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Always be careful to not drink the kool-aid that is passed to you :D

Yanqing Dao is a form taught by Sifu Park Bok-Nam as part of his weapons curriculum. I believe it would have the same source as your teacher's material.

-Steve

TTT....about a month until the seminar

LIsten to him...he studies with the man who you think is in the video ;)

-Steve

On Friday and Saturday October 13-14, Park Bok-Nam, senior lineage disciple of Lu Shui Tian, will be in Chicago to offer a two day seminar covering Health and Self-Defense training methods in...

well...if there were more stories (hint hint)...then maybe it wouldn't be hijacked :D

very long...

What relationship, if any, do you still have with the Lu Shui-tian line of bagua from Korea? Thanks.

-Steve

Thanks for the info. Is this a well respected dao form, a beginner form, a form that not many practice any more?

-Steve

Does anyone know if this form is only a mantis form, or is it a general dao form that is adapted by many different styles? Does anyone have any historical info about the form? Thanks.

-Steve

I know a version of kai lu chuan through my study with my sifu, Park Bok Nam. I am not too sure of his mantis lineage, as I have never asked him about it. What did you want to know about that form?...

Great analysis Chris....I cannot wait to hear more!

-Steve

On Friday and Saturday October 14-15, Park Bok-Nam, senior lineage disciple of Lu Shui Tian, will be in Chicago to offer a two day seminar covering Health and Self-Defense training methods in...

I have found that traditional acupuncture combined with triggerpoint and motor point work, with PNF stretching and range of motion exercises at home work very well in my practice. It seems like a...

It is $260 for two days if you pay in advance.

-Steve

On Friday and Saturday October 29-30, Park Bok-Nam, senior lineage disciple of Lu Shui Tian, will be in Chicago to offer a two seminar covering Health and Self-Defense training methods in baguazhang....

<<Its not that qi is not a recognized phenomenon, its just that too often the phrase is misued as a cover for ignorance, or inappropriately given the context, or even it may be just too vague to say...

"If you chose any stance you impose your will too soon and give warning."

Only in the movies...or if you are caught off guard by a sucker punch. In a hands up fight you need to have your hands...

If he meant martial power, I believe the pinyin for that is "jin" and not "jing." And if that is the case, completely disregard everything posted above :) One of the many problems we westerners get...

Hi Kevin-

Actually, the way I understand it, there are three types of
"jing" or essence - earlier heaven essence, later heaven essence, and kidney essence (using Wiseman's translations). ...

A few comments on Kevin's post-

****While some alchemical schools believed that Qi could be converted into Jing/Yuan Yin, it is more common to see it as a process of making the inevitable...