Recommended for learning Qigong

[JaguarWarrior]

I'm interested in learning some qigong to add to my Praying Mantis training. I've been a meditator of a few years now, and have noticed a great change in the energy I can feel ever since beginning my kung fu training. Right now I do a regular meditation where breathe slowly and deeply through the nose, focus on clearing my mind of all thoughts, then I focus on that energy point below the naval. After a few minutes I can feel an amazing charge at that energy point and my head feels light and euphoric.

Now I want to learn more about how to build up more qi, and how to use it for healing and improving my training.

For those who feel they have made progress with their qigong, what would you recommend to a seeker?

[woliveri]

Your id says you're in Korea. If so I'd look up SunDo.

http://www.sundo.org
http://www.sundousa.com


I haven't had the opportunity to investigate this personaly but have talked to an 6 year practioner here in California. From what I hear it sounds great.

hope this helps.

[onyomi]

I really like the Yijin-jing Qigong I do with my PM. There's some info about qigong methods usually associated with PM here:

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/foru...ad.php?t=39273

[JaguarWarrior]

Thanks for the tips guys. Sun-Do looks very interesting, but I couldn't seem to find where an instructor might be in Seoul.

That PM Qigong thread is good too. But wouldn't it be best to learn qi excercizes from an instructor? Or can it be possible/recommended to learn them from a book or video?

[hunglengjon]

I've only recently started furthering my qigong practice and found books by Mantak Chia most informative, especially for a relative beginner looking to become aware of the chi circulation and opening the microcosmic orbit.

Having said that, my Sifu is a universal healing Tao instructor and advised against getting too carried away with the books and it's best to balance physical instruction with further reading and solo experimentation.

Hope that helps

[JaguarWarrior]

Thanks for the advice. I have read a book by Mantak Chia, it was called "the multi-orgasmic man", a very good book! It was about moving your chi during sex, which has worked wonders for me. I think I will look for another book by him about more general and martial chi practices.