Hello everyone,
My name is Dan and I am from Luxembourg.
I am 25 years old (soon 26) and have been practicing meditation for five years and northern shaolin for about three months now.
I really like my Kung Fu practice, however the problem is that my Knees often hurt, depending on which pose I do. Particularly I find that the horse stance, cat stance, resting/twisting and bear pose make my knees kurt. When I brought it to the attention of three of my seniors, two told me it was normal in the beginning while the other (who is considered one of the most accomplished students) said that 'it would strengthen the knee'. At around the same time I had read what Sifu Wong had said about Knee pain, moreover I personnaly found in my practice that depending on how I do the pose my knees don't hurt at all. However it's very hard for me to correct the posture on my own...
Moreover, at the end of th eyear I am going to Asia for a year to stay at a buddhist monastery for a year and I am not willing to give up my practice then, rather I want to take that year to practice my basics exclusively. For that matter I need to be able to do all the basic postures without mistake or at the least the horse stance so I will be able to practice on my own. Hence why I am now looking for someone to teach me the basics correctly.In this regard I have contacted Sifu Hendrik Dennemeyer (through facebook), unfortunately he hasn't gotten back to me yet.
So I thought I had write on here and see what advice people have for me here...
Yours sincerely,
Dan
My name is Dan and I am from Luxembourg.
I am 25 years old (soon 26) and have been practicing meditation for five years and northern shaolin for about three months now.
I really like my Kung Fu practice, however the problem is that my Knees often hurt, depending on which pose I do. Particularly I find that the horse stance, cat stance, resting/twisting and bear pose make my knees kurt. When I brought it to the attention of three of my seniors, two told me it was normal in the beginning while the other (who is considered one of the most accomplished students) said that 'it would strengthen the knee'. At around the same time I had read what Sifu Wong had said about Knee pain, moreover I personnaly found in my practice that depending on how I do the pose my knees don't hurt at all. However it's very hard for me to correct the posture on my own...
Moreover, at the end of th eyear I am going to Asia for a year to stay at a buddhist monastery for a year and I am not willing to give up my practice then, rather I want to take that year to practice my basics exclusively. For that matter I need to be able to do all the basic postures without mistake or at the least the horse stance so I will be able to practice on my own. Hence why I am now looking for someone to teach me the basics correctly.In this regard I have contacted Sifu Hendrik Dennemeyer (through facebook), unfortunately he hasn't gotten back to me yet.
So I thought I had write on here and see what advice people have for me here...
Yours sincerely,
Dan
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