It is hard to believe that what the body feels is totally an issue of the sublime. The Chinese who founded internal martial arts held that it is practicable to dictate the nervous system together with the respiratory system using internal mechanisms to create a human being who is strong; both inside and outside. The originators of this genre wanted it to spread to all parts in the world. Currently, it is practiced in California just like it was in China. They codified their ideologies and passed them on for future generations.
The founders of this field of art practiced, mastered the skills and later described the underlying principles; balancing the body, effortless power and internal energy. These same people codified the main principles that still guide the field even today. The main principles as described by the founders are; physical mechanism, linking the body and mind, and striving to attain advanced skills.
The principle of body mechanism majorly entails the hard vs. Soft tissue support and empty full ideologies. Founders of this principles argued that the body is supported by hard tissues; bones and soft tissues; muscles, ligaments and tendons. This principle states that the bones in a human body interlock in a way that lessens the work done by muscles, tendons and ligaments.
The same principle argues that the body has fulcrums, through whose turning the body avoids a lot of effort. Therefore, an artist must find a suitable position during his/her performance to help push power into the soft tissues. Hence, the body works like a lever system; where less energy is used to produce more energy on the output end.
On the other hand, the full empty principle suggests that the human body is made up of full and empty points. A fighter should know the full and empty parts of his/her opponent if he/she has to beat him/her. Knowing these points is essential in helping the fighter move fast and steadily. It also ensures that balance is maintained even after the strongest knock by the opponent. The fighter ought to strike the strongest points of the opponent.
The men who founded this branch of art also insisted that the mind drives the human body. According to them, this discovery can help one not to feel pain. This is basically through directing the mind away from the pain. This realization, therefore, rubbishes physical abilities that do not engage the mind.
On top of being a good way of exercising, this type of practice serves as therapy for both the physical body and the mind. Usually, a person performing it stops thinking about things around him/her and puts his/her mind in a state of relaxation. This is called sung in Chinese. Sometimes, poor posture can lead to dysfunction; sung gets rid of this dysfunction. It is one of the most mandatory skills in this practice.
Therefore, this genre is all about minimizing the energy spent in a fight. It uses principles that ensure use of minimal energy in achieving greater ends. This is achieved through engaging the mind more that physical strength. The City of California has greatly borrowed this Chinese culture. The Three Treasures Internal Arts has even started classes to teach the people of California about this culture.
The founders of this field of art practiced, mastered the skills and later described the underlying principles; balancing the body, effortless power and internal energy. These same people codified the main principles that still guide the field even today. The main principles as described by the founders are; physical mechanism, linking the body and mind, and striving to attain advanced skills.
The principle of body mechanism majorly entails the hard vs. Soft tissue support and empty full ideologies. Founders of this principles argued that the body is supported by hard tissues; bones and soft tissues; muscles, ligaments and tendons. This principle states that the bones in a human body interlock in a way that lessens the work done by muscles, tendons and ligaments.
The same principle argues that the body has fulcrums, through whose turning the body avoids a lot of effort. Therefore, an artist must find a suitable position during his/her performance to help push power into the soft tissues. Hence, the body works like a lever system; where less energy is used to produce more energy on the output end.
On the other hand, the full empty principle suggests that the human body is made up of full and empty points. A fighter should know the full and empty parts of his/her opponent if he/she has to beat him/her. Knowing these points is essential in helping the fighter move fast and steadily. It also ensures that balance is maintained even after the strongest knock by the opponent. The fighter ought to strike the strongest points of the opponent.
The men who founded this branch of art also insisted that the mind drives the human body. According to them, this discovery can help one not to feel pain. This is basically through directing the mind away from the pain. This realization, therefore, rubbishes physical abilities that do not engage the mind.
On top of being a good way of exercising, this type of practice serves as therapy for both the physical body and the mind. Usually, a person performing it stops thinking about things around him/her and puts his/her mind in a state of relaxation. This is called sung in Chinese. Sometimes, poor posture can lead to dysfunction; sung gets rid of this dysfunction. It is one of the most mandatory skills in this practice.
Therefore, this genre is all about minimizing the energy spent in a fight. It uses principles that ensure use of minimal energy in achieving greater ends. This is achieved through engaging the mind more that physical strength. The City of California has greatly borrowed this Chinese culture. The Three Treasures Internal Arts has even started classes to teach the people of California about this culture.
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