En las artes marciales internas se dice, con mucha razón, que la combinación de fuerza interna y claridad mental es lo que separa a un maestro de un novato, así ambos conozcan las técnicas básicas del arte que practican. Al descubrir y confirmar esto hace muchos años, mi Sifu decidió que esas dos destrezas - la fuerza interna y la claridad mental - eran fundamentales para TODAS LAS PERSONAS y no solamente para los artistas marciales avanzados. Acerca de la "fuerza interna", Sifu comenta lo siguiente:
"...there are three main functions we can put internal force to use:
To maintain life.
To enhance life.
To enable us to have better results no matter what we do.
Maintaining life is the most important function of internal force. It is also the function that many people with internal force, including genuine masters, fail to realize. The force that changes the breakfast you ate into blood and flesh as well as vital energy is internal force.
The second function of internal force is to enhance life. It is similar to but not the same as the first function. Enhancing life can be manifested in many ways. Having zest in your work and joy in spending time with your family are some of the manifestations of enhancing life.
The third function is to enable those with internal force to have better results than when they did not have internal force, in whatever they do, including martial arts, intellectual work, sports and playing games. Take a few seconds to reflect on this tremendous benefit. No matter what you do, because you have internal force you will do better than when you did not have internal force..."