Trying to undertand interal power? Help please!

[Adonis]

I hear terms of Ki,Chi, chakra's, meridians, breathing, tain tien, 3rd eye, aura and many other things.

What confuses me the most is when people talk about how they develop power from interal training. Is that an adrinline rush that goes through your body, stregthing the muscles and gives more explosive power? Is it more the body working together, such as the hips feet, diffrent muscle contractions through diffrent parts of the body trying to work in sync to create more of a effect with less effort?

Is it just staying relaxed and being more like a whipping movement that create the power. What is internal power? what does it do to the muscles and body that creates the ability to have more of a stronger or powerful effect?

Can any one explain the Easter, western asian internal arts. As far as how it generates power in western scientific terms, or western layman terms? My research on chi, or western thought of bio-electricity doesn't show how it really gains power yes the engery is there. but doesn't necssairly add power to a technique that I have noticed.

Any help would be appreciative.

[lordtariel]

I hear terms of Ki,Chi, chakra's, meridians, breathing, tain tien, 3rd eye, aura and many other things.

What confuses me the most is when people talk about how they develop power from interal training. Is that an adrinline rush that goes through your body, stregthing the muscles and gives more explosive power? Is it more the body working together, such as the hips feet, diffrent muscle contractions through diffrent parts of the body trying to work in sync to create more of a effect with less effort?

The answer is Yes... Chi/Ki is a very nebulous thing. Let me ask you something. Define energy. It can mean a lot of different things. It can be physical force, it can be vigor, it can be attitude, there's really not one definition. Chi is like that. In application to fighting, I see it as kenitic energy. In meditation, I see it as breathing and state of mind. Different meanings for different applications.

[Kajukenbopr]

well, true internal training wont really feel as electricity, but you will feel more invigorated.

the goal is to use your body as a whole: muscles people normally dont use(like the back muscles), natural breathing, relaxation.

you want someone to explain chi, ki, chakras, etc, except, that is way too much material for one person to answer; there are different points of view and a lot to discuss.

My recommendation is get books, look up internet information about internal energy and everything related. ((If you find anything that talks about throwing your chi or fireballs, its more than likely, fake))

I'll keep leaving short explanations about some stuff though

[Kajukenbopr]

chi/ki - internal(vital) energy that everyone and everything posses - chinese referred to is as energy while most japanese see it as a wave (which would explain the "electricity" mistake)

Chakras- the study of chakras comes from India, 7 "doors" or points of energy transport inside the body, with each chakra you can access different focus for different abilities( the mystic 3rd eye)

these Chakras also move through the body passing through meridians or smaller points where energy can travel. by learning to control chakras and using meridians you can use your internal energy(according to Yogic tradition).

you should look up more information on these subjects. I just gave very brief information

[Takusankage Soke]

Ki is the energy that surrounds us all. It is both inside and outside of you. Inside your body is what is called a hara. It is just below your belly and this is where your ki rests. Your spine is a gateway for your ki to travel on, a ki highway if you will. Using this is how you channel ki to seperate parts of your body. To learn more about ki research tai chi and or ninpo.

[TheIaidoWay]

My advice would be what others have said, get some books or research it on the internet. You should look for Qigong exercises on the internet or buy a book that has a bunch of Qigong exercises with illustrations that explain them. Or try looking up Psi balls on the internet as well (it's not exactly martial art, but it does deal with ki {non martial artists people sometimes refer to it as psi}). Once you get a book or find some exercises on the internet, just start doing them and before long you should start to experience Ki/Chi first hand.

[Ace2021]

The way I see it:

Clarity of the mind will make your reflexes faster. How? You won't be affected negatively by emotion, thoughs, etc.

Your fighting moves that you train in to make your muscles do on reflex, won't be questioned by the normal human instinct of "Swing for the fences".

[AikiGuy]

I am not big on the internal arts since it is a small part of my MA style. But I have learned to harness Ki in some aspects. Anyone who has done board or brick breaking has experienced Ki on some level by focusing his physical energy. In class we also use Ki for meditation and relaxation. On a side note, I have practiced on my own and I can use Ki to control pain. Cool huh? Those are my experiences but I'm sure there are many different aspects as many have pointed out.

[dete]

my opinion

is that

the main difference between western/eastern,

soft/hard style scientific/energy is this:

mainly your approach in training.

Or should I say it starts there.

I wrote to a world famous Tai Chi guy.

And I said to him that a Boxer whether he knows it or not is

using many Tai Chi principals, and that's why he punches so well.

On the other hand the styles are totally different because Tai Chi

is for an older person, I even speculated that Tai Chi was probably

developed by someone who was like a Boxer,

but then realized that as they aged they needed to change their

regiment in order to still maintain power and be effective.

The Tai Chi guy agreed. btw this guy is known for his Dim Mak stuff,

so it just showed me that his style is so misinterpreted and not only

is he solid, that I was also on the right page

[bushido_man96]

On the other hand the styles are totally different because Tai Chi

is for an older person...

Tai Chi was not designed for older people. It appears that way because the Martial Principles of Tai Chi have been lost for the most part, and is now done mainly as an exercise due to lack of proper knowledge of how to employ its principles.