greytowhite wrote:I practice "vibratory" strikes on metal bus poles, metal sheeting, and various bicycle lock installations. At first I was striking with sticks and noticed a distinct ringing noise that would also make the whole thing feel like a back massager to the touch. Then I dropped the sticks and tried just my palms - a bit more difficult to get the ring but once I figured it out it's pretty easy now.
MaartenSFS wrote:I just watched the brick video. I would hold the brick in my leading hand. Why try to grab the knife hand when you can hit it with the brick?? These types of demos don't interest me that much anymore. I only like free format stuff now. If you really have the goods, the applications will come to you naturally. It reminds me of FMA, where the "attacker" just stands there and the "defender" "flows" through a hundred different applications...
Still, I realise now that the weapon doesn't matter that much. Windmaker gave me a good suggestion; just choose some practical weapons (or objects) that I like and make my own system.
The Neigong is where the power comes from and that will extend into whatever weapon I pick up. And pretty much all of the techniques that I use can benefit from holding some type of weapon in one or both hands. Perfect.
MaartenSFS wrote:greytowhite wrote:I practice "vibratory" strikes on metal bus poles, metal sheeting, and various bicycle lock installations. At first I was striking with sticks and noticed a distinct ringing noise that would also make the whole thing feel like a back massager to the touch. Then I dropped the sticks and tried just my palms - a bit more difficult to get the ring but once I figured it out it's pretty easy now.
Try that one trees. That's one of the methods I learned to Fajin.
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