Bao wrote:That the shenfa looks a bit different in form and applications doesn't bother me at all. You will punch differently if you throw a punch in the air or at a bag. You always need to work differently with mechanics when you work on a physical body. Maybe he wanted to exaggerate and show the mechancs very clearly in the solo form set? That is very hard to do when you work on appplication and IMO quite pointless. For partner work, it's always better to focus more on function and less on the visual expression. IMO.
Hi Bao. I don't think so. What I believe is really happening is two major considerations.
The first is of course the fact that he has spent more time in Solo practice then in two man practice. So in that way he is much more advanced in his solo practice and the two man stuff needs to catch up.
The second consideration I believe would be, safety factors. It's very difficult to release the bow carefully enough as to not injure your partner. This makes it very difficult to actually train internal power.
If the solo practice was on the same level as the two man practice, then there would be no difference in appearance.