clip the toes

21:36 Jul 8, 2015 

Yes, that's pretty much the same reading I have too if he's saying 'at a clip'. That makes more sense than my initial interpretation of 'at a fast speed'.

20:37 Jul 8, 2015 

I also hear 'AT a clip' but because of what is said afterwards, I take it to mean 'do for a short time'. However, I admit I'm definitely not up to date with modern-day American expressions!

20:32 Jul 8, 2015 

I just listened again with decent headphones and I still hear "at a clip," rather than "in a clip." If that is what he is, in fact, saying, it's actually ambiguous in American English. It could either mean "at a rather fast speed" or it could mean "at a time." But I'm open to the possibility that I'm hearing it incorrectly :-)

20:18 Jul 8, 2015 

I was just about to write the same as Gallagy.

20:17 Jul 8, 2015 

@ Sheri,

I hear "in a clip" i.e just an example for the video, and then he goes on to talk
about viewers at home can do them for longer... To me this makes far more sense than "at a clip"=fast

20:13 Jul 8, 2015 

When the American man on the left of the screen says "we're doing these just for a few seconds at a clip," my understanding is that "at a clip" here means "at a rather fast speed." I don't know if this is particularly American usage, but that is definitely how I interpret it, not clip as in video clip.

19:54 Jul 8, 2015 

Thank you, Gallagy.

19:50 Jul 8, 2015 

klp
it's "clip" first time =video "clip" but definitely "grip the toes" the 2nd time and agree with Helena's understanding of it..."grip" as in "grab" the toes, all part of moving energy down the body (and back up again no doubt).

19:39 Jul 8, 2015 

Thank you, Helena.

19:33 Jul 8, 2015 

First the hands gather the energy from the shoulders and then the jogging movement is to help the energy drop down towards the feet. I suppose if the person grips his toes, it helps him concentrate on his feet and on moving the energy down.

19:18 Jul 8, 2015 

many thanks to everyone and could I ask one more thing about the phrase "clip/grip the toes." Does anyone have any idea as to why he mentions the toes in the first place? Is clenching/gripping/clipping the toes something that viewers can do in addition to bringing the energy into their hands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm9pY4KRtjU
This is the beginning of the exrecise - no mention of toes.