How does a Taiji guy develop/test his Taiji kicking?
Only speaking from my perspective and experience, the Taiji community, others may have different views.
"In Taiji, what is referred to as 'kicking' is not isolated or different from any other type of movement practiced. All movements follow the same theory, based on the specific lineage of Taiji being practiced."
As such, it's part of a process, not developed or tested independently as an isolated movement.
Movements are tested statically and dynamically for whole-body connection, six harmony integration, and body alignments that develop inner body alignment awareness.
What is tested are the expressions of the process, as performed by the practitioner, relative to the practitioner.
In Taiji, it is said, "each step is a kick," a concept echoed in
Systema , a Russian martial art that shares many of the same principles, though not always based on the same rationale.
Actually the feeling of wanting to put “juice” in the kick comes with the whole body contention… I write “wanting” because here I speak out of forms practice perspective.
my mistake...understanding English is not your first language
Same trick: I get spirited and although the kicks slow I put in some hip push, a remnant from my karate days when I just loved to plant a solid kick on my opponents
The expression, 不用力，用意 (bù yòng lì, yòng yì) "Don't use force, use mind "
often heard by many in their practice.
For those coming from other disciplines, it is often difficult not to "feel" consciously or unconsciously that something should be done, instead of allowing "it" to come from the process itself.
For many, including myself, it is hard to get past this point of trying to add or do something.
