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Originally Posted by JCaudill  what i have learned on chi is that it is a catch word for the energy in your body, including but not limited to potential and kinetic energies. with this in mind, when a punch comes out of the pocket driven by the hip, and the shoulders fall into place just in time, with the locking of the body to stand rooted in the ground, and the shouted kiai contracts the abdominal muscles to add extra torque to strike, one could say that your chi (being the catch word for your perfectly timed use of kinetic energy) is in balance. this doesn't seem like any thing metaphysical to me but rather an application of scientific biology and physics. now this is just an example of my limited knowledge of chi, and i am wondering if i am even close to a small aspect of chi or if i am completely off the mark and just need to go and do some push ups. |
Unless you're interested in dabbling with a spiritual martial arts, I suggest the push ups. But when you got something so debatable as 'chi', I guess no matter how many opinions you get on it, you really have to feel it.