Wild animal exercises are more physically challenging than other qigong practices. These exercises are quite yang in nature developing the external structures of the body more obviously than some of the other Qigong practices that develop the Yin the inner structure of the body.
As long as the energy flow and activation in this exercises is more to the external structures of the body, the muscles, bones, nerves and connective tissues. While the exercises still activate and stimulate the internal organs to some degree, the emphasis of the exercises is more on the flow of energy from the organs out to the extremities rather than sending energy from the extremities inwards as occurs is many of the more yin practices.
As long as breathing, this should be natural, breathing at the pace and rhythm that may be comfortable which may or may not be coordinated with the movements of the rest of the body and don't follow a breathing pattern like other yin Qigong exercises.
Now towards martial arts and especially Tae Kwon Do every exercise is special design to strengthen the whole body to give flexibility, balance and align between them.
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