Stance training (zhan zhuang)

[Ali]

I played Yi quan before.

 

Still doing this some time.

 

My longest record for Zhan Zhuang is 45 minutes. (Not in very tense and stress situation)

 

Unable to generate dynamic power from that,

 

I have better concentration during sparring in MT.

 

BTW, I mean I cannot generate dynamic power from Zhan Zhuang

 

because I have not practised very often....

[dtstiachi]

Our headmaster showed us a new posture to stand in last night. He also is having us stand in postures from the form as part of our stance training. Last night, he had us posting for over 30 minutes in different postures. Usually he doesn't do warm ups, (the assistant instructors handle that), but he came out and really worked us hard last night. It was tough, but a great workout

[shogeri]

Forever!!!

mmoohooohahahha!!!!

Just kidding...about 30 min to an hour...

[dtstiachi]

welcome shogeri

[Kajukenbopr]

well, I havent practiced Zhan Zhuang for too long, but I do train for 40- 50 min everyday.

I can hold up to 7 postures for 20 min each. a 30 min cycle of "holding the balloon, pushing the balloon, 2 balloons on water and holding your belly, to return to Wu chi.

And I am developing my stances of weight on one leg.

[dtstiachi]

Great work Kajunbopr,

Keep working at the Zhan Zhaung. When you get to where you can hold "hold the baloon"(as you call it) for 1 hour straight, let me know. thanks

[Kajukenbopr]

so, it seems you only do it for the excercise?

or do you do it for the Chi Kung?

[dtstiachi]

I do it for Chi development. You really start seeing positve results when you start holding a posture for longer than 20 min. By the time you reach an hour, you feel like you are going to spontaneously combust because of all of the heat that you have built up inside of you. It is great excersize as well by the way. Your muscles are being held in a static tension for a long period of time and they aren't used to being used that way. I mainly do it for chi development, but there are excersize benefits that come from it as well.

[Kajukenbopr]

you do know ur muscles are not supposed to tense at all, right? thats the whole point, to really relax yourself.

its not about withstanding torture for long periods.....

[dtstiachi]

diffrent kind of tension Kajukenbopr. My Grandmaster at school has approved what we are doing because the routine came from him. but thanks for the advice anyway. RELAX, RELAX, RELAX, RELAX, RELAX.