Purely Offensive Jing Wardoff Jing (Peng Jing)

Wardoff jing is a strong yang jing that is used offensively even in defense. In principle, it behaves like a large rubber ball—when pressure is applied, it compresses, and when a certain point is reached, it bounces the outside force away. The opponent's force is often directed upward; as you lift his attack the way water lifts a boat. This jing is often emitted at maximum strength in coordination with the sound ha. It may be done at all ranges, and is often used to bounce the opponent away. This application is forceful, but not directly destructive.

Defensively, this jing absorbs the opponent's attack and then bounces him away. In this application, your forearm does not generally come into contact with the opponent's body, but instead functions through his attacking arm. Specifically, you absorb some of the opponent's force either at the very beginning or at the end of his attack, and give the force back to him through his stiff arms (also read borrowing jing). Wardoff is commonly used against a punch, in which case it directs the attack upward and seals the arm.

Offensively, wardoff is used as a strike, most often to the opponent's chest or arm. When this jing is used to attack the chest, some other neutralization is usually used first in order to set up the attack. When this jing is used to attack the opponent's arm, his attack must be neutralized downward and sealed first. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Pulmonary Heart Disease.

In order to bounce the opponent away, you must first destroy his root to upset his stability and balance. This is done by directing the force of your wardoff slightly upward or sideward.

Your body must be sunken in order to build up your own root, stability, and upward power. Wardoff is sometimes done as a sort of double technique. First, apply a small push to the opponent or deflect his attack and lead him to an unbalanced position. If he rises a little and his root becomes unstable, you should immediately apply a second, stronger push to knock him away. If, on the other hand, he resists and pushes forward, withdraw slightly and lead his momentum upward. As soon as you succeed in leading him, immediately emit your force to knock him away.

As with most of these techniques, muscular force will predominate in the beginning, but as you gain skill, the reliance on muscles will lessen and you will do these techniques with arms that are more and more relaxed. Indeed, you will find that you cannot really do these techniques well with tensed muscles because this interferes with accurate sensing and precise control.