Originally Posted by
BriFu
Hi,
This is my very first post!
So I am very very interested in any special training or insight that would allow someone to transition well from one style to another.
I had taken Tae Kwon Do, Kempo (which were seemingly a 'hard' style, shorter punch travel) and NOW I am training in Northern style kung fu which have MUCH longer, fluid movements.
Right or wrong I had been punching with a lot of body tension at times thru the years with my early studies. Now I really want to have the 'weight on the end of a rope' and 'snap of a whip' feeling to all my strikes - but it somehow confounds me and I mentally revert to too much energy wasting body tension - right through the strike.
It's been 3 years now with Northern Mantis and I know I have made some progress but I want to do some deliberate training to improve this aspect.
Thoughts? Experiences?
Regards,
Brian