Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 , " marangneng " <marangneng> wrote: > As far as getting a basic, useful understanding of the principles > of Qigong, two very good sources are Mantak Chia ....And I personally can't stand Mantak, his books, nor his videos/audio... (It's OKAY if anyone else likes him;-) So different strokes for different folks. My meaning here is to define what you want from Chi Kung, and then find the proper trainers. Now I love anything put out by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming! Now the amusing thing is Dr. Yang does talk good about Mantak. In my view of the world, " if the Chi Kung being taught is NOT martial arts based, then it is NO MORE than dance lessons! " ... ....it is no more than standing infront of the television and breathing with the picture on the screen... ....so I always suggest to the Wood Elements, Fire Elements and Metal Elements that they look for a trainer of Chi Kung that knows his " chinese chi kung " and it's application to the fighting arts. Remember Tae Bo? The guy (Billy Blanks)incorrectly protrayed his Tae Bo (an aerobics exercise sequence) as a martial art. Many people practiced those Tae Bo DANCE LESSONS, then walked around arrogantly with the SUPREME CONFIDENCE OF THE IGNORANT, and got their kumdingees kicked. After many many people got their asses kicked in an encounter, they sued Billy Blanks AND WON... ....so Billy's next set of tapes MADE NO PROMISES about the martial arts effectiveness of those trainings... ....just promises about sweating hard, and feeling good. It's the same with Chi Kung. And, most Chi Kung trainer's I've encounter can't ever recognize nor stop an unzipping of their energy fields just prior to combat let alone do anything more complicated. I do know. ....and I do have a 3 video set out on this " Energy Attack " aspect of the martials arts called, " Stealing his Spirit Before Battle! " So, what are you looking for? Once you know that, then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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