Internal and Combat

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Of course the more ZZ that you do, the better static rooting that you can develop. IMO, the dynamic rooting which is much harder to develop, but much more useful can only be developed through the so called "external" training method (such as carry weigh with single leg uphill hopping).

they lift weights behind closed doors.

Hi, awesome discussion. I think, to my understanding , this is a loaded (good) subject. many internal qigong sets have martial techniques/ applications in them although they have been promoted for health. so there could be an old person practising said qigong routine strictly for health who has never done martial art, and thus does not see the significance, and another person, who trains martial art, who can see through this. thats my thought on that.
also, training an internal style can only help ones combat efficiency, it will get some extra rooting and body mechanics soaked in to you, different styles will have different training methods, etc (hsing yi- quan's rooting on the back leg, or ba gua's footwork for instance), thus more power. and of course the more you can relax and be present in your body, the more power you can strike with, etc. etc. sorry i have no videos to post, i'm surprised i even know how to log on to the internet, lol. just throwing my 2 cents into the subject at large.

Thanks for engaging us,
-Matt.

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