10. bis 14. Juni 2011:

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   Shaolin Chi Gong

  Sifu WONG KIEW KIT

                          Nutzen und Ziele der Shaolin Qi-Gong Praxis:

    * Gute Gesundheit und Krankheits-Prävention
    * Starke Vitalität und Fitness
    * Mentale Frische und Konzentrationsfähigkeit
    * Energie direkt aus dem Kosmos anzuzapfen und aufzunehmen
    * Ruhe und Effizienz in Arbeit, Sport und Spiel.
    * Erweiterung des Bewußtseins und Spirituelle Entfaltung
    * Langlebigkeit

 NEW: Die 18 Lohan Künste (nicht ident mit den bisher gelehrten 18 Lohan-Händen)

                

10. Juni , Freitag vormitags :

 Der geplante Vormittags-Kurs von 9-13 Uhr fällt aus bzw. wird mit dem Nachmittagskurs "zusammengelegt", da Sifu`s Flug von Malaysien unvorhergesehenerweise zu spät, nämlich am Freitag vormittag in Wien eintrifft.

10. Juni, Freitag nachmittags: 14 - 18h30 

INTENSIVE PRAXIS VON 6 AUSGEWÄHLTEN ÜBUNGEN AUS DEM SET DER 18 LOHAN-HÄNDE
(welche 6 das sein werden, werden wir zu Beginn des Kurses auf Basis der Wünsche und Bedürfnisse der Teilnehmer bestimmen)

11. Juni, der gesamte Samstag in 2 Kursen:

Das komplette SEHNENMETAMORPHOSE-SET an einem Tag -  11. Juni:

für Gesundheit, Vitalität und langes Leben wie für innere Kraft und  geistige und spirituelle Entfaltung"

Allgemeine Informationen zur Sehnenmetamorphose - Yi Jin Jing :
Es wird gezeigt wie durch z.B. das bloße Anheben der Finger ein Energiefluss erzeugt werden kann. Dessen gewaltige Kraft kann zur Reinigung oder für den Aufbau von Energie genutzt werden.
Yi Jin Jing sind Chi Kung Übungen aus dem Shaolin Kloster, die nur fortgeschrittenen Mönchen beigebracht wurden. Diese fortgeschrittene Chi Kung Technik schult insbesondere den Geist. So wird Sehnenmetamorphose gelehrt, um die Eigenschaften eines gelehrten Kriegers zu entwickeln: Fähigkeiten wie schnelles Denken, mentale Frische, ein ruhiger Geist, Mut,  gelassenes Handeln unter Druck, ein gutes Gedächtnis und spirituelle Kultivierung.

11. Juni, Samstag vormittags: 9 -13 h

SEHNEN-METAMORPHOSE  - erstes Set der 12 Übungen

11. Juni Samstag nachmittags: 15 - 19 h:

SEHNEN-METAMORPHOSE - zweites Set der 12 Übungen

12. Juni, Sonntag vormittags: 9 - 13 h

DIE INNERE KRAFT ENTWICKELN - Stand-Training

- Zhang Zhuang - Reiterstand - Goldene Brücke - Kosmos-Stellung - Kupferglockenstellung

12. Juni Sonntag nachmittags: 15 - 19 h

DIE ACHZEHN LOHAN - KÜNSTE  erstes Set von 6 Übungen

13. Juni PfingstMontag vormittags: 9 - 13 h:

DIE ACHZEHN LOHAN - KÜNSTE  zweites Set von 6 Übungen

13. Juni: PfingstMontag nachmittags: 15 - 19h

DIE ACHZEHN LOHAN - KÜNSTE  drittes Set von 6 Übungen

                                

14. Juni: Dienstag vormittags: 9 - 13 h

"KOSMISCHE ATMUNG" ist der Fortsetzungskurs von "Bauchatmung"  und eine sehr fortgeschrittene Praxis, die Basis für die Praxis des sanften wie des kraftvollen "Kleine Universums" und "Große Universums".
(Näheres dazu auch in Sifu`s Buch "DIE KUNST DES QI GONG")

14. Juni: Dienstag nachmittags 15 - 19 h

"DIE KOSMISCHE ENERGIE-DUSCHE"
In diesem Kurs lernen wir, wie wir unseren Geist darauf ausrichten, Energie aus dem Kosmos aufzunehmen, um unser Inneres mit Energie zu duschen. Die kosmische Energie-Dusche wird Dir helfen, körperliche, emotionale, mentale und spirituelle Blockaden zu öffnen, Gesundheitsprobleme zu überwinden, Deinen ganzen Körper zu revitalisieren und Deinen Geist und Spirit zu entfalten.

