Bao wrote:RobP3 wrote: "Internal" is an English term with various meanings. People are free to use it how they like to describe what they do. If they say it is different from "Nei", then fair enough.
I think you understand what I meant. The whole distinctions of "Internal" vs "external" arts comes from a many centuries old Chinese term "neijiaquan". It's not an English idea, it's not an Urdu idea. The whole distinction is an old Chinese Cultural idea.
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Yes, and I thought this was primary a ICMA's forum so when mentioning internal/external I would be out of the CMA tradition? Although it is interesting with the input of and comparison of MA traditions of other cultures to see similarities and differences, but the main subject I thought was to focus on ICMA