Second part of a translation of the interview Cheuk Fung, who teaches yiquan USA, published on its website ( http://yichuankungfu.com ) ...
Q: What are the advantages of force Hunyuan in combat?
Fung Cheuk: Taking example of someone who would be sufficiently trained to the point of being able to use force Hunyuan in combat, it has so many advantages. First, the body structure is solid and balanced, which provides natural protection, which avoids at all times be hurt too badly. That is what refer the techniques of "iron shirt" or "golden bell." Secondly, the force is at the ends. This means that it is not necessary to "stir the air" or losing time to deploy. Thirdly, the center is stable and protected, thereby more easily destabilize the balance of your opponent while making it difficult for your opponent to break yours. The idea is to reach the point where "your hands are no longer your hands but your whole body becomes your hands." This means that your hands have the force of your whole body and your whole body can be used like hands to unload the force ... There are still many other benefits to using force in combat Hunyuan but these points are the most important.
Q: What we need to practice more, what are the 8 postures?
Cheuk Fung: No, no, no! Zhanzhuang, it is not a posture, postures or 1000 or 8 positions. It's a phase. As a race, it says: "On your marks, get set, go! "And many zhanzhuang is" ready ". What we learn through the 8 basic postures, it must eventually be able to achieve any position, regardless of whether you are standing, sitting or lying down. Zhanzhuang is a body united in a block and a spirit ready to come into action, connected but relaxed alert but calm and ready but not yet in action. The 8 positions are the basic tools to enable and develop strength Hunyuan. The idea is to be able to use what we learned postures at any time without having to think.
Demonstration of various static posture by Mr. Fung Cheuk
Q: Is it that what you mean when you say to do "something informal?
Cheuk Fung: Yes, if you must go through a complicated process to activate the force Hunyuan, it may not be of much use in combat.
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Q: I see, it's like when I'm driving or snowboarding ... no time to think, right?
Fung Cheuk: Master Wang Xiangzhai said: "When you find yourself face your enemy, your reaction should be a natural reflex, like when we got burnt. " The answer must be related to the stimulus ...
The difficult part is to ensure that an educated person directs his unconscious so as to enable the force to speak Hunyuan. It's one thing to be able to demonstrate the strength Hunyuan in an environment that you control, but that's another thing you can do when one gets caught. By a proper training of yi in the practice of Yiquan, we increase our chances to use this force when necessary.
Q: What is has to do with yi qi?
Cheuk Fung Qi means energy. The intention and energy are directly related.
Q: I have spoken with many people who do not believe in qi. I never know what to tell them. Any suggestions?
Fung Cheuk: Ask them for what he does not believe!
Q: I have trouble keeping up.
Fung Cheuk: Ask them what they mean by qi. If they do not, chances are that they misunderstand the meaning of the qi.
Q: Ok, so the qi is energy. But what energy?
Fung Cheuk: Qi is the manifestation in response to yi. The Chinese concept encompasses many Western ideas so it can be quite confusing at first. If we take the example of driving a car and we want to turn the wheel left, for example. Yi is to go left. This intension (Yi) creates instantly generates an electrochemical signal that electrochemical reactions in the muscles, simultaneously turning the wheel, put the flashing, press on the accelerator, slow ...
Qi is the coordination and concentration of the electrochemical energy that transformed into li, physical force in the body.
(To be continued ...)
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