what happened to this forum? I have real questions

[hooptey]

Look, I'm sorry I don't have the internal flow of energy to blast through walls with energy from my palms like some of you posters, but I do have questions for anyone legitimate that still reads in this forum... I've just started with internal styles (1 year) and would like some exercises to do to increase definition, balance, and energy, as well as teach me to regulate me flow of qi. I've always felt strong internally, so I've begun a daily training regiment of mediation and exercise. Anyone whom can help me start to form my interal energy as usable external (human muscle) power please post me back or email me at foofytr1@aol.com

-Justin

[taooftaichi]

Are you doing traditional Tai Chi

If so, Standing Meditation is an excellent method to help develop internal energy and learn how to channel it into external uses.

There are many standing postures-Universal Tree, Crane Stands on one leg, etc. Check with your internal teacher as to which exercises are appropriate to your system.

Moving meditation is also a great way to bring internal energy out into a physical expression. A beginning walking might be using "Withdraw and Push Forward" while stepping. Be sure to move slowly and lightly, use minimal muscular contraction keeping arms and shoulders relaxed and low. Visualize energy movement from your Tan Tien into your hands and fingers. Breathe out when you push.

You may need to practice these exercises for several minutes straight to get the feeling, but you'll soon see a difference.

Good Luck with your studies!

[hooptey]

I thank you for your reply, but do you think you can elaborate or drop me a couple of links with techniqes I've been practicing a bunch, trying out to see what "feels" best. There are no internal teachers where I'm at, and it's difficult to learn on your own. Anything you can do to make it easier until I can focus on one formal system would help.

[taooftaichi]

Check

http://gate8.com/bbs-tai/messages/tai-chi1.html, the Tai Chi Message Board.

http://forum.kungfuonline.com/1/Open...91&f=123191102

http://uk.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/upstandingdragon2000

http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/taichiarts

They all have very knowledgeable members and frequently list sources for additional info.

[Nik]

To deepen your skills, just do simple moviong forms REALLY slow. If you have gone as slow as possible for some weeks, at most some one up to three months, every day, just for a quarter or half an hour (a quarter WILL start doing the job), it will result in the generating of all sorts of effects oftenly named "Qi", namely heat, electrical stimulations, hairs raising, tingling, and whatever, depending on what you are lacking momentarily.
After these effects will start coming easier, with no enforcing, you can do that a little bit less slow, so you can finish a form in half an hour. Important is, believe, starting COMPLETELY slow. Originally, you would have started with just standing, for that time, if it is okay for you, do that also.

[Shouting Tiger]

A good excercise to start and end with for increased chi flow is the chi gatherer.
Stand in horse with your arms down at your sides
Bring both arms slowly up (straight out) to your chest (palms down) as you breath in slowly through your nose from your diaphram
bring your arms back down as you breath out through your mouth(slowly) and let your hands fall to a palm out position.