01-05-2026, 12:14 PM
"Internal Boxing (neijiaquan 內家拳) is an advanced form of the Daoist gymnastic exercise of daoyin (導引). However, how it achieves a paradigmatic shift from qi/blood regulation to deep-level transmutation of sexual energy still requires further exploration. Therefore, it is of great significance to look into how Internal Boxing inheres and integrates various techniques of “desire transmutation” (zhuanyu 轉欲) from internal alchemy (neidan 內丹), thereby transcending traditional daoyin, bringing about a significant systematic reconfiguration in the model of body cultivation practices in Daoist medicine."
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/1/60
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/17/1/60