A martial arts idiom describing a system that teaches an emphasis on expanding internal energies with less time spent on physical hardening and toughness

Comments:

An Internal System is one that concentrates its skill building on more subtle energies and manipulations.

Example(s):

Examples of Internal Systems include:

Tai-Chi

Qi-Gong

Opposite(s):

External System

Related Definition(s):

Breathe, Chi, Ki, Zen

Related Term(s):

Active Chi/Ki, Passive Chi/Ki