Nick Stevens
Level 3 Valued Member
Hey all,
I have a question regarding the Hard Style Laziness chapter from S&S. There's a spot near the end of the chapter where Pavel talks about "applying the force as quickly as possible then relaxing;" there's a quote from "The Karate Way," and then Pavel says, "The karateka calls this ability 'turning laziness into technical mastery.' Note that this kind of 'laziness' does not refer to slowing down or weakening the contraction, but to limiting its duration, a very important hard style distinction."
My question is this:
What exactly does "limiting [the contraction's] duration" refer to?
On the one hand, as I understand the Swing, after the Hinge is the standing Plank. I suppose I'm assuming that the Plank - and therefore the muscle contraction/tension - needs to be maintained as the bell goes up, floats, then comes back down; we Hinge at the last possible second.
On the other hand, how do we limit the duration of a contraction, without weakening it, and keeping the body in the standing Plank?
I know he says this is an advanced technique, but I'm always looking for ways to improve my Swings.
Thanks in advance!
I have a question regarding the Hard Style Laziness chapter from S&S. There's a spot near the end of the chapter where Pavel talks about "applying the force as quickly as possible then relaxing;" there's a quote from "The Karate Way," and then Pavel says, "The karateka calls this ability 'turning laziness into technical mastery.' Note that this kind of 'laziness' does not refer to slowing down or weakening the contraction, but to limiting its duration, a very important hard style distinction."
My question is this:
What exactly does "limiting [the contraction's] duration" refer to?
On the one hand, as I understand the Swing, after the Hinge is the standing Plank. I suppose I'm assuming that the Plank - and therefore the muscle contraction/tension - needs to be maintained as the bell goes up, floats, then comes back down; we Hinge at the last possible second.
On the other hand, how do we limit the duration of a contraction, without weakening it, and keeping the body in the standing Plank?
I know he says this is an advanced technique, but I'm always looking for ways to improve my Swings.
Thanks in advance!