Difference(s) between External and Internal Martial Art

[Druiyung]

External martial art:

>They focus primarily on body conditioning first

>Strengthening their body

>Some of the styles include Wing Chun, Hung Gar, Karate, Taekwondo, Muay Thai/Boran, Baji

>Focus on breaking the opponents' bones, joints, tendons etc.

>Characterized by movements that are physically hard and strong.

>However despite primarily concerned with strengthening their bodies, external martial arts also have internal conditioning methods/excercises in their curriculum. For instance, in Hung Gar, the system has the Iron Wire Set in which it's a set of internal excercises or conditionings that help practitioners cultivate the internal components within.

>In the end however, there is very little difference between external and internal; their conditionings, practice methods merely starts off differently during the initial and intermediate stages.

Internal martial art:

>Focus on developing the internal components of the body. Cultivating internal energy.

>Essentially there are only three internal arts: Xing Yi, Bagua, Taichi.

>Focus on damaging the opponents' internal organs.

>Characterized by soft movements with sudden explosion(s) of power.

>Like external martial art, within the internal arts there are also aspects of external within the curriculum.

>In the end, as stated, the outcome of the internal will be similar to the external. The goals of the two systems are the same so to speak.

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