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[Zeropointtheory]

Hi Everyone,

 

This is my first post. I've been a lurker on the Daobums for over a month and decided to dive in the other day as I liked what I saw in this community. I've been practicing martial arts for a number of years studying mainly Shotokan and Krav Maga while practicing Zen and other forms of meditation for much longer. About two and half years ago I stumbled upon Qi-Gong through a practice called Lo Ban Pai and following that Neidan.

In the course of a couple years my understanding and interest in the subject has grown tremendously, but I would still consider myself a newbie in the area.

 

I live in Los Angeles and am currently looking to find a practice that meets what Earl Grey would describe as the four key criteria: good lineage, good system, good teacher, good community. I have the 5th which is being a good student.

 

Currently my practice of Lo Ban Pai brings into question the lineage portion and it is out of state without any online written forum/Telegram so the community is lacking for me.

 

So far the options for me from what I have researched seem to be only Terry Dun, Rudi from Authentic Neigong, or

The Shaolin Temple LA led by Abbot Shi Yan Fan: https://www.shaolintemplela.org/aboutabbot.html although I am definitely open to anyone's suggestions

 

I had hope Master Zhou might still be leading sessions since he is in LA but based on some of the posts here it seems as if his school is currently taking a break from classes.

 

I want to be sure the time and money I am investing into my practice will maximize results over the coming years so I am building my discernment and knowledge base by joining this community and hoping to add to the conversation where I can.

 

Any suggestions or direction would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you all for your time and looking forward to the conversations to come!

 

-Zero

[zerostao]

Hi Zero,

 

you will be officially welcomed soon looks like you are finding your way along the path and are acquainted with some good folks.

I do want to mention that sometimes less is more and trying to take on too many new schools at once might not lead to the best results. 
TDB itself does not make recommendations regarding specific schools/teachers/styles. Although many individual members will. 
I am sure that Terry,  Rudi, and Earl Grey could keep you busy for years/decades to come. And while i do not specifically recommend anyone in particular, I will say I certainly have nothing negative or warnings  to say about any of them.

Enjoy your time here and best of luck along the way 

Edited September 12, 2022 by zerostao

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On 9/12/2022 at 8:43 PM, Zeropointtheory said:

Hi Everyone,

 

This is my first post. I've been a lurker on the Daobums for over a month and decided to dive in the other day as I liked what I saw in this community. I've been practicing martial arts for a number of years studying mainly Shotokan and Krav Maga while practicing Zen and other forms of meditation for much longer. About two and half years ago I stumbled upon Qi-Gong through a practice called Lo Ban Pai and following that Neidan.

In the course of a couple years my understanding and interest in the subject has grown tremendously, but I would still consider myself a newbie in the area.

 

I live in Los Angeles and am currently looking to find a practice that meets what Earl Grey would describe as the four key criteria: good lineage, good system, good teacher, good community. I have the 5th which is being a good student.

 

Currently my practice of Lo Ban Pai brings into question the lineage portion and it is out of state without any online written forum/Telegram so the community is lacking for me.

 

So far the options for me from what I have researched seem to be only Terry Dun, Rudi from Authentic Neigong, or

The Shaolin Temple LA led by Abbot Shi Yan Fan: https://www.shaolintemplela.org/aboutabbot.html although I am definitely open to anyone's suggestions

 

I had hope Master Zhou might still be leading sessions since he is in LA but based on some of the posts here it seems as if his school is currently taking a break from classes.

 

I want to be sure the time and money I am investing into my practice will maximize results over the coming years so I am building my discernment and knowledge base by joining this community and hoping to add to the conversation where I can.

 

Any suggestions or direction would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you all for your time and looking forward to the conversations to come!

 

-Zero

 

Welcome Zero! I am currently learning from both Sifu Terry Dunn and Rudi, I highly recommended you learn from both two. Their systems work well together, many students from Rudi's class also do Flying Phoenix alongside Authentic Neigong. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions, or just write directly in the Flying Phoenix or Authentic Neigong threads and others will be happy to help!

[Earl Grey]

I find it amusing one Zero is helping a new Zero here. 😆

[Cobie]

Hi Zero. Welcome to the forum. 

[zerostao]

21 hours ago, Earl Grey said:

I find it amusing one Zero is helping a new Zero here. 😆

I know, right