paoquan wrote:the goals of the group of masters that put together the 24 movement form was to improve the health of the nation, not to create a fighting force. Hence all the fa jing, all the jumps, all the fast movements were removed.
But Fajin, jumps, and fast movements can enhance "health" even more. There is no conflict by keeping combat and health together.
Jonny wrote:It's all about your goals, and how you train it.
If you train "combat", you will get "health" for free. But it won't work the other way around.