The three internal martial arts of tai chi, hsing-i, and ba guai are all based on the nei gungi system of chi development. They combine the most effective fighting techniques of ancient China and fuse them with the nei gung system of internal power development. This combination produces two seemingly unrelated results: superior competitive athletic and fighting skills and superior health. These arts are also, at high levels, complete spiritual development systems. Tai chi is the best known of the internal martial arts. Today, most people practice tai chi for health only and never learn its self-defense aspects.
Sometimes it can take a setback to wake you up to what is valuable and what isn't. I had been fighting an intense legal battle with devastating effects on my business and on my health. I had to face starting over again very late in life. I couldn't do much about the drain on my time and money; however, I could do something about the drain on my health. Thank God for qigong!