External force Vs Internal force (video)
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Ummm... ok... I just saw body mechanic tricks. They're fun to play with but don't necessarily demonstrate what you say...
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Internal….external….no diff…false categories made up for reasons of politics, sales and inadequacies.
Old CMA saying…Internal goes to external and external goes to internal….if trained right they both end up in the same place
Chen Xiaowang
Old CMA saying…Internal goes to external and external goes to internal….if trained right they both end up in the same place
Chen Xiaowang
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Yes, this is much better! I was wondering if I was missing something when watching the OP video. Thank you XS
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mook jong man
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That's not internal , this is internal , nice relaxed power.
[video=youtube_share;2lE4zawLQB4]http://youtu.be/2lE4zawLQB4[/video]
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Internal vs. external is another false dichotomy. I prefer these:
- relaxed vs. tense
- low vs. high (coming from the previous)
- connected vs. disconnected
- sensitive vs. insensitive
Even "soft vs. hard" is troublesome. It could be said that a good punch is soft on the way to the target, hard when it gets there.
However, as with any controversy, there may be a grain of truth. To me, the "internal" relates to proprioception and the ability to be sensitive to biomechanical connections and distributed force within your own structure. The "external" relates to movements and techniques that can be taught and easily evaluated by someone else -- like a punch, maybe. A good system contains both, as many (including Xuesheng) have said.
More practice? More practice.
- relaxed vs. tense
- low vs. high (coming from the previous)
- connected vs. disconnected
- sensitive vs. insensitive
Even "soft vs. hard" is troublesome. It could be said that a good punch is soft on the way to the target, hard when it gets there.
However, as with any controversy, there may be a grain of truth. To me, the "internal" relates to proprioception and the ability to be sensitive to biomechanical connections and distributed force within your own structure. The "external" relates to movements and techniques that can be taught and easily evaluated by someone else -- like a punch, maybe. A good system contains both, as many (including Xuesheng) have said.
More practice? More practice.
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Interesting video. thank you for sharing.
