D_Glenn wrote:One time when we were talking about Taijiquan my Bagua teacher showed me the Chansi Gong and how it links to the Dantian. I put my palm on his abdomen and it feels like a finger pokes into your palm and then as the arm is moving in circles the ‘fingertip’ moves in a circle that perfectly matches the movement of the arm. When the arm stops it stops. When the arm reverses direction, it reverses direction. Years later when I met CXW he let me put my hand on his abdomen and feel the same thing. Even though I felt it before it’s still a creepy feeling and you want to flinch away. He was lecturing that doing the form is more important than Chansi Gong. And that it’s really the form and all the martial training that develops this. Chansi gong is just to refine that connection to the Dantian.
I was wondering if anyone has felt this or practices this?
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Appledog wrote:ctjla wrote:Why aren't they all high ticket, seminar filling revenue machines?
You have to want to do it or it doesn't work. This is the problem with kids classes. You can try and make it exciting and colorful but you are only prolonging the inevitable. Your only hope is that they learn to like it because it reinforces their self-esteem. Nobody "wants" to learn martial arts anymore. I did actually find one kid who is really into it and really wants to learn but the parents aren't very serious about paying for lessons.ctjla wrote:Those stories of starting at an early age, running through endless yilu reps and emerging an invincible sort of super saiyan master are romantic though.
Did you ever try to do this? There were several times in my life where I was able to train 4+ hours a day for months at a time, and during those times I quickly eclipsed everyone around me. If it wasn't for those experiences I wouldn't be at the place where I am now. I had some experiences, I had some times, but even with what I was able to learn and the time I had, I didn't really get what I wanted. However, I did train enough to realize why I didn't get what I wanted, it was because I didn't train enough.
I'm sure if I could just add another four hours to my training schedule each day that everything would be okay. And so I cannot believe someone like CXW is in any kind of poor position, I mean I don't know the guy, but I really don't get it. I would do anything for just a little bit more money so I could quit my day job and just do kung fu. And some people have it on a silver platter and don't want to train? Does this make sense to anyone?
D_Glenn wrote:One time when we were talking about Taijiquan my Bagua teacher showed me the Chansi Gong and how it links to the Dantian. I put my palm on his abdomen and it feels like a finger pokes into your palm and then as the arm is moving in circles the ‘fingertip’ moves in a circle that perfectly matches the movement of the arm. When the arm stops it stops. When the arm reverses direction, it reverses direction. Years later when I met CXW he let me put my hand on his abdomen and feel the same thing. Even though I felt it before it’s still a creepy feeling and you want to flinch away. He was lecturing that doing the form is more important than Chansi Gong. And that it’s really the form and all the martial training that develops this. Chansi gong is just to refine that connection to the Dantian.
I was wondering if anyone has felt this or practices this?
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D_Glenn wrote:One time when we were talking about Taijiquan my Bagua teacher showed me the Chansi Gong and how it links to the Dantian. I put my palm on his abdomen and it feels like a finger pokes into your palm and then as the arm is moving in circles the ‘fingertip’ moves in a circle that perfectly matches the movement of the arm. When the arm stops it stops. When the arm reverses direction, it reverses direction. Years later when I met CXW he let me put my hand on his abdomen and feel the same thing. Even though I felt it before it’s still a creepy feeling and you want to flinch away. He was lecturing that doing the form is more important than Chansi Gong. And that it’s really the form and all the martial training that develops this. Chansi gong is just to refine that connection to the Dantian.
I was wondering if anyone has felt this or practices this?
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johnwang wrote:
From the combat point of view, do you think "leg skill" should be included in the Taiji PH training?
wayne hansen wrote:This might be the reason
D_Glenn wrote:It’s always a good thing to hear “watch this” or “come here and feel this.”
Ken Fish has mentioned seeing someone doing that. I think my teacher can do it but he was only talking about it, (I think it’s called Rou Tuan?) but not at the same time he was showing me the Chansi Gong. I think, it is somehow related, but I can’t say one way or the other. I believe the Chansi gong one works in both ways. The arm can move it, while it can also move the arm. It’s some link between the two that can form from constantly moving from your Dantian.
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