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Cover: Grandmaster Yang Meijun

QiMagazine is publishedby theTse Qigong Centre.Its aim isto bring you information notreadilyavailablein the West.

Editor: Michael TseD eputy Editor: Darryl M oy

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ConsultantsGrandmasterYang Meijun

Grandmaster IpC hunGrandmaster WuC hunYuen

Grandmaster ChenXiao Wang

Columnists:

Peter Andersen Kate Britton

Mar tinGale GlennGosslingJohn H ayes Helen MassySihn Kei Adam Wallace

JulianWilde

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W

hen I was recently teaching aseminar, a student asked me

about diet and how this relatesto health and Qi. I have never reallyconcentratedtoo much on my diet. I havealways listened to my body to tell me

what I should eat. However, today diethas become very important and everyone

wants to eat more healthily. Why is this?Are the foods we eat poison?

When I was little, I remember thatwe never had to worry about what weate. We ate everything as long as weliked it. I remember that often we didnot have a lot of food, so for us, any

food was good.Today, however, we have all kindsof food and we do not really starve inmost societies, but we have morestrange diseases than ever before andmost people are unhealthy. A lot ofpeople think that this is connected to thefood that we eat.

S o w h at s ho ul d w e e at ? I nChinese medicine we see our

bodies like the weather.S o w e ha ve ho t,cold, dry and dampconditions. As long

as we balance thetemperature andmake our bodieshave niceweather thenwe will be

alright.

Hot and dry are related. Cold and

damp are related. So we can see thatthere are really only two kinds ofproblems. We can be either too hot ortoo cold. How can we make our bodiestoo hot? This is because we make toomuch energy go to a certain area of thebody and not enough to go to otherareas. If there is not enough energy in acertain area, then it will be too cold. Toomuch Qi in one area will make it too hotand too little Qi in one area will make ittoo cold. This is how we get problems.

How does a virus or germ affectus? A virus may have been around as

long as we human beings have. Ourancestors died because of them but nextgenerations developed ways to overcomethem. Germs challenge us, but when wecan overcome them, we become stronger.So from first being enemies, we thenbecome friends with these germsbecause they make us stronger.

If we always lose this fight, thenwe would have already died out. Theyare the same. If our immune systemscan defeat them, then they will also dieout. So each time they come back they

have to be stronger.When we practise Qigong, ourimmune system automatically getsstronger. When we gather Qi (energy)from nature, then we can handlestronger viruses and germs. However, themajority of people get their energy fromfood rather than from taking it from theenvironment which is what we do when

we practise Qigong.Good food will give you good

energy and make you healthy. Badfood will make you weaker andmake you ill. So what sort of foods

should we eat today? The answerdepends on your condition.Generally, there are two kinds offood, one is meat and the otheris vegetable. Meat will generallyg ive u s h ot e ner gy a ndvegetables will generally give

us cool energy. So one willmake our systems hotter

and the other will cool itdown.

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7 Liao Fans Four LessonsContinuing the serialisation of Liao Fan.

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5 Language of MovementMovement is a form of communication we do not often thinkabout. How then does it tell its message?By Helen Massy

4 Taijiquans 5 Steps of Development Part IIThe secret to anything is practice, but you must practisecorrectly or your efforts will be in vain. These five steps willbe invaluable not only for your Taijiquan but other martialart or Qigong skills.By Michael Tse

6 Finding MyselfQigong and Taijiquan are internal arts. As such they willmake you look at yourself. Sometimes this is not an easyprocess to go through.By Cherryl Duncan

48 Bone QiBone Qi is what makes us heathy and full of energy. Italsoresponsible for the condition of our brain. With sufficiemarrow, our mind will be clear and our intelligence improveby Sihn Kei

50 Exercise for the Legs & KneesMany people suffer from Sciatica and painful knees. Heare some simple yet effective exercises that can help.by Zeng Qingnan & Liu Daoqing

52 Feng Shui of a BookshopFeng Shui is about change and the flow of Qi in a spacHere is a real life example of how this knowledge can used.By Michael Tse

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POBox POBox POBox.

This year has been a year of celebrations...it is the 15thyear anniversary of the Tse Qigong Centre and we willsoon be having a Qigong and Martial demonstration in

London to commemorate this. However, this year has alsohosted the weddings oftwo Tse Qigong Centrestudent s. Senior instructor Glenn Gosslingand bride Kesti weremarried at Leeds Castlein April and just before

vows were to begin, the

flock of geese restingoutside the gatehousetook to their wings andhonked and flew in acircle to land and honkagain. It was a real WildG oo se b les si ng.

Afterwards, Glenn andKesti left the gates of thecastle grounds beneatha canopy of crossedswords held by his Sifu,Michael Tse, and five

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other students. Anyone knowing Glenns adoration of all kindsof ancient weaponry will not think this unusual but just aGlennerism.

The other celebration was the wedding of Hawaiistudents, Brandon and Traci Eugenio. Brandon and Traci tooktheir vows in a historic church which is sheltered beneathtowering Banyan trees. In typical Hawaiian style, the church

was overflowing with family and friends who joined togetherto celebrate the joining of families. Even more relatives, friendsand students joined the reception where festivities included atraditional lion dance and lots of local food. Although no swords

were present, Traci presented Brandon with the gift of aHawaiian hula dance that she had learned for the occasion.Some movements are like those of Wild Goose Qigong butthe gentle movements expressed words rather than motionsfor gathering Qi.

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All of us at the Tse Qigong Centre wish them a

long life, good health and happiness.Mr & MsGlennGossling

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DamoIncentiveDear Sigong,

I just wantedto tell you how muchI (a nd ma ny othe r s I a m s ur e ) d oappreciate your visits to the U.K. It isinspiring and motivating for me and mystudents to meet you when you visited

Wimbledonclasses. For instance, Sigong,when you said to me, When you teachthe Damo Staff...... it felt impossiblethat I should ever reach that standard.

Yet I know that many things which feltimpossible a few years ago have becomepart of my routine, so why not? And thefact that YOU think I am capable ofreaching that level is a big incentive forme to go on polishing that form.

I look forward to seeing more ofyouat the instructors course. Meanwhile,

I am sending you my gratitude and allmy best wishes.

Your Grand-student M Ball, London

WarmingUp HistoryDear Sigong,

What is the historyof the Chun Yuen WarmUp exercises? Were theycreated by yourself, WuTa i S i go ng , o r e ve npossibly Sijo Wang Ping orolder? Nobody seemedto remember hearing thisinformation before, andthought that perhaps youcould enlighten us in thisregard.J Le land, Se at tl e,

Washington

Dear J,I created the Chun

Yuen Warm Up to help me

in my own practice. WhenI moved to England, the

weather there was much colder than whatI was used to in Hong Kong. I had alsobegun learning the Northern Shaolin skill

wi th my Sif u, Wu Ch un Yue n, an dalthoughhe had some warm-up exercisestaught to him by Wang Ping, he did notreally concentrate so much on these,

perhaps because he wanted to spend thetime to pass on other skill to me.

Qigo ng ga ve me a l ot o f understanding of how Qi works in the

body and so I knew that the flexibity ofthe waist is very important.This is becausethis relates to the back and also thecondition of the kidneys. I see peopled o in g a ll k in d s o f w ar m u p s a n d

st ret chi ng , bu t I rare ly se e pe opl econcentrating to make the waist loosefirst. The waist is the centre of the body.

Once it is loose, everything in the body isopen. That is why wedo Iron Ring Aroundthe Waist and then Wind Blows the Willowand Carp Fish Jumps into the Water first.

So Level I of the Chun Yuen Warm Up isabout opening the waist from a stable

position.After the waist, we work on the

legs and hips. Level II uses moving forwardand back and up and down and kicking.

A lot of people think of this section asusing power, but actually, it is more aboutopening the hips and knees. Posture isalso very important and helps open the

lungs to strengthen the Qi and breathing.Level III is totally for stretching and alsofor balance. Level IV helps to develop

strength by working on jumping as wellas flying and running kicks.

All ofthe Chun YuenWarm Upmovementsarebased ontraditional skilland along withmy knowledge

of how healtha n d h o w Q iwo rks in th ebody. Some ofthe movementsa r e a ctu a ll y from some ofthe Chun Yuenforms, like Xing

Sho u, YanQing and DaBei Gong(Great SadnessG o n g ) .

Thro u g h theC hu n Yu en

Warm Up, I have found the better way todevelop the body for health.Best wishes,

Michael Tse

Wing Chun Qi?Dear Michael,

Many years ago I studied ChenStyle Taiji & did Level One Hard Qigong.Ive just started studying Wing Chun

which I enjoy & wish I could get to moreclasses, but due to work & family (secondchild due within the next 7 weeks) itshard. The reason for this long-windedquestion was to ask what are the healthbenefits of Wing Chun if any? I alwaysremember you saying how Taiji builds Qi,does Wing Chun?

