http://northstarmartialarts.com/blog1/?p=1533
I guess some people just aren't clear on the concept of "internal martial arts."
I'm always open to contrary opinions though. It's possible that I've just had it wrong all these years and Chinese Internal Martial Arts are just a way to make people really strong. So how would a person know if they are strong "enough?"
Since a few people may start reading without going to my blog, I offered this challenge:
Find a small healthy kid, 5 to 8 years old. Show them how to do a horse stance and then try putting all your weight on their shoulders. As long as the kid’s back is straight and her legs are aligned to take weight she should have no trouble lifting you up.
If a kid that small is strong enough to lift a 160lb man, how is it possible that your average martial artist who trains day after day, year after year, could possibly need any more strength? Unless of course your training is actually making you less efficient. Unless of course, your cultivated strength is getting in the way of basic functionality. Unless of course, you are training because you believe you have some kind of intrinsic weakness which must be obliterated.
"Our true nature, though apparently of small account, is greater than anything under heaven."--Laozi