Anniversaries:

SiHing Bruce has been with me 8 years and Dwight has been with me 10, this month. Wow, time moves quick. They are both good men and use their kungfu and chikung to improve their health, wellbeing, and to understand how to use it.

HopGar:

Mr. Knox and I spent time finishing the 2nd Long Form of Hop Gar. I go through all the details.

Excerpts:

I pull some audio from the Bagua Pushhands workshop and share that. If you haven't seen it, you can go to Youtube : http://youtu.be/AbY8noCXkBU

Qi is a word that carries many meanings. All trying to capture it's essence in english and there is really not one. The character itself is derived from rice in pot with steam rising from it.

Perspectives of Chi

There are many forms of Qi. (Chi, Ki, Prana most say theoretically same thing) I define Qi :

Using the character meaning to demonstrate how complex cooking rice can be if you want to make it complicated, or how simple.

Energetic View (Energy)

Physiological View (Life Force)

Biomechanical View (Effeciency)

Giving three various way how to see it. Eventually you will see they all the same. :)

Referenced in this Podcast on Qi

Download Free "Defining Qi" Detailed Notes 

Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals: A Historical Survey

Artwork: Cultivating Chi

You may also find interesting : Accumulating Qi : TKF 29 

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