Power

Ok, one more post today, because it’s on my mind.

Most folks, regardless of what they say their strength training goals are, are really interested in improving or gaining POWER.

I don’t mean supernatural abilities, or the means to rule over others…I mean the ability to generate force in a certain amount of time.  For us Xing Yi/Bagua practitioners, we want to generate maximal force in an instant - for example, when punching, kicking, breaking, or throwing.

While the setup to, and timing before, these actions leads to ultimate expression of power (which is what we seek through practice - to get the setup and timing perfect), the stronger practitioner will always be able to generate more force (express more power) than the weaker practitioner with the same timing and skill-level.

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