internal means someone doesnt look strong but is strong. this the traditional definition.
this is done by lifting weights with low repetition.
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internal means someone doesnt look strong but is strong. this the traditional definition.
this is done by lifting weights with low repetition.
When you play push hand with Taiji guys, they are all very relax. The moment that you get into clinching (arms control), they will all tense up. They may be able to relax when they use the "sticky" principle. The moment that you get hold on them, their relaxation just won't be able to break the clinching situation.
This just make me wonder. Does "relaxation" truely work in wrestling? I have never seen anybody could be relax on the mat from the begining all the way to the end. When your opponent wants you to yield into his force (when yield will not be to your advantage), you just have to resist. That's "tense".
notice how no internal guy has responded to the video showing traditional tai chi weight lifting.
deep down, they dont really care about martial arts. its just a tool to escape from reality. if not kung fu, then they would be at a star trek convention somewhere.
I would look at internal as your level of development.
You start out doing external with large movements and you use a lot of muscle energy, as you get better you use smaller and smaller movements and use less and less strength until finally you don't see the outside movement, and everything happens on the inside with same result to opponent's.
Not empty force, you have contact.
flexibility may be a better term
if you are able to turn or change
and the opponent is not able to turn, change or correct his position or movement
wo shun ren bei
I am along the direction of energy or movement
you are not able to reverse it
that is how you win from positioning and movement of your arm, leg, body etc
or the opponent is not able to resist or correct
etc etc.
:cool:
BJJ guys are relaxed.
Back when I was at a MMA gym, I would always be super tense and tire myself out quickly, while the more advance people were just relaxing and waiting. They told me I was doing it, and they said it's pretty common amongst noobs. They even had a slang term for it which may not be appropriate for this forum :p
But that's not internal power. That's just relaxing to conserve energy.
You can see this in people who struggle with their heavy bag work as well. The idea to be coming out with the same as you went in with. Breath holding while striking, striking with feet off the ground, holding tension in the muscles etc. Anyway, they bag after a couple of minutes or less when doing continuous striking etc.
It's the same in anything, you need to develop a way to relax when using your strength so you don't waste energy you need for endurance and stamina. That takes time and practice and constructive criticism from your coach/sifu/sensei/trainer
Completely agreed. I'm even noticing that in my guitar playing. I took an 8-10 year break from playing and have recently started back up again, and I've noticed I'm using way too much tension in my fingers and wrists and oddly enough in my right shoulder, too. I need to relax. It's actually a bit weird, I remember being able to play stuff, but after taking such a long break, my hands no longer do what they're supposed to do, and I'll be playing a song and halfway through forget what comes next :p And it creates this weird feeling in my brain because I remember being able to play it, I just don't remember how, or if I do remember how, my fingers don't cooperate. It's been coming back fast, though; I just need to make sure I don't pick up some bad habits I used to have.
But none of that has anything to do with "internal power" :D When I can play my guitar from across the room with my qi, then I will be sure to make a thread and give James Randi a call.
I frequently blow my load. Is that going to harm my chi launching, as I subscribe to other forms of launching? :D