Internal Martial Arts distinguish themselves from ‘external’ styles like boxing, karate, Muay Thai and Shaolin boxing etc. The main emphasis is to minimise the extent to which one relies on muscle tension to develop power, speed and endurance.
They are a kind of ‘next step’ in the development of one’s Nei Gong or ‘internal skill’.
The Internal Martial Artist enriches their practice with additional postural, movement and partner routines to develop certain qualities of sensitivity and power, all of which are based on the quality of ‘release’ inside the body.