RobB

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  1. My understanding is that the Yi Jin Jing are a set of principles - often explored/worked on/communicated through a set of exercises. So you'll get 'sets' of 'Yi Jin Jing' exercises which are similar but vary. My teacher teaches a set of exercises for Yi Jin Jing but also says that Yi Jin Jing principles should be present in our Bagua practice.
  2. Current Events Discussion

    Hi - please can you remove my access to the current events forum. Thanks.
  3. Hot Shower X Cold Shower

    Cold is generally seen as a thing to avoid or actively balance out in chinese medicine. Cold pathologies are far more likely to arise than heat-based ones. As others have mentioned, there may be specific circumstances when it is more OK but in general best to steer clear.
  4. Grounded = More Qi?

    One of my teachers noted that 'The Yang is rooted in the Yin' - the Heavenly tree can only flourish as far as the Earthly roots can support it (or something like that). I suppose you could also say that our earthly manifestation (yin) is required in order to facilitate our spiritual evolution (yang). Either way, the simple answer (as @Gerard will undoubtedly confirm) is more body-weight squats .
  5. Wim Hof, some less savoury details

    https://www.scottcarney.com/blog/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-wim-hof-empire
  6. The Five Elements In Modern Life

    Getting a BaZi analysis is a fun way to start getting into the ways that the Wu Xing manifest in the world. Find out what your Day Master is, have a think about how that manifests in you. Find out the Day Masters of some of those around you. Have a think about how that manifests in them. Consider the interactions between those elements and how that manifests in your relationships with those people. Work outwards from there...
  7. What is fajin, 發勁?

    This description fits quite closely with how it's been explained to me: Link to forum post
  8. Chi Gong/Kung Fu Schools in China

    You'll get mixed opinions about online learning. You could look at these: https://www.mushinmartialculture.com/online-learning https://www.threetreasures.co.uk/foundation-in-tai-chi
  9. Simon is great! He had a video up on YT of a talk he gave in a park somewhere. Got into mirror neurons, animal mimicry and all sorts. Well worth a listen.
  10. Nathan Brine

    Has anyone had any experience with his teaching or his online courses?
  11. Those things look like fairly standard components of any Daoist approach (certainly the ones I've come across). I don't think they're necessarily evidence of specific cross-fertilisation between the two individuals or their predecessors.
  12. Ask an acupuncturist

    Warm, cooked food almost always better than cold. Stomach is a cooking pot and prefers not to work harder than necessary to heat everything up.
  13. Could anyone introduce me to the basics of daoism?

    This is great Steve - many thanks.
  14. Where are all the martial artists at?

    I practice Cheng style Bagua. My teacher has quite a martial focus but most of our group are not too interested in training with a great deal of martial intensity.
  15. Nathan Brine

    Thanks all. I'm not sure if I'm better informed but it's been an interesting read. Just another day on the internet
  16. Nathan Brine

    Care to elaborate?
  17. Nathan Brine

    So the WLP connection doesn't count for anything with you?
  18. Might be interesting for some interested in the Tai Chi above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z724Op-U9uA
  19. Transgender Q&A

    I get the impression that half of the problem is people getting their categorisation systems challenged and not being able to work that through. We've tended to think in simple binaries which suit majority experience but don't adequately describe the whole data set at a certain level of detail. I don't think about sex or gender much unless I'm forced to (working in Higher Ed makes it inevitable sometimes). Personally, I prefer an analogue model: sex and gender as a couple of sliders that can be at any point along a range and can change over time.
  20. Which books sit on your nightstand?

    Always a pleasure to receive a book you'd forgotten that you'd ordered!
  21. Letting Go of Good and Bad

    "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so" - Hamlet, William Shakespeare
  22. Covid, Nitric Oxide and Humming

    I have done mouth taping and still do (it's a bit of a disincentive having my seasonal beard in place as tearing off some micropore first thing isn't the relaxing start to the day I prefer). Its worth remembering that sleeping with your mouth closed is a totally normal thing to do. The taping just keeps your jaw in that position. It does feel a bit odd and takes some time to get used to but once you've got your head around the sensation it's fine. A short vertical tape across the centre of the mouth is sufficient.
  23. Also worth considering that there are different categories of channels (sinew, primary, extraordinary, etc) Tom Bisio has written a series of posts on YJJ which talks about fascia. Article text
  24. 2024 - Year of the Green Dragon

    Another assessment