FIRST, One must do.
By DOING, one can really Understand.
"Nothing really becomes real until you felt it" John Keats.
by the way:
« Long Bridge energy is not really a strategy, it’s more a state of awareness of the connexion of the body and the mind, what I think TST calls « niem lik ».
The strategy to discover the long bridge is proper form in the legs, than correct visualisation training, the intention you make in your moves.
For example, in the last saam pai fut in the end of the form, just before the bong sao, if no one says to you that when you go palm up than you do jum sao, you must, not only copy the move, but also visualize a constant forward spiral, you miss the move entirely, and it’s purpose.
Your move will be palm up, and then you will rotate the joints of the forearm to present the edge, you will miss the forward pressure you get when you squeeze the articulations and the muscles in a constant forward spiral, and that without moving an inch.
Some people call it internal work, some call it internal energy.
For me, it’s moving the basic activation of the muscles, being ready in the proper way without movement to be seen from the outside.
That can only be worked with visualisation because the brain is able to activate specific groups of muscles if trained… Niem lik.
So, when you have long bridge, witch is cultivated everyday in the way you do your form, the most difficult thing is not to turn it on, but to switch it of, it becomes a habit, it becomes part of how you move.
Than over that, you can apply any strategy you like.
For your last question, when you work the long bridge, the tansition from the short to the long distance must be felt, from your sensations, and from the guy who test it by touching you point of view, continuous. »
And an article about the long Bridge.
Niem lik is about dealin with your opponent force AND force generation using visualisation, mind set and the knowledge of bones, articulation, muscle physiology, fascias...
artcile in english and french :
http://poulperadieux.com/2012/06/03/...ng-the-bridge/