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I do not expect anything special but I can't say I have noticed any "energy flow" or any bliss during practice. Still have negative thoughts. Only may be I noticed I can eat less than normal before. And I drank alcohol sometime these months, sometime more than just "one beer". And I could not feel I was drunk, I could drink may be much and stay kind sober. Now I have started 100 program with no any toxic stuff, no sex and want to do it every day. I was asking myself what I can get from FPCK and had doubts about it, I gave it up 5 times and than started again next day or after 3 days.

Just wonder how is it possible to do vol.1,2 and 3 in such the short time if you recommend to do meds for 10 minutes. It would take over 2 hours. All meds from vol. 1 & 2 take me around 2 hours but I do it all together very rare. I think I did mistake because normally I do 3 meds from vol.1 and all warm ups + 1 or 2 MSW from vol.2. And I do not have tangible results. (Sometime I can miss 1 day and couple times I missed 3 days during 2 1/2 months of practice). Now I think to try to do entire meds from vol.1 followed by at least five meds from vol.2. And I have never done 3 warm ups meds. for 10 minutes. I did only around 5 minutes. I calculate approx. time for vol. 1 and 2: initial worm up around 12 minutes - includes 5 minutes of wuchi stance med. #1 - 10 minutes #2 - at least 15 minutes for 12 btb at low speed #3,4,5 at least 10 minutes each. In total around 70 minutes + 50 min. for the 5 meds from vol.2 = 2 hours. That is I want to try in the mornings and evenings.

Are you moderator? Anyway I suppose people here can decide what they want to discuss in this thread who is PRACTICING FPCK. As this is relevant to the practice of FPCK. I wanted only to express my opinion here that if fasting occurs as achievement of certain level in cultivation than it is natural, otherwise it even can be hindrance for practice. Sifu Terry wrote here that fasting can happen as the result of good commitment to practice. If you think it is not relevant to this thread you can delete it.

This is not so obvious. I was not talking about any advantage of clogged system. According to TCM there are certain hours during the day for food. Stomach meridian is most active between 7 and 9 a.m. And after 5 pm body starts evacuate all wastes more actively (kidney meridians etc). So it is just about right regime of the day, like not to eat after 5 pm. It turns out some 15-16 hours break between food intake what is enough for cleansing. Or it may be 24 hours fasting. After that prenatal qi says goodbye to you as body needs glucose and glycogen is finished by that time

Cheya, thanks for the information about the DVD from MWI. I have checked their website and got this DVD. The forms and movement look very simple and I enjoyed it already just only watching it. Funny enough Phil Young (the man on DVD) runs TCR classes right in my city. Are you doing all forms in one go or you do only few of them? I think to do it for some 90 minutes a day plus to my another qigong every day. TCR seems to be complete system. I like it simplicity.

Either the power is that strong that it balance the energy system or the student has much problem and still has spontaneus movement and create much disbalance in life. So I have a diverted view on this phenomenom. Absolutely agree with you here. I asked this question on another taoist forum years ago. That forum is on the authentic taoist alchemy school. They confirmed that there is spontan. chi flow indeed in alchemical stuff but it can be caused by different phenomenon!!! Even by the spirits! And that it can work with different levels of energy. What I saw people were to much in their emotional stuff, and it was too vigorous. I think it can be not useful really and not nesses, the evidence of spiritual growth. I can not esteem it on my level. But I was told that it is dangerous practice and can cause inclinations! So I am not in a hurry to go to this seminar and would better bind myself with authentic alchemy sect. They say In their system spontan. chi flow is very soft and pleasant. I can not elaborate it more.

