Posted: Oct 28, 2011 7:45 am
The slow motion footage at 4:25 pretty much shows it. The bat may have been travelling at full speed but master Wong was hit about half way down the bat, in fact he couldn't have been hit closer to the handle. It's just a parlor trick using angular velocity while spreading as much of the force across master Wong's stomach as possible. I would be winded but I would probably survive it.
Qi Gong is little more than exceptional technique and theatrics that in my mind was employed as propaganda between competing martial arts schools. Saying that your students were able to channel the ethereal energy of the universe is a powerful tactic to employ, being able to demonstrate it by using physics to make things look more spectacular than they are is even better.
Inka, just look at the video. There's nothing supernatural here.
Qi Gong is little more than exceptional technique and theatrics that in my mind was employed as propaganda between competing martial arts schools. Saying that your students were able to channel the ethereal energy of the universe is a powerful tactic to employ, being able to demonstrate it by using physics to make things look more spectacular than they are is even better.
Inka, just look at the video. There's nothing supernatural here.