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-<title>Jin vs Jing</title>
+= Jin vs Jing
+* aka xingyi vs taiji
 == What?
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 === About Jin (勁)
-Jin means strength and is a refinement of a basic form of internal strength that comes from [[Standing Meditation]]. In [[Xingyiquan]] there are three levels of practice; Ming Jin 明勁, An Jin 喑勁, Hua Jin 化勁.
+Jin means strength and is a refinement of a basic form of internal strength that comes from various kinds of practice including [[Standing Meditation]]. In [[Xingyiquan]] there are three levels of practice; Ming Jin 明勁, An Jin 喑勁, Hua Jin 化勁.
+== In other words
+In other words there is not a huge difference between how the words are used, but they are different to a point and depending on how you use them they can have slightly different implications. In short, prefer jing when discussing taijiquan and jin when discussing xingyiquan.
 == Jin-Jing connection