xternal schools such as Karate, WesternBoxing, Kung-Fu, Shaolin Kung-Fu, Wushu, Jujitsu, Capoeira, Judo, Sambo, Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts, just to name a few, first emphasize learning specific katas (forms) and fighting techniques, then sometimes the more subtle subjects of energy and meditation may be trained later. This way of training is also referred to as going from the "outside to inside" or from "hard to soft," which is directly opposite of the internal method, which goes from the "inside to outside" or from "soft to hard."
External styles are extremely efficient at developing very important basic fitness skills such as push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, running and jumping rope and holding very low stances to develop strength and stamina. So, this kind of training method can quickly produce a very strong and skilled martial artist in a very short period of time (depending on the talent level of the student, anywhere from 6 months to 3 years. In contrast, in the internal schools the time to develop a good fighter can take considerably longer, usually 5-10 years). In essence, the mind set of the external schools is: “first show me what really works best in a street fight, then maybe later we can talk philosophy.” 
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