内家拳

內家拳

nèijiāquán

noun

Meanings

1 internal martial arts
2 the 'internal family' of Chinese martial arts (Taiji, Xingyi, Bagua)

Characters

internal, inside

Examples

太极拳、形意拳、八卦拳都属于内家拳。

Tàijíquán, xíngyìquán, bāguàquán dōu shǔyú nèijiāquán.

Taijiquan, Xingyiquan and Baguaquan all belong to the internal family.

内家拳讲究以柔克刚、以静制动。

Nèijiāquán jiǎngjiu yǐ róu kè gāng, yǐ jìng zhì dòng.

Internal martial arts emphasize overcoming hardness with softness and stillness overcoming motion.

Tips

culture

Per 《新华词典》: 又称武当拳, 相传源于宋代, 为武当道士所传 — 'Also called Wudang Boxing; traditionally said to originate in the Song dynasty, transmitted by Wudang Taoist priests'. Paired with 外家拳 (external arts, Shaolin-derived). Founders are legendary (Zhang Sanfeng for some lineages).

Stroke Order

内 nèi

家 jiā

拳 quán