All the bestS Web, Manchester

Dear S,Thanks for your letter. It is always

nice to hear from old students and it isgood to hear that you have come backto class.

Wing Chun has many benefits foryo u healt h. If yo u lo ok at my Si fu ,Grandmaster Ip Chun, he is over 80 yearsold and still so healthy and fit. His WingChun is such a high level and he can stillChi Sau with anyone. He has achieved

this through his Wing Chun training.The emphasis of Wing Chun and

also Taiji is relaxation. When the bodyand mind relax, the Qi will start to flownaturally. When you do Chi Sau you mustcompletely relax and your mind will settleas you concentrate on what you aredoing. The better you get the more settled

you will become and this is very good foryour health as you have no mind i.eno distracting thoughts. In Taijiquan, this

process happ ens more when you aredoing the form. As you go through it you

have to concentrate on what you aredoing and this makes the mind and bodyrelax and also makes the Qi flow. UnlikeTaijiquan Wing Chun does not have a longform and this is one reason Chi Sau is soimportant.

However the first Wing Chunform, Siu Lim Tao is the most important

part of Wing Chun to develop your Qi. Inparticular, the first section needs to bedone very slowly. As you relax, you needto let your mind settle, so your thoughtsreduce, and as you move slowly your Qi

will develop. This is very much like doing

Zha n Zhu ang standing medi tati on,which is also very important in Taijiquan.

When your Qi is strong and canflow naturally and freely, then of course

you will be healthy. Hope this helps, enjoyyour training!Best wishes,

Michael Tse

Qigong DreamsHello Michael Tse,

I am sure you get hundreds ofquestions like mine but Id be very

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grateful for some help. I am practisingQigong and teach myself with the helpof books and videos. I have never heardor read anything about Qigong until Idreamt about it in a very clear dream. I

was told that I need to learn Qigong tobe able to help.(I realise that this soundsfairly ridiculous for a well-balanced

person, as I am indeed) I live in theNetherlands, Alkmaar and nowhere neara Qigong teacher.

Could you please give me someidea what step I could take to learn tohelp others. Is it at all possible to learnto heal without a teacher?Thank you for your timeS. Stone, Netherlands

Dear S,Many people come to Qigong for

many different reasons and through many

different ways. I have heard of peopledreaming before and some people willsay it is spirits talkingto us. However wecome to study, themost important thingis that we are practicalabout our training and

st ud ie s, i .e. we dothings we can manageand also things thatare natural and goodfor our health.

Unfortunately, I

do not know anyone teaching in theNetherlands and so cannot help you withthis. It is possible to learn some simpleQigong from books and videos, but thisis never a substitute for having a good

Sifu to guide you. To begin with I suggestyo u con cen trate on mak ing yoursel fhealthy and developing you own Qi. It isalways good to help other people, butunless you are healthy yourself and alsoknow what you are doing, then you cancause more harm than good.Best wishes,

Michael Tse

Books WantedSifu,

Good day. I wanted todesperately order some of your booksand videos on Qigong, primarily forhealth benefits (since I chronically sufferfrom prostate / bladder problems) withsecondary emphasis on fitness, and

would like your esteemed opinion on thebest all-round package, which could helpme in achieving some of my goals

without confusing me with too much infoinitially. (Just to give you a bit ofbackground, I have had some limitedexposure to Aikido and Taijiquan, but itsbeen years since Ive practised on accounto f m y r e loc at io n) . I w o u ld a l so

appreciate yourguidance i npicking suitablebooks of othera uthorit ies a s

wel l. Fo r themome nt, I a mpractising someof the Q ig ongexercises that Iremember fromyour book Qigong f or Health & Vitality(mainly Rowingin the Lake,Punc hing a ndCloud Walking,since the book iscurrently on loanto my in-laws)

wh ic h I m surewould benefit me greatly over the longterm, but I would be indebted for yourexpert help in this matter. With mydeepest thanks and sincere regards,

Dear Tse Sifu!Thank you for the last visit in Gothenburg, it really gave me a lot.

I always look forward to come to Gothenburg for courses and feel the

family energy of the Centre. Because I do not have any opportunities totake regular classes, those times give me a lot.

Thank you again for your work with helping all this people withtheir health, energy and to get a better life, it inspires all of us studentsto do the same and to do it with a good heart.

Yours SincerelyJ StrandbergSweden

Adil Jamil Lutfullah

Dear Adil,Thank you foryour letter and I will

try to help answer your questions. I thinkthat the best book would be Qigong forHealing and Relaxationa nd also the DVD,Healthy Living Gong PartI. The book will give youa lotof practical knowledgeabout Qigong and healthand will also cover the PartI Healthy Living Gongmovements in great detail,explaining how they werecreated and on what you

should concentrate when

practising.The DVD will let

you follow along and learnthe movements step by stepa nd l et y ou s ee t hemovement in more thanone dimension (which is alla book can let you seethrough photos).

If you like to havesomething you can hangon the wall and learn moreacupuncture points andchannels, then there is alsoa Part I wall chart that hasthe Pa r t I exer c i ses i n

sequence and also one fullside of all the chan nelsa nd c om mo nl y u se dQi go ng a c u pu nc tu r e

points.There is a special

offer for the entire setwhich would be 61.90 (saving 5 intotal).

Best wishes,Michael Tse

From the HeartFrom the Heart

Concentrate onmaking yourself

healthy.

Concentrate onmaking yourself

healthy.


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Canada Demo

and Seminar

Tse Qigong CentreChen Taijiquan

ResidentialInstructor Course

News Demos Seminars

ews Demos Seminars

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Tse Qigong CentreChen TaijiquanResidential

Instructor CourseUnderstanding the part played

by heaven and man is the highest

knowledge. Knowing what is received

from heaven and

what one should

add oneself is the

highest

understanding.

(Chuang Tzu)

At the end of March,t h e Ts e Q ig on gCentre held its firstresidential ChenInstructors Course atthe Harper AdamsCollege in Newport.

Although the groupwas smaller than theannual Qigong Instructor Course, thespirit of the occassion was strong and fullof enthusiasm.

Master Tse's presence at anycourse is a great privilege. One knowsthat there will be some difficulty ahead,but there is a certain satisfaction in theknowledge that his presence will also

cause you to reach beyond yourself. Hisenergy, the quality of his movements arean inspiration. They cause you to digdeep in yourself and find that bit morethan was there before.

This is perhaps the role of a greatteacher, to take his students beyondthemselves, beyond their own personallimits and ultimately to point the way tothe absolute limit that is Taiji.

The great thing about the ChenResidential was that it was a leveller. Bythe end of the weekend, you could seeclearly where you where at in themoment but also to the way ahead. Theroute might seem difficult. It mightdisappear into the mists clinging to thesteep sides of a perilous mountain, butonce again you can feel the thrill of beingalive and breathing fresh air.

Although each day was full, withTui Shou (Pushing Hands) being doneuntil midnight, there was a wealth ofinformation bestowed on everyone. Oneof the students commented, "Sifu doesnot only look at the situation now, heconsiders far into the future." This

foresight is helping to train all of ussomeday to be Masters worthy of passingdown the skill to the future generations.

The gift of heaven is ones

nature received at birth. The role of man

is to seek, starting from what he knows

and learn what he does not know.

(Chuang Tzu)

Canada Demoand SeminarEarlierthis year in March, over 30 peoplecame to watch Master Tse demonstrateand talk about Qigong at the Canadian

College of Acupuncture in Victoria.Through Master Tses story of Uncle Choi,we learned about the basic principles ofYin and Yang how when somethingbad happens, something good willthen also happen and when somethinggood happens, something not-so-good might follow. This story remindsus that we should take life as it comesand not get too excitedor too upset aboutthings.

In his talk about health, MasterTse encouraged us tolisten carefully to our

bodies and not to letourselves get too tireda s this c a n le a d tosickness which canthenlead to death. Letstake charge that wem ig ht l iv e a l on ghealthy life and diepeacefully andnaturally when wereready.

He compared,wit h imp re ss ive

demonstration, Chen Taijiquan w ithQigong, showing the more martialnature of Taiji and its rooting in selfdefense. Someone remarked that itlooked less friendly than the beautifulmovements of Wild Goose and TripleCrossing Spiral Gong. In the Qigong,the movements were much softer,

fluttering hand movements to releasenegative Qi and bending and stretching to stimulate the internal organs

and open the channels. Whereasin Chen Taiji, the body is moreupright and the movements aremuch more intense with lowstances, punching and evenstamping of the feet to stimulatebone Qi. We actually need both

Yin and Yang movement for goodhealth.

