Internal and external: neijia, waijia and the epitaph of 1669
Where “internal” martial arts come from: Huang Zongxi’s 1669 epitaph, his son’s notes, the Zhang Sanfeng legend and Sun Lutang’s three internal arts.
Where “internal” martial arts come from: Huang Zongxi’s 1669 epitaph, his son’s notes, the Zhang Sanfeng legend and Sun Lutang’s three internal arts.
What neigong means: the word 内功, its roots in daoyin and breath practice, martial “internal” arts, Daoist inner alchemy, and how it relates to qigong.