Sifu Wong Kiew Kit is Grandmaster Of Shaolin Chigong, Kungfu and TaiChiChuan. He is one of the few masters who generously introduced the once secretive Shaolin Chi Kung to the public and has helped literally hundreds of people to be relieved of their so-called "incurable" deseases like hypertension, asthma, rheumatism, arthritis, diabetics, migraine, gastritis, gall stones, kidney failure, depression, anxiety and even cancer. Now he has devoted more time on writing and teaching overseas, having successfully taught in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. He stresses the Shaolin philosophy of sharing goodness with all humanity, and is now dedicated to spreading the wonders and benefits of the Shaolin arts to more people irrespective of race, culture and religion. Sifu Wong Kiew Kit is the fourth generation successor from the famous Shaolin Monastery of China.
Sifu Wong, born in 1944, started his life-long training of the Shaolin arts in 1954 when he learned Shaolin Kungfu and lion dance from the famous Shaolin master, Sifu Lai Chin Wah, who was popularly known ans Uncle Righteousness. Sifu Wong became his best disciple and helped Uncle Righteousness to teach kungfu. To further his kungfu training, Sifu Wong later learned from Sifu Ho Fatt Nam, the third generation successor directly descended from the southern Shaolin monastery when it was burned by the Manchurian army in China. Sifu Wong also learned Wushu Kungfu from Sifu Chee Kim Thong, and Wing Choon Kungdu from Sifu Chö Hoong Choy, who were patriarchs of their respective kungfu styles. Sifu Wong has taught kungfu for more than thirty years, to more than twenty organizations. Regretting that many masters were withholding "secrets" of kungfu and chi-kung with the result that these arts might loose their essence, in 1982 he founded the Shaolin Wanahm School of kungfu and Ch Kung, naming the school after his two teachers who had influenced him most, Sifu Lai Chin Wah and Sifu Ho Fatt Nam, with the aim of transmitting genuine Shaolin Kungfu, Shaolin Chikung and Shaolin philosophy. Having won championships himself, Sifu Wong has trained many champions in kungfu (demonstrations as well as all styles sparring) and lion dance competitions. But he has always insisted that while Shaolin Kungfu is an exceedingly effective martial art, its greatness lies in enriching our daily life and in spiritual development. He was also the founder-secretary and later the Deputy President of the Federation of Kungfu and Lion Dance Organizations of his home state in Malaysia. Since 1987 Sifu Wong has spent more time teaching Chi Kung than Kungfu, because he says that while kungfu serves as an interesting hobby, Chi Kung serves an urgent public need, particularly in overcoming degenerative and psychiatric illness. In 1988 he caused a huge public controversy when he made an incredible announcement: That it is possible to transmit chi (energy) over a great distance to cure patients! In a public experience conducted by an independent national newspaper in early 1989, he proved that distant chi transmission is possible. Later that year, he publicly demonstrated sending chi up to......

Wolkenhände - Sifu Wong Kiew Kit

As kungfu became widely practiced at the Shaolin Temple,

the Eighteen Lohan Hands which were originally practiced as chi kung exercises, took on a more martial flavor. Eventually a new set of chi kung exercises evolved and was called the Eighteen-Lohan Art, or Sap Pat Lor Hon Kung in Chinese (Cantonese).

The exercises in Eighteen-Lohan Art are quite different from those in Eighteen Lohan Hands. While the Eighteen Lohan Hands focus on promoting good health, the exercises in Eighteen-Lohan Art focus on developing internal force.

This answers an intriguing question that may have puzzled many kungfu researchers, namely "How did Northern Shaolin practitioners develop internal force?". While Southern Shaolin practitioners practiced with sand-bags, wooden poles and stone-locks to develop such force like Iron Palm, Iron Arm and Iron Fist, Northern Shaolin practitioners generally did not use such methods. How did they become powerful if they did not use such training methods? The answer is that they used the Eighteen-Lohan Art.

However, due to various reasons the essence of the Eighteen Lohan Art is now almost lost. Even its external forms are seldom seen. An insidious consequence is that many Northern Shaolin practitioners today merely practice their kungfu forms for demonstration. It might also have led many Southern Shaolin practitioners to turn to external methods like hitting sand-bags and striking poles.

  Hopefully the essence of Eighteen-Lohan Art as well as the sophisticated combat applications of Praying Mantis will be preserved and passed on to posterity via a Praying Mantis project in our school.

The Eighteen-Lohan Art was not exclusive to Praying Mantis Kungfu. It was also practiced by other Northern Shaolin styles like Tantui, Lohan, Eagle Claw, Tai Zu, Chaquan and Huaquan. Eagle Claw Kungfu probably derived its special Eagle Claw internal force training method from a pattern, "Golden Leapard Trains Claws", of the Eighteen-Lohan Art.

