Fa Jin Training

Basic Jin Training   
   
Jin means trained force   
Fa Jin means to direct explosive power   
The power comes from the inside out   

The keys are as follows:   
Keep the root   
Lead the qi   
Complete the intention   
Back to centre   
   

Fa Jin training is an advanced practice that will be taught to students who have completed the open hand forms. This training not only increases your speed and power but it has great impact on your root. While Fa Jin is not very recognizable in Yang style forms I can assure you that by adding this training to your practice you will enhance your comprehension of the forms and increase your energy.

Jin Training   
   
Ward off (Peng)   

two hands centered in horse stance
single hand left and right
   
Press/squeeze (Ji) Jin  

two hands centered in horse stance
single hand left and right
   
Twisting Jin   

two hands centered in horse stance, clockwise and counter clockwise
   
Overturning Jin

two hands centered in horse stance, clockwise and counter clockwise
   
Sinking Jin  

two hands centered in horse stance
Downward force (be sure body does NOT rise)
   
Uprooting JIn 

two hands centered in horse stance
Upward or outward force (be sure to keep root)
   
The two sound expressions of Fa Jin are "Hen" and "Ha"   
Hen is used when both yin and yang energy is being expressed simultaneously   
Ha is used when the energy being expressed is completely yang   
   

Three levels of Fa Jin power

Ming Jin - visable force
One step above external power, using large circles, forced storage of energy and gross movement of Qi.
It trains the body in generation of high levels of force with minimal muscular effort.
It trains the mind in the acceptance of soft force.

An Jin - hidden force
A refinement of Ming Jin through two approaches.
1 - gradual reduction of the gross movements reducing the effort required in the storage and release of the energy
2 - reduction of gross movement to be almost imperceptable while increasing the effort to store and release the energy
eventually a combination of these two approaches will be applied by the student

Hua Jin - perfect force
Elimination of motion required in the storage and emission of Qi.
The storage and release of Qi is completely accomplished through visualization using only mental capacities.
The minute muscular movement generate by the visualizations will be imperceptable.
At the highest level, it is Qi being guided by the Ancient mind at the discretion of the Wisdom mind.