This article describes a technique known, demonstrated, and practiced for at least a couple of hundreds of years. It is part of the technique known as “Fa-Jin” (发劲), which is practiced in many internal martial arts such as Taiji. Fa-Jin means to issue or discharge a large amount of power, and it is not specific to any particular striking method. We see that people who know such techniques can easily cause an opponent being pushed away by several meters. This article describes such a technique and demonstration by Master Lin kuancheng (林冠澄) of Taiwan to apply a very strong force on an opponent.
Although it is a well-known martial arts technique that can be demonstrated by numerous people for literally centuries, its technique is somewhat mysterious, and it is not easily taught. As a matter of fact, many students who have studied martial arts for many years may have never learned and mastered such techniques. But such techniques have been seen by many people in many demonstrations, as in the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q21hC_eNaGo.
This video is explained and demonstrated by Master Lin Kuanchang, who is a Taiji master based in Taiwan, who has spent his past many years studying, demonstrating, and explaining his method.
Panel Discussion on “Changing U.S.-China Relations and Their Impact on Chinese In the U.S. and Elsewhere” **
This is a summary of the Panel Discussion on the topic “Changing U.S.-China Relations and Their Impact on Chinese In the U.S. and Elsewhere” at the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas (ISSCO) Conference in San Francisco on Nov. 12, 2022. The panelists are Gordon H. Chang (and not Gordon G. Chang), George Koo, K. J. Noh, and Julie Tang, and it was moderated by Don M. Tow. Brief bios of the panelists and moderator are included at the end of this article.
Questions posed to Panelists are:
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