The 18 internal force training patterns of the Eighteen-Lohan Art are listed below. The patterns may be practiced in different ways. One may, for example, train the whole set of 18 patterns, or a selection of them in any order, or choose some specific exercises for training.

Needless to say, the pictures below show only one point in time of the external forms. One must understand their chi flow and other internal aspects to develop internal force, and this must be learnt personally from a competent teacher. For example, many course participants at the Praying Mantis Course in Switzerland expressed amazement at the benefits from the first pattern, "Lohan Worships Buddha". But merely looking at the picture cannot give any clue to how these benefits are derived.

Die Namen der 18 LOHAN Künste:

Lohan Verehrt Buddha - Umgekehrtes Hängen des Doppelhakens - Doppelhaken an der Wand - Den Kopf schütteln und mit dem Schwanz wedeln - Das Rhinozeros schaut den Mond an - Der Große Meister hebt den Bronze-Kessel - der Große Vogel breitet seine Schwingen aus - Alter Mönch mahlt Reis - Der Goldene Leopard fährt seine Krallen aus - Vater und Sohn gemeinsam - Den Speer ins Mystische Tor schießen -  Der Grüne Drache greift das Gesicht an - Der Hungrige Tiger springt seine Beute an - Eiserner Büffel pflügt die Erde -Das Fenster öffen, um den Mond zu sehen - Alter Mönch zieht seine Schuhe aus -  Nächtliche Wache prüft das Meer - Schwalbe fliegt durch Wolken

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“Shaolin Luohangong” or “Shaolin Lohan Art” is the nearest equivalent to hatha yoga that I can think of. It is an important part of Shaolin Praying Mantis Kungfu,
and is used to train not just flexibility but internal force. It is also found in Shaolin Lohan Kungfu. However, there is not much written about “Lohan Art”, it is usually passed down from master to students by words of mouth.

“Tongzigong” or “Art of Becoming Child-Like” is another near equivalent to hatha yoga, but as mentioned above these two arts probably developed independently and have some fine differences. While some Shaolin masters also practiced “Tongzigong”, it is generally acknowledged as a Taoist art, and was important in Wudang Kungfu. The Shaolin grandmaster, Pak Mei, who was a Taoist priest although Shaolin was generally Buddhist in tradition, was famous for “Tongzigong”. “Tongzigong” was also generally passed down by words of mouth.

In both philosophy and approach, chi kung and yoga are similar, although their methods may be different. Both disciplines start with health and vitality, then proceed to energy control, and at the highest level liberate the personal spirit to be united with the Universal Spirit. In yoga the process is from hatha yoga to pranayama to raja yoga. In chi kung the process is from dynamic chi kung exercise to quiescent breathing exercise to meditation.

Hence, in this comprehensive cultivation from the physical to energetic to spiritual, the equivalent of hatha yoga in the Indian system are dynamic chi kung patterns in the Chinese system. Dynamic chi kung patterns are known as “dao yin”. Most of chi kung practiced today is of the “dao yin” type, and some well known examples are “Eight Pieces of Brocade” and “Eighteen Lohan Hands”.

 

 

Siifu Wong Kiew Kit in jungen Jahren

DIE SHAOLIN-AHNENREIHE VOM SÜDLICHEN SHAOLIN-TEMPEL ZU SIFU WONG KIEW KIT:

 QUALITIES OF A GOOD MASTER

Having a good master is definitely a tremendous blessing in kungfu, taijiquan and chi kung training. As mediocre instructors are so common nowadays --
some even start to teach after having attended only a few week-end seminars -- finding a great master is like finding a gem in a hay stack. Here are some guidelines to help you find one.

An Example of What He Teaches
A good master must be a living example of what he teaches.

A kungfu master must be able to defend himself, a taijiquan master must have some internal force, and a chi kung master must exhibit radiant health, as these are the basic qualities these arts are meant to develop.

A master of kungfu, taijiquan or chi kung does not enjoy the luxury of many coaches in modern sports like football and athletics who often cannot dribble a ball or run a race half as well as the students they teach. They are also some kungfu, taijiquan or chi kung instructors today who cannot perform half as well as their average students, but they are certainly not masters, although as a form of courtesy they may be addressed as such
by their students or the general public.


Understanding Dimension and Depth
Besides being skillful, a good master should preferably be knowledgeable. He should have a sound understanding of the dimension and depth of the art he is teaching, and be able to answer basic questions his students may have concerning the what, why and how of their practice. Without this knowledge, a master will be limited in helping his students to derive the greatest potential benefits in their training.

