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Nei Gung

Nei Gung Benefits

September 24, 2009

In Tai Chi Nei Gung the Wu Chi physical and energetic alignments begin the energetic process by allowing the electrical energy to build and flow.  This causes the Micro Cosmic Orbit and the Macro Cosmic Orbit to turn on without the practitioner having to individually focus on them by themselves.  Physical and energetic blockages can [...]

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Empty Force

September 23, 2009

The Empty Force is a higher level of Tai Chi Nei Gung expression. Although I have seen and exhibited Empty Force energy at a very high level it is relatively rare in the West. Due to the controversial nature of Empty Force most teachers who know or are familiar with Empty Force [...]

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Nei Gung Skills

September 21, 2009

The basic Tai Chi Nei Gung Skills include but are not limited to:

Wu Chi
The Micro Cosmic Orbit
The Macro Cosmic Orbit
Bone Marrow Washing
3 Dan Tiens Linear
Golden Bell Covered Iron Body
String of Pearls internal unification and manipulation of energy
Fa Jing internal transfer of force without external [...]

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Tai Chi Nei Kung

September 18, 2009

Most high level Tai Chi Nei Kung can be practiced either stationary or while you are performing your Tai Chi set.  In other words, you do not have to practice Tai Chi and then practice nei kung seperately.  It should all happen at the same time.  Once you really have the internal feel and understanding [...]

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Nei Kung Training

September 17, 2009

If a skilled opponent can see and understand my alignments, my weight distribution or the energetics I’m using then they can use that against me. In this article I have given some examples of what can be accomplished with proper nei kung training so that you can get an idea of what is actually involved. [...]

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NeiGung & Internal Iron Body

September 16, 2009

See the Nei Gung post for the first part in this series on Neigung
Neigung has many amazing self defense benefits. Iron Body training exists in both internal and external Chinese training methods.  Of course the methods are quite different from one another.  Iron shirt usually refers to an external kind of Iron Body created from [...]

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Nei gung

September 15, 2009

Nei gung literally translates as internal work. Most people involved in the martial arts have heard of Chi Kung / Qi Gong which translates as Energy work but most people are not familiar with nei gung or they may have heard of nei gung but do not have any idea what it means. [...]

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