Okey, You want to say it has roots in Shaolin but there are many systems rooted in Shaolin and many of them distorted to the level of calisthenics but this system has unique authentic engine. I can not agree or disagree but only heard few positive feedbacks and can not judge. But I suppose it is good system indeed, I saw couple people on the seminar who were like swimming in this chi flow and it really did some good energy cleansing for the. JUST BY DOING IT 1 HOUR A DAY. This is evidance of the advance system

It has developed a lineage what? sorry i do not understand Nowadays only 15 minutes are enough. Those advanced Students show energetics in performing their animal form and tit was amazing how to see the flow. yeah. this sounds pretty good. the power is in simplicity. and this requires transmission. i am attracted to it because it is more high notch energetic gong despite many others chikung which requires hours and hours. this system seems to be real alchemy practice. but at the same time i am in doubts. because it is not only chikung but kungfu system. and it is quite pricey. they do not hold permanent kungfu classes and based on seminar basis. every seminar is very expensive and you can not develop your kung fu skills. yeah. one can do just qigong, but this qigong is martial indeed and kubg fu practice should be the base of the entire system. taichi they teach is not in lineage. it is mix of styles developed by the order of communist party in China. these both factos are the downside of the entire system. i do not think that authentic system must be based on spontaneous chi flow and i look towards the bruce kumar system. the goal is the same - to reach energy body and remove blockages. in WKK system it is might be more straightforward as there is direct transmission. BKF system might be more slow. And very expensive too. But can be learned from the book and from local instructors. I did seminar on cosmos chikung 2 years ago but it did not work for me but i mixed with yoga and did not practice enough every day. Now thinking this is really advanced gong but I could not elaborate it. They hold seminar soon where I live and there is summer camp in the UK soon with Sifu Wong. He will transmit 18 lohan set and bone nourishing. Hmm, this is good but it is better to learn kung fu system where you can practice it in pair for martial skills. This system is more for health.

It only looks like basic calisthenics brocades but as far as i know it is quite advanced level. There are 18 lohan hands and 18 lohan art plus iron wire and bone nourishing. I am interested myself. More info is here http://www.wongkiewkit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10646 It is based on spontaneous chi flow. What is another case from calisthenics of brocades

ShSh, thanks. What is your name? I want to apply to you but not to deities every time when talking to you. As for myself I noticed I eat less. Now I eat in the midday and it is enough for me for the all day. I do not feel hunger for the rest of the day. But only can have few fruits in the evening. But I have proper lunch. Now I avoid meat but eat cheese and eggs. I have some shaking too. But I think it is because of I still have blockages. I have some heavy spots. In the head, shoulders, back of spine and some in the hips. I think vol.1 and 2 designed such the way to unblock it. Vol. 1 working more with legs. I feel sometime how energy start moving in my buttocks and hips. And vol.2 is more for the brain nourishing and heart, and lower DT. It is might be what they call cultivation of xing and ming but i only guessing. I have now time for 3 times a day practice. Before did only once for 1 hour 40 mins. I will do FPCK 2 times and will be trying to do both vols. I decided to add baguazhang practice once a day. water path method by Bruce Frantzis. I think it should help to open the energy gates of the body. As it is method for conscious desolving of all blockages. It includes all bagua neikung work. Sifu Terry mentioned here once that FPCK builds up some very good healing energy which is better digested with solid wushu practice.

I see to it I do more FP than Tantra, or else I will be too spacey again, and won't be able to integrate "slowly". That relates to your experience re shen and grounding--the very importance of grounding.I see to it I do more FP than Tantra, or else I will be too spacey again, and won't be able to integrate "slowly". That relates to your experience re shen and grounding--the very importance of grounding. How much time per day do you do FPCQ?

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I also am starting to play Bagua. I have got Chris Matsuo's DVD on basic circle walking chikung (8 energy set). Looks great. But there in no info on the mind set and how to move feet exactly (i mean neikung). Is it crucial for this set, does anybody know? I have seen good reviews on Tom Bisio's bagua neikung book. But video is not so good for self learning. And also I have bagua mastery program DVDs by BKF. Thinking to get his book Opening Energy Gates... and Water Path Med. and try to learn at home. And then to visit class of an instructor who learned bagua from him. Nice plan I think

Also I wonder... There is info that the founder of FPCQ received these meds from the Buddhist female deity in Emheishan mountains in China. What was the deity actually? There are only few female deities in that region - Quan Yin/Avalokitesavara and Tara. I have very much of sympathy to these deities. I am thinking to recite their mantras and meditate on them after finishing FPCQ meds. Just wonder if it is known what was the deity indeed.

