Up & Down - Developing Striking Power - Master Su Dong Chen

In this clip, Master Su breaks down, step-by-step, a method of developing striking power. While unstated in the clip, the basic movement is derived from Hsing-Yi Chuan's "splitting," which is here analyzed, in the EOE fashion, as primarily focused on upward-downward movement. By learning to extend our intention (the 意 of 形意) beyond our bodies we develop the ability to unify our intentions and our movement. As he says, and I paraphrase, "If you can't move your hand, how can you coordinate the entire body?" After describing how to break down moving up, Master Su demonstrates how to develop downward striking power. Downward striking power can only be developed after moving up. The clip ends with Master Su urging students to not think of strikes in a half-way fashion. He demonstrates a few simple applications of downward power, particularly of interest to Hsing-Yi Chuan and BaGua Zhang practitioners. This video was recorded in 2000 at the Herndon/Sterling branch of White Birch K'ung-Fu, then lead by Si Fu Sean Kans. Thank you Si Fu Kans for your hospitality. More to come - including clips from the October 2010 Master Su seminars at Natural Motion Systems in Miami.