However, especially in the East, some masters may be very skillful but may not be knowledgeable. This is acceptable if we take the term 'master' to mean someone who has attained a very high level in his art, but who may not be a teacher.

The reverse is unacceptable, i.e. someone who is very knowledgeable but not skillful, a situation quite common in the West. A person may have read a lot about kungfu, taijiquan or chi kung, and have written a few books on it, but has little kungfu, taijiquan or chi kung skills. We may call him a scholar but certainly not a master.

Systematic and Generous
The third quality of a master as a good teacher is that he must be both systematic and generous in his teaching. Someone who is very skillful and knowledgeable, but teaches haphazardly or withholds much of his advance art, is an expert or scholar but not a good master.

On the other hand, it is significant to note that a good master teaches according to the needs and attainment of his students. If his students have not attained the required standard, he would not teach them beyond their ability (although secretly he might long to), for doing so is usually not to the students' best interest. In such a situation he may often be mistaken as withholding secrets.


Radiates Inspiration
The fourth quality, a quality that transforms a good master into a great master, is that he radiates inspiration. It is a joy to learn from a great master
even though his training is tough.

He makes complicated concepts easy to understand, implicitly provides assurance that should anything
goes wrong he is able and ready to rectify it, and spurs his students to do their best, even beyond the level that he himself has attained.


High Moral Values
The most important quality of a great master is that
he teaches and exhibits in his daily living high moral values. Hence, the best world fighter who brutally wounds his opponents, or the best teacher of any art who does not practise what he preaches, cannot
qualify to be called a great master.

A great master is tolerant, compassionate, courageous, righteous and shows a great love and respect for life. Great masters are understandably rare; they are more than worth their weight in gold.

               Nutzen und Ziele der Shaolin Qi-Gong Praxis:

    * Gute Gesundheit und Krankheits-Prävention
    * Starke Vitalität und Fitness
    * Mentale Frische und Konzentrationsfähigkeit
    * Energie direkt aus dem Kosmos anzuzapfen und aufzunehmen
    * Ruhe und Effizient bei in Arbeit, Sport und Spiel.
    * Erweiterung des Bewußtseins und Spirituelle Entfaltung
    * Langlebigkeit

   
1. 18 Lohan Hände
2. Sehnen Metamorphose (Yi Jin Jing)
3. "Knochenmark Reinigungs-Klassiker" (Xi Sui Jing)

Die Übungen der 18 Lohan-Hände waren ursprünglich für die Gesundheit und Vitalität der Mönche unterrichtet worden. Aus diesen Übungen enstand ebenfalls der erste Prototyp des Shaolin Kung Fu.

Der  2. Übungssatz umfasst 12 verschiedene "Formen" Diese Übungen zielen auf Viatlität, innere Kraft und spirituelle Entwicklung und waren der erste Prototyp des Shaolin Qi Gong (vermutlich wurden die daraus gewonnenen Fertigkeiten erst später in die 18 Lohan Hände integriert, so dass sie ebenfalls hochwertiges Qi Gong Übungen wurden). Die "Formen" hier sind noch "einfacher" als die der 18 Lohan Hände, sind jedoch im allgemeinen "kräftiger" und heikler in bezug auf mögliche Fehler. Diese Übungen sind insofern genial, als sie mit geringstem Aufwand große innere Kraft entwickeln. Und durch Sifu`s  Geschick und Erfahrung als Lehrer sind potentielle Gefahren bei diesen Übungen fast ausgeschlossen.

Die 3. Übungssatz ist vielleicht gar kein Übungssatz. Es gibt darüber nichts genau Dokumentiertes, obwohl einige Schulen manche Übungen so nennen. Nach Sifu`s Aussage gab es jedoch diesen 3. Übungssatz  im technischen Sinn gar nicht. Der Name beruht auf den Effekt, der entsteht, wenn - auch über die selbst manifestierenden Chi-Bewegungen (in fortgeschrittenem Stadium) - das Chi ins Knochenmark (im Chinesischen hat dies die Bedeutung der Nerven) und das Gehirn eindringt bzw. dorthin gelenkt wird, um sie zu reinigen. Dieser Effekt kann mit fast jeder anderen Übung der 18 Lohan Hände oder der Sehnen-Metamorphose erreicht werden (wenn man die Fertigkeit besitzt, dies zu tun). 

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"The Tremendous Force of Sinew Metamorphosis" at the Shaolin Wahnam Discussion Forum posted by Fluer on 17th September 2003 in response to Dan's asking "why exactly is so much internal force generated by the very simple looking exercise flicking fingers from Sinew Metamorphosis, and how can so much internal force be generated by flicking as little as 3 times on some of Sifu's courses!" 

