Although the power of Bajiquan is strong and violent, it pays attention to "strength to hair" in practice and application, that is, the "inch strength" and "explosive power" that are usually practiced in martial arts, but what Bajiquan emits is the strength of supervision, not the strength of shaking. The whole process of Bajiquan force can be divided into the movement process of the early action (the preparation process of the force) and the force process.

The movement process of the force action should be relaxed, and the requirements of loose and unremitting, fast but not stiff should be achieved, so as to quickly complete the action process under the premise of saving the body and straightening out the muscles and veins, and then suddenly exert force when the action runs to the designated position. Therefore, the essentials of the power process of Bajiquan can be summed up.

The process before the force should be relaxed, fast, quickly in place, and in place. This is both a requirement and an application essential. Through the analysis of the strength of Bajiquan, we can summarize the characteristics and functions of Bajiquan in the following aspects.

First, the strength is fierce and sudden. Because the force of Bajiquan is the overall force, the strength is emitted from the human body outward, and each part is highly coordinated, and it is launched at the same time, which fully stimulates the potential in the human body, so that it bursts outward instantly, forming the characteristics of Bajiquan's strength is strong and violent.

When practical, it is extremely powerful and lethal, and even the simplest and most basic moves are extremely effective. The second is the strength of the round, both offensive and defensive. As we have mentioned earlier, the strength of Bajiquan is radiating from the human body as the center, and there are both visible and hidden forces, and it can be said that the whole body is everywhere to hide the force.

Some aspects seem powerless, but they are powerful to touch, and there is force in all directions. No matter if the opponent cracks or sneaks in any direction, or attacks from several different directions at the same time, he will encounter a powerful rebound, which will play a role in protecting himself and hurting the opponent.

The third is the succession of rigidity and softness, and the coexistence of virtual and real. The strength of Bajiquan seems to be strong, and in the process of accumulating strength and running strength, it must be soft and natural, fast but not stiff, soft and unremitting, and suddenly exert force after being quickly in place. The suppleness of the process and the fierceness of the force fully reflect the characteristics of the strength of Bajiquan, and the supple process creates good conditions for the rigidity of the force.

Full assurance is provided. This kind of strength of rigidity and softness makes the moves of Bajiquan in the application of virtual and real, each move and each style can be real and virtual, no force is virtual, force is real, not in place is virtual, after being in place it becomes real, so it can make people difficult to argue between reality and reality, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Fourth, it is simple and practical. Bajiquan is accompanied by blowing qi when exerting force, so that the qi and strength are combined, and the inside and outside are one. Even the simplest moves contain extremely ingenious strength, and can directly use the internal qi in actual combat, so as to send out the power of supervision. This energy is extremely strong, just like the waves of the sea, continuous, wave after wave, straight through the body.

It hurts the internal organs and makes it impossible for people to resist. After being hit, people don't feel anything on the outside, but the internal organs are as unbearable as if they are overturned, which is what boxers call "internal injuries".

The force of Bajiquan has high requirements for overall coordination, and there are many delicate points, so there will be some problems and mistakes when practicing, which can be summarized in four main aspects: one is that the essentials are unclear, the second is one-sided understanding, the third is eager to exert force, and the fourth is that the strength is not compatible.

Unclear essentials refers to the inability to correctly understand the essentials of exerting force, or to stop at a superficial level, resulting in wrong judgments. Because it is a mistake in understanding or because of the teacher's wrong teaching, the students' wrong ideas are formed, and once this concept is formed, it is very stubborn, and it is difficult to listen to the advice of others.

Therefore, in the end, what is practiced is not the strength of Bajiquan, just like people in the martial arts world often say, "What is practiced is the frame of Bajiquan, not the strength of Bajiquan". The solution to this situation is to overcome the self-righteous mentality and humbly ask the famous old Kong Jian for advice, and it would be better if he asked the old Kong Jian, who even his own teacher respected very much.

When asking for advice, you must be sincere, so that people can really tell you, and after getting the guidance of the experienced old Kong Jian, you must observe carefully and realize the truth from it. One-sided understanding refers to only knowing one of the essentials of exerting force, not knowing the other, grasping one point, ignoring the rest. As a result, when the force is exceeded, it is more than equal to one side.

In other respects, it violates the requirements of the essentials of fist intent. For example, we all know that Bajiquan is to take the meaning of the eight directions extremely far, but some people only have one side of the extreme distance when practicing the force, and some people let go of the head every time they exert force, as if they have reached the extreme distance, but the force point is unknown, the whole is not explosive, and the true meaning of the Bajiquan is lost.

