internal power training in Bujinkan

[Kwan Gong]

Hi, I'm a relative new comer to BJK but have been doing Chinese arts for some time. I was wondering if there are aspects of BJK that does anyhting like the Qigong and internal power training that you find in many Chinese martial arts. I find the precepts of BJK very akin to what I learned in internal arts like Bagua and Taiji, and was curious if there are specific training/exercises/forms that come up later in my BJK that address similar topics. Thank you.

[Dale Seago]

Originally posted by Kwan Gong
I was wondering if there are aspects of BJK that does anyhting like the Qigong and internal power training that you find in many Chinese martial arts.

Not that I've encountered so far; but I've only been training in the Bujinkan for twenty years.

[choombatta]

Hm... I think a lot of the basic footwork, done deeply, knees bent, with corresponding breath support can most definitly have a lot of the same physiological effetcs as old daoist qigong or old yogic meditaions/postures. At least it has felt this way to me.

[pacman2323]

the only thing that I can think of that comes close is our stretching
which is similar to Dao-yin.I don't see any specfic internal exercises used to nourish organs or anything realted to Qigong however if someone knows Qigong theory then any type of movement can be classified as qigong so long as it is follows the theory.

BJK very akin to what I learned in internal arts like Bagua and Taiji

the actual movements do feel and look similar just look at hicho no kamae and Yu chin chi tu li(golden rooster stands on right leg)very similar.


-chi jonesone