Sol

The final goal is to get out of the illusion. Is it? Once out, most spirits want back in. Seems to be the lure of being alone in the universe... I thought it was about getting out. But after I got out, I was made to come back by a force larger than myself. So what's the deal with that? Being out is pretty awesome. But we all "get out" when we die anyway. So if we don't have to do anything to get out eventually, what is then the true purpose of training and meditation?

Observation effects outcome of experiments. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/02/980227055013.htm Boy, some people sure do take a large amount of time to tear down constructs. I wonder why they are actually here? Traditional martial arts worked in the time they existed. Some of them are indeed obsolete in terms of actual combat. In fact, most of them due to technology. That's why, as a well rounded martial artist, one must be proficient in the weapons of the time. And I am. But old forms have some excellent training methods for both health and longevity. If you are in shape for combat, usually that assists in fighting off disease and the general wear and tear of life. And they are extremely still useful for gaining focus, mental clarity and other health based effects. You can't really separate them from general cardio, weights, etc. All of those things are proven to not be placebo. So to pick on the meditative/martial arts shows you have a specific agenda. And that's all the attention you get. I'm here to help those who actually want to benefit from the practices. Not question their legitimacy.

I had the fortune to study with him before KAP and before the Hoshinryu. I spent time with him right up to his departure. I have to say, he left on purpose. I diagnosed him using TCM pulse reading about 6 months before he left and his kidney pulses were rock solid. That indicates really strong jing. He left on April 1st as a huge joke. I know he has some form of an immortal body now. He is easily contacted and even showed up and warned a psychic one time during one of my readings not to mess with me... I test psychics all the time and tell them nothing. Make them cold read me. And she described him down to his pincer like hand techniques. She knew nothing of me or my martial history. So his spirit lives on.

Aikido- First teacher Donovan Waite Sensei. Mark Dorfman, Yoshinkan. Tai Chi Chuan- Yang family, Dr Sheng first. Then various other instructors over 30 years now. Dr Roger Jahnke later on. Founder of National Qi Gong Association and IIQTC. He is now recognized by the 7 traditional Chinese families as the American lineage holder. Yi Chuan- Cheuk Fung Chia Lineage- Sharon Smith NY, Michael Winn, Solala Towler, Roger Jahnke Xing Yi- Vince Black Tai Jitsu - Dr Glenn Morris and Hatsumi Sensei. Firearm Instruction- Makhira Group, Krav Maga, IDF training Kundalini was with Dr Glenn Morris Bagua- First teacher Yin style Jack Schaefer. Subsequent Gao Style lineage. And I'm scheduled to train with a Taoist Monk at a retreat center of the Colorado Rockies in another couple months. For no matter how old one gets, there is always more to learn. And I'm still an imperfect human...

I practiced 2 hours a day minimum in my 20's when I didn't have a family. It took about 2 years before I truly opened my micro after first hearing about it. Trust me when I say, its not imaginary. You will know when the orbit is truly opened. Its literally mind blowing.

Hsying Yi Chuan Oh man. I love this system. Introduced via the Vince Black school way back in late 90's. For those that don't know, its a harder of the soft styles, developed from spear fighting. Very similar to Wing Chun in simplicity. Parry strike, or strike parry. That's about it. Rinse and repeat. Some grappling but mainly a standing striking form. Energy is supposed to be that of a Mountain crashing forward. There are five main fists, and various animal forms. I still practice to this day, but my style has been worked down into mainly a streamlined 5 fist application. The traditional forms are great, but as I trained with MMA guys as well, I needed to be able to fight vs boxing. And this style will hold its own. Inefficiency is in ground applications and also grappling as its mainly striking. Traditional exercises will develop hard and explosive fa jing strikes, but its not great at storing qi. Unless practiced with intent to slow down.

"Abilities"? Like lift groceries. Hike for 5 miles? Define.

To properly regulate heat you must have a good balance of structure vs activity level for your frame. Too much structure or adipose contains heat improperly. Not enough adipose and we lose heat. Too much activity can burn out. Not enough and you wont be able to create energy. To contain heat, you must store in the dantien. It is not a "field" or feeling region. It is an actual container. A physical region.

