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Description
The Authentic Tai Chi Neigong course
The 24 Internal Strength exercises of master Cheng Tin Hung
The 24 internal strength exercises were taught only to advanced students of master Cheng Tin Hung, once they had become ‘inside the door’ students and were trusted members of the group.
Practitioners consider the 24 exercises to be the most important aspect of solo training for fighting tai chi practitioners. They come from a long line of fighting tai chi masters, originating in the Taoist retreats.
The exercises are designed to build a body that is extremely powerful and strong and yet capable of fluid whip like expressions of force. The training develops powerful legs, core, shoulders and arms.
Training in the internal strength exercises makes the expression of core fighting tai chi forces very natural, so they can be expressed freely in the flow of combat.
The exercises strengthen not only the more ‘mechanical’ tissues such as bones, muscles, tendons, fascia and ligaments but also the internal organs. The Taoists that invented the exercises knew well that for optimal health, performance and wellbeing the internal organs need to be healthy and flowing, rather than becoming stagnant. So some of the exercises specifically work on the breathing function, and internal massage movements to enhance inner health.
As well as building strength, power, technique and structure of posture the exercises train the mind to become more tranquil and calm, helping us achieve flow states more readily. This increases performance and enjoyment.
Tai chi Neigong is a remarkable system of daily training split into two sets of exercises, practiced on alternate days.
The 12 yin exercises are done with complete relaxation and softness. The 12 Yang exercises provide a complimentary set of complex dynamic tension training.
Two part learning system
Learning accurately is very important in Neigong training. With this course you will learn through not only video instruction but also online feedback so that your techniques and training can reach optimal levels. Without this aspect most people ending performing wrongly and this can lead to injury or lesser results.
Important point on the exercises presented
I originally learned from Dan Docherty and practiced for many years. After meeting master Cheng Tin Hung’s son and having input from him on many of the exercises I now believe this to be the most technically accurate version available and as close as possible to the teachings of master Cheng Tin Hung.
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Neil is a fantastic teacher, and I’ve really enjoyed studying Neigong with him. The instruction in the video is very clear and moves at a good pace. There are different camera angles and movements are repeated and narrated so that the nuances come across. Strongly recommended!
Having dabbled with Tai Chi Neigong, but in the absence of a good teacher and without any real consistency, it is refreshing to find a teacher of Neil’s caliber and experience. He has delivered a very accessible and transformative instructional video. He distills and delivers the essence of ancient Tai Chi Neigong practice in a very precise and easy to follow manner.
Through regular practice, this instructional video has helped me to foster a greater sense of inner peace, connectedness and fortitude in my own life.
I would wholeheartedly recommend this instructional video for anyone with an interest in Tai Chi Neigong and/or as means of self improvement as i feel that it is a powerful means of inner engineering.
This is a great instructional video of a very rare conditioning program from internal martial arts. In fact its the only one I have ever seen by a western or eastern student with detailed instructions in English. I work as a physiotherapist and can vouch for effects of this system in developing a strong balanced physique. It combats the detrimental effects of sedentary living and poor posture by strengthening the major muscle and fascial trains that meander through the body form a deep to superficial level. From a martial stand point it delivers a strong root in conjunction with focused coordinated movement essential for effortless striking and parrying. Despite practicing neikung for ten years I have found this video a great blue print to keep my practice on track. Neikung builds your body from the inside out so the mind body and breath work in harmony.
Hi so to all the people who wants to try this amazing tai chi nei gong system.. I can only recommend with fully of my heart. I have been doing it for 20 plus years. Love it and it’s the best I have ever try and been training in.
Highly recommend to buy and start your new journey too
This is a brilliant instructional video for anyone wanting to learn the neigong system and also for people wanting to improve / refresh their neigong training. Neil has a deep-rooted understanding of each neigong exercise and demonstrates / explains each one in a very clear and concise way. Even if you think your neigong training is at a pretty good level I would recommend this video. I’m sure it will identify areas where your technique can be improved upon and you can maximise the benefits to be gained from practicing this awesome system.
I have been a student, practitioner and sometimes teacher of this system for 3 decades now, having trained under Dan Docherty, Neil Rosiak and others. Nei gung is the holy grail of this system and is generally reserved for students that are able to fully dedicate themselves to the art. Anyone wishing to embark on this section of the tai chi syllabus should not take it lightly. Neil has a profound and in depth knowledge of the system. The instructions in this video are insightful, clear and to the point and will assist anyone wishing to develop and improve their nei gung conditioning. I can fully recommend this video as an aid to help support your training.