Over the following two daysin Duncan,Canada, Xing Shou was

taught for the first time. During theintroduction, one of the studentsasked a question about how themovements could develop thestrength of our bones in the upper

body when there is no weight-bearingfor the upper body. Master Tse explainedthat if the feet are strong, then the anklesare strong. If the ankles are strong, thecalves are strong. If the calves are strongthe thighs are strong. If the thighs arestrong, the hips are strong and so on, allthe way up the body. The reason we

can hang on the branch of a tree isbecause the roots and trunk are strong,not because the branch is strong itself.

Another question arose abouthealers protecting themselves againstexchanging negative energy with theirclients. He said that we are exchangingenergy all the time with our environment,

which includes people. Energy movesfrom concentrated to more diluted, fromstronger to weaker. This is why it is bestif we practise Qigong outside to gather

Sifu Tse and the students on the 2005ChenInstructors Course

Enjoying the Canadian freshair

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Everyday we receive many letters from people all over the world, sometimes asking for advice, sometimes justsharing their experience. Unless specifically asked otherwise, we will consider these letters for possiblepublication in Qi Magazine. In this way, we all come together like a family and share and help each other.

That is the reason I began Qi Magazine and particularly the PO Box. - Michael Tse

If there is anything you wish to share with others, any news or any announcements you would like to make,

send them to us. We also welcome articles (800 - 1000 words in length) on appropriate topics. .

Please write to:

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Hard QigongLevel I Exam

Jade Pillar Gong

Plum BlossomChi Sau

Joint

OpeningGong

the beautiful, clean Qi from Nature.Movement is what releases Qi. If wego to sleep when we feel drained aftera healing session, its like putting awayour dirty clothes without washing them.If we move, jump around, swing our armsor better still practise some Qigong, thenit is like washing our clothes before

hanging them out to dry.

JointOpening

GongThis seminar included two groups whereboth Part I and Part II of Joint OpeningGong was taught. Within an hour of theseminar, it was quite obvious that theg ent l e b eg in ni ng s of t he e ar ly mov e me nts in Pa r t I g a v e wa y to

m o v e m e n t saltogether morea d v e n t u r o u sand challenging inPart II. It broughta n i n te re st in g

e ne rg y t o t hes e minar to s e es uch d if f er en tt hings beingtaught sim-ultaneously in the same room. It was

interesting also to see such contrasts ofYin and Yang brought together in thesame form. However, this is an idealexample of healing the body, using firstgentle, soft and relaxed movements tohelp encourage Qi flow for flexibility and

any stiffness in the joints and then usingf ast m ov em en ts , u p an d do wnmovements as well as walking andspiralling to open the joints and createheat and powerful ciruclation to makethe body strong and healthy.

Those who were in the group thatlearned Part I are anxiously lookingforward to learningPart II and those who

learned Part II are looking forward torepeating the seminar to polish the formas a whole, which if we are lucky will be

sometime in 2006.

Plum BlossomChi Sau

You may have seen the Shaolin monksas the travel around the world performingi n t h ei r s ho ws . O ne o f t he m os timpressive demonstrations is the on theplum blossom poles. In the past, Wing

Chun Chi Sau could also be done onthese poles. Today, it is difficult to findany plum blossom poles to train on, soinstead we use the confined space of atabletop or two benches.

Al thou gh it ha s long be en afavourite indemonstrations, this

was the first seminarconcentrat-ing on thistraining. It requiresgood stance work andt ur ni ng a nd a ls oincreases sensitivityand Gong Lik.Withoutthe option of movingaw ay f rom yo ur opponent, you have to find efficient andeffective ways to avoid his (or hers tre ngth). Ma ny of the s tud entscommented on how quickly they foundthemselves using too much strength

whe n one of the iroptions was takenaway.

As with an yf or m of C hi S au ,there is no substituteto touc hing mor ehands and gainingmore experience, soeveryone made surethey did Chi Sau with

everyone else on the course.The training heightened their

sensitivity to the space around them andtaught them to use this space, howeversmall, to their advantage. After they hadacclimatised to it, they began to realisethey had more room than they realised.

Jade Pillar GongJade Pillar Gong is one of the skills fromthe Wild Goose (Dayan) Qigong systemand is a very beautiful and graceful form.Its main emphasis is on making the spine

more flexible and also strengthening it.In contains many interesting twistingmovements and stimulates many of theacupuncture points on the spine.

On the course one student asked,why when she bent down and got up

did she sometimesfeel dizzy and light

headed? This is dueto the circulation andblood pressure. InChinese Medicine wesay the Qi leads theblood. When the Qiis weak, then it cancause the blood toflow more slowly.

When you bend down the body is smallerand so the Qi and blood will flow quicker.

When you stand up, then the spaceincreases. If the Qi is not strong enough,then the blood pressure will drop and

the blood will not flow up to the headand so you will feel dizzy. When the Qi isstrong, then the blood circulation will alsobe strong and this should no longerhappen.

Hard QigongLevel I ExamCongratulations to those people whopassed their Hard Qigong Level I test inJune 2005. Having taken the course inFebruary, they had been training awayregularly for one hundred days, twice aday. The effort was rewarded when eachof them had successfully withstood astudent jumping onto their tummies froma table and also punches to the Dantianarea.

Having all passed, they celebratedwith a well-earned meal in China Town.However it was not long before theirthoughts turned to Level II, which iscoming up in September.

Practising Joint Opening Gong

ThePlum BlossomChi Sauattendees


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If you always feel tense, have aquick temper and are overweight, thenyou should eat more vegetables and lessmeat. This is because meat will give youmore fire and so the problems will geteven worse. If you can cool down thesystem, then it is like being in summer

when there is a wind to cool us downand make us feel better.

On the other hand, if you alwaysfeel cold, have cold hands and feet, feeldepressed, then you need more heat andmore energy to make the body circulationstronger. So meat will create more heatin order that the body will be warmer. Itis like having a fire in winter to warmthe house.

Many people say you should eata balanced diet, but what is balancedfood? Everybody is different and so howcan we take advice from a book andexpect it to be right for everyone. Whensomeone says that a certain food isgood, it does not mean that you shouldeat as much as you want of it all thetime. We need to eat many kinds of foodand then our bodies will tell us whichones are good for us. If you just stick

with one kind of food, then it is like only

using one hand. If we do this, theneventually the other hand will becomeuseless. If you only eat certain foods,thenyou will also create an imbalance in thebody.

Of course, I am talking abouteating all kinds of wholesome or organicfood. I am not talking about eating junkfood or foods that do not give anynutrition but are just tasty. The less junkfood or chemically altered foods we eat,the better as these are poison to us if

we are not strong enough. Even if weare strong, then we need to practise a

lot of Qigong to get rid of the toxins andartificial things these foods contain.

Of all the Qigong that I practise,Horse Stance (a type of very powerfulstanding meditation) particularly tells me

which food is good or bad for me. If it isbad, then I find my body releases a lotof negative energy and my stomach

reacts very strongly.If we want to be healthy, we needto eat five types of food, the Chinesesay food should have fives tastes. Theseare sour, bitter, sweet, spicy and salty.

These five tastes will stimulate ourorgans and make them function better.Spicy relates to the liver, bitter is for theheart, sweet is for the spleen, spicy is forthe lungs and salty is for the kidneys.

Al so yo u should choo se fiv ecolours of food as different colours alsorelate to the internal organs. Green is

for the liver, red is for the heart, yellowis for the spleen, white/grey is for thelungs and black/blue/purple is for thekidneys.

We should also eat some rawfood, which makes the organs workharder, as well as cooked food and weshould also take hard food as well assoft food, which is easy on the organsand makes them more relaxed. Hardmeans solid and so you have to chew itmore. Soft means food that you do notneed to chew too much.

The most important thing is to

listen to your body, but this does notmean that you just eat what you like themost. It is the reaction of the body thatyou need to pay attention to, not justindulging the taste buds. I always thinkthat I can eat many kinds of food becauseI practise Qigong. If I eat the wrong food,then I can practise and my body will getrid of it. However, today we have so manykinds of junk food that are made to tastegood but are so full of sugar, salt andother things, that our judgement can beaffected. Some processed foods even

have chemicals in them to keep your

body thinking that it is still hungry, sothat you eat more.

So when we eat the right foods,the body will become more balanced and

we ca n li sten to it more. It is veryimportant to listen to the body. If youfeel unwell or heavy after eating, thenyou should be careful.

Also when you eat, you should notkeep eating until you are 100% full. Youshould eat to 60-70% maximum. This willbe much better for you. Also you shouldeat at regular times. This is also veryimportant. For example, eat breakfast at7 a m , lunch at 12pm and

dinner at 7pm.Or if you donot eatb r e a k f a s t ,

then youneed

to arrange the time to suit you, but youshould try and stick to these times andnot keep changing them.

