Any time within the post that I say electrical energy I am meaning Chi...that is my expression.

Shadowhands

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My world.....the Life of Peace....the Art of War....the Way of the Warrior.

"(For every reaction, there is an equal an opposite reaction.) More precisely, our objective is to convert chemical into mechanical energy and transfer it to the BG by striking to cause damage and dysfunction. Rebound is universal; there are no guns without kickback. The key is targeting and timing ...

Dmsdc,

Thankyou for your comments. I completely agree what you have said about the nerves and such.

What I wrote is by no means the summation of the topic of chi. The reason I wrote it is to give a very brief beginning to chi and the use of energies as far as Martial Arts is cocerned. More ...

When I am experiencing Kata, I express however I am feeling at the time. Living each moment without attachment to before, or after.

However, this isn't something that should be tried for. Just let it happen.

Shadowhands

Chi is what modern science (Americans) call Bio-electrical energy.

The human body consists of many different electrical conduits. The body is an electromagnetic field. Electrical energy is constantly generated in the human body because of the bio-chemical reactions of substances we take within it ...

Good points by all,

I am one that focuses tremendously on the structure of all motion, tools, and energies.

The alignment of our body is of utmost importance in any application of speed, power, penetration etc.

About the side kick, try using the structure of the rear hip. By this I mean as you ...

Ki-Ai's are both external and internal.

Within the experience of Kata, Basics or any movements within karate. Our internal ki-ai should be constantly used and expressed. The shout is the audible/external expression of our spirit. Many call it the unifying moment of the external and internal.

In ...