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The power paradox defined the very nature of power, i.e., true power “feels,” and actually should be, “effortless.” At this moment I should translate effortless because it also just feels effortless while the true physics involved generates power and force through principles like structure, alignment, breathing, movement, etc.
That which feels like powerful is “Not.” This that area many assume makes them feel stronger and more powerful, the dynamic tension detectable when one is practicing such as performance of kata. It is not a matter of hard and soft with emphasis on hard but a balance where one applies fundamental principles through multiple methodologies toward appropriate levels of force and the force and power generated.
Actualized effortlessness, however, constitutes our goal in karate and martial arts methodologies. A methodology that feels powerful cannot actually be powerful. The feeling of power emerges from the sensation of exertion, and greater exertion means less power. To overexert oneself pulls or bleeds off a limited amount of energy in our bodies and through the physical physics of movement of our mass toward a goal of maximized power and force. The concept should be to use as much of our energy and effort for power and force in lieu of demonstrating a false presentation of force and power in a demonstration fashion.
Don’t confuse “harder” with “more power.” When we produce a greater “effect” through equal effort, an equal effect through less effort, or a greater effect through less effort can we be said to have increased our power. Also, the human body can only generate so much energy that can be converted into power and force so to waste any on looking and feeling strong and powerful reduces the actual strength and power and force we generate. Even using the various physics of our bodies, the adversary’s body, the environment and any enhancing actions still has limits so it is to our advantage to maximize the use of our energies to reach a maximum efficient production toward power and force in self-defense.
A “hard impact” actually represents little power. Were we truly powerful in striking, we would overwhelm the target with power and thus encounter no resistance, effectively feeling virtually no impact whatsoever, just like punching gelatin. All this remains contingent on effect. We seek to create an equal or greater effect with lesser and lesser effort. Lessor and lessor effort translates to energy generation for power and force.
Once you align the principles of the methodologies properly, the methodologies happens with relative effortlessness.
If in executing methodologies we properly align all those principles that makes us powerful while simultaneously exploiting the ways in which our adversary has failed to align his or her principles, we then cannot help but to encounter no effectual resistance.
True power should be effortless and feel effortless.
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