Fajin (發勁), executing an explosive force

[ChiDragon]

Please don't discriminate the styles of Taiji. The principal of fajin is the same in all the styles. Just pay close attention in the video. When the master, at the left, moves his hands forward, he was performing Fajin. 

[Krenx]

Phoenix mountain guy is one of the few legit ones. For yang style taiji. Very good stuff. From a familiar lineage as I. 

 

For Chen style, the master Li Qiang of the  Hong lineage is one of the best. If you can find his videos. 

[ChiDragon]

Jin is an interesting subject to investigate. The more we discuss about Jin the more we will understand what it is. IMMHO Jin by itself, in a Taiji body, is not an explosive force. It is only a potential energy that is ready to be issued by Fajin. Jin is not an explosive force, yet, until it was issued by the practitioner. The powerful Fajin force is very deadly if someone cannot withstand the impact of contact.

In regard to the different types of Jin,  they are really, only, describing the methods of Fajin.  There are 8 types of Fajin methods are well known and recognized by Taiji practitioners. They are  掤劲、捋劲、挤劲、按劲、采劲 、 挒劲、肘劲、靠劲. 

Edited 23 hours ago by ChiDragon

[Krenx]

Agreed. The explosive force of Jin is a "result" of an opponent not being able to handle the speed of yin yang change. 

 

This is a very important framing to perceive Jin. Without this understanding, practitioners in combat will try to "insist" some explosive result on opponents. Real fighting does not work like that.  

 

With ting Jin, you will KNOW when the opponent's body is unable to catch up to the change. And you set up as you said, the potential energy from transformation in a way, where once you issue, you know that Jin equation is too much for the particular opponent to hua, and they end up releasing that energy in an aggressive and explosive way. 

 

Insisting on specific things to happen in taiji Quan, like explosive fajin, goes against the principles of taiji, and will result in one not being able to do that. Fajin is something you set up conditions for, and "allow" to happen. It is closer to an observed result.