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Originally posted by arvin m.
Hi everyone!
How does one "put ki" into his atemi? How do u feel this ki? Does one cultivate it thru breathing exercises? Does one exhale when striking? And should we relax when applying atemi or should we use force?
Sorry for the numerous questions but i had to get them off my chest...
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Hi Arvin,
Ki can be cultivated through breathing and visualisation exercises as practiced in Qigong (pronounced Chi Kung), yoga and Tai Chi. Some internet research on basic exercises from these systems can give you an idea on how its done.
Its generally appreciated that exhalation while striking helps with ki extension. In general, a relaxed body transmits ki better than a tense one (so I've been told). As such I tend to use Taoist (Qigong) ki extension principles when doing atemi. The body is relaxed and charged with ki flowing from your centre from the beginning of the striking motion almost to the point of impact (relaxed, yin) and at the moment of impact the striking point is tensed focussing your ki into it(tension, yang). After the moment of impact, one immediately returns to a relaxed state (yin again).
For a bit more information check out this link
http://www.scottshaw.com/kiarticle/
I hope this helps.
L.C.
