Chi aND Energy Articles

In Chinese medicine and in martial arts, Chi is the energy inside your body. It is manifested in yin and/or yang characteristics and in a variety of forms according to the five elements fire, metal, wood, earth, water. It is also known ad "Spirit," "air," "breath," or "spirit energy", and is biophysical energy generated through breathing techniques studied in kung fu and other martial arts. Ideally, chi can infuse a person with tremendous vitality and make him or or her extremely powerful in action, much more so than power developed through the muscular system alone.

Li Chengyin - Down through the ages, martial artists in China lay stress on a combination of "internal" and "external" work, mental training in particular. They hold that the training, nourishment and concentration of qi (vital energy) as well as the application of qi in combat are of great importance to martial devotees. (Read Article)

By Guang Lu - COMBINING  "internal'' and "external" work is an important aspect of wushu training and commands great attention in all schools of martial arts. Changquan (long-range boxing), For example, consists of "external work" performed by the hands, the eyes, the body, and the feet, as well as "internal work" involving such elements as jing (essence of life), shen (spirit), qi (vital energy), li (power) and gong (skill).
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by Terry Wilson (Inside Karate - December 1997)
Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa is rapidly becoming one of the most recognised faces in Hollywood.  He was the soft spoken bad guy who co-starred opposite Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in "Rising Sun," and his role of Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat made him a cult hero.  Tagawa's dramatic looks and on-screen charisma, coupled with his martial arts skills, has put this actor on Tinsel Town's "A" list. (Read Article)