You can do any zazen, any form of Chinese meditation, kung-fu, kung-fu-like, tai chi, tai-chi-like, qigong-like posture/stance or outside meditation after you practice FPCK Hello. Earlier in this thread I read that taichi movements have different energy structure and it is not advisable to do taichi at the same time when doing FPCQ meds. And I think you mean that meds from vol. 3 & 4 are more efficient and at the same time taichi like and better to do it than taichi for developing FPCQ energy.

I never talked about "loads of meat". If you read again I mentioned fish (i eat no more than 2 times a week), eggs (almost every day) and milk products (often). The man on video ate eggs almost every day. I do not believe to vegans who sell something. You have to wait and see how long they will live on their diet. That's all The problem is that I can eat absolutely everything and for my body all is the same. Only when I overeat or eat too much sweets I can feel sleepy or sluggishly. Difficult to know if it is my body telling me or my mind. And yes all theories are very confusing. I wanted to know the diet best for qi development but I do not believe that vegan is the best

Not sure if diet issue should be discussed here with such extension. But I will answer in short. I have been eating animal products and grains for over 30 years and I am perfectly fit without any extra weight problem. One should do exercises almost every day. As for inflammation there are at least two meanings of this word in English. One physical and another describes emotions. I can agree with second meaning regarding harmless as it might be make mind more "gross" but as for phys. health please make sure you have no got this theory from vegan books, they like to write these theories. Actually there are no long lived persons among vegans. Body needs some animal proteins. Only may be high level yogis and taoist masters can stay healthy for a long period without animal food. And indian yogis drink milk and eat much rice as well as chinese masters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkMbMJ9JFaY

Yeah, it is what i am thinking right now actually to go for grain (rice, oat, spelt) diet with milk and some fresh salads and only eggs out of animal proteins. Ive got big tub of raw plants protein powder supplement from health store and mix it with food. Question was about fish. I think we do not need much protein indeed. I am thinking to go for calories restriction diet - below 1800 cal per day or even 1500. Not to eat sweets and any processed food for 100 days and have a look how i will be getting on. (for me it is also money issue - i am on low budget now. but there is another issue too - health, so buy one and second free )

ShivaShakti, I mentioned fish, not meat at all. There is theory that fish does not have so much "stress hormone" and so it is much less toxic than meat. I have Max's Kunlun book here where it is stated that fish is very good for balancing and grounding. In TCM there is theory that benefits of eating big amount of fruits and veg. are fiction and it is even harmful. Especially in cold period of year. Some people stand for th e benefits of raw food and another for cooked such as rice and grains and give advise to have very small amount of fruits and vegs. Latter theory is from book on TCM.

Also I want to ask Sifu Terry about food and drink recommendations. I am confused about diet recomend-s. Some people stand that raw food with small amount of protein is preferable, some another that animal protein such as fish grounds and balanced body. In tradit. chinese medicine many practitioners stand for the benefits of cooked food as it is digested better. How long to wait after practice before taking meal? What about coffee? Could you clarify some of these issues here please

But what is the point of shaking? Does prolonging time of each MSW really empower meds? i decided to go for 100 days "retreat" too. I ll be doing next: preporat. for standing about 20-30 mins (more time for the wuchi stance); first three of standing meds for approx. 12, 20 and 12 = 45 mins and 3 prep. for seated + MSW1 15 mins=30 mins; in total about 1 hour 40 mins couple times a day. plus seated stillness meditations. not sure about retention but want to try it for qi rejuvenation

But why not Vol. 1 ? Vol.4 is advanced form.

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