chi breathing practice

[masterintraining]

okay i asked my sifu to show me some chi breathing techniques so i am may be able to strengthen my moves, aswell as the force of my blows, the health and healing abillites, and just because it seems like something i might want 2 do. this is what i was told 2 do:

breath in threw my nose in doing so also press out my enrgy and push my gut out,( but dont press ur chest out or up) and try to force ur enrgy up through ur spinal cord. breath out through ur mouth and bring/suck ur stomach in while u breath out, and try to visualize ur energy being pushed rigt passed/behind ur belly button. aswell as focus of course. but for some reason everytime i am doing this for a long period of time i think i start to feel my energy but instead i cultivate a burp, why might this keep happening. am i doing something wrong

well i have been doing this for about the past 4 days and i was just wandering how long will it take before i start seeing results,

2.) is there a specific stance that u should be in while dong chi breathing moves, like horse stances, long stances, can u do it sitting down etc.

3.) and last can anybody give me some tips for chi cultivation from there own experience, or some chi stories.[/b]

[bushido_man96]

Keep talking with your instructor about the problems you are having. It will take more than 4 days to notice changes. Another option is to look into Tai Chi and Qu Gong. These arts specialize in breathing techniques.

[TigerCrane]

Be very careful when attempting to practice Chi Gong. Practicing the wrong method could result in serious and disturbing consequences.

[cathal]

Think about your state of mind as well. Try to clear your mind of memories, songs, active thoughts, plans, worries etc. In Karate we practice "no mind" and I'm sure it's not a unique concept. So if you clear all the clutter I'm sure you'll find results.

But, just like learning a new physical technique, time is a major factor. Practice & patience are key.

[lordtariel]

You can practice breathing in any stance you want, or in no stance at all. As long as your stances are correct there's no harm in it... and possibly some benifit as you're strengthening yourself in those stances. I agree though that you may not want to try qigong at first without some instruction. A guess as to why you're finding your burping is because by breathing into your gut, you may be pressing down with your diaphram and it's compressing your innards down there. Make sure you're not forcing the inhalation too hard. I'm not an expert in biomechanics by any means though so I could be completely off.