Shintai Jiku

Body Axis Training.

Develops internal torque. Contains the essence of TenChiJin etc, weight shifting within the "arch" in the legs etc.
Fundamental exercise to be done everyday.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Bodyskill
• Bodyconnection

[Upyu]

The point of this exercise isn't to build up lower body strength (although that happens as a side effect), but rather provide a framework for the skeletal structure to "settle" into its most effecient structure possible and then move while "pressurized", so to speak.

Eventually you shouldn't get much muscle strain on the quads or major muscle groups at all. Most of the support should be in the spine and crotch area (the vaunted kua area)

[statisticool]

After doing hundreds of lunges everyday in fencing, I found this exercise easy.

[Upyu]

Sure Justin, then post a vid of yourself doing the exercises ;)

[profesorbooty]

The above demonstration is showing the form, but when practiced at the aunkai, is done for signifigantly longer (more like 10 minutes at a time) and with a different intent that has to be shown firsthand, otherwise you are emulating the form without the substance/intent.

[profesorbooty]

Further when it is normally practiced, you hold the position for signifigantly longer than shown and for far more repitions. Likewise, you will feel it in your shoulders a lot, and have to figure out a way to use the structure of the body to hold the arm/leg position otherwse you will get too tired and will be way to sore the next day.

[profesorbooty]

actualy, you should feel a push/pull motion that moves your body when doing this exercise as a result of the connections. That is to say when the arms rotate, you find the body pulled forwards, if you do it properly. To simply push forwards with the legs is not the intent of the exercise.

[ghettoracer]

i love this exercise.

[chinkyLEPRECHAUN]

shows very very good control, I can only imagine the burning sensations of lactic acid build up in my quads if i were to try that right noww....