GrahamB wrote:I'm pretty sure there's a medical explanation for pins and needles that doesn't require the qi paradigm or believing in thing that aren't real. I mean, if you want to call blood flow 'qi' then ok.... but why....
origami_itto wrote:GrahamB wrote:I'm pretty sure there's a medical explanation for pins and needles that doesn't require the qi paradigm or believing in thing that aren't real. I mean, if you want to call blood flow 'qi' then ok.... but why....
Why call it blood flow, why not just blood?
D_Glenn wrote:You do understand that I learned this from an Internal Martial Artist who made his living by doing Acupuncture, Tuina (bodywork), and Bone setting. He learned his trade from an Imperial Doctor who worked inside the Forbidden City but became unemployed after 1911 and lived with my teacher’s teacher. The Imperial doctor had trained in the standard Acupuncture medicine but also studied Bagua Medicine with Dong Haichuan.
Bao wrote:I agree with Graham.
GrahamB wrote:origami_itto wrote:GrahamB wrote:I'm pretty sure there's a medical explanation for pins and needles that doesn't require the qi paradigm or believing in thing that aren't real. I mean, if you want to call blood flow 'qi' then ok.... but why....
Why call it blood flow, why not just blood?
Call it blood if you want. I don't mind. But it is in a continual state of movement and it's the lack of it flowing in an area that causes pins and needles.
GrahamB wrote:You said that whole thing without having to say Qi and laugh at people who has supposedly been doing IMA for 25 years and know nothing. See - it is possible.
D_Glenn wrote: These are like warrior qigong where you don’t care about seeking the sensations because you want a lot of blood to flow out to your hands which will quickly wash any sensations away. So you could technically do this without ever feeling them.
But you will have to learn to use your Intent to move blood out to your hands, without actually moving. And you can measure this progress by looking at the palms and fingers of your hands.
Bob wrote:The late Liu Yunqiao also described something pretty similar - once you reach a certain level of training one could sit with relaxed breathing, and think qi to the hand - it was described as a warming sensation and a swelling of the hand (increased blood flow).
Once you had a achieved a certain level of this development you could engage it (think it, intend it) from any posture/position for fighting usage. Not magical just another tool for your tool box.
Return to Xingyiquan - Baguazhang - Taijiquan
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 57 guests