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I can certainly relate to Phil's ‘explosive' experience. Practising at home once, I felt so powerful after the exercise that I felt like I had a rocket engine strapped to my back, and was about to blast through my living room ceiling! During Sifu's last course in London, I had a similar experience, but somehow on a higher level — the rocket would have been superfluous. Beyond the feeling of power, there was an instant propulsion into a realm of freedom and spiritual joy.

I had never really thought before about why the exercise generates so much internal force — I was just happy that it did! So, just to speculate: maybe when we assume the starting position, our energy (and intent) is marshaled at the hands, and instead of being projected externally, for combat or healing, flows back into us in a very concentrated way when we flick the fingers. But just as importantly, this exercise epitomizes the principle of "simple, direct and effective". Apart from Standing Zen, perhaps the only thing that matches it in this respect is smiling from the heart, which to me is the cornerstone of our practice.

I'm not surprised that Sifu's students can now achieve just as good results by flicking the fingers 3 times, as they used to by flicking 49 times. I have noticed a marked distillation of his teachings even in the year or so that I have been training with him. For example, he gives fewer instructions for each exercise, so that there is less to worry about, resulting in the instructions and advice that he does give having even more power. Just one remark by Sifu on the Brighton Chi Kung course last December started a process that led to a real breakthrough in my practice. I have no reason to believe that this same distillation hasn't occurred in his transmission of the skills for Sinew Metamorphosis. In fact, Sifu mentioned in a recent Q&A that, over the years, his methods of teaching have improved beyond even his own expectations.

Plucking Starts

THE VARIOUS

EIGHTEEN-LOHAN ARTS

The 18 Lohan Hands and the 18 Lohan Arts and the 18 Lohan Fists

Bodhidharma the great first taught the Eighteen Lohan Hands, or Sap Pat Lor Hon Sau in Chinese (Cantonese), at the Shaolin Temple. With the presence of many retired generals at the Shaolin Temple, the Eighteen Lohan Hands later evolved into the Eighteen-Lohan Fist, or Sap Pat Lor Hon Khuen, which was the prototype of Shaolin Kungfu.

With the introduction of kungfu at the Shaolin Temple, the Eighteen Lohan Hands took on a martial flavor, with the result that the Eighteen Lohan Hands also evolved into the Eighteen-Lohan Art, or Sap Pat Lor Hon Kung. While the Eighteen-Lohan Fist was a kungfu set, both the Eighteen-Lohan Art and the Eighteen Lohan Hands remained as sets of chi kung exercises, but with the Eighteen-Lohan Art emphasizing on internal force whereas the Eighteen Lohan Hands emphasizing on maintaining good health.

Hence, there are three sets of Lohan exercises:

1. Eighteen Lohan Hands
2. Eighteen-Lohan Fist
3. Eighteen-Lohan Art

Because these Shaolin arts have been taught over a long time across wide areas, there are different versions of them. We are lucky that all these three invaluable Shaolin arts are found in our school, Shaolin Wahnam. The Eighteen Lohan Hands form the base of our chi kung training. In the Praying Mantis Course in Switzerland in August 2010, Grandmaster Wong introduced the Eighteen-Lohan Art. The Eighteen-Lohan Fist will be taught at an opportune time.

Eighteen Lohan Hands

1. Lifting the Sky
2. Shooting Arrows
3. Turning Cosmos
4. Plucking Stars
5. Thrust Punch
6. Merry-Go-Round
7. Carrying the Moon
8. Nourishing Kidneys
9. Three Levels to Ground
10. Dancing Crane
11. Carrying Mountains
12. Drawing Sabre
13. Presenting Claws
14. Pushing Mountains
15. Separating Water
16. Big Windmill
17. Deep Knee Bend
18. Rotating Knees

Eighteen-Lohan Art

The names of the Eighteen-Lohan Art patterns are as follows:

1. Lohan Worships Buddha
2. Reverse Hanging of Double Hooks
3. Double Hooks Hanging on Wall
4. Shake Head Wag Tail
5. Rhinoceros Looks at Moon
6. Big Boss Lifts Urn
7. Big Bird Spreads Wings
8. Old Monk Grinds Rice
9. Golden Leopard Trains Claws

10. Father and Son Together
11. Shoot Spear at Mystical Gate
12. Green Dragon Charges at Face
13. Hungry Tiger Charges at Prey
14. Iron Bull Ploughs Field
15. Open Window to Look at Moon
16. Old Monk Takes off Shoes
17. Night Guard Tests Sea
18. Swallow Flies through Clouds
    

