The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi

Based on the author? s extensive experience with such past masters as Wang Shu Jin, this book clearly explains how the awareness and development of chi energy in the mind, body, and spirit give the internal martial arts their strength and edge over external disciplines like tae kwon do, karate, and kung fu. Mixing a compelling personal story with inspiration and instruction, author Frantzis describes in detail such concepts as Fa Jin, the ability to project the opponent without harm or injury; drilling power and magnetic hand; soft and hard power; the differences between the major internal martial arts; the 16 concepts of mastery of the internal style; the use of speed and power; and much more. Frantzis includes brief, vivid biographies of the great martial arts masters with whom he studied and offers hard-won insights into the kind of dedication and training that made his 16 years in Asia as a warrior/healer/priest so rewarding. This edition includes a new foreword, a new introduction by the author, an extensive chapter with practical explanations on the spiritual traditions of the internal martial arts, an index, and more.