We arent talking about sparring and fighting we are talking about JIK BO as internal. You now have gone off topic! What you say is partially right, about sparring except that if you train chi kung and meditation that will enhance the chi to be flowing better and you CAN be more relaxed when you spar or fight. This depends on what type of MEDITATION you practise as there are many that a system has in order to make you A) A fighter B) Healthing and health C) Spiritial NOT ALL MEDS GIVE YOU THE 3 MENTIONED but thats why there are some systems that are more internal then others.
Now sparring, i think most look the same, but inside arent the same when one has done more chi kung then the other, if they have done it right!! Even MMA use chi kung and meditations to help over come FEAR, relaxation and make the moves faster. Ever Traditional art must have meditation as it helps balance out the yang or i believe its lost its ROOTS somewhere.
Soykuil,
Alot of arts use natural breathing, but the main thing is what we train we cannot explain in words due to its complexities of whats going on inside and the Butt. When we fight yes we all use Faht Ging thats normal, but the delevery of the strike doesnt have to be from the whole body like the arts you explained.
FT