What is the sensation of Peng?

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

Working alone without an instructor (I live in Martinique, an island of the West Indies), some things are hard to figure out by oneself.
I’m trying to get what the sensation of Peng energy is.
I got the following impression while pruning tree branches in my garden : they were strong and had a special type of bounce that I wished I could have in my own body wile doing martial movements.
It suddenly seemed to me Peng is that energy of a tree rising from the ground. An energy whose basic movement is vertical and upward, very powerfull and expansive. It may express and expand in other directions than strictly vertical, just as the branches of a tree don’t all grow vertically, but the origin of the energy is that : the springing up from the ground in a vector directly opposed to gravity. And just as a tree needs strong roots to grow, to develop strong Peng energy we need to develop a strong root, that is relaxed stability and a clear sense of the gravitational field in which we live.

Is there any validity to this insight?

Erwan

[Anonymous]

I think the easiest way to described Peng Force is to experience the action of an inflating ball, especially a big therapy or yoga ball. The way it inflates and has an expanding power is Peng. Even after it is inflated it still retains the peng force. Set the ball on the ground and punch it lightly so that you don’t hurt your wrist. The way the ball deflects your punch and bounces or wards-off the trajctory of the punch can make it feel kind of clumsy.
That’s my learning experience so far anyway.
Keep having fun.
Steve

[Anonymous]

Peng is the energy of pushing that inflated ball under water. The tendency for the ball to rise to the top is peng.

Buddy

[Anonymous]

These are good examples of Peng. Something to think about when doing peng is to remember that the lower body from the dantien down will sink, contract, and close when doing peng. The upper body will rise, expand, and lengthen. Likewise, in Ji the body, both upper and lower will rise, expand, and open and lengthen. In Lu the upper and lower body will close, sink, contract, and pull into the dantien. In An, the upper body will close, sink, and contract, while the lower body will rise, open, lengthen and expand. Hope this helps!

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