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  • The Fragrant Fox - A Novelette by our Grandmaster

    Dear Sigung, thank you for publishing the first chapter of your novelette, I look forward to reading more.

    "This novelette, still unpublished, was written about 40 years ago in the 1980s. Those attending the Valentine Kungfu Courses 2018 on the Shaolin Pakua Set will find the novelette particularly interesting as there are accounts of combat sequences from the Pakua Set."

    The first chapter titled "Persian Scarlet" promises the beginning of a great story!

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    "Every morning you are born again. What you do today is the most important thing".

  • #2
    This story is soooo good. It's fun to read and there are a lot of lessons for Kung Fu, Chi Kung, and life.
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    "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

    -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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    • #3
      Monastery Training

      A Picture of a Fox

      The fabulous Shaolin Monastery, Yang recalled. Every morning at five, he and his classmates would assemble at the square outside the Hall of Lohans to practise the gruelling horse-riding stance and qigong exercises to develop intrinsic energy. How silly he was, he initially thought more than twenty years ago when he first entered Shaolin Monastery to learn kungfu, to "sit" at the stance motionlessly for long hours, and suffered silently the inextricable pain that this training would present him. But he had no choice then. He either had to practise his kungfu as directed by his master or his seniors, or he had to go without breakfast. But now, how grateful he felt realizing that this stance training laid the basic foundation for his subsequent kungfu excellence which directly shaped his life, and which was mainly for his present comfort.

      It was also heartening to recall that at Shaolin Monastery he had to carry huge buckets of water, with arms outstretch, from a foothill stream back to the monastery, in order to earn a bowl of simple gruel for breakfast. To make things more interesting, as his Shaolin seniors told him, the huge buckets had holes at their pointed bottoms for water to drip away, so that the water-carrier had to run for his breakfast before the buckets ran dry of water from the intended dripping. No wonder the simple gruel tasted better than the delicacies he now often ate at restaurants.
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      "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

      -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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      • #4
        The Art of Lightness

        Important Clues Were Deducted
        Chin first led them to examine some tiny grains of sand on the floor. These grains were so tiny and unnoticeable that only the exceptionally skilled detective could find them. Next he led them to examine another patch of sand about ten feet away, followed by a third patch another ten feet away. These insignificant patches of sand formed a series of three vague foot-impressions leading from this closet to a window.

        "These foot-impressions are certainly too small for a man, and too wide apart for an ordinary woman."

        Yang and Miss Hu could only listen.

        The distance from the closet to the window is about thirty feet," Chin continued to reason. "It takes an average person between twelve and fifteen steps to walk this distance, or seven to ten steps to run. Ye this lady thief took only three steps. You can imagine her qing kung achievement. She is probably not slower than Sifu Liang himself!"
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        "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

        -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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        • #5
          Follow the Evidence; Don't Make Assumptions

          The Left Handed Lady Kung Fu Expert

          "Remember," Chin continued, "the golden rule in criminal investigation -- and that is also the secret of my success -- is to let the clues lead logically to the suspects; certainly not select some likely suspects first, then search for possible clues to convict them. To find the suspect from the clues is surely more difficult than to find clues to suit presupposed suspects; but it is the proper approach to adopt."
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          "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

          -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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          • #6
            Chi Kung Healing

            The No-Shadow Kick

            The master gently lifted Yang and made him sit up leaning against a tree. With his right index finger, he deftly touched a few vital points on Yang's body so as to open his meridians (or energy pathways) and let qi (or energy) flow. Then he placed his right palm about a foot in front of Yang's chest so as to channel qi into Yang's body to cleanse energy blockage caused by the thrust kick, and also to nourish injured cells. After a few minutes, some colour returned to Yang's face, and he could murmur a weak "Thank you, Sifu."
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            "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

            -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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            • #7
              Release-Force, Hit-Force

              The No-Shadow Kick

              "It's a practice, not a real fight. If Yang is ready, if he has learnt enough qigong to protect himself from accidental injury, then perhaps you might kick or strike him with uncontrolled force. On the other hand, even if you are involved in a real fight, you don't have to hurt your opponent unnecessarily. Use "release-force" that will send your opponent flying away, instead of "hit-force" that will injure him."
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              "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

              -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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              • #8
                Daily Practice

