Power Within Form
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:47 pm
My first question is...do you believe, if someone puts pressure on you while you do your form, that they should be sent away or otherwise severely effected by your movements? If not I would be interested in your reasoning, if yes, I would be interested in your method.
I fit into the former category and do believe that my form movement should be able to effect someone if they apply resistance while I do the form. One method I've found great success with is to make sure that my body only moves into my techniques. Meaning I don't move my body around while I do the techniques (limb movements) which I find makes your body become awkward if someone applies resistance. Instead, my body follows my techniques(limb movements), moving into the limbs as they reach positions. I find that using this method, if someone applies resistance, they really only apply resistance to the limbs or local body part, which allows your body to apply its power through the limb and send the person away or whatnot.
Anyways, I'd be very interested to hear peoples perspective on this topic. On the idea of being able to deal with resistance applied while your doing the choreography of a form.
I fit into the former category and do believe that my form movement should be able to effect someone if they apply resistance while I do the form. One method I've found great success with is to make sure that my body only moves into my techniques. Meaning I don't move my body around while I do the techniques (limb movements) which I find makes your body become awkward if someone applies resistance. Instead, my body follows my techniques(limb movements), moving into the limbs as they reach positions. I find that using this method, if someone applies resistance, they really only apply resistance to the limbs or local body part, which allows your body to apply its power through the limb and send the person away or whatnot.
Anyways, I'd be very interested to hear peoples perspective on this topic. On the idea of being able to deal with resistance applied while your doing the choreography of a form.