This didn't work well for my glass teapot as it was too slippy when filled with water. I think it's best to use whatever it natural for each individual teapot.

The only thing I would add is that all horizontal circles would be based on circles from the elbow, while all movement up and down has the wrist as their source. That's how I've been taught atleast. Keep drinking, brewing and exploring!

I basically go in the handle with my 3rd finger with support grip from my pinky and my thumb on the lid. First and second finger just relaxed. This works for smaller pots and has a good grip and I dont burn myself. Your technique looks good for xisha shape style pots and larger pots in general which I will try, my grip isn't so secure with those, I'll try it.

Hey 😊 I'm using the two handed technique! Works best for me! Doesn't look too elegant,but it gives me the best control for my teapots! My Gaiwans and shiboridashis ,I'm using with one hand! Thanks for your videos! Always very interesting und passionate!😊👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@FrankDBoyce

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Mostly because I broke both my thumbs a few years ago!!

What technique do I use? I, err, .. use the traditional method of "scald your middle finger on the gaiwan"!

@TheScotsalan

2 жыл бұрын

I have a collection of pots here in china, have a tea tray etc. When I make tea, I often ask my 9 year old daughter to pick the tea and pot. I sigh when she picks a gaiwan.. cos those things burn 😂. But if she makes tea for us or guests, she always uses her lazy tea maker 😂😂. If I shout out.. daughter, grandpa is here, make him tea.. its always the best tea in the lazy tea maker 😂

@daniel.lopresti

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheScotsalan to be honest,it actually only happens rarely for me and only when I fill past a very specific threshold...

Whether it's the Russian or Franco-Belgian hold, you should always keep the shoulders relaxed and wrists fluid for dexterity. lol Happy Saturday and, where's 🌱Young Gushu 22?

@darrensucksatgames

2 жыл бұрын

2021 was some fire!

@desertfox432

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrensucksatgames With time it mellowed out nicely too.

Thank you for the "tea tipping" ergonomic class, such insight.

I know it's typical to love tiny yixing pots for gong fu brewing but I also just have small hands so they're great 😂 there are so money horrible giant and clunky pots out there that I have no clue how anyone uses

@JackPorter

Жыл бұрын

two hands

On some pots, I just use the tweezers to hold the pot top. Thats the method I taught my daughter when she was about 7 years old with very small hands. Cos the bamboo tweezers are there anyway to handle the cups to empty them after cleaning them. If doing a hard brew, boiling water.. well preheated pot and boiling water poured over the pot, I reach for the tweezers too 😂. Cos it depends on your own mood I reckon. 👍

Hey Don, thanx for the video. I've seen a lot of tea e-shops has recently started to sell teas from africa especially malawi. Do you have any information about these?

Now I remember why I only use gaiwans and shiboridashi. 😅😞

I'm having a hard time pouring with my pot still, I need more practice! My pot is also a different shape and is quite heavy! The shape is called "shipiao". The handle is not circular and the lid does not have the traditional knob, so I'm having a hard time with one hand. The way that I hold it with one hand right now (if I don't use the index-finger-in-handle and thumb-on-lid method) is by slipping my middle finger through the handle and using my ring and pinkie finger for weight, but instead of being able to reach the knobbed lid, I just rest my finger over wherever it can reach at the time. It's not the most fun, but my pot just feels too heavy for my fingers otherwise

Usually I hook it with an index finger and support the handle from behind with my middle, pinching them together. Thumb on the lid. As the tea drains the middle finger slips to the base of the pot and my band comes down more into a hamburger grip cradling the pot. I like the ease of grabbing it with one finger but my the time the hot liquids is out adjust to shake the drops out.

When I first started using gong Fu teapots I just naturally went into using the traditional way of holding it as if it was instinctual.

I have bought this very expensive matcha from mata matcha but it doesn't taste bitter at all. It doesn't have a strong vegetable flavor either. Is this always the case with super premium quality matcha?

@WheediesManchild

2 жыл бұрын

Good tea in general isn't supposed to taste bitter. As for vegetal, its a flavor profile that some matcha has and some doesn't. Vegetal, sweet, savory are different aspects of matcha to look for depending on your preferences.

I always use the "Paintbrush" method for holding teapots.

When does the spring picked greens come it ?

@Chemicalkinetics

2 жыл бұрын

It came out already in China (first flush)

It feels so strange not seeing you brew any tea, ha-ha.

You’re basically making some bow hold and movement technique out of tea pouring 😀👍 You never played violin, did you?

@LucasFabro

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about the bow too!

@babs_olutely

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of piano with the straight wrist/using your elbow rather than your wrist to pour!

nice to see its still Gonfu: an art. As a master told and tought me... learn the use of your tools. I'm missing the element of the little hole on the lit. It has a use in Gonfu brewing and is a part of the Art Yes, I do dunk my teapots in a Gong dou bay. I have not master it to do that with a Gaiwan Yours.....

anyone know any good tea dealers in canada

a quick video for mei leaf is 15 minutes

When doing gong fu, all my attention is focused on the task at hand. When pouring depending on vessel size, filter type, and tea leaf profile the pour evolves or digresses into sputter,flutters, etc. to go around a blocked flat filter I move my arm like playing a cello careful to not clash the water inside.

@reubenk1615

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you brew intuitively with attention to what's happening in front of you. Gung fu tea I find to be very relaxing and meditative because it draws my focus to it and away from other things. To me it's about slowing down to relax and unwind. That's how I see it, how about you?

Does it really matter how I finger my teapot???

@reubenk1615

2 жыл бұрын

Do you like burnet fingers?

@TheAmazingMrGs

2 жыл бұрын

@@reubenk1615 Sure it a hobby 🤣

In traditional Chinese way you always need to use 2 hands. Otherwise disrespectful

@Chemicalkinetics

2 жыл бұрын

Not true.

@reubenk1615

2 жыл бұрын

Probably depends on the teahouses and who the teacher is I'd imagine

@wast2538

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chemicalkinetics ALL over Asia it is tradition to use both hands when you give something. But manners are getting lost in Asia too. Still not as bad as in Cowboys country

@Chemicalkinetics

2 жыл бұрын

@@wast2538 It is absolutely not true. Many many people serve tea with one hand. In fact, the small teapots are designed so that they can be served with one hand. Now, there is a difference between you go to a professional tea house and they serve you with two hands. That is jut being extra polite. No different than they probably bowed at you as well. This is far from statements like people must always serve tea to me with two hands or people must always bow at me. This is far from your statement that "...always need to use 2 hands. Otherwise (one hand) disrespectful" Plenty Chinese and Japanese tea experts serve tea with one hand. It is far from being disrespectful. Do you want me to show you videos after videos that tea masters from Asia serve tea with one hand?

@Chemicalkinetics

2 жыл бұрын

Here are two videos. 1) Pu Erh tea video from 茶农普洱文 普洱文参观朋友专业茶仓库，老茶几万件价值上亿，喝18万一饼88青 kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5x2l5h7nKvWgaw.html 2) Japanese Kysuu serving video from 名もなき茶師 / 新井製茶 茶師流　煎茶用急須の種類・選び方 kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWao2Miin7G6gLQ.html It will do you good for saying things which you don't understand, especially labeling words like "always", "disrespecful".