                The No-Shadow Kick

                "Does Sifu still practice kungfu and qigong every morning before sunrise?" Liang asked. "Certainly! And every night before retiring to bed, he does his meditation." "Sifu has been doing that every morning and night without a break for the past seventy years, since he first arrived at the Monastery as an orphan child," Liang recalled. "His devotion to the Shaolin arts pays off very well," Yang added. "At eighty now, he is not only a fine example that chronological age and excellent health can go together, but his senses are as sharp as any of ours."
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                "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

                -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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                • #9
                  Shaolin Law No. 8 and Powerful Arms

                  Expression of the Bodhisattva's Spirit

                  Almost as soon as he descended from Shaolin Monastery and entered society, he rescued an old man and his pretty, shy daughter. It was an exceedingly romantic experience, almost like a proverbial tale people used to pass down by word of mouth from generation to generation.

                  Yang Shao Ming was passing by a desolated farm house when he heard frantic cries for help. Two tough looking men, wearing grey coloured uniforms and with broadswords slung at their backs, were beating a white-hair old man at the doorstep of the farm house, while another two men of similar dresses and also with broadswords, were dragging a young pretty girl away. Obviously the four armed men were abducting the girl and the old man was preventing them. They must be personal guards of some rich landlord.

                  Yang had often heard stories of abduction of young damsels by rich, powerful landlords, and now such blatant abuse of force and utter disregard of law and order occurred right in front of his eyes. The Shaolin Laws number eight, forbidden to abuse power to oppress the weak, and number four, obliged to be wise and courageous to defend righteousness, flashed across his mind. He dashed forward and blocked the way of the bullies.

                  "Get out of the way!" they said.

                  "Leave the man and the girl!" Yang replied.

                  "You bastard!" The two guards who were beating the old man, drew their broadswords and charged simultaneously at Yang, raising high their threatening weapons for a downward chop. Yang calmly stood his ground, and when the two armed men were quite near, he swiftly stepped forward and lifted up both his arms, in a pattern known as "Carrying a Gigantic Urn", to block the forearms of his attackers. The two attackers fell back in pain, throwing off their glimmering broadswords. Their forearms were fractured by Yang's blocking movement.

                  Yang himself was surprised. He never expected that carrying huge water buckets with outstretched arms every morning at Shaolin Monastery, could make his arms so powerful. This was also the first time he actually applied the Shaolin kungfu he had practised for eighteen years, in a real fight. The other two guards were shocked. They abandoned the girl, carried their wounded friends, and ran for life.
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                  "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

                  -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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                  • #10
                    Expression of the Bodhisattva's Spirit

                    Expression of the Bodhisattva's Spirit

                    Yang gave the old man qigong therapy to lessen the injury suffered from the bullies earlier.

                    "Great hero," the old man said, "you save our lives, and we are always grateful. Please tell us your name so one day we repay your kindness." The old man knelt down to pay respect to Yang to show his gratitude. Yamg was astounded to find an elderly man three times his age kneeling before him. He quickly stepped forward to lift up the old man respectfully.

                    Yang did not want them to repay his kindness. Only when kind deeds were performed without any thought of reward, could they be expressions of the Bodhisattva's spirit.
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                    "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

                    -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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                    • #11
                      Thank you for starting the thread David and to you Mark for posting on it. Excellent instalments so far, full of Kung Fu wisdom and not short of amorous story lines!!

                      Really looking forward to reading more.

                      But where can we find the spirit of the Shaolin Pakua set in the story???

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                      • #12
                        Don't Block; Butterfly Palms; Hit-Force, Release Force

                        Butterfly Palms

                        Before Yang could complete the sentence, a huge fist was driving fast into his face.

                        Yang was a kungfu expert. Eighteen years of disciplined training at Shaolin Monastery could not have made him otherwise. He did not block the punch. He knew enough kungfu principles to understand the disadvantage of blocking a punch coming from someone whose shoulders reached your head.

                        Just as the powerful punch was about to smash into his face, Yang deftly dodged to his left, gliding the opponent's punch away with his right hand. The huge man was surprisingly fast too. Before his right punch had been fully extended, his left palm was chopping down at Yang's head, as he turned his body to his right so as to face Yang, and so as to add momentum to his already powerful chop.

