why I love qigong

Taiji_Lou can expect to get the same amount of abuse as anyone arrogant enough to believe they can teach themselves MA.

 

I don't have to stand abuse. I've also got almost a year in taekwondo. Once I learned those techniques, I bounced. Forms are useless for hard training. It's called learn the techniques, do the situps on your own time. Stretch it out and spar or hit the bag. Drills maybe. This spending 20 minutes reviewing forms was malarchy. I ended up teaching myself forms 5-7 from books, and that worked just fine. I found the illustrations appropriate and informative.

Of course, grandmaster Park was a little upset, but oh well....

Couldn't care less about what they called it in Korea.

I think the MAs are the arrogant ones (sometimes). I train hard and I'm not asking for a pretty belt or anything. I do tai chi in warmup sweats.

Unless you're willing to drive to me and give me instruction for my work (wash car! paint fence! paint house!) I don't wanna hear any more of any one elses bull crap.

And unless you've put the time in doing the research and gathering evidence and experimenting with qigong or pranayama I don't really care about your opinion, either. Those exercises work, and anyone telling me they don't is just a negative nancy naysayer. Go bother your girlfriend. I don't want to hear any more.

But if you have something intelligent or positive to say, speak up. I've been nice. If we were face to face, I think you'd be civil and polite!

 

Hi,

"Chi" or life force exists,it cant catapult someone into the sky or make people drop at your feet but it does exist.It can be felt as the life within your body,your inner body so to speak.

It lies between the manifested, your form(your body)and the unmanifested,the formless within you,the unborn,your true nature.it is the bridge between the manifested and the unmanifested.

this can be discoverered through meditation.

 

But not through science.

 

Hi,im not to sure,i havent followed the attempts of testing that much....probably or not yet maybe.

 

In lies within the infested.

Those who's mind are infested by the very notion

 

I liked quigong ..it broke my heart when they shot him off of the empire state building.

 

Don't even try with these people, dude. They don't want to hear it.

 

You know what? I hope you are put in a situation where you find yourself in dire straits emotionally, and you end up using meditation and qigong or yoga to help you balance yourself. The irony would be so great.

 

Hey, if you want to believe that Chi is some mystical force that you can only 'realise' through meditation, fine, I got no more problem with that than I do with the Zombie saviour society, the Xeno brigade or the Elephant God guys. In short, believe whatever the hell you want. But when you start trying to force that stuff into a scientific context, without credible evidence, then expect to get slapped down, hard.

 

...no irony here, Alanis; I have a meditation practice and I still think you're full of it.

 

I didn't ask you what you thought. You found yourself in a thread that I started regarding a subject that you have a disregard for. That doesn't say anything about me. It tells me that you've got a penchant for wasting your own time.

You have a meditation practice? Fantastic. Thanks for telling me about yourself.

 

I just pray to Allah he hasn't done a year at medical school

 

I'm happy for you that you have access to excellent resources.

I don't know brother, I've got a pretty large book collection (built from NOTHING in 4 years time!!!!).

That was a nice thing to say. Thanks for being such a positive person and just a great ambassator of the MA world.

When I find it to be financially SAFE to approach tai chi instruction and when I have enough time, maybe. Sure. Until then, I guess I'll have to wallow in misery knowing that my imperfect form isn't good enough for the guys online....

Till then, I guess I'll just have to practice all by my lonesome....

 

Why don't you go and find a teacher? If you live in or near a city of atleast 100k, then you'll more than likely see some Chinese people doing it in the park at sunrise for free.

 

man taiji lou. you never cease to entertain me.

 

I think Taiji Lou is right. You don't need to go to class to learn a form. It's pointless. You can learn it on your own. In my opinion a more progressive class would slate forms for home study and dedicate class time to more effective practice. The most progressive schools do away with forms all together.

I don't believe there is a difference between learning a form from a teacher, and learning a form from a book. In terms of combative ability, both are practically useless.