External martial arts

Japanese: 外家拳 - がいけけん
External martial arts

Geographically, it is divided into two schools: the Southern School, which is centered around Guangdong and Fujian provinces, and the Northern School, which is centered around Hebei and Shandong provinces along the Yellow River. In terms of the nature of the techniques, martial arts can be divided into internal and external schools. Internal martial arts are martial arts whose power is hidden within, and are also called soft martial arts, and include Tai Chi, Xingyiquan, and Baguazhang.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "External Martial Arts" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地域的には広東省,福建省あたりを中心とした南派拳術と,黄河流域の河北省,山東省を中心とした北派拳術の2派に分かれる。また拳法を技の性質からみると,内家(ないか)拳と外家(がいか)拳に区別できる。内家拳とはその威力が内に隠れている拳法のことで,柔拳ともいい,太極拳,形意拳,八卦掌(はつけしよう)などがある。…

※「外家拳」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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