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Internal and External Styles
Classes are taught with a mix of traditional and modern teaching and training methods. All students are encouraged to learn both external and internal styles, but a student may choose to concentrate on only external or internal styles. The following is a short explanation of the two styles, and how they differ.
Internal Martial Arts (Neijia):
Internal Chinese Martial Arts styles are those that have an origin that was influenced from within China, and are based on Taoist philosophy. They emphasize chi development and the strengthening of the body internally, leading to increased chi energy and internal strength. Muscle and tendon conditioning and transforming, is also a very important emphasis, and are secondary results of the "soft" Qi Gong (Chi Kung) and Nei Gong (Nei Kung) exercises that you do in your training. Qi Gong and Nei Gong training and exercise in the Internal styles is done using soft and relaxed movements in combined with deep, complete and relaxed breathing. Each internal style has Qi Gong and Nei Gong exercises that are particular to the internal style that you learn or practice, be it Tai Chi Ch'uan, Hsing-I Ch'uan, Pa Kua Chang, or Liu Ho Pa Fa. Because of the type of development, strengthening, conditioning and transforming involved with internal styles, a person has no limitations due to advanced or advancing age. A person can train in internal styles far beyond the years and age that limitations would start interfering with training in external styles. Because you can continue to train in internal styles as long as you live, you continue to increase your chi and internal strength, and condition your muscles and tendons as long as you train. In turn, as you continue your practice and training, you increase your chi energy and internal strength, preserving and promoting life longevity. You also keep your body youthful, conditioned and toned.
Power is manifest and applied differently with internal styles than with external styles. Internal styles use body posture, alignment, positioning, breathing, whole body movement, speed, and at higher levels of proficiency and mastery, chi projection to deliver devastating and lethal power and energy to and through the point of contact or impact, when defending against or attacking an opponent. With this kind of energy and power, there is the ability to direct the energy of a defense or attack deep into the body of an adversary, resulting in broken bones, damaged or ruptured internal organs, blood vessels or arteries. It must be pointed out that it takes many years of dedicated continued and persistent training and practice, to get to the levels of mastery that enables the ability to project chi. But the internal styles are very effective, devastating and lethal without the mastery of chi projection.
External Martial Arts (Waijia):
External Chinese Martial Arts styles are those that have an origin that was influenced from outside of China and many of them are based on Buddhist Philosophy (Da Mo, a Buddhist monk from India, is credited with creating the Qi Gong training methods and philosophy of the martial arts that come from the Shaolin Temple, while he was preaching an living there), and some of them Moslem. They emphasize muscular development, conditioning and the strengthening of the body externally, leading to increased muscle size and mass, and external physical strength. Each external style has strength and conditioning exercises that are particular to the external style that you learn or practice, in addition to basic calisthenics, muscle building and conditioning, and "hard" Qi Gong training and exercises. Qi Gong training and exercises in the External styles is done using strongly tensed muscular movements combined with forced breathing. Because of the type of development, conditioning and strengthening involved with external styles, a person has limitations due to advanced or advancing age. A person cannot train as hard, as much, or as long when becoming an older adult, than in more youthful years. Training must be adjusted, altered, or reduced to accommodate the practitioner who is advancing or has advanced beyond more youthful years. Practice and training in the external styles leads to a well conditioned, strong and powerful body.
Power is manifest and applied differently with external styles than with internal styles. External styles use speed, muscular physical strength, body positioning and breathing to deliver devastating and lethal power and energy to the point of contact or impact, when defending against or attacking an opponent. This kind of power and energy results in light to heavy bruising, broken bones, or damage to some internal organs, blood vessels or arteries. It must also be pointed out that many years of dedicated, continued and persistent training and practice is necessary in order to get to a level of mastery in the external styles.
Both styles also rely on good flexibility, quickness and speed. The devastating and lethal power, energy and effectiveness of internal styles are hidden in their graceful, serene and deceptive movements, and use of whole body power and internal energy. Whereas the devastating and lethal power, energy and effectiveness of external styles are very apparent in their powerful and very athletic movements, which include jumps, leaps, spectacular kicks, acrobatic and gymnastic ability.
