Chen Xiaowang

Chen Xiaowang

I settled into a posture of tai chi and ready to punch the man in front of me. This was no ordinary man. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a direct descendant of the creator of tai chi, and can break an attacker in a heartbeat. He asked me to make a punch to from a form of tai chi Chen, and I prepared for the punch, trying not to be nervous.

Trying to stay relaxed, I moved my weight on my right leg to my left and my right hand left, fast, relaxed and powerful. At the same time, my left elbow thrust backwards and my left hand does not stop at my chest.

Grandmaster Chen is not impressed. He took my right hand to his left, my left hand in his right hand and told me to relax. Before I knew what was happening, he pointed his right hand and pushed his left hand back. I was not quite so relaxed and almost suffered whiplash in my neck.

Relax, "he said again and again he threw my Arms – hard – forcing to each other and punch back in my chest. For a minute I was like a rag doll, completely limp as He has repeatedly demonstrated how relaxed I should be when performing fa-jing.

It's amazing how the internal arts of China – Tai Chi, Hsing I and Bagua – have been distorted by teachers who take what they read too literally. The subject of fa-jing (pronounced "fah-Zhing) is an example of how a simple concept is misunderstood and misinterpreted.

Fa-jing means "the issue of energy." Unfortunately, the people who desperately need to believe in the supernatural believe that doing fa-jing, chi you photograph your hands or body. They take it literally.

This is not magical or mystical. It is a matter of physics, and the internal arts, it's about body mechanics.

If you are a boxer, you're the issue of energy when you commit a jab, cross, or a good left hook. If you are in karate, the question energy when you break a board with your foot, and if you're in the MMA, the energy is emitted when you drive a knee into his face an opponent.

In the internal arts, fa-jing – the issue of energy – is more complex, but the end result is the same. You can hitting someone in the next week.

Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang, whose ancestor, Chen Tai Chi Wangting created 11 generations ago, tells us that fa-jing is a question of proper body structure (posture) and the internal movement, good. From there, he says you just "put gas. He likes to use metaphors of the automobile. In other words, if you use a good structure and mechanics, then add the speed you go create the unique power of relaxed internal arts.

The body mechanics of the internal arts are very different and more complex than most other arts martial. For the high quality of tai chi, you must maintain power to the ground, Peng Jin, movement throughout the body roll of silk (spiral movement through the body), the dan t'ien rotation and opening / closing the kua. You must connect all of these skills throughout the body as you engage to strike with speed, strength and relaxation.

It takes years to learn to make the internal point of view, because we all bring bad habits to internal arts and it takes years to learn the above skills and learn to maintain the connection throughout the body that you move. It takes years for us to lose muscle tension that we have developed all our lives.

When Grandmaster Chen worked with me to the punch, I have not the first time I made the punch and he corrected me every time. Then the light bulb continued and I connected the power of the earth, through my legs, turning the Dan Tien and the closure of the kua to spiral around my arm in a relaxed manner.

"Ahh!" he said, his face lights up. "Good."

As an artist martial, little is better than getting a "good" Chen Xiaowang.

Later that day, he made a fa-jing demonstration for those of we attend to his 2-day workshop near Washington, DC At every stroke, he published his uniform was exploding in all directions. Such power has been connected and relaxation – and a lifetime of practice. When he does FA-jing, you can almost feel the energy permanent, even mid-way through a room. It reminded me of being on good ground, behind the hoop basketball court during a game at the University of Iowa. When large players were slamming into each other under the hoop, you could feel the body heat and almost feel the energy as they collided. I never forget, and nearing Chen Xiaowang when he fa-jing is very similar.

There are two myths about tai chi that all Martial artists must put aside. One is that Tai Chi is a slow movement of health and exercise to meditation. In truth, it is a powerful martial art that is practiced slowly so that students can learn body mechanics, and later may accelerate movements and provide astonishing power, without much obvious effort to the untrained observer.

The people should not forget another myth is about chi. Fa-jing has nothing to do with the fire power of your body. Instead of focusing on Chi, which has never been proven to exist in Independent scientific studies and is too often the subject of tai chi teacher, you should focus on correct posture and body mechanics. Do this and you'll be closer to the development of the trigger power fa-jing.

Ken Gullette is a teacher and tournament champion who has practiced martial arts for 36 years. He is the creator and instructor at the most extensive online kung-fu school on the Internet, with members worldwide. He also has an internal arts blog that discusses issues and techniques of tai chi, hsing-i and bagua.

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