the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

Yeah he told me to stand for at least 20 minutes at a time at least 3 times a day, gradually increasing the time until I could stand for 50 minutes at a time at which point I could reduce it to only once a day, but of course if I wanted to get skill quicker then several sessions would be better.

Cai is a lovely guy, he felt incredibly peaceful, and was a pleasure to be around. He is a meditation practitioner who I think has gone far beyond the mere pursuit of power.

Markus I'm glad to hear you're still there and still training with him!

Guys!

Thank you very much for the informations!

In our training process zhan zhuang also has a big part. My teacher emphasizes the "taiji" posture or "san yuan" (three circles) posture, for one hour (continously) per day. He said we mustn't do too much because we can make some damage to our bones. If we want to practice more standing we have to take some rest between two sessions. On hour in the morning, one hour in the evening. That's enough... It sounds quite similar to Cai's methods to me...

Örs

I read somewhere, a comment from Serge Augier regarding standing. He said after a standing session its always a good thing to move a bit, taiji works like a charm for this, so you can make the accumulated energy flow and prevent it from stagnating.

Makes plenty of sense.

ors wrote:Guys!

Thank you very much for the informations!

In our training process zhan zhuang also has a big part. My teacher emphasizes the "taiji" posture or "san yuan" (three circles) posture, for one hour (continously) per day. He said we mustn't do too much because we can make some damage to our bones. If we want to practice more standing we have to take some rest between two sessions. On hour in the morning, one hour in the evening. That's enough... It sounds quite similar to Cai's methods to me...

Örs

Yes, this generally the consensus among "good hearted" teachers. I met a Qigong woman one time and when we parted ways due to disagreements she said "you need to practice ZZ for two hours straight without stop every day to have the same benefit as my qigong"... lol.

Funny thing was was her qigong also took 2 hours to complete.

Yes, this generally the consensus among "good hearted" teachers. I met a Qigong woman one time and when we parted ways due to disagreements she said "you need to practice ZZ for two hours straight without stop every day to have the same benefit as my qigong"... lol.

Funny thing was was her qigong also took 2 hours to complete.

Funny i know a few women who have done taiji or qigong who felt they had superior skills as well. they behave they way cause they are threatened by you

I have the Tai Chi article by Marvin Smalheiser and Fong Ha written in the early 90s as well as other information in Chinese about Teacher Cai and his art saved to PDF.

Anyone who would like a copy let me know and I'll send it to you.