Another healthy way to eat is tocook your own food. Then you know whatyou are eating. Always going out to eatis not the healthy way. In the old days,all foods were organic and we had very

few problems caused by what we ate.Now foods have changed a lot and so

we do not always know what we areeating.

However, if you can practiseQigong a lot, then even if you eat the

wrong foods, then your body can work itout and release the negative energy andtoxins. If you do not practise, theneverything you eat will affect you a loteither in a good way or a bad way.

We need to practise alot of Qigong to get rid

of the toxins thesefoods contain.

We need to practise alot of Qigong to get rid

of the toxins thesefoods contain.

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Acommon failing at a high level is

not matching the intention of thehands and the feet. Id betterexplain that hadnt I? Well, if whenperforming the movement, CloudHands, a students hands weretense, not moving smoothly, withgaps between each outwardcircle, you wouldnt regard it asgood Taiji would you? There

should be an intention tokeep the flow smooth

(Si lk Ree ling )

whilstimplying the martial

application. Its the samewith the feet - they shouldm ov e s mo ot hl y, t h et rans it io n o f Pe ng(Expanding Energy) froms id e t o s id e a lm os tunnoticeable. The flowshould be as seamlessas possi ble, theinte ntion a nd the

connection with the rest of the bodyunified. Its the same when steppingforward or back - you shouldnt have toreach for the step. The waist should sink,turn and almost place the feet for you.

Anothe r, much mor e commonfault is to keep the armpits closed. Werenot at the dinner table, so you can let

your elbows float up a bit!

The old saying isthat the elbows dont stick

to the ribs, neither do they straytoo far away. Again, there must be unityof intention - you cant sink, turn, loosenthe body at all well while holding theelbows and shoulders stiff.

Of course, we all often tense upwhen were being watched. I rememberone of my students remarking once thathaving me watch them perform aTaijiquan or Qigong form was like beingnaked in front of someone. Every smallblemish or defect becomes visible, evenprominent. I sympathise with theirfeelings because its the same for me

when Im being watched by my peers or

my Sifu too! But thats what we practicefor isnt it? To start to work on andd iminish our impe r fec t ions , a ndobviously, to do that we needto bemadeaware of them. To remain in ignoranceof our faults might feel more comfortable

but then wed stagnate and no growthwould be possible.

If we always got what wewanted when we wanted it, it wouldonly take the merest setback to turnus into spoilt little children. If

everyonearound us just flattered usall the time, we would never know

what was real. And some of thoseso-called blemishes or secrets wethink we conceal so well? They aremore than transparent to the

awake. I remember talking to Sifuon the phone a few years back. Outof the blue he asked how Id hurtmy back (Id slipped in trainingearlier that day). Taken aback Iasked how he knew and he said

casually that he could hear it in my

vo ice! Nowada ys , I some ti me sstartle students inadvertently byreplying to something they haventactually said out loud. It doesntmake me special. It is just a by-

product of training.My intention is always to help

others and to improve myself, althoughthis is just one intention to me, becauseI do not think they can (or should) beseparated. That opening to others and

the process of mutual growth is a journeywi th no end an d ma ny la yers . Bu tultimately, we all evolve together andthough it is not exactly sink or swimtogether, we influence each otherenormously, sometimes in ways we are

hardly aware of. Sometimes we canthelp our actions, our thoughts, howothers see us, how others react to us,but we can, if we wish, regularly reviewour intentions. That helps keep us on theright track and improves our relationship

with ourselves and those around us.Committing to this process is to

immediately have a beneficial effect onthe world

by Julian Wilde.jule s@q ima ga zin e.c om

Unity Of I ntentionUni ty Of I ntention

When testing or polishing a Taiji students form, I watch the feet

a lot. Sometimes they can tell you everything you need to know. Even if

not, they often reveal flaws in the form.

Ofcoursewe all often

tense up when werebeing watched.

Ofcoursewe all often

tense up when werebeing watched.

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The earliest biographical informationo n L ao zi i s r ec or de d b y t heConfucian historian Ssu-ma Chien

in his Shih-chi (Historical Records). Thissuggests that Laozi (which actually meansrespected teacher) was a man called LiErh (570 - ?) who worked as a librarianin the Chou court.

When Laozi wrote the Dao de JingDaoism did not exist. Laozi is actually thefirst source of the term Dao as aphilosophical concept. Even after writing

the Dao de Jing there was no Daoism.Laozi and his contemporary, Kong Zi(Confucius), were simply part of atradition of learning. Daoism as aseparate movement from Confucianismonly really came into being some timeafter the writing of the Zhuangzi. Againalthough the Yijing is older than the Daode Jing and is frequently alluded to byLaozi the Dao de Jing is still really thefirst book of Daoism. The Yijing shouldbe regarded more as the first book ofChinese philosophy, being claimed at

var ious times by most of the major

philosophical movements.The Yijing concentrates on change

- everything in the worldchanges according to themovement of Yin and Yang.The innovation of the Dao deJing was the notion thatbehind all change, as itsunseen source was the Dao,and the Dao was unchanging.Other thinkersand writers hadused the term Dao but it is

with Laozi that it becomes a

form of ideal.The Chinese character for Daoconsists of a human head (in a traditionalhat) in motion. It is usually translated asmeaning the way and while this isadequate for most of the time it doesnot contain the secondary meaning ofspeaking or explaining whichis presentin the ancient Chinese. Thus it is probablybest for anyone serious about studyingthat they get used to using the Chineseterm.

Another important concept thatthe Dao de Jing introduces is non-

being. The non-being of Daojia is subtlydifferent from Buddhist concepts of non-existence. Non-being is something thatis invisible, inaudible, and intangible. Itis like the roots of a tree. It cannot bes e e n b ut i t is the r e , a nd i t is thefoundation of everything that can beseen. It is a pregnant void. The principleof Dao is non-being.

The Dao de Jing was originallywritten as a manual of leadership forrulers and princes. As such its readershipmight have been limited if not for theBook of Zhuangzi. The Book of Zhuangzi,

written about two hundred yearslater in the Warring States period,i s p er ha ps t he f i rs t m aj or interpretation of the Dao de Jing.It is also a major literary work andthe earliest text to present aphilosophy of private life. Theliterary quality of the Book ofZhuangzi and its complex use ofmetaphor invited a metaphoricalinterpretation of the Dao de Jing.

The ruler and the state can

be considered a metaphor forfamily, or the individual body.Thus the Dao de Jing came tobe read not so much as a manualof leadership for princes but as ap hil os op hy o f pe rson aldevelopment for everyone. Thismetaphor is extremely powerfulbecause it also underscores thephilosophical concept of themicrocosm and macrocosm.Essentially the body of man isconsidered a microcosm (smalluniverse) which has a directcorrespondence to the macrocosm(large universe).

T hus i nthe Dao de Jingif the ruler is toocontrolling it willcause trouble

among the people,and in bodily terms if

t he mind get s t ooinvolved in the actions of the

body the body will not functionproperly. Daoism eventually drew up

a whole range of correspondencesbetween body and universe: the five Yinorgans and the Five Elements, 360 daysof the year and 360 articulations of thebody etc.

Z huan gzi dra ws ou t t hephilosophical implications of Laozisthoug ht a nd g iv e s the m a d ire c trelevance. According to Zhuangzi theperfect man attunes the rhythms of hislife so completely with the rhythms ofnature that they become one. In theBookof Zhuangzi the idea of the Dao is not amystical or transcendent idea. The Dao

Daojia Phi losophical DaoismDaojia Philosophical Daoism

At the head of all Daoist traditions is Laozi, author of the Dao de Jing. Laozi

is the essential sage. Little is known about him and there is much disagreement

among contemporary scholars some of whom even suggest that the Dao de Jing

is a compilation.

Yijing should be regardedmore as the first book ofChinese philosophy.

Yijing should be regardedmore as the first book ofChinese philosophy.

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Matt Coppock - SheffieldMatt Coppock - Sheffield

Instructor Insight

is an underlying unity between all things.Many people may consider Zhuangzisthought a form of cultural relativism, butit is not. Zhuangzi may well often speakof the difficulty of knowing right from

wrong, but this does not mean that thereis no difference. It means rather, that itis difficult to establish universal truths.

The reason that it is difficult toestablish universal truths is that they haveto be based on the only thing that isunchanging the Dao which the Daode Jing has already defined as invisible,inaudible and intangible. Zhuangzidevelops this further to suggest that theDao also cannot be known by the human

mind because the human mind isstructured by the categories of languageand the Dao exists beyond all categories.Thus Zhuangzi argues that human lawsand morals are relative and can neverbe universal exactly because they arehuman, but Zhuangzi exhorts us to movebeyond the human.

The source of knowledge is not inthe individual thing in isolation but thetransformation things go through andtheir connections to other things.Ultimately the value and meaning of allthings can only be judged from theperspective of the Dao, but as Zhuangziparadoxically says, The Dao cannot beregarded as having a positive existence,and existences cannot be regarded asnon-existent.

