Through daily practice the practitioner acquires startling speed and focused strength with superior ability to apply effortlessly the six basic principles unique to the Yon Ch’uan System. Whereas, when using SOFT internal energy, you deny both your attacker’s expectations and the object of his/her attack: Yourself. The essential difference between meeting force with external ridged strength as opposed to internal energy is when resisting force with force you engage the attacker on his/her terms. “The source of strength in the Yon Ch’uan Internal System is derived from a relaxed posture of perfectly balanced whole body power connected in unison with springy energy spiraling through the physical body movement. Here is an explanation of how we accomplish that from the writings of Grand Master John Chung Li and Grand Master Robert Xavier. Tai Sabaki is how we manage our movements for dealing effectively and efficiently with an opponent’s attack. The younger class will be tested on basics of escaping, blocking, striking and kicking. The older class will be tested on the first Waza and the basics of Tai Sabaki (Body Management, Body Shifting, Body Movement) – including footwork (Ashi Sabaki) and handwork (Te Sabaki). These play a vital role in the most basic aspects of Yon Ch’uan Martial Arts:
Many of our students will be testing for a new color belt, so that’s always an exciting time. Testing will include what we’ve been learning the past three months in addition to what we learned previously. We are just a week away from testing at Grace Martial Arts in Tampa.
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