family; after she attained her fame she donated sizable earnings to her town for the needed. A great athlete and a true philanthropist. I am a fan now!😂
I also read that she came from a single mom household (growing up with grandparents as her mom worked all the time ) and changed living places all the time. She’s such a strong person with a strong heart waw
I'm only a very new fan to the sport (so am unqualified to have an opinion!), but I know everyone talks about Lasha's technique (and you've got a video on him too! :) ) My favourite lifter though is Shi Zhiyong; again, can't comment on whether his technique is good or bad, but "Wo cao!!!"
I feel like most of these are such a backwards explanation of what actually happens. I had recently discussed the snatch technique at nauseum with Andrei Aryamnov, who I think is THE BEST technician, and, although she's doing kind of the same stuff but the way it is explained here is more of what you see, now what ACTUALLY happens. I am glad these cue helped some athletes get to a higher level, but these are the cues that screwed me up learning from the start in WL in the USA. Now I have to relearn this stuff the right way. You should really talk to Aryamnov.
@@TheTuita people generally consider Shi ultra strong and explosive while not technically that notable, but I personally find his technique extremely consistent, effective and fine tuned for lifting heavy weights for his specific body and strengths. He is probably the most consistent in the clean of anyone (probably even more than Tian Tao) not just cause his strength, but he also repeats his exact, signature technique every time perfectly (very little foot movement, slight arm bend, massive pull and triple extension backward) even though each thing he does wouldn't necessarily be recommended to a new or developing lifter.
Kuo has impeccable and superb technique, and her accessories workout also support this as well... , all the small things makes her the best in the world.
It sounds odd, but watch her pony tail. It doesn't matter how much is on the bar, her pony tail does the same "flip' or whatever you want to call it. That suggests that her movement is identical with every lift. You can see it in some videos that show her simultaneously in 3 successive lifts in a competition. She's mesmerizing to watch.
One of my favourite snatch technicians is Bozhidar Andreev. I think his style is very clean (no pun intended) and his catch under the bar is fenomenal.
Position, transition, and execution. Knowing where force is applied is also key. Through the legs not the hips. Transitions will flow through positions naturally if the focus on where force is applied is correct.
Hi, when I saw she first time, I loved she immediately.... Her movement is so fluid and efficient. Your canel is very interesting. Sorry for my English :-P bye
I guess it's not really technique, but one thing I like is her "blink and you miss it" bar prep; she's barely stepped to the bar and then she's already lifting. Had to feel for Choe at the world championships though... broke world records, but still lost to Kuo!
Thanks a ton -the initial part of my lift is such but pulling the elbows back gets the lats engaged as the bar passes hips rather than just being a trap based movement .Cannot wait to apply this technique. As I learned the orthodox lifters shunned the idea of pulling with the upper body believing the arms were mere chains to hold on to the bar itself using only the hips to generate the lifting force.
Your video is absolutely underrated. I've made some very similar analysis (as a Crossfit fanboy), watched hundreds of slo-mo top lifters videos, analyzed barbel path, acceleration and movements and got exactly the same conclusions. First of all: many coaches (and Crossfit methodology in particular) teaches snatch and clean simply wrong. 100% agree on the knee driving forward, on the shrug that is directed backwards not upwards etc. Thank you for spreading that observations. BTW... cueing people to "jump" is the worst advice I've heard as for a common bloke jumping means going on your toes and leaning forward... which does not correspond with the proper WL technique.
Definitely notice that the longer my feet are glued on the ground, I notice my pull is stronger and don't miss many lifts. New sub here. On a side note, you should do a collab with Zach Telander.
She was brutally attacked by many Taiwanese for being against Taiwan's bid to change its name for the Olympics, Chinese Taipei, remember? Had those idiots had their way you wouldn't be here saying "she's proud of Taiwan."😂
Honestly, at first I thought Clarence Kennedy was really fast snatcher. But then I saw him train with Gabriel Sincraian and thought Gabriel was that guy who appears behind your back in a bat of an eye. But now that I paid attention to Pyrros Dimas. That movement in the visualization clip was small, but it was so fast. Maybe one of the fastest lifters?
It’s funny I just started implementing Olympic lifting on my world outs and once I first saw her videos I prefer her best compared to every one else I like her technique and the smoothest of her lift
I've always head that I'm supposed to shrug and pull straight up, but I feel like I get a much much better pull if I actually "aim" backwards more. I wonder why the queue is always straight up..?
How about anyone from China (which includes Taiwan), the best technical weightlifting team with actual successes in the Olympics. These guys are lifting well beyond their weight due to excellent techniques and jaw dropping squat jerks. Deng Wei, Lu xiaojun (WTF did I just see?), Shi zhiyong, Tian Tao, Ai Wenwen, Chen Yaqing and Long Qingquan to name a few. The last guy lifted a total of 307kg, 5.51 times his body weight, apart from genetics and hard work, they emphasis just as importantly on techniques.
Total rubbish ...technique comes. In to play as one is learning how to lift ....the rest is power strength and athletic ability ....and only men’s weights have any credence here ....because the. Weights being lifted are enormous ..per kilo ....
