qi qong vs acupuncture vs street effectiveness!

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, " 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...