power in fingers, hands – San Ti

[Anonymous]

Hi guys,
I have special question. I am sport climber and I need build extreme dynamic power in fingers and hands. I bought DVD San Ti and Pi Chuan. Can anyone tell me if San Ti is good for this reason? I’m ready for hard training but I must know that it is right way. Or can you recommend other chi traning? Thanks a lot for help.
Jirka

[Anonymous]

Hello, in my experience with this, I found there is a development in the fingers (grip in general, the physical-structures, as well as the functinal-unit, ie finger-tips via bones of arms to the spine as one unit)…
there is a different in the feeling and function of conditioning to ‘pack in” tension (sort of like the development of feet-ankles-legs in running of just getting them used to -pounding the pavement-) vs awakening the living awareness. (the second aspect makes the parts and whole become more alive, thus more connected, more engaged.. can make them more sensitive and responsive at the some time as more resilient… although may be misleading as may seem “tougher” if you deaden the hands/fingers…) the increased circulation develops the tissue- espec connective tissue (tendons/ligs) as well as muscles and skin.. but the relaxed continuously-moving “eagle-talon” (ie not a locked or stiffened “claw” but alive- smooth-connected) enlivens- and then putting it to use….
Just as Bagua and HsingI “internal” players are said to develop iron-palm (for striking) without physical impacting it, just by the stance-movement training…. and yet there are many internal-refinements and activations (so more than just “being in the positions” to get the “real” affect: getting the optimal Qualityof aliveness and circ would seem to be key. Have someone, an EnergyArts instructor, that might give some fdbk? even just a few comments/adjustments could refine aim-on-track)

At the very least- as Bruce wrote about in his books- the standing helped him not only “toughen” but “recover” from injuries/dings(hits) in his fullcontact fighting.. thus how these arts help heal&recover (thus the “internal-external” combination one sees most often- ie cross-training– thus would be climbing- finger hanging- like “primate swinging” one handed grip- switching, and such… and then using the Santi and else: both static-circ, as well as the more dynamic-pulsing to loosen and flow.. to aid in what modern Sport-method calls Active-Recovery).

good luck- I hope this adds something.

[Anonymous]

hi jim
as a martial artist, I i have found the movements of pi chuan and beng chuan, as well as the standing san ti, to have a positive effect on grip strength, no doubt.
id also mention that what a lot people think of as hand and finger strength is actually developed through the entire arm, so in your case id also spend some training time working the shoulder and elbow actions, which are also a part of san ti and pi chuan.
in my case, I really saw a big difference in my grip after I started working on the beng chuan fist method, it created a lot of finger strength and a lot of grip control, great for martial arts, great for bodywork/massage/etc, and I would imagine it would be very beneficial for climbing, too(im not a climber so I can’t really say for sure
there are a lot of other benefits to pi chuan as well; it’s a great place to develop that unwavering focus of intent under pressure that often separates top performers from the tier below them.
one thing about the internal arts; it’s a kind of slow build, they function differently than external training, so i would encourage putting it into your training regime and keep at it for a while; these are multi dimensional training methods that yield long term results, while many training methods used in the west are more short-term in nature. hsing I can build a lifetime of strength.
hope this helps, and best of training
richard shapiro

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