Is the Power in Chow Gar Internal or External?
Sifu Bálint talks about the different types ad levels of power developed in Chow Gar Tong Long.
Kung Fu
Stable Stance
The stable and firm stance is one of the most important skills in our kungfu. The source of our special power is the stance. We liken the body to a tree where the flexible power of the branches (the bridges) and the stability of the trunk (the torso) depend on how strongly the roots hold the tree.
The Way of the Power
None of us have the chance to discover the true ways of martial arts back in those times when such skills served the meaning of survival in life-and-death situations. That makes harder to make statements which claim to picture the so called real kung-fu. In its original context kung-fu served as a supportive leverage to spiritual practice and also as a source of the aforementioned skills either on the battlefield or in the normal course of life that oftentimes was cruel and merciless.