The two key insights of Zhuangziare self-knowledge and sympathy. Todevelop knowledge of the self means to

understand that the self is a part ofnature and not apart from it. To developsympathy is to be in harmony with theDao. True knowledge is based onbecoming one with the Dao, thereforeZhaungzi says, Leap into the boundlessand make it your home.

by Glenn Gossling.

gl en n@q ima ga zi ne .c om

When I was growing up I was fortunate as my parents kept what could only bedescribed as a library, (albeit a small one) in our home. I always loved reading thebooks there even when I was young and had a passion for history and old books. My

Dad had a particular interest in philosophies and religions from all around the world andhad copies of many of the texts of ancient China.

When I was older I had evolved quite an interest in philosophy, so much so that I tooka degree in that subject. I feel at this stage in my life I was typical of many people of ourmodern society as I thought I knew everything. A few years after this I became plagued bychronic back pain that had been developing all my life. From here I decided to do somethingabout it and this was when I took up Qigong. Soon I saw I didnt know everything and had

much work to do, most of all learning to relax. After several years of practice, I can honestlysay the discipline has transformed my life and developed greater balance in everything.

In the summer of 2004 I was saddened to hear that my Sifu, John Spinetto, wasleaving Sheffield and would no longer be able to take the class, but it was an honour to beinvited by him to attend the instructors course. Of course this honour also involved lots ofhard work! So I would like to thank everyone at the Tse Qigong Centre who have helped onthis journey; Sifu John Spinetto, all the instructors who gave me so much of their time andpatience on the course and who have always been on hand to help with sound advice. I must also thank Sigong Tse and TaiSigong Grandmaster Yang Meijun without whom so much of what I am doing now would not be possible, and my parents whostarted me on this journey.

This instructors insight would not be complete if I didnt thank all the students at the Sheffield class; the senior studentswho have kept the core of the class stable over the last year and the new students who have shown enthusiasm and good heartby practising Qigong even when they find it isnt easy. I hope they have learnt as much from class as I have from teaching them.

Matt is qualifie d to teach the

Daya n Qigo ng Sylla bus and can be

contacted on: 0114 266 28888

The Dao is anunderlying unity

between allthings.

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Testing 1,2,3Testing 1,2,3

With each level the test involvesdemonstrating forms, to show Qiis right and the standard (power

and endurance) reached. If, by the end,the student is exhausted there will notbe sufficient Qi left to protect the bodyfor the actual test that follows.

Level 1 test involves the Dantianbeing punched (the objective being toremain still and solid, not only to surviveit) and jumped upon from a height ofapproximately two metres, as well aslifting a person of equal weight witharms outstretched, and tossing and

catching him repeatedly.Level 2 test involves bricks broken

over one's head with a sledgehammer.My ex-wife begged me not to do thisand then requested a writtenagreement that if I returned brain-

damaged she would not have to lookafter me! (The marriage did not endurefor long.) Adding to pre-test nerves wasthe fact that the exam was conducted infront of fifty fellow instructors. Everything

was going well until the handstand,whenupon partially-digested food fromdinner repeatedly came to my throat,blocking my air passage and forced meto come down twice. (Three times is afail!). It took every bit of concentrationto prevent this from recurring.

After the forms, one of my KungFu brothers repeatedly punched my

D antian with injurious forc e a ndslammed his forearms across the chestand back repeatedly. Surprisingly,afterwards only the skin around my belly

felt tender. Then another studentdelivered rapid-fire solid roundhouse

kicks to the chest and back. I knew fromthe force he generated that he was not

holding back (as instructed). The feelingwas like fire raging through my body,

sending a powerful vibration from mylungs down to my feet. (Ironically, Ihave spent my life studying martialarts to protect myself against exactlythis kind of assault.)

As evening grew dark, Sifusuggested continuing with thebreaking displays the following

day, out of consideration to thosephotographing the event. So, nextday, after preparations, I wasinstructed to concentrate Qi tothe Baihui (crown) before fourbricks were piled on top of the

Progression in Hard Qigong depends upon passing various tests

challenges of increasing difficulty, both mentally and physically.

Testing theback the Level IIIway!

One, two, three,then..BANG! The

vibration shot throughmy entire body .

One, two, three,then..BANG! The

vibration shot throughmy entire body .

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head, without cloth to protect theskin, which is toughened throughtraining. I concentrated andbraced myself for what was tocome. The fact that you cannotsee what is coming is particularlyunnerving. The student holdingthe sledgehammer tapped itupon the bricks, counting down one, two, three,then..BANG! The vibration shot

through my entire body and dispersedinstantaneously as the top bricks werepulverised. One last BANG finished thejob. I stood up feeling remarkablyunfazed, only to lie down for the pavingslab broken over the Dantian with thehammer. Sifu, as an afterthought, thensuggested two students both kicking mychest and back sim-ultaneously threetimes. This sandwich effect of forcecreated a vibration more intense thanb e for e, q uite ind e sc rib ab le a ndinteresting to say the least. Then it was

declared officially over. I remember

laughing (in amazement at the humanbodys endurance when Qi is developedin this manner) as I picked out fragmentsof red brick and shook the dust from myhair.

Two years later it was time forLevel 3. I skipped dinner entirely and feltrelaxed this time despite an audienceagain. Increasingly heavy rocks wereplaced on my Dantian, as I lay betweentwo chairs (head on one, heels on theother), and dropped repeatedly from aheight onto the Dantian. Then an array

of sticks and broom handles werebroken over my outstretched arms,chest, ribs, and back. At one point,a n e nor mous p ie c e of wood(approximately 4ft. long and 10inches diameter) caught a floatingrib and winded me. I massaged it(thinking Game Over) and

recovered within moments, and sot he p ou nd in g c on ti nu ed .Following this, the tips of a double-ended spear were placed betweenmy partners throat and mine.

We then walked towardseach other until the shaft snapped.Then two concrete slabs wereplaced back-to-back and broken

with a kick, fol lowed by threeslabs. Lastly, a fat tree trunk wasused to ram my Dantian. Then it

was over! The intensive training,whi ch domi na ted my li fe for

months, waking before five oclockto beat the unforgiving New Yorks um me r h eat ( bu t no t t hedebilitating humidity), had nowcome to an end. The elation,intensified by the congratulatorysupport from my Qigong/Kung Fufamily, was overwhelming. Thenext morning there was no visiblebruising, just a few scratches, andthe skin felt as if mildly sunburned,sensitive to the touch.

The training prepares you

thoroughly, but without having

experienced what is involved it is easy

t o h av e d oub ts a bo ut t he t es t.Ultimately, you have to trust in your Sifu(whohas been through it all before), trustthe skill, and, most importantly, trusty ou rs el f. S o t h e t e st i s l a rge ly p sy c holog ic a l hav ing fa ith a ndovercoming fear.

I dont know about Level 4 testyet but something about a truck beingd ri v en o ve r t he b od y h as b ee nmentioned in passing!

by Adam [email protected]

Breaking the Speakagainstthe throat!

Trust the skill, and,most importantly, trust

yourself.

Trust the skill, and,most importantly, trust

yourself.

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Food Cures for

Boils andPimples

When we have boils and pimples, it is because we have toomuch heat in the blood and it needs to be released. Teenagers,

because their bodies are growing and the hormones changing so

rapidly, often have attacks of acne. The first thing one can easily

do is to stop eating oily and deep fried foods and also dried

foods. So this means no French Fries, potato crisps and all the

other dried food snacks that teenagers love.

D

eep fried foods create a lotof heat in the body and it is

hard for the body to releasethis heat quickly, so it willcreate pimples to help. Dry

foods, like dried fruit and snacks, alsodehydrate the body. If the body does nothave enough internal lubrication, thisaffects and can stagnate the Qi, alsocausing pimples and boils.

It is very common in southernChina and Hong Kong to find tea stallsselling bitter teas of all sorts. Some aretraditional family recipes while others arepatent remedies that one can buy and

boil at home. These bitter teas are moreeffective and faster acting than thesweetened remedies likeChrysanthemum Flower Tea. Anotherremedy is a black jelly made from driedturtle shell. This bitter jelly is then eatencold or hot with a sugar syrup pouredover the top.

There are many, many recipes andfoods for clearing internal heat that youcan make at home as well. One of myfavourites is Luk Dou Sa Mung BeanSoup. It is simple to make and nice toeat either warm or cold.

