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Bruce Lee stood with his hand a mere inch away from his partner, punched, and his partner flew back a half a dozen feet. The Tai Chi student took a stance and placed his palms on his opponent, pushed, and his opponent flew away. The old master stood across the room from the student, lifted his palms, and the student jerked, tweaked, and flew away.
Interestingly, these anecdotes are all based on the set of principles. Bruce Lee achieved his ability through his study of kung fu, but it is not limited to his specific art. I have seen students of karate, and other arts, who developed this type of power to lesser or greater degree.
In the internal martial arts, such as Tai Chi, the ability known as fa jing is nothing more than a variation of explosive power. The difference is internal stylists practice exploding power through other body parts than just the punch. They can explode it through elbows and shoulders and hips and whatever body part they wish to use.
The secret of fa jing is to assume a solid stance, push slightly up the legs so that the body moves as little as possible, yet with authority and solid weight. The energy of the push hits the tan tien, which is the energy center, which likes the power and aids it and pushes it through the rest of the body. The body parts coursing the explosive power must be trained to pulse the power quickly and efficiently.
To pulse power imagine a train running into a monster wall. The string of freight cars collide, bang, bang, bang, and each add their weight and power to the collision. Now tweak that concept a little, and imagine the parts of your body being thrust forward so that they all collide at the same time.
This is a matter of exquisite timing, but understanding the theory doesn't take a long time. To be truthful, I learned it through my studies of karate. Nobody told me about the concept, I just studied long enough, and eventually fell into the thing.
Now, it really helps if you can set up your partner so that he best receives the power of the technique. One way is just to adjust him slightly so that he is no longer on balance. Another way is to push or pull slightly and set up a resistance which can, in turn, be pushed or pulled with.
I've made a study of this type of phenomena, and it is actually in the Master Instructor Course that I offer. The surprising thing, to me, is that nobody else has ever done this. I suppose it is a matter of perception, and when a person is actually at that point of perception, and when a person is actually ready to receive the teaching.
Interestingly, these anecdotes are all based on the set of principles. Bruce Lee achieved his ability through his study of kung fu, but it is not limited to his specific art. I have seen students of karate, and other arts, who developed this type of power to lesser or greater degree.
In the internal martial arts, such as Tai Chi, the ability known as fa jing is nothing more than a variation of explosive power. The difference is internal stylists practice exploding power through other body parts than just the punch. They can explode it through elbows and shoulders and hips and whatever body part they wish to use.
The secret of fa jing is to assume a solid stance, push slightly up the legs so that the body moves as little as possible, yet with authority and solid weight. The energy of the push hits the tan tien, which is the energy center, which likes the power and aids it and pushes it through the rest of the body. The body parts coursing the explosive power must be trained to pulse the power quickly and efficiently.
To pulse power imagine a train running into a monster wall. The string of freight cars collide, bang, bang, bang, and each add their weight and power to the collision. Now tweak that concept a little, and imagine the parts of your body being thrust forward so that they all collide at the same time.
This is a matter of exquisite timing, but understanding the theory doesn't take a long time. To be truthful, I learned it through my studies of karate. Nobody told me about the concept, I just studied long enough, and eventually fell into the thing.
Now, it really helps if you can set up your partner so that he best receives the power of the technique. One way is just to adjust him slightly so that he is no longer on balance. Another way is to push or pull slightly and set up a resistance which can, in turn, be pushed or pulled with.
I've made a study of this type of phenomena, and it is actually in the Master Instructor Course that I offer. The surprising thing, to me, is that nobody else has ever done this. I suppose it is a matter of perception, and when a person is actually at that point of perception, and when a person is actually ready to receive the teaching.
About the Author:
Al Case has been developing fa jing for 4O++ years. You can See his Studies at Monster Martial Arts.
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