Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
I put this here because even though it was said by one of those famous Taijiquan masters of old it does apply to all CMA styles. I tend to agree with it but I was wondering what others thought. I will post who said it later since I do feel that at times if people know who says things like this it changes what they might otherwise have said. If you do know who said it I would appreciate it if you would not post it here. If you need to let me know the please PM me.
The more I train and the more I read the more I am really beginning to believe that the whole internal/external thing is a prefabrication that appeared more as political statement than an actual division in CMA and it sure did catch on for one reason or another. But then that is just me and my opinion so take it for what it is worth.
Everything should have its internal and external elements. Beginners should start with the external. After many years of practice, one can then delve deeper into the art and gradually obtain the inner essence. To learn Taijiquan is the same as learning other martial arts. Both have internal and external and also always start with external before
progressing to internal
The more I train and the more I read the more I am really beginning to believe that the whole internal/external thing is a prefabrication that appeared more as political statement than an actual division in CMA and it sure did catch on for one reason or another. But then that is just me and my opinion so take it for what it is worth.