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Classes are taught with a mix of traditional and modern teaching and training methods. All students are encouraged to learn both external and internal styles, but a student may choose to concentrate on only external or internal styles. The following is a short explanation of the two styles, and how they differ.
Internal Martial Arts (Neijia):
Internal Chinese Martial Arts styles are those that have an origin that was influenced from within China, and are based on Taoist philosophy. They emphasize chi development and the strengthening of the body internally, leading to increased chi energy and internal strength. Muscle and tendon conditioning and transforming, is also a very important emphasis, and are secondary results of the "soft" Qi Gong (Chi Kung) and Nei Gong (Nei Kung) exercises that you do in your training. Qi Gong and Nei Gong training and exercise in the Internal styles is done using soft and relaxed movements in combined with deep, complete and relaxed breathing. Each internal style has Qi Gong and Nei Gong exercises that are particular to the internal style that you learn or practice, be it Tai Chi Ch'uan, Hsing-I Ch'uan, Pa Kua Chang, or Liu Ho Pa Fa. Because of the type of development, strengthening, conditioning and transforming involved with internal styles, a person has no limitations due to advanced or advancing age. A person can train in internal styles far beyond the years and age that limitations would start interfering with training in external styles. Because you can continue to train in internal styles as long as you live, you continue to increase your chi and internal strength, and condition your muscles and tendons as long as you train. In turn, as you continue your practice and training, you increase your chi energy and internal strength, preserving and promoting life longevity. You also keep your body youthful, conditioned and toned.
Power is manifest and applied differently with internal styles than with external styles. Internal styles use body posture, alignment, positioning, breathing, whole body movement, speed, and at higher levels of proficiency and mastery, chi projection to deliver devastating and lethal power and energy to and through the point of contact or impact, when defending against or attacking an opponent. With this kind of energy and power, there is the ability to direct the energy of a defense or attack deep into the body of an adversary, resulting in broken bones, damaged or ruptured internal organs, blood vessels or arteries. It must be pointed out that it takes many years of dedicated continued and persistent training and practice, to get to the levels of mastery that enables the ability to project chi. But the internal styles are very effective, devastating and lethal without the mastery of chi projection.
External Martial Arts (Waijia):
External Chinese Martial Arts styles are those that have an origin that was influenced from outside of China and many of them are based on Buddhist Philosophy (Da Mo, a Buddhist monk from India, is credited with creating the Qi Gong training methods and philosophy of the martial arts that come from the Shaolin Temple, while he was preaching an living there), and some of them Moslem. They emphasize muscular development, conditioning and the strengthening of the body externally, leading to increased muscle size and mass, and external physical strength. Each external style has strength and conditioning exercises that are particular to the external style that you learn or practice, in addition to basic calisthenics, muscle building and conditioning, and "hard" Qi Gong training and exercises. Qi Gong training and exercises in the External styles is done using strongly tensed muscular movements combined with forced breathing. Because of the type of development, conditioning and strengthening involved with external styles, a person has limitations due to advanced or advancing age. A person cannot train as hard, as much, or as long when becoming an older adult, than in more youthful years. Training must be adjusted, altered, or reduced to accommodate the practitioner who is advancing or has advanced beyond more youthful years. Practice and training in the external styles leads to a well conditioned, strong and powerful body.
Power is manifest and applied differently with external styles than with internal styles. External styles use speed, muscular physical strength, body positioning and breathing to deliver devastating and lethal power and energy to the point of contact or impact, when defending against or attacking an opponent. This kind of power and energy results in light to heavy bruising, broken bones, or damage to some internal organs, blood vessels or arteries. It must also be pointed out that many years of dedicated, continued and persistent training and practice is necessary in order to get to a level of mastery in the external styles.
Both styles also rely on good flexibility, quickness and speed. The devastating and lethal power, energy and effectiveness of internal styles are hidden in their graceful, serene and deceptive movements, and use of whole body power and internal energy. Whereas the devastating and lethal power, energy and effectiveness of external styles are very apparent in their powerful and very athletic movements, which include jumps, leaps, spectacular kicks, acrobatic and gymnastic ability.
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