EternalStudent

I’m sure your father was a great man, big salute to his service in one of the most pivotal wars of all time. The greatest generation! Yes sir, when I was learning the first five meditations I did 18 repetitions of Bending the Bows to get the maximum benefits of the meditation. To be honest, I haven’t done it in a few weeks. I’ll reincorporate Bending the Bows into my routine with 18 reps. I probably won’t have a quiet environment to practice FPCK at Basic, so I want to do as much conditioning as I can before I ship out. I am familiar with Sifu G! We’ve never officially met, but I am subscribed to his channel on YouTube. He posts content from a variety of Kung fu systems regularly. I know he’s based in Australia, so thank you for the link to his classes. I’m also subbed to the White Tiger School (based in NY?) but I’m unsure if it is the official channel… And yes, I’ll respect FPCK and will not try to use it for martial purposes. I appreciate your wisdom and insight as always, Sifu 🙏 Ha- I always try to get some. The operative word being “try” 😋

@zen-bear Hello Sifu, hope all is well. I am a returning student. I have been called to serve my country in the armed forces. The first hurdle will be Basic Training. I feel like I have pretty good energy for my age due to having a background in qigong for many years. I have definitely received the most benefits from FPCK compared to other systems. I’m wondering if there are any FPCK mediations in particular that will benefit that sort of training more than others, as I am aware each meditation can be very different in terms the effects on the body. My instinct and experience tells me Bending the Bows, but I would be glad to have your input here. Thank you Sifu.

That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing this great piece of FP history with a new generation of students, Sifu 🙏

Exactly! While DVDs are still very much usable…they limit where you can train. For most people (especially the younger crowd) their main media device is going to be their phones. Not so much by choice but by convenience. Not the most optimal way to train, of course. But it’s still feasible. I would seem the FPCK energy brought me there. It was pretty obvious my intrusion wasn’t expected…haha.

Sorry for the late reply. I’ve been sick the last few days. Feeling much better now. During that time I was (almost religiously!) practicing Spring Forest. After a few months of celibacy combined with training for 6 hours a day and some intermittent fasting, I was able to reach a permanent blissed out state. Then I stopped feeling chi as strongly as I did, and the chi always felt cold. The buzzing in the ears came after. I later on figured out that the lessing of sensation was natural. After a long period of celibacy, I needed a system that didn’t require it to reach advanced levels. I just happened upon FPCK when I really needed it, and right away I could tell its special. After finding FPCK I have no need to practice anything else. I get more out of one FPCK exercise then I do complete systems. Plus, I would want to mix the energies. Within the first week of practicing FPCK, GM Doo Wai appeared to me in a dream. Mind you, I had never seen this man before. I found out who he was after I did some research. He told me he was surprised I was able to reach him there; and told me some information about the lineage. …So I have zero doubts that FPCK is lifetime system. I haven’t seen anything else quite like it. It’s funny you mention Sifu Gary! While I haven’t trained with him directly, I am subscribed to one of his channels. Much like yourself, he is no nonsense, speaks his mind, and doesn’t waste your time. His podcasts about various martial arts disciplines are always interesting. Wow, doing all that at 71 is wild! He is an inspiration to us all.

I fully support you on that. Lately I’ve been thinking about the topic of digital media vs physical media and what means for the future in regards to ownership. Glad to hear you’re staying the course and avoiding digital downloads. I am one of those students who trained with a television screen as my preferred method. A laptop would be my second option. I couldn’t imagine using a smartphone to train myself, but I know many younger people who would try. A subscription plan via streaming is certainly more appealing to me.

Thank you so much, Sifu Terry! In this thread alone you have shared a staggering amount of information on FPCK which has been a great help to everyone here, even if they don’t say it. I have a few questions: 1.) Do you have any plans to make the advanced FPCK exercises available to the public? 2.)Have you considered releasing the teachings in digital format? In an age where more and more people are using their smart phones to consume media, I would gladly repurchase the series in digital format, and I’m sure many others would do the same.

I had a similar experience when I started. I felt like I needed to do as many meditations as possible. Then I switched to the recommended schedule of one standing/sitting meditation a day for 2 weeks and then adding on more. I’ve found that training schedule to be the most effective to me. So now I’m working on finishing up the intermediate/advanced meditations while doing one meditation a day. I’ve found that once you spend some time with Flying Phoenix, it doesn’t take much to activate the energy in your body. It’s like everything I’ve gained from the practice is contained within each exercise.

I usually only have time to one standing exercise on my workdays. Since I already do at lot of physical exercise at work I like to balance it out by doing static exercises. I usually go for Monk Gazing at Moon or Monk Holding the Pearl. I do one for a few weeks straight or only a couple of days depending on the type of energy I wish to project in the work place. When I had a lot of work to do, I favor Mon Gazing At Moon. It gives me the most dynamic energy. Monk Holding the Pearl has more of a smoothing effect on me. It grounds and centers me. So, I find this combination to be good.

Hi Sifu Terry, I’m a returning student. I have made it to the short form Capstone exercise which I still have to master. I began hearing buzzing in my ears after I laid the foundation in another system in 2020. I’ve been hearing it 24/7 since then. When I do Flying Phoenix, the sound gets louder. So while Flying Phoenix may not generate this electric qi, perhaps it enhances it? I will say though that Flying Phoenix is too intelligent a system if that makes sense lol. It boggles the mind. Every exercise seems to be a heavenly formula for tweaking our consciousness…tuning it to a different frequency. My entire being is cleansed from negative emotions after practicing. I don’t experience this with other systems. The difference is like night and day. I do physical labor for work and just one 5 minute exercise before work will give me enough energy to move continuously for 10 hours minus a few breaks.

Thank you for the link!

Nice to meet everyone! I have been training in different internal arts (on and off) for about 15 years. My only practice as of now is Flying Phoenix. I have reached the intermediate level in this system before some real life challenges prevented me from continuing the training. Now that my home/work life is more stabilized, I figure now is a good time to join rather than lurk.