Interstitium, the newly discovered organ that could be the root of acupuncture and Tai Chi.

It has been well known in Traditional Chinese martial arts that the web / fascia plays a key part in the unusual way of how internal arts generate power. A number of people point to the “silk reeling” energy in Chen Tai Chi, and the silky web one sees around muscles and soft tissues (ask any cook to show you if you are unsure).

In the 90s and early 00s, myofascial massage and therapy became a thing as the importance of soft tissue became more accepted widely.

Meanwhile, you had studies that show “acupuncture is no more effective than random poking of needles, or placebo”, which defy the personal experience of many practitioners and people who have benefitted from the treatments.

Western science did not have the underlying science that would make it make sense.

Meanwhile, Tai Chi players know full well about medical meridians vs. the martial arts channels (Jin Lu  勁路）. We know the cause and effect, but we can’t explain to scientists to their satisfaction.

Until now. It also explains why “ultimate softness become ultimate hardness”.