the definition of fa-jing
okay i'm sure every chinese tai chi master i've met which is about 3 or 4 have said "faht ging". this basicaly means to generate power. when i see people post about fa-jing the most widely accepted definition is erle montigue's. while he's not wrong that's no the only side to it either. for instance you use your head, hands, shoulders, eblows, hips, knees, and the bottom of the feet to fa-jing to generate power. the only thing is that one sifu explained to me is the translation problem. a lot of people learning any type of martial arts at higher levels will have trouble because the translations will never be the same. for example a chinese poem if translated would sound weird in english and not have it's original power. the same goes for a very complicated english poem with puns and other gadgets. so i was wondering what everyone's opinion on fajing is then. to me i guess it basically means to generate power. it's a very broad term cause i hear it used a lot around here.
Re: the definition of fa-jing
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Originally posted by Zantesuken
the most widely accepted definition is erle montigue's. while he's not wrong that's no the only side to it either. for instance you use your head, hands, shoulders, eblows, hips, knees, and the bottom of the feet to fa-jing to generate power.
That IS Erle Montaigue's definition. The movement of the waist is talked about too much and too many people act as if that's all he ever talks about but it is not. If you ask him to describe fa-jing, he will tell you what is in the Classics, and his method does fit that description.