Luk Dou Sa1 - 1 cups dried mung beans6-8 cups water3 Tablespoons brown sugar1 Tablespoon honey(Optional: 1 piece of dried tangerine skin (can use fresh tangerine skin)(Optional: 3 Tablespoons tapioca pearls found in Chinatown shops)

Wash off beans and drain. Add to clean water and bring to boil. Lower to a simmer

and add the sugar and honey. Simmer semi-covered for 2 hours while stirring

occassionally. You can cool and then refridgerate for eating later over a few days. You

can also eat it hot. It is even better the second day after all the flavours have had achance to develop. The beans should have broken down and opened like flowers and

then lose their shape entirely.

Dandelion Stir F r y with EggDandelion Leaves3 eggs beaten

Rinse dandelion leaves, allow to drain and then stir fry in a little oil and salt for 2-

3 minutes. Take out the leaves and wipe the pan and add some more oil. When oil is hot,

add in the eggs and cook till almost set. Then add the dandelion leaves back into the

eggs and stir with a pinch of salt. Serve hot.

by Jessica Blackwell

Food Cures for

Boils andPimples


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Taijiquan, often just referred to as Tai Chi or Taiji, is themost popular health exercises in the West and the East.

When people practise they find it, they find verybeneficial, because the slow movements help themto relax. This makes circulation stronger and their

metabolism faster. With practice it can even make a weak and

tired body into a healthy and calm one.Taijiquan is very good for your health and does not

cause any side effects. However, Western doctors still do notreally understand how it works. Once you find a good teacherand follow him and practise daily, then you will get healthier.Taiji is generally popular because of its health benefits, not

because it is a martial art. Actually, it is a very serious martialart that has techniques that can cause an attacker serious injury.Most people, though, do not even know this or train it as amartial art.

Wing Chun Kuen is different. People who study it knowthat it is a martial art and learn it in order to be able to defend

themselves. They do not necessarily have much considerationabout their health. Once you start, you begin to learn aboutfighting and when you reach a high level, you can defend

There is a saying some people use, North

Taiji, South Wing Chun and this is quite right.

In Chinese martial arts, Taijiquan and Wing

Chun Kuen are the most popular styles in the

world. Some people often wonder why this is.

Wing Chun

a History

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yourself without too much effort you can defeat a bigger,stronger opponent. Many martial arts require a lot ofphysical training but not Wing Chun. This is because it

was created by a woman whose name was Wing Chun.Of course, Wing Chun is popular because of

Bruce Lee as well. He studied under the famous WingChun Sifu, Ip Man. Bruce Lee became famous and so did

Wing Chun. However, Bruce Lee only taught Wing Chun in

the beginning and the rest of his life he taught his own style ofmartial art, Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee was and is the best JeetKune Do man. None of those who have followed him, includinghis own students, are better than him. This is because he trainedin a way that fitted him. If you train the same way as him, you

will not get the same result. It is like wearing clothes. Somethingmight look good on one person, but when you try it might notbe so good on you.

Wing Chun is popular because it is a good martial art.Onceyou learn it,it is easy to become addictedto it,in particularChi Sau which is also called Sticking Hands. But what isthe history of Wing Chun?

Wing Chun Kung Fus story began about400 years agoin the Southern ShaolinTemple

in Fujian (which is very close to Taiwan andonly separated from it by the sea). In 1644the Manchurians conquered the MingDynasty. China is made up of five different races,the Hans, Manchurians, Mongolians, Muslims (Hui) and theTibetans. Throughout history they fought each other, but mostof the time the Han people ruled China. The Han peopleruled the Ming Dynasty, but the Manchurians, who later wenton to conquer the rest of China and united the whole country,overthrew them. The Manchurians named their dynasty theQing Dynasty.

However, no matter who ruled, they all followed theRujia system (Confucianism). This educated people to

understand compassion, loyalty, courtesy, wisdom and trust.When the government understood and followed this, thensociety was more settled and safer. If the government wasbad, then the people would rebel and fight back. So thedynasty would change, but the system of the society wouldnot.

This was true until Sun Yat Sen overthrew the Qinggovernment and that was the end of the Rujia educationsystem. The system was replaced with a kind ofdemocracy in 1911. However, the country slippedinto civil war and at the same time theJapanese invaded China. After Sun Yat Sen,Jiang Jie Shi took over. At that time many

warlords ruled China. At the same time, the

Chinese Communist leader, Mao Ze Dong,gathered all the farmers together, and theyjoined forces with Russia to fight against JiangJie Shis Gou Man- the National Peoples Party- which was supported by the USA.

At the en d of 19 49 , the Ch in es eCommunist Party won the war. Jiang Jie ShisGou Man party escaped to Taiwan. This is a justbrief history of China, but how did this effectthe history of Wing Chun? When the Qing tookover, there was a lot of fighting between the newgovernment and the Han people. The Han


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people had many martial artists and a lot of these came fromShaolin Temple.

When the Qing army took Beijing and the ForbiddenCity, many Ming people moved south to continue their fightagainst the Qing army. Some of the Shaolin Temples becameinvolved in the fight against the Qing government, and theQing government reacted by burning down the temples. Manypeople think there is only one Shaolin Temple, the one in

Songshan, Henan Province,but this is not correct. InChinas history there wereeleven Shaolin Temples.The most famous one is inthe North on Songshanand the next most famousone was in the South inFujianprovince, Quanzhou,Pu Tian.

Wh en th e Qi ngarmy burnt the SouthernS hao li n Te mpl e f iv eseniors, four monks and a

nun escaped. They wereNg Mui, Chi Sin, Fung DaoDak (some people call himLee Ba Shan), Bai Mei andMei Hin.

Ng Mui (Wu Mei in Mandarin) was thenun and she had a very high level skill in martialarts. Her style was the White Crane Style. The

White Crane Style is based on gentle and lightmovements, but is quick and attacks the weakerareas of the body such as the face, armpit,throat, ribs and groin area. The footwork is also

very fast and sensitive. Ng Mui fled to Da Liang

Shan (also called Qi Xia Shan), the White CraneTemple. However, this was a Daoist temple andnot a Buddhist temple.

The monk Chi Sin (Zhi Shan in Mandarin)was strong and powerful, especially in his MaBo (horse stance). When he made his stance,no one could move him. Another skill he was

very good at was the long pole, which was calledthe Six and a Half Point pole. After he escapedhe hid himself in a Chinese Opera group. InChina, an opera company is like a big family.Some people make music, some people singand some people do martial artsarts. This is allon the performance side of the group. On the

other side, some people did the cooking or thelaundry. In this group, Chi Sin became a chef.

The opera company lived and travelled through Chinain big boats, which were called Red Boat or Hong Boat. Hongmeans red and this term also represented the Ming Dynasty.So the Hong Boat was basically against the Qing Government.

Later on, Chi Sin taught his Six and a Half Point pole tohis student Leung Yee Tai. Leung Yee Tai taught his good friend,

Wong Wah Bo. Wong Wah Bo knew Wing Chun and so hetaught this to Leung Yee Tai. This is how the Wing Chun systemgained the Six and a Half Point Pole. When you see thetechniques, you can see that they are very different from theusual Wing Chun principles and requires more strength. Today

there is even a branch of Wing Chun called Chi Sin WingChun and so I believe there is a story about this as well.

The history of Fung Dao Dak (Feng Dao De in Mandarin)is not clear. According to one story that is even told in ChineseShaolin Temple novels, Fung Dao Dak was a Daoist who camefrom Wudang Mountain. So I believe there was no such person.In the novel, he is even against Shaolin and so we cannotbelieve this person was a Shaolin Monk.

The other person, Li Bak Shan, (in Mandarin - Li BaShan) was another martial artist of high level skill. In the storyof Fong Sai Yuk (this is another character from a Shaolin Templenovel), Fong beat the Northern Chinese martial artist, Lui LoFu. Liu had challenged all the Southern martial artists. Whenhe was defeated, his father-in-law, Li Bak Shan, wanted totake revenge and fight Fong Sai Yuk. Fong lost and escaped toShaolin Temple and became a student of Chi Sin, but this isjust a novel and is not true. Actually, Li Bak Shan and Fong Sai

Yuk never really existed.To be continued by Michael Tse

When the Qing army burntthe Southern ShaolinTemple five

seniors,

escaped.

When the Qing army burntthe Southern ShaolinTemple five

seniors,

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Chen Style

Taiji 19Form

Chen Style

Taiji 19Form

5. Thr ee Steps F orward

i. Allow the left hand to change to a palm. Move slightly tothe right and make two circles with your hands. Fig 31.

ii. Shift the weight onto the left leg and turn to face the leftside. Start to drop the left hand down and bring the righthand forwards. Fig 32.

iii. Lift up your right leg, so that you are now standing on your leleg, and continue bringing your right hand forwards and droppithe left hand down to the side with the palm facing down (F33). Step forwards with your right leg and slightly push your righand forwards and the left hand backwards. Fig 34.

