windwalker wrote:How many posting about QI, can do anything similar to the demonstrations of what is said it enables one to do or effect.
Sure, I can do it. I consider it a mistake when it occurs in training, maybe it has some kind of a use in a demo to trick observers but because I know it's a mistake I find it somewhat dishonest to employ in a demo. That being said, as it is not well-known to outsiders I can't fault any school for using this as a demo to attract students. As for myself I am somewhat embarrassed when it happens during training because it suggests that the skill gap is so large that it may impinge upon straightforward teaching of the art. Both the teacher and the student must adjust when this type of problem occurs in training. I plan on producing some videos on this topic in the future because it is such a vital issue. Maybe when it gets warm. I'm in Toronto if anyone wants to visit.
windwalker wrote:(pronounces as Qi in Chinese) of breathing is air.
The gas from atmosphere is mainly composed of oxygen and nitrogen. Humans inhale air into lungs, the lungs take in oxygen but release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
So, the composition of the inhaled air and exhaled air are different, but they are all composed by gas molecules.
On the contrary, the Qi of "Qi sinks in Dantian" is not composed of gas molecules at all. To differentiate them, we call the Qi in "Qi sink in Dantian" as genuine Qi (in Chinese, gas and Qi are shearing a same word).
Many articles discuss "what is genuine Qi." And the conclusions are not unanimous.
From a historical perspective, in literature, and by practice, qi of the dantian is accumulated from qi of the air by breathing. Is there another way to do it?
windwalker wrote:Others believe that genuine Qi is a substance. More people propose that genuine Qi is an electromagnetic wave. Yet additional people suggest that genuine Qi is a pure energy.
These views can explain some aspects of Qi phenomena, but no single postulation can explain all the aspects and facts of Qi.
Even though the concept of Qi is the foundation of the traditional Chinese medicine theory, the modern definition of Qi is not unanimous.
Well, I hope it doesn't sound rude, but at this stage of the game I don't care anymore. For example, below you quote a study;
This paper presents a new concept: intention wave; and identify that Qi[/b] (LA) in Taijiquan is the
intention wave. An intention wave is the creation and propagation of Physiological wave under the guidance of the mind.
In this paper, using the concept of intention wave, we study the relationship and difference between the gas of breathing and the Qi in Taijiquan.
Why should I care what this report has to say when everyone knows if you guide qi with the intention it will disappear?
It's somewhat stunning to me. I really cannot understand what is so hard to get about this qi stuff.
robert wrote:I'm not sure what your idea of fascia is. Fascia is not just superficial it encloses muscles and internal organs.A fascia (/ˈfæʃ(i)ə/; plural fasciae /ˈfæʃii/; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs.[1] Fascia is classified by layer, as superficial fascia, deep fascia, and visceral or parietal fascia, or by its function and anatomical location.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascia
FWIW.
Fair enough - maybe if you tell me which particular kind of fascia we're talking about, it would help. For example, are we going to include epimysium, paramysium and endomysium in this kind of fascia, or is it more along the lines of the deep tissue fascia that we are trying to stimulate, perhaps via stretching?