Anyone know anything about Qi/Chi Gong?

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I've been in Hawaii and we bumped into some dude who was practicing it at the beach. He told us about how he learned it from a renowned westerner (Bruce Frantzis) who went to China and had to be adopted by a teacher to learn under him (it was frowned upon at the time to spread the knowledge to the west, apparently). For all I know, the dude was a crazy hippie, but it still begs the question...

The simplified ignorant-sounding question is:You know how in the movies, that westerner goes on a journey, hikes up the mountain, finds the temple, eventually gets taken under the wing of some grandmaster/monk etc...Can that stuff actually happen?

Assuming that time isn't an issue, would they actually teach a foreigner that stuff? If so, how would one go about doing that? I tried doing a bit of reading up on it and the largest centre in China got closed down in 2001 "for political reasons"

Aside from being fascinated by eastern arts/wisdom, I really don't know much about it. I've never really been a fan of Eastern philosophy, but I think I was just too young to appreciate it at the time.

Also, I'm sure it'd make an interesting eastern vs western philosophy discussion. Medicine, lifestyle, etc.
 
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You've got a lot to learn my little grasshopper :)

In traditional chinese medicine, they focus alot of the emotional & mental part of the body. Western medicine focuses alot on the physical aspect and what can be seen.

In Qi, they say the body is not only made up of a collection of organs, but also electrical impulses. Bioelectricity travels thru the body constantly and is the way the nerves communicate to the muscles. If the electrical impulses becomes imbalanced, it upsets the body and this can cause sickness. Hence why they believe the ying/yang, everything needs to be balanced out. This applies to their philosophy of the world too. Acupuncture also is part of this technique and focuses on parts of the body where the qi is concentrated.

They say different things affect the qi, smoking, cell phone use, different drugs, etc. The qi can be developed like a muscle, the more you practice, they better it gets and the stronger it gets. Shaolin martial artists used qi to protect vital organs during combat. They say they can move that energy around to block spears from penetrating their body.

I know this sound like a bunch of bull crap, but I've experienced it first-hand. I saw a guy punch thru a door like it wasn't real. Oh yeh, it also gives you physical strengh. I know, the guy who wanted to train me told me that and I laughed at him. In retrospect that was quite a dumb move. He end up giving some to my mom for her arthritis. She had chronic arthritis & the doctors couldn't do anything, until that guy trained her. She hasn't complain of any pain in years.

Here's a vid for a better understanding
[video=youtube;CPl8JNxSYIY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPl8JNxSYIY[/video]
 
Here is a combat aspect of it
[video=youtube;YEOSkqGUK-M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEOSkqGUK-M[/video]
 
Zanta knows.

[video=youtube;xkO9tlQLU4g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkO9tlQLU4g[/video]
 
Yeah dude, on the topic of motorcycles, mordeth13 swears by it. He had an arm injury and tried pretty much everything before finally getting it fixed. Acupuncture somehow got rid of a co-worker's allergies, and that's

I think it's amazing that they have the foot mapped out and can fix other parts of the body by stabbing the foot with tiny needles.

It's a shame that it's so frowned upon (hell, I was/sort of still am one of those people). So did you not end up learning it? I would honestly go to China to learn directly/work for room & board or something. I just don't want to buy a plane ticket and then be disappointed when I get there. Seems like a pretty long shot but I think I'd have the discipline for it

Thanks for the video. I'll watch the other 2 parts as soon as I get the chance.

Here's another good one, if you haven't seen it[video=youtube;qWCn8PkHeuk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCn8PkHeuk[/video]
 
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Yeah dude, on the topic of motorcycles, mordeth13 swears by it. He had an arm injury and tried pretty much everything before finally getting it fixed. Acupuncture somehow got rid of a co-worker's allergies, and that's

I think it's amazing that they have the foot mapped out and can fix other parts of the body by stabbing the foot with tiny needles.

It's a shame that it's so frowned upon (hell, I was/sort of still am one of those people). So did you not end up learning it? I would honestly go to China to learn directly/work for room & board or something. I just don't want to buy a plane ticket and then be disappointed when I get there. Seems like a pretty long shot but I think I'd have the discipline for it

Thanks for the video. I'll watch the other 2 parts as soon as I get the chance.

Here's another good one, if you haven't seen it[video=youtube;qWCn8PkHeuk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWCn8PkHeuk[/video]
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Depends on what you're looking for. You could probably find someone in canada that teaches u something. See if u want to proceed further


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Depends on what you're looking for. You could probably find someone in canada that teaches u something. See if u want to proceed further


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I don't intend to be in Canada any time soon lol so I was hoping to just add another destination to my trip, if anything
 
Hey guys,

This dude's gonna be in Toronto on Sunday if anyone wants to go.
http://vimeo.com/27918686

This guy's selling a ticket for $50 if anyone's interested.

Just a disclaimer: I get nothing out of selling the ticket. I just figured I'd throw it out there in case any of you are interested.

http://www.masteroflifesecrets.com/
 
I tried to get adopted by Jessica Biel to..er study under her....but I just ended up getting arrested.
 
Really? Out of all the women in the world who you could pick to sit on your face, you'd pick Jessica Biel?!

Either way, it's your lucky weekend as TIFF is going on ;). Too bad I don't have the list of where the celebrities are gonna be this year :(
 
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There are a select few schools in the GTA that provide qigong training. These are typically your wushu / wing Chun schools.

I believe SunnyTang offers it.

It's often a crucial part of their overall programs.

Good luck finding what your looking for
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