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6. Conceal and Str ike L eft

i. Sink your weight down. The weight should be equal onboth legs. Turn both palms upwards. Fig 39.

ii. Make your left hand into a fist (Fig 40) and then punchforwards. At the same time, pull back your right hand sothat it finishes by your chest. The left fist and right elbowshould be in line when you punch and your weight shouldbe more on the right leg. Fig 41.

All mar tial arts have their way of punching. Taijiq uans

punch is slightly different to most as it has to spiral out to where

it is going. The first part of the movement is based on the waist,

and the waist movement is based on the legs. This is why when

you punch in Taijiquan, it connects with the whole body. So it

comes from the legs (root), the waist and then to the fist.Remember every single movement must conn ect without any

obstructions.

In Chen Taijiquan the punch is called Conceal and Strike,

which means the front hand will hide the other hand from youropponent which then strikes. You can then attack without them

noticing.

In the Laojia and Xinjia, all the punching is done using the

right hand, so it is good to also do it with the left hand. Some

people will call this movement Demonstrate Hand and Punch,

but in Chinese it is pronounced the same way.

iv. Repeat ii and iii on the right leg so making a total of threesteps. At the end, your right leg is at the front and your

weight is more on the left leg. Fig 35 - 38.

This part we have actually already done in Step Forwards

Diagonally, only this time we only walk forwards. We step right,

left and then right, thus, finishing with the right leg at the front.

This movement is very unusual. Normally when we walk, the

opposite hand and leg move, so when we walk with the right

leg, the left hand will swing forwards and when we move the left

leg, the right hand will swing forwards. In this movement,

however, the same hand, and leg move, i.e. the right hand and

the right leg and the left hand and the left leg. Why is this? Thisis because the hand can be used to hit an opponent, so when we

step forwards and hit with the same hand then it will be more

powerful. The other hand is used to control the opponents hand

should he try and hit us. So one side holds the opponents hand

and pulls it down while we step forwards and hit at the sametime.

In the long form (Laojia - Old Frame) this movement does

not exist. However, we repeat the movement Step ForwardsDiagonally and Twist the Knee.

Fig 37 Fig 38

Fig39

Fig40

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i. Shift your weight back to the centre so it is 50/50 on both legs,then put your hands together so the right palm faces down to theleft palm, it is like holding a small ball in front of your chest. Fig 41.

ii. Shift your weight onto your right leg and at the same time pushyour hands out to the right. At the end of the movement, changethe hands so the right palm faces up and the left palm faces away,as if you are holding someones arm. Fig 42.

iii. Bring both hands to the left side and shift the weight to the left leg.Fig 43.

iv. Shift your weight on to the right leg. Meanwhile bring both hands

together so they are near your shoulder and face. Fig 44.v. Step forwards with your left leg, bringing the left foot up to theright foot, but keep the heel up and only touch the ground with thetoes. Keep the back straight. Push both hands forwards so the palmsare in front of the chest. Fig 45.

Double Pushing Palms is used to push someones chest with both

hands. It uses Peng Jing. Peng means expanding and Jing means power.

Peng Jing is the mos t important power in Chen Style Taijiquan. No

matter how we move the body there is energy around it. It is like a ball,

once it is pressed it will bounce the opponent away. Peng Jing is alsoused to hold the balance of the body so we do not get moved so easily.

Your Peng Jing must be sensitive, then you can change when you

need to. Taijiquan does not suggest making the body tense and once you

use power or strike, you must keep the joints connected and not over-stretch. So Double Pushing Palms uses Peng Jing and the elbows are

keep bent.

Some people will ask, why the weight is on one leg when pushing?

When we push with both legs on the ground, we will be more balanced

and stable and so more powerful? This isright as we cannotpush someone

in this stance. Actually this technique is done when you are walking, soyou step into the opponents chest as you push. In the form we do it on

one leg as it looks better.

to be continued... by Michael Tse

7. Double H ands Pushing


Fig44

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One weekend, I returned to mynewly acquired flat in Manchesterafter a long weekend's training at

a seminar in London. It was about halfpast eleven in the evening and I was fairlytired, as you can imagine. As I enteredmy flat I noticed that there was a party

going on in the flat above mine with veryloud music and voices.

I remember thinking to myself atthe time, it will probably quieten downsoon and I am so tired I will soon beasleep. How wrong I was. At two oclockin the morning the noisewas even louderand did not seem to be showing anysigns of stopping in the near future;however eventuallys le e p p r ev ailed .Unfortunately, thel oud m us ic a nd

partying till the earlyhours of the morningcontinued for fournights until just likePop e ye , I c ouldstands so much and Ic oul d s ta nd s n omor e . So I g ot astick and banged onthe ceiling. At this the

volume of the musicdropped and then I

went ba ck to be dand fell asleep. Next thing I knew there

was somebody banging on my flat doorand lots of shouting. It was my neighbourfrom upstairs, hurling verbal insults andabuse from the other side of the doorand asking me to come outside in orderthat they could give me a thrashing. Ofcourse I refused, so they said that thenext time they saw me they were goingto sort me out. This frightened meslightly, so in the morning I reported themto the housing association who were nohelp whatsoever. In fact they seemed tothink it was my fault due to the fact that

I was blind and had over-sensitivehearing to which I replied that yes, I mighthave an acute sense of hearing as a blindperson, but I did not particularly wantto be using it at three in the morning.So all I was left with was a crazy threatand the beginning of worry, anxiety and

fear of the unknown.Recently one of my younger Wing

Chun brothers told me he had beenwat ch in g a lat e ni gh t tel ev isi onprogramme about violent situations thathad been caught on security camera. Hetold me that one of the clips was of aprison guard and an inmate, walkingalong a corridor, when suddenly the

prisoner turned around and

punched the guard in thehead. The prison guardfell to the floor and theeighteen stone prisonergot down on top of himand continued to rain blowsinto the helpless prisonguards head.

My Wi ng Chunbrother then told me thatsince he had watched thep rog ra mme he hadstarted to worry about

whe the r he co ul d st opsomething like that fromha ppe nin g. W hat i f someone came from nowhere andsuddenly threw a really big punch, forno rhyme or reason. Would he be ableto stop them?

The programme had started aworry and a fear in his mind, he hadstarted to create situations and scenariosthat he could not answer. Just like myown fear of what my neighbours mightdo.

From a Qigong perspective,emotions like fear, hate, envy and angerare negative reactions to situations thatmight arise in our lives. Theseemotions drain oure n e r g y ,creating

Unkown Fear

Fear is a powerful emotion. Once it grips you it will

make your life quite miserable. Dealing with it is not easy,

especially as you need to overcome yourself first.

Unkown Fear

These emotionsdrain our energy,creating weakness

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weakness and illness. Of course we haveemotions and we're going to use them;it is near on impossible not to. But bypractising Qigong we can replace the Qithat we lose and after longer and regularpractice even build up our levels ofenergy. The emotion of fear is related tothe kidneys, in turn the kidneys connect

to the legs; strong legs create strongkidneys. To create strong legs, practisestanding on one leg. Stand on one leg,slightly bend the knee and relax, bringup the other knee until it is parallel withthe floor, bring your hands in a prayerposition in front of your body or forbalance hold them out to the side, whenone leg becomes tired change legs. Also

try practising horse stance, separate thelegs to just beyond shoulder width, thensink down as if astride a horse, try tokeep your back straight and your kneesopen, hold your hands out in front at

waste level, hands face down, close yourmouth and breathe through the nose;

when you feel tired, rise up and rest and

then try again.From the point of view of my WingChun brother, and indeed my ownsituation, there is something out therethat is always going to create a fear: thisis the unknown. When is it going tohappen? Where is it? How will I deal withit? The fear is the unknown quantity andthe questions are when, where, what,

and the big one, why. Mostly thefear that is created by us can beaddressed because it is reality, afear of the dentist, or of exams,or even a fear of water. We

might have a fear of the dentistperhaps because when we wereyounger we did not brush ourteeth enough and every time we

went to see them they drilled and

filled or removed your teeth, andso the answer became, brushyour teeth. My fear of exams wasthat I always got low grades, so

my parents answer became,revise more. A fear of water,might stem from the fact that asa child you nearly drownedbecause you believed you couldswim without your armbands on

when in fact you could not, butthrough numerous trips to thepool the problem was gone.These fears can be solved,because they are situations thathave a logical answer or are morelikely to happen. The sun is likely

to rise again tomorrow and is likely tobe followed by the moon, and so on.

T he u nk no wn q ua nt it y o f somebody suddenly turning around andplanting you with the big one is a lottery.

You buy a lottery ticket. You might winthe lottery, then again you might not.Its a lottery, bet your shirt on a dodgy

horse running in the two thirty athaddock, and you have got problems.The answer to these fears are, do notbet your shirt when in fact your shirt wasthe deposit for the family holiday andthey are wondering why they are notgoing to see Mickey Mouse this year.

