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POBox POBox POBox...Time for ChangeHello Tse Qigong Centre and Qi Magazine readers,Happy New Year to you all! New Year is atime of change and new beginnings. This includesnew things in the Centre and Qi Magazine. Thefirst concerns membership. It will no longer includea polo shirt because supply prices for have risenquite high and we are not happy to increase themembership to cover this.Instead, we will lower the membership priceand offer a limited edition polo shirt which is available separately. NOTE, this is onlyavailable in March by advance order only. Once they have sold out, they will nolonger be available. These can be obtained through the Centre, ordering details areon the back inside cover.This polo shirt will be royal blue with the Chinese writing, “ Yat Jun Faat Gei”,which means “One True Level”. In Buddhism , it means that we should not look downat other people nor put up ourselves. We should not look at others as bad andourselves as good, but treat everyone with one true level.The other thing that will be changing this year concerns Qi Magazine. Thesingle issue cover price will increase slightly with the Mar/April issue, (£3.50/$5.95).In addition, in July, the magazine will begin to be produced on a quarterly basisinstead of bi-monthly. The page numbers will increase and feature some more newwriters and Chinese subjects. However, this change will help to reduce some of theadministration costs associated with producing and posting the magazine.We hope in the following future that the Centre and the Qi Magazine canhelp contribute even more to the people through opening of Chinese skill andphilosophy.Gong Hei Faat Choi!Recently, someone wrote to ask whateach of the Chinese writing hasmeant on the Tse Qigong Centre poloshirts over the past few years.1998 - Michael Tse1999 - Wild Goose Qigong2000 - Health First2001 - Simple and Natural2002 - Respect the Skill, Respect theTeacher2003 - One True LevelJoint ProblemsDear Sifu,I was hoping you would have thetime to answer a query I have. I haverecently had to retire early because ofknee problems. I have virtually nocartilage left and have osteo-arthritis inboth knees, having been told that in fiveyears or so time when my knees havedeteriorated further that I will have tohave the kneecaps replaced with artificialjoints.I have been involved in MartialArts for most of my adult life and theinjuries are in some way I believe aculmination of years of what are nowgenerally viewed as outdated andinappropriate training methods and jointstressing. I have your books and manyof your articles from QiMagazine on Qigong but findit difficult to stand for too longor put pressure on my kneesby bending them without themswelling completely up,becoming painfully inflamedand risking further damage. Isthere any type of exercisesystem or Qigong movementsthat you feel would be of anybenefit for me to persevere within helping with this problem.G. Alexander, Norfolk.Dear G,Thank you for your letter. Iknow that with your conditionyou must be in a lot of pain butyour attitude is very good andwill help you in trying to heal yourcondition. In the beginning, Irecommend that you do sittingmeditation.First find a straight-backedchair that is solid and lets youcomfortable sit forward on it withboth feet flat on the floor. Your backshould be straight, but nottouching the back of the chair atall. Make sure you pull back thefeet so that the Yongquan pointis in line with the front of theknees and place both palms flaton the thighs. Close your eyesand mouth and breathenaturally through the nose. Tryto let go any thoughts and justlet everything happen naturallyin the body. You may feelQi Magazine Jan/Feb 2003 page 3
warmth in the hands and feet and kneesor even some tingling, but this is naturaland is just the Qi going to heal all theblockages in the body. Try to do for fiveminutes a few times a day. Then slowlybuild up to fifteen minutes to half an houra day, either in the morning or before yougo to bed. If you find benefit and easingof your pain, then maybe you can considersome gentle exercises that will help takeyou onto the next step.The most important thing is to bepatient and let the body heal. Do not tryto be too quick for results as this will taketime. Eventually, you will find your mindmore relaxed as well and this will helpyour body to heal. When the body getsstronger, you can then try some standingmeditation for a short while and maybeeven some of the Balancing Gongexercises later.With kind regards,Michael TseHow Long?How FastDear Michael,I recently bought your book andwas fascinated with the wealth ofinformation on Qigong. However,I am not clear if the Qigongexercises should be done at a slow or afast rate, i.e., should one stay in thatposition for a certain time when onereaches the right position, (like in yogawhere you stay in a position usually tothe count of five), or should one do theexercises six times, as you suggested, ata fast rate.Thank you.Zorica L.Dear Zorica,Your question is a good questionand one which I think others have thoughtabout. Actually, in the style of Qigong Iteach, the movements are natural. NotMore Training“To be good, youneed internal strength andalso a clear mind and heart.”page 4 Qi Magazine Jan/Feb 2003Dear Mr Tse,I have always loved martial arts. I’ve watched things like ninja turtles,Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Dragon Ball, etc. I like fighting with friends andI like being strong, but I can’t stand the thought of being a big, bulky idiotwith nothing but large arms.It’s been two years now that I have trained and I feel that I need more.I have been going over the Internet for information on Qi raising techniquesthat I could learn, but I’ve come up empty. I had one teacher for the psychictraining and have learned a little about meditating, but then myparents said not to trust him and to stop talking to him. There’s afighting tournament that when I am sixteen I can enter, but Ibelieve I need much more skill. I have two years tofinish training and would be pleased ifyou could send me some Qigong, KungFu or whatever else type of trainingtechniques you think I could use. Thanktoo fast, not too slow. If we do themovements too fast, then the Qi can notkeep up with the movement and if wedo the movements too slow, the Qi willbecome stagnant. The movementsshould also connect with your breathingand relaxation. In this way you will knowthe right speed to practise.Best wishes,Michael TseNo Good TurnDear Mr Tse,I have been practising WingChun for some time now, but I stillyou for your time.ChipDear Chip,Many people are attracted by theflashy, strong side of martial arts. Butthis is only external and covers only one side. To be good,you need internal strength and also a clear mind and heart to develop yourunderstanding of the art’s philosophy. Until you can bring both the physicaland mental together, then your skill will be limited. A good martial art skillshould be for life, not just when you are young. My Wing Chun teacher isalmost eighty years old now and his skill is very high.This is because he does not only use Wing Chun skill for fighting, but forhis life. A good martial art shows us how to handle any kind of situation. Forinstance, if someone is very angry and shouting at you, it is just like someoneusing a lot of energy to come forward in fighting. So for Wing Chun, the morethey use their energy to come forward, then the easier it is to control them. Weknow we should not use hard against hard. We wait until they have finishedusing their energy and then we can come forward. My suggestion is that youdo Ma Bo training. This is called Horse Stance training and is one of thefoundation stances for all Chinese martial arts. When you do, make sure yourback is straight. You can keep a higher posture initially but then try to get lowerand stay there. This will make your body stronger and your mind clear.Yours sincerely, Michael Tsecannot defend myself against the fast,continuous punches of Wing Chun. WhenI use a Tan Sau with Juen Ma to deflectthe first punch, I am always caught offguard by the second punch. My turningstance does not seem to be fast enough.Maybe I am using the wrong techniquein this situation? Do you have anysuggestions?Many thanks,ChristianDear Christian,Do not only use Juen Ma, usefootwork. Only use Juen Ma when thereis no space, but even then if you use Juen
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