Issue 65 - Tse Qigong Centre

Hard Qigong IOctober saw Hard Qigong backby popular demand. The first level of theHeavenly River Monastery Hard Qigongwas taught and set the students off ontoa path chasing the feats exhibited by theShaolin monks.Excitement was high and therewas an expectant atmosphere at the startwaiting for the “special” techniques tobe revealed. The room was packed withover 30 students, but no-one seemed tomind the lack of space, as the coursehad been eagerly awaited by all (somehad even travelledfrom overseas totake part).During thecourse lots ofquestions wereasked about theexercises and thetheory behindthem, such as; “Ifthe body is goingto be hit, howdoes the qi know where to go?”A new batch of “Hard” men & womenand“How much sleep is enough to recover?”As some students had only everheard of Hard Qigong and never actuallyseen it demonstrated, they were giventhe opportunity to “test” the instructorwith punches and kicks.So with the course coming to anend there was only the test to discuss.This will take place in March 2003.by Mike BakerSwimming DragonGothenburg proved to be a bit ofa surprise in October as the snow fellearly this year.There were many old friends whocame to learn and also new ones whowere coming for the first time. Not onlythat, there were some people who hadstudied the form already, but whowanted to learn more of the fine detailsand principles behind the movements.Their attitude to their studies is anexample to all of us, as they were notonly keen to learn new things, but had adesire to perfect what they already knew.This is the only way to reach a good leveland for those who would also like to dothis there is a special session for theSwimming Dragon scheduled for April thisyear. Sometimes people are far too quickto say “Oh I know that already.”After two days of intense study,hard work and lots of laughing they allNews::::: Demos & Seminarscompleted form and to show that itagreed the sun came out greet us.Damo StaffFor the past few years the DamoStaff has been taught on a regular basisas it has always been hugely popular.It is a Northern Shaolin form thatcomes from Grandmaster Wu ChunYuen. It is fantastic to watch beingperformed. Standing and watching thegroup go through the movements youcould see the concentration andsatisfaction on everyone’s face,e s p e c i a l l ywhen theyf i n a l l yreached theend of theform.Everyonehad theirfavourite partof the formbut all foundthat theirfitness, posture and energy had improvedas well as their coordination and balance.This is the special thing about all theChunyuen forms they let you develop inmany ways, not just physically but alsoinside, they balance your mind and makeyou feel light and healthy.Xing SauXing Sau is another NorthernShaolin Chunyuen form. Unlike theDamo Staff, this is an empty hand form,but like staff it is no less dynamic or funto do. This was the second time this wastaught in Norwich and some people wereable to complete the movements.This form teaches you to moveyour body together in large sweepingmovements and also to make yourEveryday we receive many letters from people all over the world, sometimes asking for advice,sometimes just sharing their experience. Unless specifically asked otherwise, we will considerthese letters for possible publication in Qi Magazine. In this way, we all come together like afamily and share and help each other. That is the reason I began Qi Magazine and particularlythe PO Box. - Michael TseIf there is anything you wish to share with others, any news or any announcements you wouldlike to make, send them to us. We also welcome articles (800 - 1000 words in length) on topicsappropriate.UKQi MagazinePO Box 59,Altrincham WA15 8FS. UK.email tse@qimagazine.composture straight. Sometimes you have tomove quickly, changing directions andthen hold a posture. This trains your mindto change very quickly and so your mindas well as your body becomes supple andstrong.There were some beginners whothought they might not be able to keepup, but they were assured that theywould be fine and sure enough there wasno stopping them.Falling Leaf GongThis was the first time this formwas taught in public. It was created bySifu Tse and takes elements of Qigong,Taijiquan and Drunken fist. Its principleis “letting go” and following the flow; assuch it is a very different exercise andexperience.Those who attended this firstcourse had no idea what to expect asnone of them had ever seen themovements before and at first they foundletting go more difficult than theyimagined, but once they managed tomake that mental adjustment they wereable to flow quite freely. Some of themovements required picking up therhythm rather than following a set patternand this often caused them hoots oflaughter as they ended up in completelythe wrong place.By the second day everyone hadbeen able to get into the swing of thingsand found it much easier. Somecommented on how it made theircirculation stronger and their skin feelvery soft, one lady’s husband has evencommented on it when she got homeafter the first day.Though this was the first time thiswas taught it will certainly not be thelast and a second session is planned laterin the year –don’t miss it.by Darryl MoyPlease write to:USATse Qigong CentrePO Box 15807,Honolulu, HI 96830. USA.email tse@wildgooseqigong.compage 6 Qi Magazine Jan/Feb 2003