rooting and striking

[vamos]

anybody drawn energy from the ground (rooting)whilst hitting something.if so what happened?

[jchang]

you should be rooted every time you strike.

[MrFooManCew2U]

Found some striking target mits at LDU Company out of China with free shipping to anywhere in the world. My friend bought a few first and then I got one in black. Price was cheap. I have seen others that were made of real leather but for what I do it works just fine. Martial arts stuff is on this page www .liangdianup.com/martialarts_1.htm or you can click through from the main page at www .LDUcompany.com

Just thought I would tell other people in case anyone out there was looking for some.

[vamos]

ok.i didnt realise you were rooted when striking although its not quite the same as drawing energy up to assist in strike or is it?

i just train qigong but have started a bit of hard white crane qigong and it just made me wonder.

[taiji1983]

Rooting I believe is a misconception in TCMA. If you know how to sink correctly, you have a powerfull root. None of that special training is really necessary. Sinking connects you to the earth. sink and raise as you attack. If you know how to use your whole body as a unit, and you have a good stance, you can "use the Earth" to do a punch from 0 inches away. Bruce Lee's 1 inch punch isnt that impressive if you can do it when your already touching.
An example on how to practice it; stand in front of a punching bag, touch it with your finger tips. feel the bag, and sink down. using a full body movement, slightly raise as you use your palm to strike the bag with no draw back. If you do it right, you will see an indention in the bag of your hand. Even if the bag is filled tight.