lower back region, it depends on howdeeply the attack went. It could take fromone week to one month to recover,depending upon the person. TheBalancing Gong exercise ‘BeautifulWoman Turns the Waist’ would be veryhelpful for recovery as it will bring warmthand energy to this area to help healing.It will also strengthen the kidneys to speedrecovery. As for their state of mind, itwould depend again on the person. Inanything, it is best to keep a positiveoutlook on things and try toovercome our difficulties asthis will make us stronger inthe future. <strong>Qigong</strong> not onlyhelps the body to recoverfrom injury and illness, but itmakes the mind stronger andmore balanced. In this waywe can recover from thingsmuch better.Yours sincerely,Michael <strong>Tse</strong>Speeding UpDear Master <strong>Tse</strong>,I have been studyingWing Chun for three years. Ihave mailed you before as youmight remember because Ithink the book you wrote isawesome! How is the second bookcoming? I can not wait until you can buyit!Well, I’m German but right nowI’m an exchange student in Wisconsin. SoI have to practise Wing Chun by myselfand could use some advice from you. Myfirst question is: I have been lifting weightsduring my year abroad and I want to knowif I can continue that or if that is not goodfor my Wing Chun. Sometimes I think mymuscles put too much power in my TaanSau and makes it kind of stiff and not asrelaxed. Maybe you could give me anadvice for that.My second question is how I canimprove my speed? It would be nice if youTalking Books inBellinghamOn 30 June in Bellingham, Washington, Michael <strong>Tse</strong> was invited to presenthis new book, Qi Journeys at Village Books bookstore. It turned out to be a packedevening with people squeezing into every last corner. At the end of the talk, thefloor was opened up for any questions on <strong>Qigong</strong>. There were lots of good commentsand questions asked, to include,‘What is the difference between<strong>Qigong</strong> and Taijiquan?’, ‘Howmany times should we practiseour <strong>Qigong</strong> exercises?’ and ‘Is<strong>Qigong</strong> healing magic?’ andseveral more.The next day, there was anintroductory <strong>Qigong</strong> seminar inwhich there were more questionsasked and more exerciseslearned. Held in the historicalFairhaven Library, it was anenjoyable weekend and good tohave more people become<strong>Qigong</strong> friends. There will beanother seminar taught at thelibrary on 23 September as therewas so much interest.could give me some advice because I knowthat you and your team have a greatknowledge about Wing Chun. Please helpme find out how my arms can be morerelaxed, and how I can improve my speed.Thanks for listeningM, WisconsinDear M,Thank you for your email. In thewest, there are so many people doingweight training. Personally, I do not findthat it is very fit for Wing Chun training,but many people consider how can theyget power for punching and kicking Ifthey do not train weights. Actually, a lotIf there is anything you want to discuss, if there is anything you want to share withothers, any news or any announcements you would like to make, send them to us. Wealso welcome articles (800 - 1000 words in length) on topics appropriate. Please sendthem to Qi Magazine.Readers in the UK can write to:PO Box 59,Altrincham WA15 8FS. UK.email tse@qimagazine.comReaders in the USA can write to:PO Box 2697,Kirkland, WA 98083. USA.email tse@wildgooseqigong.comof western people never understand theconcept of Qi. Qi and strength are equalto each other. If you have more Qi, youhave more strength.In Wing Chun training, we trainthe stance for more power. The longer thatyou stand, the more power you will get.Standing develops your root (your legs)power. Root stronger, the punch will bemore powerful. This is how Wing Chundeveloped the one-inch punch. Forinstance, very big trees, do you know howdeep their roots are? Stronger roots alsomeans stronger bones. When the musclesare strong, this is only external. When youtrain only the muscles, It is very easy toinjure yourself. Another thing thathappens is that you lose your flexibilityand your sensitivity. That is not very goodfor Chi Sau. So my suggestion is that youpractise longer doing Siu Lim Tao insteadof weight training. The longer and sloweryou can do, even one or two hours, thebetter your Wing Chun skill will develop.Yours sincerely,Michael <strong>Tse</strong>Qi Magazine 7
make it look so easy. In the West, thereare not many people who can catch byjust pulling them out of a fish tank withtheir bare hands and I am sure there arethose who would not like even do it.Secondly, I was impressed thateven in such a poor country like China,the people eat fresh food, like fish, meat“If you eatmeat, someanimals haveto be killed.”and vegetables and do not eat frozenfood and old meat.I can understand that people inthe West do not like to see animals beingkilled, but unless you are vegetarian, ifyou eat meat, some animals have to bekilled so the meat can arrive at thesupermarket. This meat has been deadfor many days. Basically this means weare eating old meat which has been deadfor quite a while, sometime so long thatit needs to be frozen.If you have ever eaten fresh meatand fish, you will know that the taste isvery different and also that it is muchhealthier for you.Did you know that one reason wehave so many different kinds of incurablediseases is because our immune systemsare lower as we do not eat properly andour normal diets are too artificial? Naturegives us food, clothes and a place to liveon this planet, but we are never satisfied.We always want more and more and inthe end we suffer for our cleverness andeven endanger our own lives. We causemany problems and diseases which arenot necessary.<strong>Tse</strong> <strong>Qigong</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> UKPO Box 59Altrincham WA15 8FS0845 838 2285+44 161 929 4485tse@qimagazine.com
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