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I can try to find a martial arts explanation for it. But for now... http://www.caymannetnews.com/Archive/Archive%20Articles/February%202002/Issue%20147/The%20Difference%20Bn%20Postural.html

i think its just a way to keep the monks serious about celibacy

the music is Tacky, but, the applications come from Taichi forms. Taichi can be cool, if applied right

Johnlogic, can you use Chi for your self defense? I also believe that people try to "sell" their Chi techniques. I dont think I use my Chi for Self Defense, however, I believe the movements I have learned for Chi cultivation have been integrated in part into my movements and I can use some of them in practical ways- indirectly affected by Chi.

I do this kind of Chi Kung - it is called Zhan Zhuang ( standing like a tree). The purpose of it at first, is to develop the right posture, gain more endurance and correct body alignment. However, with time, u learn how to "root" better- you learn how to stick to the ground and use it to your advantage. This is actually achieved by learning how to use "postural muscles" instead of the muscles we usually use for moving, by doing very slight movements while trying not to use your "voluntary" muscles- it "looks" like you are not moving, but your muscles are getting a great workout. This allows for displaying power while being relaxed: your strong involuntary muscles are doing the work. Just "standing there" is half of what you need to accomplish, and it is not a matter of muscular endurance, but a learning process of the body, so you don't need to do the stances for more than 30 minutes, but you do need to keep diligent practice.

Very interesting... you even threw some psychology into it

The thing is, I have been doing Chi Kung for the past 2 years,though not as religiously as i should, it would be frustrating to learn that I have been undermining my work.

Before anyone freaks out, it is a real question I have. I have recently read from certain sources that Chi Kung training, any kind of exercise for the development of Chi, must not be practiced along with sexual intercourse of any kind because it depletes your accumulated Jing(essence?). In a webpage I read someone post that sexual intercourse can set your training back 100 days. There are others that insist that even physical contact can deplete your Chi or focus it in the areas where you have been touched. Can anybody clarify this? The books I have nor the dvds I have used to practice mention any of this.

Just keep an open mind, and go and enjoy yourself. belts that are very spaced apart can be both good and bad- but remember, it is not the belt, tis the practitioner- I've been a brown belt(Kajukenbo) for 6 months now, but I've been practicing with Black belts for over a year now; a friend of mine is a green belt in TKD and he is way better than other red belts who have less experience than him; another friend was in Wing Chun- in his school, u wouldn't get any belt(or sashes) until you were the equivalent of a black belt. Have fun and I wish you luck on your training!

I would like to learn Koga Ryu Ninjitsu (toshindo or bujinkan if koga is not available).This style has the aikido, grappling and striking mix that would go best with my current style making certain situations easier to deal with. My current style is kajukenbo self defense. Baguazhang-could be another style,but finding a good teacher for the liang style would be really hard. The footwork and the dexterity developed would make my overall martial arts improve a lot.

Hsing Yi has that great thing about it: you become good in it in a relatively short time making very good fighters.

i didnt know u were kajukenbo... kajukenbo forever! Yeh, we're off of Halbuna's branch, so we don't really fall under most of the currently organized Kajukenbo Kajukenbo has always seemed interesting to me- I don't know too much about it besides the history though. I think that it seems like it is primed to be a major style. well, so you get an idea: KA- Tang soo do Karate-like kicks Ju- Kodokan judo and Se keino Jujitsu - locks, joint manipulations,throws,etc KEN- Fast combinations and "everything goes" striking- Hawaiian Kenpo Bo- Boxing punches and stance then by the 60's changed to Chinese Boxing whe they introduced Kung Fu to the system. The training consists of rigorous physical training(yes, even for girls). Full contact sparring, grappling, and among different branches, different approaches that fit the instructor's "flavor". To my knowledge, very few hits are not usually allowed like eye gouging(did i spell that right? ) and certain hits to the back of the head, while in full contact or free fighting in practice- however, they are trained for.

really? not the footwork, their Wrestling moves, etc? What have you found completely useless about it? I have done many styles in my time in the martial arts , so i have come across these moves before, or simuliar ones. so wen i did it i just didn't find anything interesting about it. i May have contiuned if i didn't already know many of the moves. I thought it was either that, or that you met a teacher who didn't know how to teach Baguazhang- I've seen some pretty pitiful videos from people calling themselves masters of the art. but in ur case, with so many martial arts, I guess you can get bored pretty easily

really? not the footwork, their Wrestling moves, etc? What have you found completely useless about it?

