How to Build a Motor in Uechi Ryu

By Mani on August 8, 2009

One of the big, mystical secrets in the martial arts is the concept of mystical secrets in the martial arts. Chi is a mystical energy that causes the universe to act in mysterious ways, and after a lifetime, Chi is supposed to be a secret energy that you can use to do superhuman things.

Unfortunately, proof seems to be sadly lacking for these claims concerning Chi. Maybe there are a few people who can do things, but most people can’t, and a few exceptions here and there don’t prove the truth of certain theories concerning the subject of Chi. Fortunately, there is a theory that will result in Chi, that is not mystical, and that will work.

A motor can be defined as two poles between which there is tension. If you understand this concept, everything in the universe can be considered a motor. Behind every energy look for two poles, and you will have defined a motor.

An electron and a proton interact to create energy in an atom. Potassium and sodium interchanging to create energy in a cell. Everywhere in the universe you will find a motor, and you will find tension, you will find two terminals.

And, when you take a stance with the human body, you have increased weight, and this creates energy between the terminals of the legs and the planet. When you shift from stance to stance, moving the weight from leg to leg, the weight moves up and down the legs, and this excites the tan tien, a spot two inches below the navel which is the energy generator for the body. Thus, the body is a motor, and there is energy, and you can call this energy chi.

Here’s the problem: everybody puts their intention on making the body strong, and so creates only the low level chi required to operate the body. What people should be doing is focusing awareness on the procedure. If you build the awareness it takes to create the energy, you will build the energy that will result in the ’superhuman’ potential that people look to Chi for.

Thus, do your form, build awareness, and concentrate not on the violence of action, not on building the body, but on becoming aware of what you are doing. Feel the energy going down and up your legs, feel the energy building in the tan tien, and feel your connection with the planet. Do this and you will shortly become aware of energy building in your body in a surprising way.

Energy that strengthens a body part just by thinking of it, energy that heats the palms. Energy that can be channeled into the various body parts, and can even be felt outside your body. Once you have started building energy by using your body, and its parts, as motors, then you can start searching for more spectacular ways to use energy.