mjjbecker

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The class was at the university when I went. I'm hoping Young has no connections with the university now. Good to follow the intuition! Saying that, you probably would have just walked away from him anyhow. Once was enough for me. And good luck to you my friend . Best, Mike

Here you go: http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?showtopic=6395 Best, Mike

NO! He is running a CULT! The man is a disgrace. And yes, I've met him. I've seen him in action manipulating young students to worship him like some kind of God-like figure. Some years back I went to one of his classes, given I come from the North East of England originally. It was unreal. Freshmen students grovelling and scraping, and clearly at his behest. Technically, he claims to be this and that. Sorry, no, and I don't care what certificates he has. His hsing i was disjointed. His attempt to impress me with his ba gua fell flat when the beginner student didn't know the 'script' and his attempts to control the students movements didn't work. Yes, he has some ability, but his claims of mastery over so many different systems is completely implausible. Later in the evening, while taking part in his liu ho ba fa class, he applied a technique on me that would have torn the ligaments and tendons in my arm, had I not known NOT to tense up in response. His deliberate excessive force was a piss poor attempt to assert his dominance. Not likely having learned from people prior who really know how to move. Check this out: http://forum.rickross.com/read.php?4,11964,22414 I also recall him being expelled from the TCUGB Jan, I understand you meant well posting this info, but the man is a FRAUD and dangerous to boot.

Getting laid is nice. At your age the only thing you should be overly concerned with is making sure you use a condom. Best, Mike

What my learned friend said.

Yeah, I use my real name too. As for people googling me, the likely response would be, 'Have you got nothing better to do with your time?' If that didn't do it, and most of the time the tone in the voice would, 'the stare' likely would. My practice is no secret. I tell anyone that asks. My students think its cool.

Please don't tell me taijiquan is not direct, quick to learn or be effective in. I taught a work colleague a technique that he used to put someone over a public bench that had attacked him. This was in the street outside of a bar and my colleague had a pint of beer in his hand at the time. I spent less than five minutes teaching him how to do the technique. So, fight over in one move. Not twenty minutes, nor two or three moves. I don't recall if any beer was spilt though. Of course, the ability of the teacher and the knowledge of the school is important, (I'm NOT referring to ME here, but rather my teacher and his lineage). Many, if not most, taijiquan schools have precious little understanding of the martial side. The idea that taijiquan is not direct or only interested in subduing the opponent...oh Lord. In my experience it has some of the most vicious maiming and killing techniques you could hope to find. It is a form of close quarter combat par excellence. I doubt the Manchu bannermen would have used it otherwise. I once showed a student in Greece how to overcome Wing Chun's 'direct' approach using taiji's 'circular' approach. No, he wasn't a friend and yes, he came at me as fast as he could. Being a nice chap I didn't crush his windpipe as the technique was designed to do. I don't claim to be an expert, but I DID use to teach taijiquan... Best, Mike PRACTICE would compliment your taiji/yiquan. If you actually DO some instead of wondering about every other thing there is out there. You really could do with getting some FOCUS. I think we've had this discussion before... You have enough to be getting on with, to keep you busy for HOURS every day. How about a few hours of standing and form practice a day while you aren't doing your class? It will take you a lot further than collecting a myriad of techniques. Less is more. Best, Mike

Thank you for another interesting post SF Jane . In reference to Mo Pai neigong, yin chi is something different. I expect each school has its own terminology for yin chi. How to get it, what it feels like, etc. I don't want to comment on. My views about studying with a good teacher I have already commented on more than once. Also, in reference to the Mo Pai, I absolutely do not want to encourage ANYONE to try the neigong method. Best, Mike

Thank you. I am not a student of Wang Li Ping. I hope you can find some time to think about this from the Peace Prayer of St. Francis. O Divine Master grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled As to console; To be understood,as to understand; To be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. May you find the peace you seek. Best, Mike

If you are getting your information from Jim it is a rather limited source, since he has never met Kostas. Regarding Kostas level you are simply wrong. I know. You don't. I know for a fact that not only Kostas but several of his students were 'at that level'. I know. You don't. You seen, I've been there and seen things that you haven't. You are going off what you have been told and wishful thinking. Period. I know what John Chang said regarding Kostas level because I was in the same room at the time. Your 'opinions' here count for nothing because they are based on nothing, except perhaps wishful thinking. The remarks regarding health issues are real because they HAVE HAPPENED, regardless of your 'opinion'. That is the simple fact of the situation. The fact is Kostas is no longer associated with the school. Nor am I. I have no agenda to promote. You chase power if you want. It will blow back on you and my God help you when it does. Yours, Mike I mean students kicked out because of their actions.

