I came across this vid a few months ago, and I've been meaning to post this question along with it. I'm curious about the thumb picking this guy does (Fernando Miyata) at about 2:53. Is this related to flamenco music? Also, I'm not exactly sure, but what's with that series of flicking motions at about 2:33. A variation off of rasgueado? Any suggestions on developing either of these techniques?

Thanks fellow GT'ers... (GT'ers?)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATub40Npxik