A Special Interview with Chinese Martial Arts Master Yap Boh Heong
A Special Interview with Chinese Martial Arts Master Yap Boh Heong
Cultivating Chi, Training Nei Gong and the Internal Martial Arts
Chinese martial arts lineage holder, with roots in the Shaolin tradition, and master of esoteric Nei Gong. Fascia, internal power, and the path of chi: explained clearly, demonstrated live, and felt in your own body.
Register free →90 minutes: interview, demo + training, Q&A. Free / donation-based, open to all. Zoom access and the recording are sent by email.
His path, the lineage, fascia and the strings, internal power, healing and longevity.
See the principles in action and begin to feel them in your own body.
Your questions, including those submitted when you register.
The exception to the tradition
Masters of the internal martial arts, the arts that cultivate and direct qi, are rarely accessible. If you are lucky enough to find one, they often don't speak English or aren't willing to share. Of those who do share, few are teachers. The tradition was always: train hard, for years, before you are even shown the good stuff.
Master Yap is a true exception. He began training as a young child under his father, a grandmaster of martial arts, feng shui, and Buddhism. Multiple lineages were passed to him, and as a lineage holder he has built a richer, more effective curriculum, one that can transmit in three years what would otherwise take ten.
"We have never met a more caring, dedicated, positive, and supportive elder in the martial arts."
Part of what draws us to Master Yap is the human being. He is an exceptional teacher, and that care comes through in every session.
The intelligent web inside you
Many of us have heard about the growing attention on the fascial network: the white connective tissue that wraps the red muscle and every structure of the body. It is increasingly understood as an intelligent web, an information highway for awareness, and a place where the body holds emotion. It is densely packed with sensory receptors, and when engaged skillfully it becomes a source of remarkable strength.
Think of Bruce Lee's one-inch punch: fingertips connected to toes like a web of pulleys and springs. In Master Yap's tradition, these lines are called the strings, and activating them is one of the first doors of training.
Qigong is a relatively modern term, used mostly for health. Nei Gong always kept its martial component as an integral element: optimized body mechanics, rooting, centering, and grounding. Historically it was taught only to the most senior monks of the Southern Shaolin Temple.
Master Yap's system, Yan Shou Gong 延壽功, "The Art of Longevity," was created by two grandmasters with roots in the Southern Shaolin tradition, Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong and Grandmaster Yap Cheng Hai. It distills the essence of Nei Gong into sets that are easy to learn, quick to practice, and produce real internal skill. In his teaching, internal development unfolds through six levels:
Basic muscular strength, where everyone begins.
Refined force from the connective tissue, born of release rather than contraction, like drawing a catapult.
Intention, the mind's control of where energy goes.
Life force, generated by an entirely different system.
Spirit, courage, presence.
Emptiness.
The fruit of this path is a gift: becoming powerful, rooted, and grounded, able to receive external influences, physical or emotional, and direct them into the earth.
Watch Master Yap teach
For those new to Master Yap, these videos offer an introduction to his teaching and a glimpse of what we'll explore together.
An Introduction to Shaolin Nei Gong
The authentic Nei Gong practices traditionally taught only to the most senior monks of the Southern Shaolin Temple.
Shaolin Nei Gong
Yan Shou Gong, The Art of Longevity
The history, founders, and benefits of Yan Shou Gong.
The Six Levels of Internals
From muscle to Jin, Yi, Qi, Shen, and emptiness.
The Roadmap: An Authentic Guide to Practicing Nei Gong
The Power Plant Model, the Learning Triangle, the Five Stages of Development, the Six Levels of Energy, and the milestones along the way.
5 Ancestors Fist
Master Yap explains the unique fighting system of 5 Ancestors Fist, demonstrating the internal power generation of each Ancestor.
No experience required
This conversation may be especially meaningful if you are:
For your own body.
Wanting to work more effectively with qi and intention, and to understand your clients more intuitively.
Not from pharmacology or wearables, but from nature- and wisdom-based knowledge.
Activating the fullest potential of mind, body, spirit, and energy body, standing at the center of your own experience as a humble, powerful guardian.
Whether you are curious about "internal power" or have been practicing the internal arts for some time.
Come with curiosity. Bring a curious friend.
The agenda is tentative. This is an emergent, organic experience, and we will follow where the conversation wants to go.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Virtual attendance
Attendance is free / donation-based. Registered guests receive private Zoom access by email right after registration.
- Live Zoom access
- Full interview, demonstration, and training
- Audience Q&A, with the chance to submit a question in advance
- Recording access, if you can't attend live
Please plan to join about 10 minutes early, so you have time to connect and settle in.
Yan Shou Gong, The Art of Longevity
For those who feel inspired to go deeper, Master Yap teaches a complete online course through The Martial Man, covering sets 1–6. It is designed for martial artists who want an authentic Nei Gong system, and for anyone who has been too busy or stressed to care for their health and wants a practice that is easy to learn, quick to practice, and builds real internal skill.
Important note: This event is offered for educational, cultural, and experiential purposes. It is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment, or care, and no specific result is promised. Please train within your own limits. Individual experiences vary.
Reserve your place
Attendance is free / donation-based, open to all. Register below to receive Zoom access and the recording by email.