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True, but the manner of training leads to considerable power. Unfortunately the practice of Mo Pai neigong has killed or seriously injured numerous people. Practitioners have had strokes, heart attacks. One blew a valve in his heart. Others have killed people because they struck them and the qi destroyed the persons heart. The qi is emotion driven and so is not easily switched on or off. Jim made an oath NEVER to sell the teachings. Under what situation is it acceptable to break an oath? How does one keep the moral high ground if one is a liar? Jim slandered and lied about my friend Kostas, and the fact is Kostas was the only student who ever made a serious attempt to share the Mo Pai teachings. Kostas never charged myself or any of his other students a penny. Jim was happy to sit in the shadows while he was getting what he wanted. Now things are changed he seems hell bent on revenge while seeking power from another source. Unfortunately-for him-it is unlikely that any other master would want a student to breaks oaths. The simple truth is only one person from each generation goes beyond level four in this school. To be able to do so requires natural born ability that very, very few have. The school was closed to westerners in large part because of the problems that occurred. What Jim probably neglected to tell you is that Chinese Indonesian students have also been kicked out of the school. Not just the white boys. Do the ancestors prefer a Chinese torch bearer? So it would seem. Like it or not it is their choice and their decision. Honestly, you aren't qualified to sit in judgement. It wasn't John Chang's teacher, it was one of the higher level masters actually. As for 'want' we can want whatever we like, but it doesn't mean we are going to get it or have a right to get it. The Mo Pai, or any other school is under no obligation to teach anyone they don't want to, whether you like that or not. The fact is, and I say again, the Mo Pai is totally unsuited to being taught in widespread manner. Totally unsuited. THAT is why the doors were closed. It is dangerous to the practitioner and it is dangerous to anyone around them. I KNOW for a fact, for example, that Kostas nearly killed one of his students by accident. They were training and some qi accidentally 'hit' the student, putting him in intensive care with heart failure. Fortunately John Chang was able to help, otherwise the student would have died. Now, for anyone who takes Jim up on his offer, Jim is not going to be able to help YOU when you make a mistake with your training. He is not going to be able to help you when you accidentally hit a loved one or friend with qi, and that persons heart fails. You are going to be on your own. Is that what you want? You see mwight, you have never seen the big picture here because you have never had all the facts. That is no fault of your own, but you seem determined to follow this foolish path. So be it on your head and your karma should you do so. Best, Mike

OK, I'll post it on the forum, probably on a new thread. Give me a couple of days. Got some stuff to get done over the weekend. Best, Mike

Are you saying it is OK to make unpleasant remarks about people just because they are nothing special to you? Hugo, your comments were ill informed, and a simple Google search-which is what I used-could have provided you with the fact that monks in Thailand DO do community service. As mYTHmAKER pointed out from your own link, they also have work to do within the temple. They do not sit around all day doing nothing. The point is this. You didn't have the facts to hand and were referencing TV journalism. You made a mistake-we all do that. It is just a shame you lack the grace to admit it and even to reconsider your prejudices. And since when did peace wear a face like this ?

For your information: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.p...ECTION=201.html The above information from UNESCO shows monks doing COMMUNITY WORK at the sharp end of society, trying to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Now, I HAVE lived for a time in Thailand, I have friends who live there. I know someone who has learned advanced meditation from monks there, stuff that rivals John Chang's abilities. Not the kind of information you are going to get from Spanish TV though, is it? Unless you have lived there, you have NO first hand experience of the role that monks play in Thai society. As for your comments about the number of monks, since it is part of Thai culture for all males to spend some time as a monk, such statistics are pointless. So Hugo, I suggest you switch off your TV and get over to Thailand so you actually have some EXPERIENCE of what happens there, not just ill informed opinions gleaned from the goggle box. Best, Mike BTW, this thread is supposed to be about Wang Li Ping, so perhaps the Jesus and Saviour references should be dropped. Nowhere have I seen Wang, his students or anyone connected with him reference him as some kind of 'messiah'.

Beautiful.

Yes, fat consumption was higher in western society a hundred years ago apparently. Not much in the way of modern lifestyle diseases then... One doesn't have to just eat meat to use the ideas behind the Warrior Diet. Beans a cheese were also staples of the Romans. I prefer Beans, eggs, cheese to eating a lot of meat. Best, Mike

If you aim to detox read this: http://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Healt...5830&sr=8-1 He is a very well qualified MD and so provides advice that is tested, safe and proven. He also has a book on diet. A good way to allow the body to cleanse itself daily is the Warrior Diet: http://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Diet-Biologi...5945&sr=1-1 The 18 Step Taiji Qigong are exercises I used years ago and found them to be safe and great for boosting wellbeing and energy. I found a free web tutorial here: http://www.everyday-taichi.com/taiji-qigong.html I learned them from a book myself. Had my first profound qigong experience using these exercises and they have a fond place in my heart. Hope this helps, Best, Mike

In the end everyone seems to be saying the same thing. Processed foods=bad Natural unprocessed foods=good More than likely when you eat is nowhere near as important as what you eat. I seriously doubt anyone eating a nutritionally optimum diet COULD get fat on it regardless of when they eat. The Hay Diet recommends either no breakfast or a light one of fruit. Numerous people have lived to a ripe old-healthy-age following this method, (not mixing protein and carbs and eating lots of whole natural foods). So, eat well and the rest will likely take care of itself. Best, Mike Absolutely. Chinese people where I live consume fruit on an EPIC scale, and there are very few fat people about here. Those that are, in my observations, eat McD's, KFC and drink sugar filled drinks. Same as the western diet basically. So, fruit is not the enemy. It is a highly beneficial part of the diet.

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