Nei Gong - the internal power

Nei Gong is a mysteries subject in internal martial art.

For an internal martial art practitioner, power is re-acquired through awakening the sleeping parts of the body, so that he can utilise coherent bodily force. To fine tune this re-acquired power, the awakened parts should be conditioned so the power transmission process can be maximized . This is where the Nei Gong Training enters into the picture.

Nei Gong Training looks like breathing exercise. However, Nei Gong Training emphasises full inhalation and full exhalation. This is done, and should only be done, on the basis that the sleeping parts of the body have been awakened.

The rationale behind full inhalation and exhalation is to let the body go through a series of "high pressure" and "vacuum" conditions. The practitioner takes advantage of these conditions to direct / force the energy to break through the desired channels in his re-acquired "natural body". It will also assist to withstand pain when being hit.

In the Taiji Martial Art System, the Nei Gong Training is taught at the advanced level and mostly handed down in person - increasing its mysterification. However, one must not over emphasize the importance of Nei Gong and consider it as the ultimate goal of the art.

Nei Gong should be treated as a supplement to the yin yang conversion application technique so that the practitioner can utilize the technique more efficiently. Relying solely on or putting most of the eggs in the basket of Nei Gong will unfortunately turn a practitioner into a slave of the Strong Man Principle, reducing the art to another form of horn knocking exercise.