▁or ▁as ▁a ▁sh orth and ▁for ▁concepts ▁that ▁the ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁student ▁might ▁not ▁yet ▁be ▁ready ▁to ▁understand ▁in ▁full . ▁These ▁mean ings ▁are ▁not ▁necessarily ▁mut ually ▁exclusive . ▁ ▁The ▁existence ▁of ▁q i ▁as ▁a ▁meas urable ▁form ▁of ▁energy ▁as ▁discussed ▁in ▁traditional ▁Chinese ▁medicine ▁has ▁no ▁basis ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁understanding ▁of ▁physics , ▁medicine , ▁bi ology ▁or ▁human ▁phys i ology . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁ideas ▁regarding ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁one ' s ▁q i ▁energy ▁to ▁such ▁an ▁extent ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁he aling ▁ones elf ▁or ▁others . ▁Some ▁styles ▁believe ▁in ▁foc using ▁q i ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁when ▁attack ing ▁and ▁aim ▁at ▁specific ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁body . ▁Such ▁techniques ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁dim ▁mak ▁and ▁have ▁principles ▁that ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁ac u press ure . ▁ ▁We ap ons ▁training ▁ ▁Most ▁Chinese ▁styles ▁also ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁broad ▁ar sen al ▁of ▁Chinese ▁weapons ▁for ▁condition ing ▁the ▁body ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁coord ination ▁and ▁strategy ▁dr ills . ▁We ap ons ▁training ▁( ; ▁) ▁are ▁generally ▁carried ▁out ▁after ▁the ▁student ▁is ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁the ▁bas ics , ▁forms ▁and ▁applications ▁training . ▁The ▁basic ▁theory ▁for ▁weapons ▁training ▁is ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁weapon ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁It ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁requirements ▁for ▁foot work ▁and ▁body ▁coord ination ▁as ▁the ▁bas ics . ▁The ▁process ▁of