Rushing to exert force refers to knowing the correct essentials, but not yet implementing it into the actual action, and rushing to exert strength in the action when the whole is not yet harmonious. Generally, people think that the strength of Bajiquan is strong, and they always feel that not exerting force is not enough to reflect the characteristics of Bajiquan, so they are eager to exert force and try to be fast for a while.

As a result, many unfavorable factors such as stiffness and incompatibility of strength are generated, which hinders the formation of correct strength. Although he practiced diligently and worked hard, he still achieved half the result and made slow progress, which is the truth of "if you want to hurry, you will not reach it". The way to overcome it is not to rush into exertion, but to carefully experience the essentials in slow practice.

Let the essentials naturally dissolve in the action, and then gradually try to exert force, and you will naturally receive good results. The incompatibility of strength refers to the failure to meet the requirements of the first when exerting force, and the overall incoordination, that is, the "uneven fighting" that Lao Kong Jian said. The so-called "whole" is the overall force, that is, the combination. The main manifestation of the incompatibility of strength is that the blowing of the qi is not synchronized with the exertion.

the second is the disconnection between stomping and exerting force; the third is the lack of vertical neck and top strength; Fourth, the strength of the back hand and the front hand are unequal, and the back hand is skewed backwards; Fifth, there is a lack of sinking energy, the body fluctuates, sometimes high and sometimes low, and so on.

The best way to overcome these problems is to be corrected by the teacher one by one, or by the senior brother who is good at kung fu, the key is to understand with heart and correct carefully, in order to overcome the problems one by one.

To practice the power technique of Bajiquan, we must first correctly grasp the essentials, and the most basic essentials are the basic requirements of Bajiquan for all parts of the body, that is, "pulling the back with the chest, pulling the waist from the top, sinking the shoulders and elbows, and penetrating the dantian". Then carefully ponder the principle and process of Bajiquan, so that while practicing and repeatedly confirming, it will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

The second is to start with "cross strength". Because "cross strength" is the mainstream of Bajiquan strength, and at the same time contains other strengths, so if you practice this strength first, you will grasp the essence of things. The so-called "cross strength" refers to the strength of the front hand to hit forward and the strength of the back hand to pull back to form a horizontal "cross".

And the shoulders, elbows, stomping, blowing that is, the limbs and hundreds of bones sinking downward, with the top, vertical neck, waist to form an upward top pulling strength, constituting a "cross" of a vertical, so we call it "cross strength", also called "cross top pull strength".

The third is to choose movements that can fully reflect the characteristics of Bajiquan strength to practice. These movements are mainly the hammer, the face palm and the baby in the arms (horse step elbow), whether it is standing on the pile to cultivate internal force, or trying strength, and letting go of strength, all start from these few movements, and practice repeatedly. Each movement should be practiced one move at a time, strive to be accurate, and remember the grass.

Finally, a qualitative change is achieved by the accumulation of the number of exercises. Lao Anyang said: "If you don't hit 20,000 times with a baby in your arms, you can't get out." The hammer and the head-on palm should be "practiced all over again, the more the better, and you must learn to be old and old." "After practicing for a long time, you will experience the infinite mysteries.

Fourth, it is necessary to take it step by step. When practicing, you should first play the dark energy to experience the essentials of the feeling in all aspects of the body, and then try to exert a little strength after feeling right, and then gradually increase the strength with the growth of the skill, that is, "use the dark energy to tease out the bright energy". However, after having a certain amount of skill, remember to put less effort (i.e., 10 strength).

The fifth is that Bajiquan practices explosive power, which is what people call "inch strength", he talks about strength to hair, but hair is to supervise and penetrate strength, not to shake the strength. The process of action should be soft and natural, to be fully relaxed, but to be loose and unremitting, after quickly in place, suddenly exert force, when the force is "like a pile of mud to that" should be solid and stable, can not shake, tremble.

Strength is the soul of boxing, only by practicing the strength well, can we lay a solid foundation for the future practice of boxing, in order to practice the practical techniques well, use fine, in any case at any time to send out the overall round force, in order to play a huge power in the actual combat.

The stomping, blowing and exerting force of Bajiquan together constitute the three basic elements of Bajiquan's strength, and have become the basic characteristics of Bajiquan that distinguish it from other types of boxing. Therefore, the basic elements lay the foundation of the entire martial arts and are the first techniques that must be mastered by those who practice boxing.

It plays a vital role in improving the overall level of boxing. At present, there are many practitioners and enthusiasts of Bajiquan, but there is a general phenomenon that the basic skills of zài are not up to standard, or even not getting started, which leads to the result that it is difficult to enter the hall despite many years of hard work.