TaiChi forms are slow but it doesnt mean its not a strain on your body- every muscle in your body works together to keep perfect form and perfect alignment and TRUST me, what makes you burn those calories is not the concentration However, i do agree with you that it is easier on the breathing. It can do wonders on people with blood pressure and/or respiratory problems.

Any specific ways to develop strength in the fingers? I have to admit im a little skeptical about striking with the finger tips, unless its a flick to the eyes. There are a few ways to make your fingers stronger. one way is to do fingure pushups , and the best way i found is the bucket technique , which you take a bucket and fill it with ice and frozen peas , then strike it with your fingers over and over agian untill your figers are sore.Continue this for a while and you will see a hugh difference. Ice and Frozen peas?? OUCH

Any specific ways to develop strength in the fingers? I have to admit im a little skeptical about striking with the finger tips, unless its a flick to the eyes. Various ways- all of them take hard work to develop: push-ups with the fingertips sand or sandbag training(like you would train punches) Iron palm training among others...

remember that martial arts, internal or external are meant to do harm (except those that their very core techniques dont aim to harm the opponent, like Aikido, and even those are pretty harmful - which would be a weird martial art in the first place) a lot of Kung Fu styles are meant and can be applied to assasinations, it is the people who apply them that actually make it a "killer art".

Out with it! Whats it going to be called?

Aikido usually works more with correct body mechanics, leverage, to be more specific for this art. Although usually thought of as an "overly soft" style, Aikido has proven to have its practical applications and the not so soft weapon of using the floor against you. As to internal energy cultivation and similar ideas I wouldn't be able to expand on as I don't know Aikido in depth to talk much about it. --I'll make a note to look into it

very nice! i've seen very few videos like it yes, u got it right from my point of view

This is interesting. Most of the time, right or wrong, "internal" styles are held synonomous with "circular" styles as well. Nice to see that this isn't the case all of the time. in action, this art doesn't really look internal, however it is because of its main elements

Look for the book "the way of energy" by master Lam Kam Chuen it has everything you could ever need and more about TaiChi to incorporate into your Karate.

different ways to, I personally think that the meditation without the exercises dont work as well: basically root chakra- concentrate on the will to live navel chakra - concentrate on ur vitality solar plexus chakra- concentrate on your will, your desire to make things happen heart chekra- concentrate on your emotions third eye chakra- concentrate on your perception, your past and your future crown chakra- the power of your mind, connecting you to the universe. starting at the genitals(roughly around them) and ending at the top of the head are the chakras. Different sources tell you different meditations and exercises. Have fun with your training!

Xing Yi and Bagua are internal. Xing yi is internal in the way that it looks for relaxation, rooting and correct body mechanics(same as Taichi and bagua). The movements and forms are done in a straight line. Baguazhang, looks for the same elements while in movement, as opposed to being stationary. Bagua takes longer than the other arts for it to be effective in combat. the movements are circular. these 3 arts display great physical strength without bulging muscles, this is accomplished by using "stabilizer muscles" instead of the muscles we consciously use which takes a lot longer than learning to use other muscles. Other internal arts include Aikido( which has a lot of circular moves to manage momentum), Yiquan(the same as Xing Yi but without the forms, the training takes longer and the focus a lot more on the training of the full body energy), ninpo(ninja internal arts)and other not very popular or well known martial arts.