dspyrido wrote:johnwang wrote:Again, people like to talk about "internal punch" without any discussion on how to deliver it. What's the usage of this power and that power if your opponent moves around and your hand can't even touch him?
I can't speak for everyone but I mentioned how the stuff I class as "internal punches" can be used. Once distance is closed to mix in grappling (head, arm control) + a sudden movement that messes up the attacker.
Another use is being to step one direction while striking the other (eg step left, strike right) & do it with impact that if it's not avoided can hurt the attacker. No need to step, stop and strike.
Really hard to see & understand where the impact came from should define internal strikes.
In my training there is no difference. Long or short, open or closed, up or down. Most of my strikes are internal. They use either Zhenjin or Shuaijin or a combination of the two. Both of these types of power can be found in Xinyiliuhequan.
I will say that if I were to become totally exhausted I would be less able to add internal power, but that can be said of anything..