An idiom describing the utilization of body mass in motion to enhance the effect of (a) maneuver(s).

Comments:

Body Momentum is one of the key contributors to generating maximum power with the body.

Body Momentum has a direct relationship to the concept of Power Principles.

The methods of generating Body Momentum are:

a.Foot Maneuvers - which generates Back-up Mass

b.Body Settling - which generates Gravitational Marriage

c.Body Rotation - which generates Torque

d.Combining two or more methods together

The most common way to generate Body Momentum using Foot Maneuvers is via Shuffles or Cross-overs.

Body Momentum is typically maximized by combining generation methods together simultaneously with utilizing as much body mass as practical to back-up the maneuver(s).

Body Momentum can be broken down into the following categories:

a.Generated - momentum generated primarily to enhance a specific maneuver

b.Residual - existing momentum utilized from prior motion

Example(s):

Shuffling forward to enhance a straight punch demonstrates the use of Body Momentum.

Synonym(s):

Body English

Opposite(s):

Borrowed Force, Disharmony

Related Definition(s):

Circle, Cross-over, Focus, Line, Move, Principle, Settle, Shuffle

Related Term(s):

Accumulated Force, Back-up Mass, Body Alignment, Body Harmony, Body Rotation, Body Settle, Borrowed Force, Directional Harmony, Gravitational Marriage, Harmonized Power, In-Sync, Power Principle, Torque, Total Physical Harmony