    Swallows Through Clouds

Zu: Juni, Freitag nachmittags: 14h- 18h30

INTENSIVE PRAXIS VON 6 AUSGEWÄHLTEN ÜBUNGEN AUS DEM SET DER 18 LOHAN-HÄNDE
(welche 6 das sein werden, werden wir zu Beginn des Kurses auf Basis der Wünsche und Bedürfnisse der Teilnehmer bestimmen)

SHAOLIN 18 LOHAN HANDS

Many readers have asked me about the famous Shaolin Eighteen Lohan Hands. They were taught by the great Bodhidharma in 527 BCE to monks at the Shaolin Monastery in China when this First Patriarch of the Shaolin arts found the monks weak and often sleepy during meditaion, which is the essental path towards enlightenment.

The Shaolin Eighteen Lohan Hands are fundamental chi kung exercises that can bring tremendous benefits if they are practised as chi kung. Over the years, I have successfully used selections from the Eighteen Lohan Hands to help many people overcome illness, including so-called incurable diseases.

But if they are practised as physical exercise, which is often the case nowadays, naturally the practitioner will only get the benefits of physical exercise. The crucial difference between chi kung exercise and physical exercise lies not in the outward form (which can be the same for both types of exercise), but in the internal dimensions of energy and mind. If one does not know what these internal dimensions are, it is unlikely that he (or she) has practised chi kung, although he may have performed the outward form for years.

At the Shaolin Monastery, these Eighteen Lohan Hands evolved into a kungfu set called Eighteen Lohan Fist, which forms the prototype of Shaolin Kungfu today. Nevertheless, the Eighteen Lohan Hands continued to be practised as chi kung exercise.

Because of its long history, there are many versions of the Eighteen Lohan Hands being taught today. Shown below are the Eighteen Lohan Hands taught in my Shaolin Wahnam School. The illustrations are reproduced from a manual used more than 10 years ago by my chi kung students.

1. Lifting the Sky
This pattern is also found in many other kinds of chi kung. This is not surprising because "Lifting the Sky" is one of the best of all chi kung exercises.

2. Shooting Arrows
The holding of the hands is in the "One-Finger Zen" hand form, which is a typical Shaolin hand form. If you see someone holding the hand in the from of a fist with one finger sticking out, you can reasonably conclude that he has not learnt it in a proper way from a Shaolin master.

3. Plucking Stars
These illustrations can only show the outward form of chi kung. Once again, I wish to stress that chi kung form alone is not chi kung. Chi kung is the art of energy management, and the form is just a tool or means to implement energy management. If you merely perform chi kung form, you are only doing physical exercise. If you wish to learn energy management, you have to learn from a master or at least a competent instructor, not just from webpages, videos or books.

4. Turning Head
If you think that this exercise is just for loosening your neck muscles, you are thinking of it as a physical exercise. As a chi kung exercise, it is used literally to cleanse your head and nervous system. Of course you have to learn such advanced skills from a chi kung master, not from a physical education instructor.

5. Thrust Punch
Besides developing powerful punches for martial art, this exercise massages and strengthens your heart. Correct breathing and making the appropriate sound are necessary for obtaining the desired effect.

6. Merry-go-Round
If you wish to revitalize yourself without having to take pep pills, this chi kung exercise may help you. It stimulates your "water" energy at your ming-men, or "gate of life".

7. Carrying the Moon
Many of my students love this exercise the best. It makes you look and feel young, and enhances your nervous system. You can have these benefits only if you can generate a shower of chi or vital energy down your body with this exercise.

8. Nourishing Kidneys
Ask a typical western doctor, and he will tell you that your kidneys have nothing to do with sex. Ask a Chinese physician, and he will tell you that your kidneys have everything to do with sex. In fact, the Chinese medical term generally used to describe sickness related to sex is shen-kui which means "kidney injury". "Why were the Shaolin monks interested in sex?" you may ask. No, the Shaolin monks did this exercise not because of sex, but because "Nourishing Kidneys" also enhances their intellectual and general vitality.

9. Three Levels to Ground
As a physical exercise, "Three Levels to Ground" can make your legs strong and flexiable; as a chi kung exercise, it can strengthen your heart system, generate better energy flow, and increase your vitality.

10. Dancing Crane
This exercise helps you to channel vital energy to your legs. But the benefits are not just for the legs. As the body is interconnected by countless meridians, inducing better energy flow at the legs is sometimes necessary to solve problems in other parts of the body. Someone with kidney stones or a dull intellect may overcome his problem more efficiently if he incorporates this "Dancing Crane" exercise.

