dtstiachi Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 My Grandmaster was telling us that on some techniques, we should think of our hands as soft as cotton. He said if you relax your hand when it connects with an opponent it will feel like a ton of bricks if the chi is flowing through it. Has anyone else heard of the cotton palm technique or something similar? "The journey of a 1,000 miles starts with but a single step."
PhDPeddler Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 Yup, it just was not called cotten palm. We (Silat) use alot of open hand strikes and use terms like this. Very good mind set "cotten palm".
Shorin Ryuu Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 Actually, I'm more familiar with the term "Polyester/Cotton Blend Palm".But yes, that is one method of energy transfer using the palm (of which I am quite fond, actually). Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/
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