Believe it or not the art you practice translates very well into the internal
arts. Some of Valari instructors went through certification training in
internal arts such as chi kung. Many of the movements from tai chi forms are
found in kempos and combinations. My instructor has required his blackbelts to
learn a tai chi form to better see the similarity. He teaches one to us through
frist degree and second degree black belt.
If you know of Kimo Ferreira's Kempo Jutsu and that Master Ingargiola of NY
(shaolinkempo.com) is his inheritor. Kimo is very vocal and demonstrative of
the tai chi applications in kempo. So the application of internal arts are
there. It really depends on your instructor how much they go into internal arts
and aspects of shaolin kempo. Both my original and my current insturctor were
learned in internal arts.
As you go through the blackbelt ranks it might be beneficial for you to visit a
tai chi seminar or class with a good instructor to learn how your movements
translate. and with this information you can improve your martial arts ability.

So- Yes.

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--- In shaolinkempo@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <plante.scott@...> wrote:
>
> I am a brown belt in shaolin kempo and have been practising the art for about
six years, and believe me I have nothing against training but???
> Does shaolin kempo at one point concentrate more on inner strenght than
exterior stenght. Such as Chi?
>