11. Carrying Mountains
If you wish to have powerful arms but do not want to undergo tough and rough conditioning, or if you wish to overcome some chronic pain at your back, "Carying Mountain" is a useful exercise.

12. Drawing Knife
" Qi jing ba mai" or the "eight wondrous meridians" is often mentioned in chi kung texts but seldom understood. "Drawing Knife" is an effective exercise to generate energy flow to these eight wondrous meridians.

13. Presenting Claws
If you suffered from diabetes, had trouble with your digestive system, or often felt worried and anxious, this exercise may overcome your problem.

14. Pushing Mountains
I have never failed to be amazed by the profundity in simplity of this exercise. If you wish to overcome your rheumatism, or to enhance your sex life, or to have internal force for martial art, or to have mental freshness -- just to mention a few of its benefits -- practise this exercise.

15. Separating Water
This is an excellent exercise for the heart and the lung systems. It will also give you powerful arms. 

16. Big Windmill
Many people will find it hard to believe, but if you perform this exercise correctly and sufficiently, you can develop enough internal force to break a brick without having to lift weights or strike sandbags. Those with diabetes or problems related to the liver and spleen systems, will also find this exercise
 very useful. 

17. Deep Knee Bending
Here is another excellent exercise for the lower body. It also opens up the meridians at the legs so that
negative energy from other parts of the body can be efficiently drained out into the ground.

18. Rotating Knees
You may be surprised, but "Rotating Knees" may help to overcome sex problems, or enhance sexual performance and enjoyment. Strong, healthy knees, obviously, ensures that you will still be agile at eighty and beyond.

Unless you are already well versed in chi kung, even if you can perform these eighteen sets of movements correctly but without effecting the internal dimensions of mind and energy, you will only get the benefits of physical exercise. The illustrations, therefore, are not meant for self practice, but for satisfying curiosity, and perhaps as a means for preserving for future generations what the Shaolin Eighteen Lohan Hands look like.

You will be mistaken if you think that the mind and energy dimensions are not explained here because I want to keep them as secrets. Even if I explain them here, many people may not believe the explanation. Even if they beleive it and follow the instructions, they may not get the desired result. Worse still, and this is a main reason why many masters "keep the secrets", practising advanced chi kung without a master's supervision may bring serious adverse effects.

You will appreciate the warning better if you remember that what is involved is mind and energy, the two most powerful things in the world. As an anology, learning how to swim or drive a car is safe with proper supervision. But one would not, and should not, go swimming or driving merely after reading some swimming or driving instructions.
This courses will be dedicated to the learning and  and practice of  6 of The classical 18 Lohan Hands, the highly respected forms taught by Bhodidharma, the first Zen patriarch to the Shaolin monks in the 6th century BC.


You will not only learns the techniques, but you will be transmitted the fundamental principles and the skills that will allow a competent and ever deepening individual practice. Seasoned practitioners will benefit from this course as well as beginners, each one at his or her own level.

The gift of the 18 Lohan Hands is, that it gives you the genuine treasures of Qi Gong in its purest form: Good health, emotional balance, mental clarity and serenity, focused and relaxed attention and a rejuvenated, strong and vital body at any age.

Due to its unparalleled efficiency, a 15 minutes of enjoyable and simple practice per day is all that is required when you come back to your lifestyle and occupation, making it particularly suitable for the people involved in the world.

THE 10  SHAOLIN LAWS

1. Required to respect the master, honour the Moral Way and love fellow disciples as brothers and sisters.

2. Required to train the Shaolin arts diligently, and as a pre-requisite, to be physically and mentally healthy.

3. Required to be filial to parents, be respectful to the elderly, and protective of the young.

4. Required to uphold righteousness, and to be both wise and courageous.

5. Forbidden to be ungrateful and unscrupulous, ignoring the Laws of man and heaven.

6. Forbidden to rape, molest, do evil, steal, rob, abduct or cheat.

7. Forbidden to associate with wicked people; forbidden to do any sorts of wickedness.

8. Forbidden to abuse power, be it official or physical; forbidden to oppress the good and bully the kind.

9. Obliged to be humane, compassionate and spread love, and to realize everlasting peace and happiness for all people.

10. Obliged to be chivalrous and generous, to nurture talents and pass on the Shaolin arts to deserving disciples. 

      Würdest Du gerne gute Gesundheit, Vitalität,               Geistesfrische und inneren Frieden erlangen?

Sifu Wong Kiew Kit vermittelt, wie wir diese Ziele durch die Praxis des ChiGong erfahren können. ChiGong ist eine uralte Kunst und eine dabei eine sehr moderne Wissenschaft. Es befasst sich mit der Einübung und Anwenedung kosmischer Energie für verschiedene Bedürfnisse, insbesondere für Gesundheit, Innere Kraft, mentale Entfaltung und spirituelles Wachstum......