The "stomping" of Bajiquan, also known as "stomping", is the main factor that constitutes the unique footwork of Bajiquan and is also an important part of Bajiquan's strength. There are different forms of stomping in situ, stepping up, stepping backwards, stomping with both feet, stomping with one foot, stomping on one foot, stomping and so on.

The stomping technique has four functions: one can help the fist, the second can strengthen the foundation, the third can increase the strength, and the fourth can capture the plate.

The so-called help fist momentum. The first is the practice of the guò stomping technique, so that the strength of the whole body is coordinated and smooth, which helps the upper limbs, trunk and other parts to exert force, and increases the strength and effect of the blow. Second, the momentum of landslides and ground cracks produced by stomping can have the effect of deterring the enemy's courage, psychologically exerting pressure on the other party, making it feel fearful, and playing a preemptive effect.

The so-called solid foundation. It refers to the sinking force generated by the force, through guò stomping through the surface of the ground, piercing to the ground, so that the human foot takes root, and the lower plate is stable, that is, the friction between the foot and the ground is quickly increased in an instant.

The so-called power increase. That is, after a long period of stomping exercises, you can increase the strength of the lower limbs, and can produce penetration.

The so-called capture handicap. It means that stomping is a relatively hidden leg method, that is, you can step on the other party's feet, step on the toes and foot bones, and you can also occupy the middle door if you don't step on it, messing with the opponent's footwork, and the so-called foot pedal in the door is this principle. At the same time, it can eat the opponent's lower plate and perform the technique of three consecutive hits, so that the opponent is unable to defend against it, which is very effective.

There are four main mistakes that are easy to make when practicing stomping techniques: one is to raise the foot too high, the second is to land unrealistically, the third is to have an unclear force point, and the fourth is to have a lack of strength. The stomping of Bajiquan is different from the shaking feet of other types of boxing, especially the shaking feet of Changquan, and its techniques are also very delicate.

Raising the feet too high is caused by the practitioners' lack of understanding, simple imitation, and lack of understanding, resulting in deviations in understanding, and they always feel that only by raising their feet high can they be strong. Boxing proverb: "The feet of the eight poles and the eight poles do not leave the ground." "The leg method of Bajiquan is not higher than the knee, and the footwork is required to be close to the ground to ensure the stability of the lower plate.

The footing is not real, that is, the footing piece usually talked about by the eight-pole hole sword, which sounds crackling and loud, and the sound is crisp, although it has a good performance effect, but because the strength only stays on the surface of the ground, it has no practical value.

After the correct stomping on the ground, the strength goes straight to the ground, deep into the ground, the sound is dull and deep, it sounds like the sound is coming from the ground, and you will feel the ground and walls tremble when practicing indoors.

Unknown force point mainly refers to the unclear force of the toes, soles, heels, soles of the soles and other parts, or the wrong local force, resulting in injuries to the heels, ankles and other parts, affecting the effect of practice and the mastery of the correct method. When practicing stomping, the focus should be changed according to the needs and uses of different movements.

However, in any case, it is necessary to ensure that the ten toes are gripped, and the heel is never allowed to hit the ground first. The incompatibility of strength is the root cause of all kinds of mistakes, and the main expression is to stomp the feet simply for the sake of stomping, resulting in the incompatibility between the strength of the legs and feet and the overall strength and blowing qi, resulting in the internal qi cannot penetrate and the strength cannot sink.

In order to increase the strength of stomping, some people first rise up and then sink down, but it is self-defeating and scatters the strength. The practice of stomping is not essential, that is, it affects the improvement of the overall level of boxing skills, and it will also cause damage, which is easy to injure the feet in light cases, and will shake the brain and cause cerebrovascular lesions.

The first step is to choose a suitable practice venue. The practice of stomping is best chosen to be carried out on the soil ground, the cement floor is too hard and easy to be injured, the floor is elastic and not easy to produce permeability and real strength, and the carpet is too soft to always have a feeling of not being able to make it hard, and it will also affect the improvement of the technical level over time. Second, it is necessary to proceed step by step, from light to heavy, with light as the mainstay.

Stomping lightly is also known as using dark energy, especially beginners must pay attention not to exert light energy, to practice more dark energy, make the strength and smooth, coordinate the whole body, and then try to exert force after a period of time, that is, what Lao An Yang said, "use dark energy to tease out the bright energy". Even if you already have a certain amount of skill, you should play less vigorously. (To be continued.) )