SECRET APPLICATION OF FAJIN

Fajin or emitting force in tai chi chuan should be like a bomb explodes. From a totally relax position you suddenly exploded with a big burst of energy sending your opponent flying a great distance away, injuring and even killing him on the spot (under extreme situation). Split second after your have fajin, revert to relax mode with no tension and residue force remaining. Your force suddenly appears and suddenly disappears. This way your opponent can never read you.

Your force must be quick, sharp and penetrating like a whip or an arrow. A sledge hammer can break rocks but it cannot break feathers. If your force is strong but brute like a sledge hammer, you will not be able to defeat an opponent who is fast, agile and evasive. However, if you force is quick, sharp and penetrating like a shooting arrow, your opponent will find it very difficult to evade because just by merely touching lightly you can already fajin on him with full force.

Try hitting a piece of hanging paper. If you cannot break it, you need to work harder on your fajin quality. If you can break it all the times, you are on the right track.