Neil’s deep expertise and joy for Taiji in all its expressions is rooted deeply in freedom and form. At the core, Nei gung opens the door to a world of possibilities within the body, self-awareness and beyond. Very grateful to Neil for opening this door for us. You will love and benefit from this video, Neil’s clear and heart-full instructions will guide you through.
Neil’s deep expertise and joy for Taiji in all its expressions is rooted deeply in freedom and form. At the core, Nei gong opens the door to a world of possibilities within the body, self-awareness and beyond. Very grateful to Neil for opening this door for us. You will love and benefit from this video, Neil’s clear and heart-full instructions will guide you through.
A comprehensive, and professionally produced video, clearly illustrating and explaining all the Nei Gong postures.
I found the video very helpful, as an aide memoire, and as motivation to be more attentive and focused in my practice – having noted some suspect habits in my own practice!
It was also helpful to have front and side views of the postures with voice over talking one through the movement and posture. Noteworthy, particularly for those new to these exercises, is the availability of support from Neil via email or mobile.
Neil is clearly a very experienced and competent teacher who has created a much needed and valuable learning tool.
The best way to learn tai chi is of course from a great teacher. There are very few who really know the depth and detail of tai chi as well as Neil. This video of the nei gung exercises is exceptional, i have found nothing like it anywhere else. It provides a hugely valuable reference. These conditioning exercises build a strong and solid foundation for tai chi. I am slowly building my practice, going back to this often to check both the basics of the movements but also the detail of alignment and breathing. This very helpful and great value.
For me this is more than helpful in so many ways. If you practice Neigong you will appreciate and perfect your practise with Neil’s help and guidance. He’s a pocket guide on woodland trips.
The Wudang style of tai chi is not only a complete and effective fighting system, as demonstrated by its success in full contact competition against other martial artists, it is also a subtle and sophisticated method to improve and maintain health and strength, both physical and mental. We are fortunate indeed that pioneers like Dan Docherty and Ian Cameron first brought this system to the UK in the seventies and eighties, both having studied in Hong Kong under the legendary Cheng Tin Hung (鄭天熊). I have practiced this style since the nineties, initially with Dan and subsequently with some of his senior students, and have maintained the practice of nei gong throughout this time.
Most recently, it has been a privilege to be taught and corrected by Neil, one of the handful of people (including Dan) that I can say it has been a life-changing experience to meet. Neil has not been content to pass on what he originally learned, but has tirelessly continued to deepen and extend his understanding of the art, returning to the source and studying under Cheng Tin Hung’s son, Cheng Kam Yan (鄭鑑恩). He has tested it in competition against fighters from many styles and shown its effectiveness as a martial art.
He is also interested in the science and physiology behind the style’s many health benefits. Of these I can speak personally – my nei gong practice has been the bedrock of my training, and the effects are palpable in terms of greater strength, stability and inner calm. Anecdotally, my martyrdom to annual doses of heavy flu stopped completely once I started practicing. Although no expert, my professional career was in medical research at the intersection of the nervous and immune systems, and we now understand enough of the relations between them, and the way that stress affects the latter and can be modulated by the former, for this to be plausibly attributed to the relaxing and calming effects of the nei gong exercises. It’s claimed effects on the ability to withstand heavy blows to the body was unintentionally tested by Neil himself, on an occasion when I foolishly walked into his very focused front kick while sparring, which floored me but left me unwinded and able to stand up immediately to continue. I only reflected subsequently that it would have taken me minutes to recover from this prior to practicing nei gong.
Neil’s commitment to teaching and transmitting this art extends to the production of very high quality teaching aids. While it remains true that the best way to learn any martial art is by personal instruction from a qualified teacher, the videos offered by Neil are an invaluable aide memoire, which communicate clearly, reliably and without undue mystique the essence of the techniques. They are beautifully produced, will not mislead, and are a valuable investment that will repay their cost many fold. I recommend them unreservedly, and in addition suggest that anyone interested in learning or developing this martial art seeks personal training with Neil. In a world full of over inflated egos, Neil is a modest and unassuming person of genuine attainments who truly lives the Dao.