from green to black

of gongfu novels

i used to remember the gongfu novels or
serials of old, and its always a little
bit confusing when they start reciting
one long list which sorts of aids them
in performing their martial arts.

then came along jin yong or louis cha
who nicely explained in return of the
condor heroes what those lines meant.
well basically one of those sayings was
how energy would rise from the ground
and is channeled into the punch or
something to that effect. i thought it
just dumb chinese poetry or sayings at
first. but i realized maybe it could
have a ring of truth after all because
the words may not be direct instruction
but rather instruction that was described.

so this article was inspired as i watched
the olympics. from badminton to the track
events, throwing to weightlifting. and i
found that hey, it was true. at the final
execution in strength exertion (of course
this is coupled with tv research in extreme
martial arts and my amazing body) there is
a lot of leg strength injected into the
motion. a lot of stabilizing work by the
core muscles of the body to produce the
power in the execution.

so i have it! it is my most sincere
recommendation that we focus very strongly
on developing good leg strength. NOTE: it
is VERY DIFFERENT from cardio vascular
fitness. this will be the best prescription
to overcome out current plateau of performance
by some of our team mates ( those i have in
mind anyway).

just some notes and reminders to myself.
will strategize more when i think of it

posted by green unseen @ 10:48 PM