Vol 12, Issue 2/2003
From the Source of the Tradition
Jin as the fundamental power of Taijiquan. By Martin Pendzialek
It is not easy to describe Jin in the sense of inner power that should gradually develop in the course of Taijiquan training. This is chiefly because considerable training is required to understand this force and to allow it to arise. Martin Pendzialek explains some essential aspects of Jin on the basis of an unpublished research work by Teng Jian, his teacher. Teng Jian has made an intensive study of the classical texts of Taijiquan in order to approach the knowledge of the old masters. The »Treatise on Taijiquan« by Wang Zongyue is particularly important in relation to Jin. In this text Jin is linked to the Yin/Yang theory; the ability to understand this and to put it into practice is seen as the basis for developing Jin.
