Wanderingdragon wrote:I think the video makes it very clear a fighter trains to fight, and few who pay to learn Kung fu are aware that it's fighting and not choreography. Its a character trait.
Tom wrote:but when he moves or fights it's beyond style.
johnwang wrote:Tom wrote:but when he moves or fights it's beyond style.
By using the roundhouse kick, if you let your
1. body rotation to pull your leg, you will get the maximum kicking power. But your body rotation will telegraph your kick. Since there is delay there, your kick will be slow.
2. leg to go first and your body rotation follow with it, you will get the maximum speed. You don't telegraph your kick this way. Your kick can be fast. But since you are not using body rotation, your power will be weak.
Something you do 1. Sometime you do 2. Most of the time you do 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, or ...
johnwang wrote:Tom wrote:but when he moves or fights it's beyond style.
By using the roundhouse kick, if you let your
1. body rotation to pull your leg, you will get the maximum kicking power. But your body rotation will telegraph your kick. Since there is delay there, your kick will be slow.
2. leg to go first and your body rotation follow with it, you will get the maximum speed. You don't telegraph your kick this way. Your kick can be fast. But since you are not using body rotation, your power will be weak.
Something you do 1. Sometime you do 2. Most of the time you do 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, or ...
Ron Panunto wrote:Chen Taiji has two bare hand sets, yi lu & er lu. The first teaches that the body leads the extremities, and the second teaches that the extremities lead the body. I believe that the first teaches and ingrains body unification, and that the second teaches how to fight with that unified body.
johnwang wrote:In the following clip, he rotates his waist. let his waist to pull his right leg. It follows the "internal" principle that "body behind arm/leg".
johnwang wrote:Ron Panunto wrote:Chen Taiji has two bare hand sets, yi lu & er lu. The first teaches that the body leads the extremities, and the second teaches that the extremities lead the body. I believe that the first teaches and ingrains body unification, and that the second teaches how to fight with that unified body.
In the following clip, he rotates his waist. let his waist to pull his right leg. It follows the "internal" principle that "body behind arm/leg". But the trade off are:
- There is at least 1/2 to 1 second delay before his waist starts to rotate until his right leg to step forward.
- His waist rotation telegraphs his intention.
The question is, "Does that extra power that he can generated from his body rotation be able to pay off these 2 concerns?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgct0rt ... e=youtu.be
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