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'Fa' is a verb which means 'to issue' or 'send forth', as well as to 'initiate' an action. 'Jing' commonly means 'strength' or 'energy'. In the Chinese martial arts, jing refers to power that is task specific, and that has been trained and refined over time and with practice. Jing is used to describe these types of forces as opposed to 'li,' or raw force which is used to describe force applied inefficiently or inappropriately (without task specific training). For example, a person just learning to swim will use a great amount of force and energy in his stroke, but will barely move through the water. The force he is using is raw, untrained, inefficient and is an example of 'li.' A trained swimmer will also use force to stroke, but the force will be efficiently applied to the task at hand. He will use force appropriately and efficiently, and will glide through the water rapidly without wasted energy. This type of force is 'jing.' When someone applies force to something else with mass, it is either 'fa li' or 'fa jing' depending on the level of trained skill. The verb 'fa' indicates that it is impossible to produce either type of force (jing or li) unless there is resistance against it (you can't 'fa jing' into the air for example). The types of jing are virtually limitless. Any type of appropriately applied, trained force is a type of jing (for example, any proficient athlete in any sport has cultivated whatever types of 'jing' their specific sport requires). Reprinted from a duscussion at Shen Wu Martial Arts. After learning to cultivate qi in the body, one learns to convert the qi into useable power and project it from the body. This procedure is called Fah Jing. Fah means "transfer" or projection," and Jing means "power." As soon as qi is condensed inward toward the center of the body, the mind actively "burns" or "accelerates" it and converts it into a different form of energy - one that feels like an electric current and in some cases even like an electric shock. By following the proper practice procedures, one can then achieve control of this feeling and success in Fah Jing, the transfer of power. In Xingyi, the primary focus is developing yang, not yin, internal power. The body remains soft until the final moment of contact during a strike at which point the body stiffens. The results are explosive, likened to that of a mortar round going off. In a fraction of a second, the jing is transferred out of the body like a cannonball, aggressively obliterating the opponent. Reprinted from a description at Emptyflower Xingyiquan Website Fajing: Issuing Power as Practiced in Bajiquan and Northern Chinese Martial Arts Systems |
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