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lifting weight has affected sex life. http://www.steadyhealth.com/Weight_lifting_and_Sex_t124875.html

Please note that weight lifting does not build up testosterone but takes your libido away.

It does more than you think physiologically. You just need to read about cell respiration; and learn some scientific facts about how the muscles work with the oxygen and the nutrients to give one the internal energy. I do ZZ and Tai Ji daily which give me lots of energy like the thing mentioned in the thread. Btw you don't need to know it and you'll still get the benefits if you just do it; but it's better if you understand what is going on inside your body to appreciate it. It works for me and I understand how my body functions internally. Indeed, my libido is very high. One of my friends had advised me to stop my practice to avoid such high sexual desire.

If you are having a breathing problem, then, you will have all kinds of chronic problems.

練拳不練功 到老一場空 Practice the art without getting its effect; You will be realized that you were wasting your life when you get older.

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It is because your breath has not sunken to the lower dan tian(LDT) yet. In other words, you have not corrected the breathing problem yet. You need more practice on your Tai Ji until your chi(breath) can reach deep down to the LDT. Then, your problem will go away. Please remember you do have some personal physical problems from the bad habit in the past . In the mean time, practice your Tai Ji, diligently. Eventually, your problem will go away as soon you are breathing properly. Breathing properly means you have met the requirement of the UMB(Ultimate Method of Breathing).

1. Yes. There is a distinction. 2. Yes, in accord with the Yi Jing(易經). 3. 1 and 2 will answer no to that. 4. The original concept of yin-yang was from the Yi Jing.

It is because that the practitioners of Qigong do not require TCM to sustain their health. However, those who study TCM is to help others with illnesses.

Learning Tai Ji styles or instructions are secondary. How long has one practiced is primary. There is no comparison between Tai Ji and walking if someone really understand Tai Ji.

Shaking is good for the circulation of the lymphocytes in the immune system.

That was no expansion. They were only using the Gong Fu ability to perform some modern street acts to entertain the westerners.

Yes, I do feel sorry for the guy!

I don't know is he an expert in martial art or not? An experienced martial art fighter knows that he must have the "chi sink to the lower dan tian." He, also, knows to attack the LDT of the opponent first. Regardless how one looks at it, indeed, it was a fatal setup. FYI As soon one looses the grip holding the chi on the LDT, one is the weakest at that point in time.

I have watched again. It was not just one kick. The first kick with the right leg on the lower dan tian to release the breath of his opponent which cutting off the oxygen supply to the brain. Then, the second kick with the left leg right on the head is very fatal.

Looks like someone had beaten me to a Nobel Prize..... This has many good scientific facts. Chi Kung practitioners must read: Oxygen Crisis

1. Please clarify. 2. You should always exercise your breathing with the belly expanded and contracted while inhale and exhale, respectively; and do the opposite for the reverse breathing. You can't focus on the energy is because the energy was generated, only, if you breathe properly. Don't worry about all the other fallacies which mentioned in the book. If you breathe properly, then your body will take care itself and do its thing.

I don't think they are just beliefs but scientific studies with more reasonable concepts.

Hello ShivaShakti...... As I said before, Chi Kung is the Ultimate Method of Breathing(UMB). As everyone knows, Chi Kung cures many chronic diseases. Anyway, anyone may assign a name to it and build a story with some kind of philosophy behind it; and call it his/her invention. In this case, someone had called the UMB as Falun Gong or Falun Dafa which attracted many practitioners. Somehow, the group get too gigantic and shook up the government. What happened was a few practitioners were looking for a good place to practice Falun Gong in Beijing. They had found a big park, 北海公園(Northern Ocean Park). Immediately, they had made a few phone calls and 20,000 members showed up in two hours and occupied the park. The action in the assembling a big crown in such a short time was causing a big concern by the government. Indeed, the government does not want this to happen in any part of the country by declaring that the practice of the Falun Gong is an illegitimate practice. The group are believed in a philosophy which called 真,善,忍 (True, Kind and Endurance), the Ultimate Cosmic Principle and related to Buddhism. However, they were never considered as a cult. In general, they was referred as the practitioners of the Falun Gong with the practice of Falun Dafa. During the dispersion of the crowd by the police, the organizers of the assembly were arrested. Then, the members up rise and protested to release those who were arrested. Unfortunately, there were more arrests were made; and more protesters up rise. That was how the group got in conflict with the government.

What is happening to them was not their fault. It is due to the size of the cult. The cult has a tremendous assembly power and financial status. The CCP is afraid that this big cult might overthrown the government. Therefore, the cult was classified as an illegitimate cult. It was a local group of officials were selling the organs of those practitioners who had been arrested. btw Falun gong(法輪功) may be considered as the efficacy of the Falun Dafa(法輪大法). Falun Dafa is not a cult itself but only a method of Qi Gong. Falun Gong is a synonym for Falun Dafa; and both names are interchangeable.

For those who wants to know what Chi Kung is all about, at least, should read this article to appreciate the benefits of the UMB. If you don't believe it, then, just keep it in mind for future reference. The vital requirement for the human body

Don't be so complicated. Just practice Chi Kung with the UMB which will enhance all the internal functions and the physical cleansing process of the body. It is the most natural and economical way. Note: UMB: the Ultimate Method of Breathing.

Let's make the story short. To the best of my knowledge, here are the meanings of the compound characters as follows: 明指: Clearly indicated; explicitly described 明旨: Clear meaning; explicit meaning. It seems to me they are used interchangeably by both Chinese and Japanese. Chinese sites: http://www.bing.com/search?q=%E6%80%A7%E5%91%BD%E6%B3%95%E8%AF%80%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A8&pc=conduit&ptag=A8AA8A0A18EE04845BFF&form=CONBDF&conlogo=CT3210127 Japanese sites: http://www.bing.com/search?q=%E6%80%A7%E5%91%BD%E6%B3%95%E8%A8%A3%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A8&pc=conduit&ptag=A8AA8A0A18EE04845BFF&form=CONBDF&conlogo=CT3210127

FYI.... 性命法诀明指 is the Chinese version. 性命法诀明旨 is the Japanese version. Both characters are almost interchangeable but with a slight twist in meaning. The Japanese adopted the Chinese characters, most of the time, they are identical in meaning. Sometimes, they have used the characters differently in their meanings.