If you become a prison warder ina maximum-security prison, youare morelikely to encounter violent situations, thesame as if you became a soldier or apoliceman.

Encountering the unknownassailant is more likely to happen if you

frequent undesirable areas or places. Ofcourse, this may not be possible to avoid,depending on where you work or liveperhaps.

At the end of the day, you cantake all theprecautionsnecessary,and do lotsof trainingin order top r e v e n tsituations

arising, butt he onl y way ofd e a l i n g

wit h th eu n k n o w nhappeningis with the

mind. The unknown has been created inyour mind and it is making you sick with

worry and creating a fear that just keepsgrowing stronger. The reality is that it hasnot happened yet and is not likely tohappen, either; but if it does, then

whatever will be will be.My situation with my neighbours

was re solve d whe n I ca me to theconclusion that I had spent the past tenyears learning Wing Chun, and if they

wanted to talk, then I could talk, and ifthey wanted to do anything else, thenthat would be up to them; and at that,they vanished from the shadows withtheir armies of Orks, Goblins and thegang of trolls hidingunder the stairwell

by Martin [email protected]

Fear that is

created by us canbe answered byus.

Fear that is

created by us canbe answered byus.


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Chanand Ma were practising togetherwhilst their Sifu was watching them.After a while he came over and said,

Ma, you are using too much strength.You need to relax more and find a wayto balance the situation.

Ma stepped back and shook hisarms. It was true he was feeling tired.Sifu? he asked, How can I tell when I

have found a balance? His Sifu lookedat him and smiled. What is balance, and

I dont just mean in terms of physicalthings? he asked in reply.M a s cr at ch ed h is h ea d.

Harmony? he said after a few

moments. His Sifu shook his head,What is harmony? You use this wordas another way of saying balance. Mathought again, Going with the flow?he said. Do you mean going with

wha tev er li fe an d na tur e

throws at you? his Sifu said.Ma thought he must be on theright track and nodded hishead a little too

enthusiastically. His Sifumotioned Ma to come and sit

down and began to tell him astory.

I once knew a manwho said he lived by goingalong with whatever life threwat him. He liked to walk into

the mountains and be with nature.However all the local people were very

worried about him as a tiger lived onthose slopes. They would tell him not togo up there and he would say, I go along

with nature, if my fate is to be eaten bythe tiger, then this is my fate.

Is this what you meant by goingalong with nature? Ma frowned but didnot answer. His Sifu smiled again, Yesyou know something is not right here. Ifthis man was eaten by the tiger it was

his fate to die through naivety. His wayof thinking was not balanced. It is notenough to follow nature, we must also

withstand nature and also not damageit. When we can do this, then we havefound a balance. Do you understand?

he asked Ma. Ma was still not clear.

Le t m e g iv e y ou an ot he r example, his Sifu said, Take something

we all know well, the weather. If it is toohot what will you do? he asked Ma. I

would wear cool clothes and stay in theshade, he said. His Sifu nodded, And

when it is too cold what will you do? heasked. I would wear more clothes andkeep active, Ma replied. His Sifu smiledagain, Yes you are right. Automaticallyyou have balanced the weather. Ofcourse if it is too cold you will simply puton more clothes, you would not wearyour summer clothes, cut down all thetrees and burn them to keep warminstead as this is not balanced.

Ma nodded he understood now.Sifu, what happened to the man who

Strike a Good BalanceStr ike a Good Balance

liked to walk in the mountains, did thetiger eat him in the end? His Sifulaughed, No, I explained to him that ifhe did not mind dying in the jaws of thetiger, that was his choice, but the fact

was, the tiger never bothered the localpeople and only looked after its young.It might have attacked him if he got tooclose, but then the local people wouldhunt it down and kill it. Then he wouldbe responsible for the death of the tigerand any of the locals who got hurt tryingto hunt it. He realised he was onlythinking of himself and this was not good.

As far as I know, he has taken to walkingin the forest where there are only rabbitsand birds.

by Darryl Moy

[email protected]

How do you find a balance? In fact, what are you trying to

balance? If you can work this out, then maybe you have a chance.

To follow nature, we mus

also withstand nature andalso not damage it.

To follow nature, we mus

also withstand nature andalso not damage it.


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For the first time in my life I truly wentinto the wild. A 1 hour jet boatride took us to the head of a vast

lake. Rain forest reached down to thelake edge, and mountains rose steeplyup from the waters, closing in around usthe further we travelled. We began to

wonder what we had let ourselves in forwhen eventually a tiny landing stage wasseen jutting out from a thickly woodedshore. We could not really believe we

were about to disembark; there wasabsolutely nothing there. But land wed i d, i n a pl ac e w he re no r oa dspenetrated, and where no aircraft flewoverhead. The only way in was by boat.

We set off up a nar row tr ack

through vegetation so dense you couldnot see very far into its depths. Fernsbordered the track, and everysurface was swathed in moss:tree trunks, branches, rocks.

We walked for four days withonly the sounds of nature inour ears. Birds were ourconstant companions, as

wer e th esound of

w a t e r f a l l s ,and the

o c c a s i o n a lcrack androaro favalanches.Fast flowingrivers were soclean wec ould , a nddid, drink from them, theiricy glacial melt water tastingof nothing but nature. The air was sopure, very soon our skin and hair feltincredibly soft. Tiny Fan Tail birdsdisplayed for us only a few feet away,

and Bush Robins hopped around our feetlooking for insects scuffed up by our feet.Sometimes they even jumped on to aboot to tug at the laces, thinking them a

worm.Early morning mist hung low on

the snow capped mountains, whichseemed to crowdin around us ominouslyin the dim light. But gradually the day

would warm up, so that at a pool wewould take off our boots to dip our hotand weary feet into the water. It was socold it took your breath away, and if you

kept your feet there more than a fewmoments they went completely numb.In one place, an avalanche had brought

down so much rock debris that it hadcompletely smothered the vegetationover a huge area. We picked our wayacross, hoping to find the path again onthe othe r s ide . App a re ntly i t ha dhappened a year before, just twentyminutes after a group of people hadpassed through! So much devastation, butin ten years time when the vegetationhas regenerated, you will never knowanything had been amiss. At times we

walked together and at times alone. Iwalked for two hours one day withoutseeing a soul. It was a wonderful

experience.

Completely alone in an incredibly remotepart of the world, with only the natural

world around me and yet I felt perfectly

safe. I knew somewhere in front andbehind me were other people,and I couldnot get lost as there was only one track.

At one point a small bird sat on a branchright next to me and sang its heart out. Itkept stopping and looking at me with itsbutton eyes, as if to say I know you havefood, give me some. It was an experienceI shall never forget. Climbing a mountain,

we were suddenly above the cloud base.Images loomed in and out of the mist.Sometimes the clouds parted to reveal aspectacular scene, only to disappear again.

Just like life. There long enough raiseour attention, but gone before we wereready to let it go. Leaving us desiring

more. Emerging the other end, wecruised on a remote fiord. This timedolphins, seals, sea lions and penguins

were our companions. One fem aledolphin pushed a dead pup in front ofher, constantly pushing it to the surfacein an attempt to revive it. Having beendead a week, it was already decaying,but she could not give up hope. Anothergroup were more playful, and wescreamed with delight as they played inthe waves created by the boat. As theyleapt out of the water they turned

sideways so that one big eye looked youstraight in the face. What must they

have thought of us? Justas they got bored andswam away, the Captain

announced the firstnews of theTsunami that hit

As ia atChristmas. Whilethousands weredying, we hadbeen screaming

with delight. Wefelt awful. Whywer e we so

lucky andothers not? It

was a ve ryh u m b l i n g

experience.S o t h er e

we ha d it , thewhole of l if e s

experiences condensed into four days.Comedy, tragedy, destruction andrenewal, loneliness and company, steep

climbs and even steeper descents,delight and sorrow. When viewed in sucha short timescale and in such a beautifulbut potentially dangerous setting,individual events in all our lives seemedentirely insignificant.

It was a trip I shall treasure forthe rest of my life. Any time things getme down, I transport myself back intothe wilds of New Zealand. Will I goback? Well maybe, but there are somany more places to see

by Kate Britton.

[email protected]

Travel broadens the mind, they say. I was lucky enough to spend a month in South

Island, New Zealand. I have travelled a fair bit in the past, but never to such remote places

and never to such a clean and unspoilt environment. It was a life changing experience.

L ifes a Jour neyL ifes a Jour ney

Thousands weredying. We felt

awful.

Thousands weredying. We felt

awful.

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M inor ity Repor tM inor ity Repor t

In China I was used to peoplereferring

to their friends as brother or sister;I ass ume d it w as on e of t he

consequences of superimposing the onechild policy on a nation rooted in theconcept of family.

My friends brother was veryhelpful. He quickly figured out what Ineeded, unplugged a lead from a nearbycom

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