AlexJitsu

I've heard of many people who do styles like Hsing Yi, Tai Chi, or Ba gua, but still study external styles. How can they be mixed? Internal and external styles contradict each other in terms of striking.

I study Hsing Yi Ch'uan, but I also study Judo and Ju-Jitsu, and practice my external strikes. I'm really interested in studying external gung-fu styles in addition to my internal style, if possible.


Hsing Yi strikes by alignment and the body weight, not by contracting and expanding your arms, or using your muscles. So it's like a fixed structure coming at the opponent, not snapping and hitting.