johnwang wrote:Overlord wrote:
C.J.W. wrote:Wkfung108,
Nice post that reflects yours perspective on the topic.
In the CMA training I've been exposed to, dantien and kua are the two main areas of focus, and ones that requires the most hard work to develop. More specifically, we train to engage the dantien and open/close the kua to produce power. When done right over a long period of time, the bones, muscles, and fascia in the hip and waist areas will naturally become thicker, wider, and/or rounder. (Keep in mind that I'm not saying this will make you look like a fat couch potato with a ghetto booty, just that it changes the proportions of the body and makes it appear more "bottom heavy" as opposed to "top heavy.")
As for the built of modern fighters, I NEVER meant to argue that they had huge muscles like bodybuilders. The point is that they are more "top heavy" -- which obviously means they train and rely on upper body for power more than lower body.
As for those chests and biceps, not sure about you, but they do look quite muscular to me. Also note how their lower bodies appear smaller in proportion to the upper bodies.
Sure, genes play a role in the size of a person's lower body, but IMO, the proportion of one's body also directly reflects how they train over the long term.
RobP3 wrote:I suspect Tai Chi started getting more expensive when richer / higher class people started getting interested in it
C.J.W. wrote:So the point I was getting at is that in Chinese fighting arts, the power center of the human body is the dantien and the lower body, while the upper body -- especially the biceps and chest -- mostly act as conduits (the spine and the shoulder girdles, however, are more actively involved.) . . .
In the CMA training I've been exposed to, dantien and kua are the two main areas of focus, and ones that requires the most hard work to develop. More specifically, we train to engage the dantien and open/close the kua to produce power. . . .
As for the built of modern fighters, I NEVER meant to argue that they had huge muscles like bodybuilders. The point is that they are more "top heavy" -- which obviously means they train and rely on upper body for power more than lower body.
As for those chests and biceps, not sure about you, but they do look quite muscular to me. Also note how their lower bodies appear smaller in proportion to the upper bodies.
Sure, genes play a role in the size of a person's lower body, but IMO, the proportion of one's body also directly reflects how they train over the long term.
Many say Gennady Golovkin (36 wins, 33 by knockout, 0 losses) is the hardest puncher in boxing, today. Notice no bulky arms or chest.
There aren't any pictures of the old masters of IMA
You're just eating too much and/or not moving enough.
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