Liked on YouTube: Chats with Sifu : Master Stephen Hwa Ph.D

Chats with Sifu : Master Stephen Hwa Ph.D
This is an interview I did with my teacher Master Stephen Hwa of Classical Tai Chi. We touch on how he got started with Tai Chi, how it's constructed and the benefits of practice. It's always a pleasure to speak with Sifu as he always has a lot to share. If you are interested in taking classes with Master Hwa, he can be contacted through his website www.classicaltaichi.com LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT if you would like to see more content like this. Plus, it helps out the channel a lot!
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79CseoUeObM

Tai Chi is science & art

 ONE INCH PUNCH TIME DELAY.. Link to Classical Tai Chi one inch punch

When not moving to California I like to visit Hwa Laoshi. I was visiting Master Stephen Hwa at his home in Florida and staying in the 2nd apartment. He knocked on the door of the apartment and said, "have you eaten yet"? He then came in, sat down with me, and talked about Fajin. To my pleasant surprise he began talking about the one-inch punch, "...all materials have a "time constant" in their elasticity ." I thought, “…who else does this but a Chemical Engineer who is a Tai Chi Master…”?

A time constant is the time that represents the speed with which a particular system can respond to change. It is typically equal to the time taken for a specified parameter to vary by a specific factor. In the DVD "Tao of Martial applications," he hit  Tom Kostusiak with a one-inch punch. It hit with so much force, so much speed it created a "time delay "..." (irrespective of the "time constant"). The fist penetrated Toms core, he had no time to react and was propelled back. 

With such a "hollow-fist punch," the reasoning is the same as why Master Hwa maintained a relaxed arm. In videos of Long Beach California, Bruce Lee’s fist, however,  is clenched tightly, and the arm extends almost entirely. With such a clenched fist, the arm cannot maintain relaxation. Try this yourself, clench the fist very tightly, and notice its effect on your arm and body. The use of muscular power is evident in Bruce's punch. 

With such preliminary muscle tension, it is "external" power. It is what Master Hwa called a precursor to "ordinary force ."When the punch is delivered, one can see Bruce Lee pushing from the back foot. Force generated from external limbs such as arms and legs has a much longer duration, no “time delay” is possible and Fajin cannot be compacted into such a burst as possible with a "hollow fist" and relaxed arm.

Peng and "ting jin"

Peng (the high push)  is a link to just the slo-mo of the High Push. It is also only 2 minutes long so it loads faster.

 

ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇꜱ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɴꜱɪᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴀ 2 x 4. ɪ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ʜɪꜱ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ. ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛɪꜰꜰᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴀʀᴍ ᴅɪᴅ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ. ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴀʀᴍ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ꜱᴜʀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. ɪɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇɴꜱɪɴɢ/ꜱᴛɪꜰꜰᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴀʀᴍ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴛᴀᴄᴛɪʟᴇ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ.

ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴍ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴀꜱ "ʙʀᴜꜱʜ ᴋɴᴇᴇ" ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴍꜱ. ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴀʟᴏɢʏ ᴏꜰ "ᴛɪɴɢ ᴊɪɴ" ᴡʜᴇʀᴇɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ'ꜱ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ꜰᴀᴊɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴍ. ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇ "ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛɪꜰꜰᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴍ, ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜʟᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ. ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛɪꜰꜰᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀꜱ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʀɢᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴍᴀʏ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀ ꜰʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ. ʏᴇᴛ, ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴛʀᴀɪɴꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪꜱʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴜʙᴄᴏɴꜱᴄɪᴏᴜꜱʟʏ."