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Articles on USAdojo.com about internal and external work in the martial arts.

Taijiquan: The Dao of Movement and Martial Arts

Taijiquan can be thought of as a martial art, a health exercise, a practice in healing sports injuries, and other things as well. But...
Willie Lim Classical Dimension

Tai Chi Master Willie Lim Takes Tai Chi to the Next Level

Tai Chi Master Wille Lim has taken Tai Chi to the next level. As a practitioner of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan from Chen...
Willie Lim Classical Dimension

Tai Chi Chuan’s Powerful Self Defense

Tai Chi Chuan's powerful self defense movements are so well hidden or disguised that by the time one's enemies see it or realize it, they...
Chi Chi Wu Wu

A Frank Conversation About Internal Power in Martial Arts

Internal power training merits every martial artist’s attention because it is seldom presented in the current traditional understanding of Karate, Kung fu or Tae...
Kamil Kroczewski Internal Karate

Science of Karate: Vertical Slingshot

To me, the process of learning karate techniques has always meant uncovering the technique's true nature and looking for the “magic” hidden deep inside....
Tony Sandoval & Ron Shively

White Crane Style Kung Fu Training

The White Crane Style was and is one of the original systems of martial arts to have fathered the many different offshoots that are the...
Break It Down

Break It Down: Breaking in Martial Arts

A prevailing image associated with the martial arts is that of an intense, screaming guy in pajamas screaming as he breaks a board, or...
Internal Work In Wushu Training

Qigong: Internal Work In Wushu Training

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...
Changquan Long-Range Boxing

Internal and External Work: A Composite Organism

As a composite organism in wushu training, internal and external work helps to make a martial artist strong outwardly and sturdy inwardly. DOWN through the...