Ok I have yet another question here. I have been doing qigong as well as karate. In karate not only do I throw kicks and punches on the heavy bag which in and of itself is a good work out, but also do push ups, sit ups, crunches, pull ups, run sometimes, ect.... . For about a month now though due to a cold, the holidays, and general laziness, I have not really done any karate, but have still done qigong. What I have noticed is that my arms and legs seem to have gotten a little skinnier and my torso seems a little softer which brings me to my question.
Is qigong meant to be a stand alone, or just a part of a larger health program? Can you do only qigong and be healthy, or is it just a piece of the pie? On the other hand I have noticed that when I do karate and or other physical exercises that I tend to be more "yang", which I don't really like either. I would appreciate any input as there are a lot of martial artists and qigong practitioners on here.