Author Mike Sigman for neijia list as of Sun, 4 Dec 1994
Table of Contents
List of Jings as chronicled by Chen Yen Ling who "borrowed" the books of
the Yang Family. I.e., these jings reflect Yang family sayings.
Even though these are all called jings, you can easily see that many of
them are just techniques and skills which utilize the core strengths of
the internal martial arts.
- Ting Jing
- Peng is considered also as the audible energy because it is through peng
that one can listen to the opponents body.
As the student develops the core peng strength, work is begun on
building a good connection and communication between student and opponent.
Through the aid of practice to increase sensitivity, the student can
precisely detect the opponent's power, cent er of gravity, direction,
pressure, etc., as if actually hearing the vibrations.
Understanding Power (Tong Jing) motivation, one can continue developing
and advancing listening ability to the stage of under standing power.
In other words, the mind becomes able to analyze and measure the pressure,
directior character, speed, force, etc., of the opponent's movements in
order to be able to cope with them properly.
- Tzan Lien Jing
- Through Rolling Hands Practice, Pushing Practice and practice in reversing
the transfer of power process, he student develops the sensitivity and
controlling ability known as sticking power. In other words, the student
should be able to stick with an opponent in order to control him him,
attack, or defeat his attack.
Usually with the initial contact between two people in a free-style
fighting situation, the student can use peng to sense the opponent's hand
(with advanced students the sensitivity will encompass the entire body) an
there is an almost magnetic feeling. T hat is, the opponent feels as if he
were attracted or stuck to the student almost like chewing gum can stick
to the body. The special application of sticking power is the slowing of
an opponent's speed.
- Tzo Jing
- By combining all of the previously described types of power, one can
advance one's ability further and develop following power. This type of
power allows the student to follow the direction of the opponent in all
situations and respond accordingly.
- Hua Jing
- With neutralizing power the student is able to guide their
following power in a yielding manner, in order to counterbalance or make
ineffective the attacking ability of an opponent.
- Tzeh Jing
- Through borrowing power, the student is able to utilize an opponent's
power by adapting it to purposes which are beneficial to the student's own
designs. When an opponent attacks with, say, ten pounds of force, the
student not only neutralizes (yields) but also borrows that force into
his foot and reflects it back to the opponent, often at such an angle that
the opponent is tossed away by largely his own power.
- Ying Jing
- Should an opponent refuse to transfer power, the student is in the
situation of having no power to borrow from. In such a situation it is
up to the student to cause the attacker to yield his power so that it can
be utilized for reflection back to the op ponent. This process is known as
drawing-up power from an opponent. A lot of this may just be psychology
- Ti jing
- The ability to cause an opponent to bounce backward and upward, thereby
making him lose his root to the ground, is known as uprooting power.
When used in a more moderate fashion, i.e., by keeping peng in an upward
direction to the opponent's center, this power will cause him to float.
- Chen Jing
- By reversing the practice of uprooting power the student is able to
develop the ability to sink using it against an attempt to uproot him.
Success in sinking power development can cause one's opponent to feel
that it is impossible to uproot the student. The relaxed, connected
body is the source of this.
- Na Jing
- Controlling power is applied during Rolling Hands practice or Free Hand
practice. The student will try different methods to take over control of
the situation and eventually lock the opponent into a position which
will defeat him. The constant and skil lful use of peng and connection
are what power this skill.
- Kai Jing
- This is the application of internal power in such a manner as to cause an
opponent who has maintained a defensive position for an extended period of
time to open up his defenses and thus be defeated. Psychology and
reflex in relation to the opponent ar e vital for this.
- Ho Jing
- In this case the student directs his internal power inward in such a
manner as to cause an opponent to react by closing-up toward his center
as a means of defense. In the process of closing-up, it is possible to
trap the opponent because he is so dr awn in toward his balance point
that there is no way that he can move outward; thus the student is able to
control the situation and defeat him.
- Boh Jing
- This is a specialized development of internal power In applying
deflecting power the practitioner is able to bounce an attacker to the
side, or divert his force, to bring the student out of danger. Here the
skill of controlling not only your own peng
but the opponent's force vector (whether he uses peng or not) is critical.
- Chou Jing
- This transfer of power is achieved through a rubbing motion of the hands
or other parts of the body. The motion used is similar to that of rubbing
clay between the palms to form a long rope or coil. Often, qinna are
applied with this.
- Jzeh Jing
- When applying internal power in this manner, the student twists an
opponent in an action similar to that of wringing out a wash cloth. This
type of power is used to lock an opponent into a position where he can
be easily defeated.
*** Note: This application is similar to some of the joint locks used in
harder styles. While the external appearance may be similar, the
difference lies in the Taiji student's non-use of physical strength,
relying rather on the whole-body skills; this type of power can also be
applied anywhere on the body.
- Jen Jing
- In two-person practice this involves the ability to keep rolling around
the attacks of an opponent without attacking or allowing him to attack
- Dzuen Jing
- Because of this screwing motion, this type of power transfer is
sometimes referred to as screwing power.
- Tze Jing
- This type of power transfer, is a clean; sharp cutting type of motion
which is applied to an opponent from the side in order to disable or
interrupt an attack. Heng Jing (Crossing Power) from Xingyi and Bagua
is pretty much the same thing.
- Nung Jing
- Cold power is applied to an opponent, often in a downward shaking
manner. The body skill of closing is involved here.
- Tuan Jing
- Interruptintg power usually refers to the skill of "leaving the jing in
the opponent.... mainly so no return which borrows" your power can be
- Chuen Jing
- Sometimes called short-power.... the ability to release great power with
very little motion.
- Fuen Jing
- Something similar to short-power, but with the concept of focusing the
power to a small area being important.
- Dow Tiao Jing
- In this specialized type of power transfer, the opponent is not only
moved from one point to another but is sent outward in a series of small
bounces. Some cooperation of the bouncee may be necessary for this one.
- Dow So Jing
- In this type of power transfer, a smooth flow of internal energy is
projected at the opponent. Upon being hit by this energy, he moves
steadily backward without stopping until some solid obiect intervenes to
halt his progress. Of course, the cooperation of the bouncee may again
- Tzo Teh Jing
- Folding power usually implies the skill of folding the body and hitting
with the closest body part, using peng jing. For instance, if an opponent
holds your wrist, hit him with Elbow using peng jing; if he holds your
elbow, hit him with shoulder Kao, et c.
- Ling Kung Jing
- This is the power of supposedly hitting without touching from a distance.
- Listening Power
- Sticking Power
- Following Power
- Neutralizing Power
- Borrowing Power
- Drawing-up Power
- Uprooting Power
- Sinking Power
- Controlling Power
- Open-up Power
- Close-up Power
- Deflecting Power
- Rubbing Power
- Twisting Power
- Rolling Power
- Spiral Power
- Cutting Power
- Cold Power
- Interrupting Power
- Inches Power
- Fine Power
- Vibrating Bouncing Power
- Vibrating Power
- Folding Power
- Distance Power