The push/pull of a punch. This opened a whole can of worms for me. Doing thrust punches from a horse stance has felt like a pull for quite a while, but I am stationary. The power still travels from the earth up into my hips then is pulled towards it's objective. There is rotation, there is vector, there is intent, there is release. It feels natural both in body and mind. But then the twist came.....
Now do it from a slide stepping bow stance. Suddenly I feel I am pushing my power up to it's final destination. So why does this change in stance(s) change anything? I am still using the earth as a base, I am still engaging (hopefully) my six harmonies, my vector hasn't changed, my target has but I am moving towards/away from it. Is it my shoulders, is it lumbar positioning, are my eyes down, has my center risen to my chest, are my hips just doing footwork not transitional power, do I not understand the concept of push versus pull, is my ego refusing to being open to change? So many questions.
Dissection. This is how I am describing my approach to this new paradox. I am starting with my shoulders, this is where I feel the problem lays. Am I too tense, too loose, too forward etc. If it turns out that it is, fix it and repeat until it feels as natural as the aforementioned horse stance. If not keep looking until I figure it out. I feel the fix may transition it's way though the rest of my Kung Fu like wild fire, cool.
Push Ups 12235
Sit Ups 11623
Sparring 650 min
1609KM 1527.09 km
Acts of Kindness 1400 recorded
Hand Form 385
Weapon Form 375
Mastery recited 35
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