High Level Monk - Tse Qigong Centre

So, in order to heal our stiff joints,
we need to move gently but if you
are already healthy, then by moving
them the more you can help to avoid
stiffness when you get older. How
much we rotate the joints is about
listening to the body and
understanding how much effort can
be used. If we never listen to our
body, then a person can even
dislocate a joint by brushing their
teeth. Should we stop brushing our
teeth then? In order to keep healthy,
we need to keep moving but moving
while listening to the body.
Q. I was once told by an Indian wise
man that there is no right or wrong
– only results. What do you think?
A. In Chinese philosophy, particularly
Rujia (Confucianism), we learn
what is right and what is wrong.
Killing is wrong, stealing is wrong,
taking advantage of others is
wrong. I do not think anyone will
disagree with this. If there is no right
or wrong, then society does not
need any police but can just steal
and kill each other.
Of course, in certain philosophies
like Buddhism and Daoism, cause
and effect is talked about and
everything is about result. This is
right, but it means bad actions bring
bad results and good actions bring
good results. So everyone can
weigh what is good or bad
themselves.
I know some people try to be clever
and promote the idea that there is
no good or no bad but just results
to avoid facing themselves when
they do things like stealing or taking
advantage of others. But we should
ask ourselves, are we really wise
enough to know what is right and
wrong without guidelines?
I know someone who makes copies
of any DVD that he rents and likes.
When I asked if this was right, he
always said, “Oh, everybody does
that!” However, making a copy of
a DVD without getting permission
is stealing. Just as borrowing or
taking a friend’s coat or book, etc.
without asking permission first is
stealing. So there is such a thing
as right and wrong. If we do not
have guidelines of right and wrong,
we can lose ourselves. So children,
particularly, need to know what is
right and what is wrong.
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Demos & Seminars
Chen Taijiquan
Instructor Course
technique, however, it reinforces all the
basic positions and techniques so can be
seen as a basic training tool. However, it
goes on to refine and hone all the skills
Two years
making your
had passed since the
techniques more
last Chen Taijiquan
precise and your
Instructor’s course
and so this was an
energy stronger and so
is also high level.
eagerly awaited
Both courses
event. Senior
were highly enjoyable
students from
and increased
different parts of the
everyone’s appreciation
UK gathered
and skill in Wing
together. All were a
Chun. There will be
little nervous, but all Chen Taijiquan Instructors Course more chances to study
were keen to
both knives and
deepen their knowledge and show their dummy later in the year.
skill to their examiners.
The two days consisted of a lot of
polishing of forms, from warm-ups to Chen
19, 25 and 38 short forms, on to weapons
forms and also Tui Shou and self defence
applications. Skill was not the only thing
that was emphasised. There were also
discussions about how to present yourself
as a Sifu, how to communicate and how
to earn the respect and trust of your
students. The starting point of all this is
being a good student yourself and showing
loyalty and respect to your teacher and
fellow students. Then you set a good
Hard
Qigong Level I
There is a fascination in Hard
Qigong mainly due to the seemingly
super human feats displayed by high
level masters. However, the most
important part of any Qigong training is
improving and developing good health.
This message seems to be becoming
clearer as many of the attendees were
not that interested in becoming powerful
example for your own students.
The second day involved testing of
all the forms, Tui Shou and applications.
Again testing brought out a lot of nervous
energy, but once everyone got going this
soon dissipated and the newcomers
especially found new confidence in what
they knew as they progressed. By the end
of the course there was a whole new batch
of Tse Qigong Centre Chen Taijiquan
Instructors.
Hard Qigong Level I - Always Popular
Wing Chun Knives
and Dummy
February was a little bit of a Wing
Chun feast with the Wing Chun knives,
Baat Jam Dao, and Wooden Dummy being
taught. The first day on the Wing Chun
knives was in London. The course covered
not only the form, but also the basics of
how to handle the knives.
The Wooden Dummy Course was
held in Manchester. The Wooden Dummy
is often seen as a high level training
and strong but instead wanted to learn
how Hard Qigong could improve health.
Hard Qigong, especially Level I,
is very powerful in the way it enables
you to gather Qi. With strong internal
Qi, all the channels and acupuncture
points will be open so the Qi can flow all
over the body. Not only this, the internal
body, all the internal organs, will also be
strong and function well. The Qi then
goes deeper making the bones and joints
strong. Many people in the past have
found their bodies change quite
dramatically with old injuries and
page 8 Qi Magazine Apr/May/June 2007