1, Who cares about Permission? The term permission has never come in my mind until I read it here.
2, After all this long post and you still didnt tell us anything about Hua Jin.
[QUOTE=Scott R. Brown;1069148]Thank you for your permission Hendrik, what would I do without your permission?:rolleyes:
I would first do two things. One is get rid of the Chinese terms and use English. This is America after all and there is no reason to use Chinese terms unless one wishes to perpetuate the idea of special/secret/mysterious knowledge. Secondly, I would stop using parlor tricks in order to demonstrate the generation of force, redirection of force, dissolving of force, etc. principles!
While standing with someone pushing on your chest may be good for beginning a conversation and impressing the naïve and impressionable, it does nothing to prepare one for a “real world” fight. After all the study of technical aspects of any art are of no value if they do not make you a better fighter. Parlor tricks will not help one apply the principles in a fight. In fact, if one does not practice in a dynamic and unpredictable environment, all their special parlor tricks will have no value or meaning, because you will be laid up in the hospital wondering what went wrong with your application of the fancy principles when you should have been punching and kicking your opponent from the start.
Anything can look mysterious and special under a controlled circumstance. Anything can look awe inspiring when you load the system with a prearranged pattern of behavior. When an instructor has you stand there and push on him here while he does this in return he is controlling the environment of the interaction and therefore the outcome. It is a set up from the get go. If it isn’t demonstrated in a dynamic and unpredictable situation, it is meaningless in terms of “real life” self-defense. So, with theo, you should have started with your prearranged stance in order to demonstrate the principles, then allowed him to challenge you in sparring with no holds barred in order to establish your principles’ real world application. However, within a class students are loathe to embarrass their instructor by moving outside the prescribed, prearranged and allowed movements, so it is doubtful he would have truly challenged you in order to demonstrate the flaws in your principles. So, if an instructor can only demonstrate his principles within a controlled environment and cannot respond spontaneously to the unpredictable, what he is teaching is merely a parlor trick for the impressionable and naïve.
At first I considered going through this whole thread to correct your errors of communication, but it became clear that it would be very tedious and boring, not only for me to do, but for anyone wishing to read it. Also, a number of other posters have responded to you effectively while you have merely ignored their salient points in order to perpetuate your own delusion. So, instead I will do the same thing you have done when addressing many of the questions you have been asked, I will refer you to the 10 years or so of postings I have made on the subject on this BB. Go and find them yourself!
For those interested in learning your legendary skills that have no real world application, I would recommend avoiding it like the plague until after you have learned to effectively defend yourself in various environments against various types of opponents.
Suffice it to say, all one need do is to practice the basics repeatedly over time and the body will respond naturally on its own. Physical force is generated from the rear foot and moves up through the body like a wave. The power is increased by the twisting movement of the hips, and shoulders. DO NOT punch with the arms. The straightening of the arm is the least power generating movement of the body when punching.
For internal power, forget it! It is a myth; it is just a different application of physical power. Avoid becoming preoccupied with it. That is not to say the mind is not involved in ones ability to generate power. The easiest way to describe it is to let intellectualization go. Don’t think about it and the body will respond naturally to your intent. This is after one has learned to apply the basics effectively however. One must start out thinking about the movements in order to establish a correct basis of each movement, but after the body has internalized/habituated the movements, empty the mind of preconceived ideas and thoughts and allow the body to respond naturally to the attacks. Hit real things like various kinds of bags under varying circumstances as well as hitting real people in real unpredictable sparring situations.
The rest will come on its own over time! And in the end you won’t be all that impressed with it all because there is no mystery or secret involved. it is simply the body learning to move in the most efficient manner through practice.:)
If there are any questions, I will be happy to be more specific according to the question asked!:)[/QUOTE]
