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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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

Also called Wudang Boxing (武当拳); traditionally said to originate in the Song dynasty and to have been transmitted by Wudang Taoist priests. Paired with 外家拳 (external arts, Shaolin-derived). Founders are legendary - Zhang Sanfeng is named for some lineages.

Stroke Order

内 nèi

家 jiā

拳 quán