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What is shen energy? Is there such a thing as a “shen state” and if so, how does it come about? [closed]
I have heard of a "shen" energy which is related to qi (chi) and also of something called a "shen state"; a state of heightened awareness and energy which comes on all at once, purportedly due to high ...
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What is Fa-jin?
Fa-jin, according to the Wikipedia article, means "to discharge power explosively". If there is only one way to do this, what is it? If there is more than one way, what are the two or three main ways ...
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Designs for a Board Breaker / Board Holder?
Does anyone have designs to build your own DIY board breaker/board holder for power breaking?
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How do I improve landing on my center line after a back kick?
Yes, I have read the other kick balance thread but I've tried the wall side kick, repeating slowly many many times, and the other drills but my balance issues don't arrive until I'm recovering from a ...
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Which kind of breath provides the most striking power?
Power is defined exactly like in the wiki article, and the units are also as in the wiki article:
The dimension of power is energy divided by time.
Breathing is largely composed, as far as my ...
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Harnessing emotion during sparring
I find that sometimes when I'm sparring, particularly if I'm sparring someone around my own level of ability, I can get quite riled up - particularly if I take a heavy hit. This gives me a serious ...
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Is weight training useful in martial arts?
This may sound like a bit of a daft question, but I have heard and read different sides. On the one side, people say weight training will increase your strength and power and therefore will be ...
