The part that many people misunderstand when starting tai chi is the starting posture. From almost every exercise in the West, and even in school, we learn postures that lift our chests, pull our shoulders back, and our lower belly to make us look confident and show off our beautiful muscles. While these postures are good in terms of physical strength, quickness and aesthetics, they are not good for controlling the mind by radiating energy to the outside and exhilarating. Tai

Since ancient times, there have been words about energy in Asia. Masters created energy developing practices called Qigong, and taught techniques to their students. It is different from energy than people get in everyday activities such as eating, drinking, and sleeping. This special energy is called Jinki in Qigong training. When one accumulates a certain level of Jinki (True Energy), he goes to the next energy level called Gongnyok. It has two parts: Negong (Energy Strengt