Chēng Jìn (撑勁)

## [撑勁] **Extending (Supporting) Power**

Horse-step supporting hammer is one of the basic skills of Bajiquan . The so-called hammer is to stand up the fist with the eye of the fist facing upward. The key is "holding". The difference between it and punching fist is that from the beginning of turning the waist, the hammer begins to force outwards until it reaches the end of the hammer. The greater the waist strength, the greater the strength to support, and after being proficient, it can instantly hit the opponent with an inch of force close to the body, or push the opponent out with tension.

Before practicing the hammer support, you should also practice the palm support first. For beginners, first straighten the frame, pull the front hand back, and hold the back hand forward. Don't try hard, repeat the exercises without effort. When you are very proficient, you will naturally contribute. The supporting hammer supporting the palm of the Bajiquan gate requires three sets to go forward in parallel, the style must be stable, and the force must be complete. (Bajiquan's horse step requires twisting and closing the knees, the tail is centered , and the chest is pulled out.)

. Horse step is very, very important in Bajiquan. Baji song says: The feet are war horses, the hands are pawns, and the heart is the marshal. When practicing the horse stepping hammer, do not move up and down, try to lower the posture to practice, and do not stand up. The angle between the thigh and the calf is about 120 degrees. The horse stepping hammer can be used directly, or it can be used to defeat the enemy. Its fist line is a slightly upward oblique straight line. From the beginning of the hand to the end, the legs are the horse and the waist is the axis. It concentrates the power of the whole body, the inside and the outside are unified, and the force is like a thunder. Fists are like cannonballs. This article is purely personal insights, please help me to correct any mistakes and mistakes!

## Related focus

* Horse-step supporting hammer is one of the basic skills of Bajiquan. The so-called hammer is to stand up the fist with the eye of the fist facing upward. The key is "holding". The difference between it and punching fist is that from the beginning of turning the waist, the hammer begins to force outwards until it reaches the end of the hammer.
* The Bajiquan coach just said: I would rather get ten punches than one elbow. Why do you say that? First, let’s look at the skeletal structure of the fist and the elbow. Let’s talk about the fist first. The five fingers are clasped together to form a fist. The front of the fist is a face. In martial arts, this face is the fist face. Let’s talk about force by pushing the elbow on the horse step. The power of the fist is basically transmitted through the shoulder. It can reach the fist face through the elbow. The stroke is also the farthest. There is some loss of force in this process, that is, the shoulder is very strong. The power to reach the fist face is at most seven or eight points.
* Holding the hammer and holding the palm is the basic training action in the Bajiquan system, which requires practice every day. The movements are simple and simple, one hammer at one step (palm), the waist and shoulders are relaxed, the back holds the front hand to support, reaching the fist face (the base of the palm), twisting the waist and cutting the hips quickly open the shoulders to stretch the set.
* The strength of Bajiquan can be divided into three types according to its form of expression: clear strength, dark strength, and dissolving strength. When practicing Ming Jin, the exercise speed should not be too fast, each movement should be clean and neat, and should not be muddled. The upper, middle and lower three sets are closely coordinated and coordinated. The gait shape is mainly horse stance. Although it is a stamina, the muscles of the whole body also need to be relaxed, and it cannot be dead.
* Hand-cutting is the five most direct and effective hand-cutting methods refined by the masters of Bajiquan in long-term practice based on techniques such as the "six major openings" and the "eight major moves." These five interception methods can cause changes in various moves, which can change eight or sixty-four moves. In Bajiquan, it is emphasized that you can enter when you stick your hands and fight when you enter the body. The so-called no fight is not a fight. When you open the door, you fight. Defending is fighting, and fighting is defending. From this point of view, to truly master the Wujiquan technique, on the basis of hard training, more brains must be used to figure out its true connotation over and over again to lay a solid foundation for the further study of Bajiquan martial arts.