                        Again Yang did not block, for blocking such a forceful chop might end with a fractured arm. Just as he felt the vibrating air caused by the palm coming down, he gently retreated a step into a position resembling a coiled spring; and as the chop passed him, Yang shot out like an arrow, and smashed his "butterfly palms" (formed by both palms resembling the paired wings of a butterfly) into the huge man, sending him flying back, breaking a hole on the plank wall and falling like a huge load into a river.

                        Yang did not bother about the victim nor the other surprised customers in the tea-house, but turned smilingly at the beautiful girl as if nothing had happened. Yang knew that the river was not deep, and that huge fallen load could pick himself up to run away. That man could not be hurt badly, because Yang used "released force" instead of "hit force" in his butterfly palm strike. Kungfu masters can strike the opponents using two different types of force -- "hit force" which could injure the opponent seriously, or "release force" which could send the opponent flying away but without serious injury.
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                        "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

                        -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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                        • #13
                          Tiger-Tail Kick

                          A Tiger-Tail Kick

                          Before he finished the sentence, Yang had already sprung up, and in lightning speed applied his right hand in the Shaolin tiger-claw technique at Miss Lin's face, as if to pull off the skin-mask she was wearing.

                          Astonishingly, Miss Lin's response was instantaneous. She did not exclaim anything, nor show surprise, but just as the tiger-claw was about to reach her face, she slapped her left palm upwards at Yang's right elbow-joint from below, thus indirectly warding off the claw.

                          Presently, Yang's other tiger-claw was coming at her face. She did not block. Instead she turned round, dropped her body forward, and stooped with only her slightly bent right leg, while her left leg thrust out a tiger-tail kick at Yang's lower body.

                          An excellent counter, Yang thought to himself, as he jumped back to avoid the tiger-tail kick. This counter-technique was excellent because not only she could avoid Yang's attack and simultaneously counter-attack in return, she could also, by stooping forward with one leg, free herself from the stool she was sitting on.

                          But the tiger-tail kick was a feint attack. Just as Yang jumped back, Miss Lin shot forward in the other direction, towards the window, breaking through the paper-pane to disappear from sight. Yang sped to the window, and only then he remembered that he was still undressed. What a joke, what an interesting joke at the wrong time! He burst out laughing.

                          By the time he dressed up, he knew he could never catch up with Miss Lin.
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                          "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

                          -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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                          • #14
                            Irrespective of Race, Culture and Religion

                            A Girl from Szechuan

                            "Last night Miss Lin returned home feeling very happy. She told me that you would be back tonight, and she asked me to prepare a ten-course dinner for you. What a thoughtful wife! She asked me not to have any pork, because she is Muslim, she said, and a Muslim doesn't eat pork."

                            "I'm not Muslim," Yang said, "but some of my classmates at Shaolin Monastery are."

                            The old lady was surprised. "I thought Shaolin Monastery is a Buddhist monastery."

                            "It is, but secular Shaolin disciples need not necessarily be Buddhist."

                            "You mean there are non-Buddhists staying in Shaolin Monastery?"

                            "Yes, certainly. There are a lot of Confucianists and Taoists. There are some Christians too. The Buddhist monks themselves, including my master, have great respect for all other religions. In fact, the last time I went back to visit the monastery, I met two interesting, young Indian students. They said they were Hindus, but they liked the Buddhist teachings at the monastery. They said there is much similarity between what is taught in Buddhism and what they believe in their own religion."

                            "So all these people want to become Buddhists?" "Oh, no. Not necessarily so. They practice their own religion, but of course they are welcome to study Buddhist teachings, if they want. The Buddhists, including the ordained monks, have never claimed that their Buddhist way is the only way to Enlightenment. Hence they have never tried to convert these non-Buddhist disciples into Buddhism. Indeed, my master often said that each can attain his own salvation in his own chosen way."

                            "I don't understand all this," she said.
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                            "Then how could chi kung overcome diseases where the cause is unknown or when there is no cure? The question is actually incorrect. The expressions "the cause is unknown" and "there is no cure" are applicable only in the Western medical paradigm. The expressions no longer hold true in the chi kung paradigm. In the chi kung paradigm the cause is known, and there is a cure."

                            -Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit

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