In today's search engine heaven, I leave that up to you to find articles. It was an experiment in perception influence on nano particles and their measured movements. I don't have that kind of time, but I know I read it. Too many kids and patients. Placebo is not the main effect of qi gong and martial arts. If that's my interpretation of your response, you are clearly a huge skeptic. Strength increase from movement goes along the lines of the ATP cycle and efficiency of glucose use for energy production. There's no argument there. Use it or lose it. Energy is heat. Heat is life. Study of heat is thermal physics. Can't get around it. So definitely not placebo.

In truth, there is a risk to all things. There is a death from ejection upwards, and a death from a drop out below. Either way, nobody gets out of here alive. But you would have to do more than just channel energy upwards into the head. There has to be a specific type of meditation and it is not a "stumble upon" technique. Its very challenging. All in all, probably not. But kudos to engaging in an evolutionary practice.

You would really have to F@#! it up. Get it? Giggle.

I studied Bagua for about 5 years with two different schools. Briefly with the Yin school. Mostly with the Gao school. I love Bagua. Its like chess of the unarmed combat world. Multi tiered attacks and counter balanced flow based executions. Both the striking and throwing techniques rely on timing and leverage more than strength. The true strength developing exercises of the traditional schools are not to be scoffed at. Some of those guys end up being quite thick and stout. An advanced practitioner is attacking your upper body as a distraction while moving to take out your foundation. Then pretty much crushing you. Great for multi directional attacks. I personally believe this is the style that originated Aikido, but I have no evidence to back that claim. The inefficiency of this art is the obscure style of some techniques. When adrenaline hits, if you have not practiced literally thousands of times, the manner of execution is difficult under full combat flow since it requires higher thought. And it is rather difficult to find a qualified practitioner. Most of the lineages are becoming rather thinned out.

Never piss off the old dudes. They've seen it all and are pretty exhausted at the over exuberance of youthful arrogance. Cheers to grey hairs.

Yep. Yep. Yep. Passion origins from the realm of the enteric nervous system. That region has the most ability to tap into the tribal memory of what works to keep an individual alive. Raw data. It KNOWS which areas are most efficient to increase survival probability in the individual. So if it has an element of passion, then that is your enteric system attempting to make you more efficient in a region that is deficient.

I think my old name was purged. I tried all my various emails and there is no record. If I figure it out, I have told Mods that I would be happy to merge accounts. Apologies, it was a REALLY long time ago.

Good day. I frequented this lovely place years ago. I had since fallen off the wagon so to speak, but have been rekindled by a recent encounter. Since the old email is apparently purged, I will begin again. Greetings to all! I am an Eastern Medical Provider with 20 years of experience. I was trained directly through the Chia lineage, the founders of the Qi Gong Association for the US, through various Aikido lineages, including direct classical internships with Chinese Doctors, Western medical education, and many other encounters with practitioners such as yourself. I taught at various medical schools at the Master's level. I am a published author on meditation and my second book is about my crossing over into the death plane. I am not here to sell, I am here to assist as my experiences are vast. I am also here to learn and to see what the younger void chasers are into these days. I have introduced another 'Old Guy' who will be visiting this site soon as well. He has a wealth of knowledge to share and I believe he may write on his daily meditations. We shall see. His path was more severe than most including some pretty out of this world encounters. Here's to assisting us all become more awake, and more evolved with our chosen path of self discovery! I look forward to our discussions. Sol

Hard martial arts. Karate, Tai Kwan Do, Wu Shu, etc. Fantastic for kids. Fantastic for people to develop large frame movements with precision. Amazing for mental focus with traditional kata and forms. Some of the higher level Karate practitioners that I have sparred with were hard as stone. Inefficiencies rear their head in older age. The hardness factor tends to limit their flexibility. This shows up especially in the hip regions of advanced kicking techniques. Hardening of joints can manifest as arthritis later in life as well. Most veterans have had at least one hip or one knee surgery in their medical history.

I prefer to think of placebo as belief, and that is a powerful thing. Belief has been proven to alter the scientific results of colliding particles in highly observed experiments. So yes, if you believe in something it will have an effect in the direction of the belief.

Thank you all! I will see you out there... My associate has already started a thread as well. Its good for you all. He has some great input as well. S