Tui Shou and the real internal skills

In traditional martial arts there are several skills that come before the application of techniques. Over the centuries countless exercises have been created to develop these skills in the right order. Today we live in a time when these disciplines have been ridiculed due to the widespread ignorance. Many of the preliminary exercises are misunderstood and proposed as combat applications. In other cases they are wrongly used changing their function or making them completely dysfunctional.
The practice of Tui Shou is a testing ground where you can verify if the method you are using really allows you to develop the qualities "promised" or not.
At the same time it is a further tool to consolidate the skills that you are developing also through other exercises.
The exercise of Tui Shou is VERY FAR FROM THE DIMENSION OF FIGHTING but still allows you to develop qualities that can be used in that context.
Real multidirectional internal strength, Hun Yuan iL, Peng Jin or whatever name you want to use is something much rarer than we hear about it. Unlike what people who have not acquired it tell you, it requires dedication and exhausting physical and mental work. It requires a total reprogramming of the nervous system and a complete re-organization of the physique.
Everybody can walk this path in a progressive way, but to think of getting tangible results by practicing a few hours a week is far from reality.
The ability to absorb the opponent's strength is something very concrete. When you touch someone who has properly developed this quality you will notice it immediately. There is no "maybe I felt something", "I think I understand". It is something evident and indisputable. You will have the impression of pushing against a wall and the effort will make you take weird positions and in many cases you will start skating with your feet as if you were on ice.
If you meet someone who has achieved a correct internal structure you will experience a natural elastic force. Intercepting his structure with a pressure, if you are able to find it, you will bounce as if you were hitting a balloon full of air. The more you push, the faster you will be pushed back.
ATTENTION!
All of this doesn't mean that you'll be faced with an invincible mythological creature. But that you will experience concrete and tangible qualities.
FORCE is FORCE, but the beauty of our nature is that we are able to generate force in many different ways.

[@leonardo8883]

Sempre bello vedere il Maestro che fà volare la gente :D

[@marcoruffobernardini7730]

sì decisamente! 😁

[@lalnes82]

I think I’m going to train for this. Looks like fun 🫠