Like Rain Falling Through Trees

A training extravaganza in Quebec City and holidays have left this blog a little slient.
Describing the difference between training Magui Bagua and Chen Taiji, my teacher, Andrea Falk said Chen Taiji is like rain falling through leaves while Bagua is like an expansion of the channels. Keep in mind that this is someone who has trained internal styles for over 25 years. She is describing her body's felt response to training not some conceptual idea of what training should be like.
Internal styles train the body to build Qi. But different styles do so in different ways. To understand this requires a clear understanding of the foundational practices of the style you train and enough attention to these fundamentals to shape your body, attuning it to the requirments of your practice.