Comments on: Bagua Double Palm Change Summer Retreat http://www.taichimaster.com/bagua-zhang/bagua-double-palm-change-summer-retreat/ Learn Tai Chi, Qigong and Taoist Meditation Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:43:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: richard http://www.taichimaster.com/bagua-zhang/bagua-double-palm-change-summer-retreat/comment-page-1/#comment-337 richard Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:15:29 +0000 http://www.taichimaster.com/?p=851#comment-337 bruce wow, what an incredible class! Both the double palm and the san ti were gold mines for the internal martial artist, whether the main interest was meditation, health, or fighting, you really taught so much good stuff. And it was great seeing and working on so many fighting applications, again, a gold mine of stuff to study. And showing how the meditation and energetic work are directly applied in realistic combat? so awesome... words cannot fully describe. Now I gotta go practice...:-) much thanks. richard shapiro bruce
wow, what an incredible class!
Both the double palm and the san ti were gold mines for the internal martial artist, whether the main interest was meditation, health, or fighting, you really taught so much good stuff.
And it was great seeing and working on so many fighting applications, again, a gold mine of stuff to study.
And showing how the meditation and energetic work are directly applied in realistic combat? so awesome…
words cannot fully describe.

Now I gotta go practice…:-)

much thanks.
richard shapiro

]]> By: Jones http://www.taichimaster.com/bagua-zhang/bagua-double-palm-change-summer-retreat/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Jones Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:45:05 +0000 http://www.taichimaster.com/?p=851#comment-327 Hey bruce. Love your stuff. This comment isn't really about this course in particular, but it relates to it or maybe it doesn't. :) I have question about knee injury and the internal martial arts. I had my ACL reconstructed about 3 months ago so it is still recovering. I was wondering are any of the arts doable with an "not-so-top-notch" knee and better yet are they beneficial to creating a strong and healthy knee. I figure that all of the chi gung and standing postures that come with it are perfectly fine, but I have a interest in studying in the arts as well. Santi shi for one I think would be great to build strength in the legs. So are there things that I should be aware about considering my predicament? Any specific practices that would be awesome? Horse stance? Anything that I should avoid?? Anything that I should pay special attention to? Would greatly appreciate any and all insights concerning this area. Thx. Yours, Jones P.s. Maybe you would like to write a blog post about it (knee problems and internal martial arts)?? ;p Hey bruce. Love your stuff.

This comment isn’t really about this course in particular, but it relates to it or maybe it doesn’t. :)

I have question about knee injury and the internal martial arts.

I had my ACL reconstructed about 3 months ago so it is still recovering.

I was wondering are any of the arts doable with an “not-so-top-notch” knee and better yet are they beneficial to creating a strong and healthy knee.

I figure that all of the chi gung and standing postures that come with it are perfectly fine, but I have a interest in studying in the arts as well.

Santi shi for one I think would be great to build strength in the legs.

So are there things that I should be aware about considering my predicament? Any specific practices that would be awesome? Horse stance? Anything that I should avoid?? Anything that I should pay special attention to? Would greatly appreciate any and all insights concerning this area.

Thx.

Yours,
Jones

P.s. Maybe you would like to write a blog post about it (knee problems and internal martial arts)?? ;p

]]> By: Jim http://www.taichimaster.com/bagua-zhang/bagua-double-palm-change-summer-retreat/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Jim Sun, 30 May 2010 09:46:51 +0000 http://www.taichimaster.com/?p=851#comment-313 Not related to the post, but I was wondering if Sifu Frantzis has any opinion on "spontaneous chi flow" exercises such as those taught by Sifu Wong Kiew Kit. His followers say that Zhan Zhuang can be dangerous if an internal energy flow is not generated first, while some Zhan Zhuang teachers, such as Master Lam Kam Chuan say that spontaneous chi flows can be dangerous and that people in China have been institutionalisd through practicing them. As a beginner trying to navigate his way safely through all the Chi Gung techniques on offer, I would greatly appreciate Sifu Frantzis' opinion on this issue, should he feel like addressing it in a blog post. Thanks! Not related to the post, but I was wondering if Sifu Frantzis has any opinion on “spontaneous chi flow” exercises such as those taught by Sifu Wong Kiew Kit. His followers say that Zhan Zhuang can be dangerous if an internal energy flow is not generated first, while some Zhan Zhuang teachers, such as Master Lam Kam Chuan say that spontaneous chi flows can be dangerous and that people in China have been institutionalisd through practicing them. As a beginner trying to navigate his way safely through all the Chi Gung techniques on offer, I would greatly appreciate Sifu Frantzis’ opinion on this issue, should he feel like addressing it in a blog post. Thanks!

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