Theory of internal 1) This is primarily what I focus on. Binary. There is only tension and relaxation. Tension refers to using muscular force. Relaxation refers to “dead” weight of the arms. Then the mind comes into play, directing attention to various points of the body to: a) fill that particular area with energy, b) use …
Greetings. It has been awhile. The primary reason is because I introspect amidst my training routine. I don’t find it necessary to document everything I go through. There are some that are comfortable doing this but I have never found it satisfying. So! What is new? I found the “key” to unlocking the internal system. …
Where to kick: In Wing Chun we focus on straight kicks with the height being below the hip and the knee being in the center of the body. In this lineage joints and relaxed movements are focused on more. So everything should move effortlessly. 1) Upper body. Although the focus is the lower body, the …
A couple of weeks ago, I asked both Sifus what an ideal training routine would be? Here are their responses: Sifu Eddie Chan I think an ideal training routine is one that suits you, and you should know better than others. As a sharing, I used to “apply” the wing chun way in my everyday …
I wanted to discuss a concept relating to fighting and reality. In my analysis, there are primarily two types of fights: 1) showmanship and 2) reality. Let us start with #2 first. Now fights in reality are fast, hard and end relatively quickly. Energy is used up at a high concentration by either or both …
Manner of teaching has shifted to internal – March 2019 Steps: 1) Understand what not to do. That is use muscular force 2) Relax i.e. drop the shoulder girdle i.e. open the upper gates 3) Keep the relaxation active and focus ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Additional steps needed to take/ elongated and detailed info: 1) Releasing shoulder to …
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I started training in Taiji two months ago. In that time, I noticed I started transmitting energy. What I mean by this is that energy moves from me to the other person. Right now the effect is quite benign. This means that there isn’t enough energy – or level of energy – to create actual …
We don’t want anything other than chi or prana training. It is kind of pointless to hone techniques that cannot be updated to every situation. Reading the book, Mastery Mindset, the author (a practitioner of karate and aikido) has written about his own experiences facing and learning from masters who have a high level of …
I was watching Nima’s latest video and a few things came to my mind: 1) Use of multiple joints in multiple vectors simultaneously. This is so basic, it’s silly. This should have been obvious from the get go. Moving joints in multiple directions gives you more control and “spikes” your opponent. But only if he …
I feel there are layers of variables or factors involved in order to achieve the “complete” Nim-Tao state. It can be analogized as a onion. Through peeling successive layers, more and more comes to be understood. This peeling comes about through experience. Note: these aren’t in perfect order. The list contains factors which one must focus on – …
