Dear Wahnam Family
So my question "How true is that genuine chi kung is rare today?"
Please feel free to comment on your experiences.
Personally before I met Sifu, I was doing Tai Chi (as this is the name it was advertised as) in a local town. I will not mention the name of the school or the teacher as I believe the teacher was a very kind person and was genuinely helping people. We used to do Chi Kung exercises at the start of each Tai Chi class. The exercises were very similar to some of the 18 Lohan Hands that we do with Sifu. We did the exercises very gently and we worked gently on flow. After a few weeks the instructor told us he had one dodgy knee and one bad knee. Here I realised that something did not seem right; why would someone complain about a physical pain and be teaching a healing art. So I told myself shut up and follow the instructor.
After a few months I came across Sifu and I did a Chi Kung weekend with him in Ireland. The first class was Generating Energy Flow. My first impression when we did Lifting the Sky was "WOW what is going here, people were moving around with their eyes closed and everyone is smiling". After the weekend it hit me in the face that this Chi Kung is one million years away from the Chi Kung I did before. You may ask why but the reason is simple, I felt relaxed, I felt a pins and needles sensation in my fingers, I felt brighter but most important I saw this Master Wong guy do a tiger claw in the Chi Kung class that looked like he could literally shake the room with his hand. I said to myself WOW MY GOD, this is what I have been looking for. It was more than just a gentle exercise that I did before. It was about breathing, relaxing, smiling and enjoying a Chi Flow. I felt so blessed. After this I received more and more benefits each time I practise. One of the important benefits that I still enjoy and get better at is Letting Go.
I guess it was so normal to feel these benefits that I never received from any Tai Chi or Chi Kung I did before. And yes I did take them for granted. But it was only recently that it struck me again in one of my Chi Kung classes that I teach. A person joined the class who has been doing Chi Kung with another school for many years with a well known Master. I asked before the class did she know what Chi Flow was, which she replied "oh yes of course". After the class, she told me sorry I have never seen this thing you call Chi Flow, ever. After a few classes she began to sway from side to side and more importantly she could smile from the heart. You could see her brighten and flow and enjoy the training. It is so wonderful to be able to teach this art to many people now and see them all smile from the heart and be healthy.
So finally its important to ask yourself are you still sick? are you still stressed and angry? For me, no I feel wonderful in every sense from the Chi Kung that Sifu thought me and continues to teach me. Is it rare that people who practise an energy art like Chi Kung are free from sickness, pain, anger and worry? I believe yes. And why so? its simple, they do not practise genuine Chi Kung.
I look forward to hearing many more stories from people.
Happy training everyone
Best wishes
Mark
So my question "How true is that genuine chi kung is rare today?"
Please feel free to comment on your experiences.
Personally before I met Sifu, I was doing Tai Chi (as this is the name it was advertised as) in a local town. I will not mention the name of the school or the teacher as I believe the teacher was a very kind person and was genuinely helping people. We used to do Chi Kung exercises at the start of each Tai Chi class. The exercises were very similar to some of the 18 Lohan Hands that we do with Sifu. We did the exercises very gently and we worked gently on flow. After a few weeks the instructor told us he had one dodgy knee and one bad knee. Here I realised that something did not seem right; why would someone complain about a physical pain and be teaching a healing art. So I told myself shut up and follow the instructor.
After a few months I came across Sifu and I did a Chi Kung weekend with him in Ireland. The first class was Generating Energy Flow. My first impression when we did Lifting the Sky was "WOW what is going here, people were moving around with their eyes closed and everyone is smiling". After the weekend it hit me in the face that this Chi Kung is one million years away from the Chi Kung I did before. You may ask why but the reason is simple, I felt relaxed, I felt a pins and needles sensation in my fingers, I felt brighter but most important I saw this Master Wong guy do a tiger claw in the Chi Kung class that looked like he could literally shake the room with his hand. I said to myself WOW MY GOD, this is what I have been looking for. It was more than just a gentle exercise that I did before. It was about breathing, relaxing, smiling and enjoying a Chi Flow. I felt so blessed. After this I received more and more benefits each time I practise. One of the important benefits that I still enjoy and get better at is Letting Go.
I guess it was so normal to feel these benefits that I never received from any Tai Chi or Chi Kung I did before. And yes I did take them for granted. But it was only recently that it struck me again in one of my Chi Kung classes that I teach. A person joined the class who has been doing Chi Kung with another school for many years with a well known Master. I asked before the class did she know what Chi Flow was, which she replied "oh yes of course". After the class, she told me sorry I have never seen this thing you call Chi Flow, ever. After a few classes she began to sway from side to side and more importantly she could smile from the heart. You could see her brighten and flow and enjoy the training. It is so wonderful to be able to teach this art to many people now and see them all smile from the heart and be healthy.
So finally its important to ask yourself are you still sick? are you still stressed and angry? For me, no I feel wonderful in every sense from the Chi Kung that Sifu thought me and continues to teach me. Is it rare that people who practise an energy art like Chi Kung are free from sickness, pain, anger and worry? I believe yes. And why so? its simple, they do not practise genuine Chi Kung.
I look forward to hearing many more stories from people.
Happy training everyone
Best wishes
Mark
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