I am working on a hint that Murata-san at training mentioned to me about where does the chest point/Juji drop too?
I think I can roll my spine and get it into the correct spinal alignment and that has now made my stance and hands / arms much heavier.
The chuo or middle is the centerline and balance point of the body but is moveable and can shift to either side of the torso during exercise or when in free movement. It's a point of reference and to which my weight and balance returns. It is also the basis for all the Aunkai exercises and must be focused on and understood.
This centerline also connects to the dantien area and the connection needs to be correct. This is where I got to thinking about what Murata san said. The centerline runs through the central chest point and this point drops to connect to the middle dantien region. I have been dropping the chef point down the chuo into the dantien but on the outside of my body on the surface which created a okay connection much better than I had before. But in reality the chest point must drop internally through the inside of the body to a point internally about 10-15cm inside the body to hit the correct dantien or weight point in the lower middle section of the torso.
I have been practising this for a week or so and the connection feels much better and the back feels even more relaxed and expanded than before which is definitely correct. Now I am working on stacking every bit of weight that I have in my upper body on top of and more importantly through that point.