Die Kunst der Energieentwicklung....."Den Himmel anheben", um Gesundheit zu erlangen......das taoistische Streben nach Unsterblichkeit...das wirkliche Selbst vor der Geburt......der erstaunliche Kosmos......die goldene Perle der Energie.......die Kunst der Langlebigkeit.........die Essenz des Universums.......Leben als sinnhafter Austausch von Energie.......Entspannung: Der erste Schritt zu intuitiver Weisheit........."Unheilbare Krankheiten" können geheilt werden (S. 65 in "Die Kunst des ChiGong" von Wong Kiew Kit).......der wundersame Strom des Chi.......Kosmische Energie anzapfen.....Wunder geschehen doch...........Die Hauptursache degenerativer Erkrankungen....Meridiane: Die Bahnen des Energiestromes....der Nutzen des angeregten Chi-Stromes und der sich von selbst manifestierenden Chi-Bewegungen....negative Emotionen ausschwemmen...Qigong als vorbeugendes und als heilendes Verfahren.....das Herz leer und offen und den Bauch voll machen.......die Wonne eines stressfreien Lebens......Wandlungsphasen im emotionalen Wechselspiel.....vom Kind lernen.......die Uhr des Alters zurückdrehen.........die Wirbelsäule hinaufströmende Energie........Chigong und die Vertiefung der sexuellen Erfahrung...mehr Vitalität durch "die Nieren nähren"......Jing, Chi und Shen.....warum ChiGong die intellektuelle Leistungsfähigkeit verbessern kann.....mit ChiGong zu Inspiration und Kreativität....heitere Gelassenheit genießen....Chi-Fernübertragungen....... Der "ChiGong Geisteszustand": Ein erhöhter (oder vertiefter) mentaler Zustand in der Chigongpraxis, wobei der Praktizierende sich nicht um äußere Stimul kümmert: In westlicher terminologie ist es dem Alphazustand ähnlich. In der klassischen ChiGong-Terminologie spricht man von "Ru Jing" oder "in die Stille treten"..... "Energiepunkte öffnen": Zitat: "In den ersten Sitzungen öffnete ich einige seiner vitalen Energiepunkte in seinen Armen, seinem Körper wie auch in seinen Beinen, ujnd übertrug von meinem Chi auf ihn." Vitale Energiepunkte sind Stellne am Körper, an welchen der Therapeut den inneren Energiefluß eines Patienten beeinflussen kann. Punkte an der Körperoberfläche, wo man Zugang zur vitalen Energie im Körper finden kann, wie man sie aus der Akupunktur kennt und wie sie auch im Jin Shin Jyutsu zur Anwendung kommen. "Sich selbst manifestierende Chi-Bewegungen": Eine Art ChiGong-Übungen in deren Gefolge der Praktizierende sich unwillentlichen Bewegungen und Energieströmungen hingibt... Die drei Hauptachsen der Chigong-Praxis - Form - Energie/Atmung - Geist: Durch bloßes Üben der äußeren Formen erlangt man weniger als 20% des potentiellen Nutzens der Übungen...durch zusätzliche Kooordination der Atmung können wir 40-50% des potentiellen Nutzens verwirklichen; den umfassendsten, durchdringendsten Nutzen erlangt man durch vereinende Harmonisierung von Geist, Atmung/Energie und Form/Körper. Den Himmel heben - die Sterne pflücken - Berge schieben - den Mond tragen - den Kopf kreisen lassen - das fröhliche Ringelspiel - die große Windmühle - Hulahoop -die Knie kreisen lassen - der Gang des Bären - der Elfentanz - der springende Fisch ...... Gönne Dir die Geheimnisse der alten Meister: "Es mag ein Mensch viele Jahre ChiGong praktizieren, und doch kann es sein, dass er nicht tief hineingegangen ist, weil es ihm an philosophischem Hintergrund und an der entsprechenden Methodologie mangelt, die einst geheim bewahrt worden ist." Wie Du mit sechzig jung und gesund sein kannst: "Wie können manche Menschen in 6 Monaten ein ChiGong Niveau erlangen, für welches andere 6 Jahre Praxis benötigen?
Genieße die Poesie von Gesundheit und Vitalität: "Chigong ist grundlegend eine innere Kunst, die äußeren Formen und Bewegungen sind externe Hilfen für die innere Kultivierung." Die Energie, Berge zu verschieben und den Mond zu tragen: "Der Faktor des Geistes ist in weiter Hinsicht der wichtigste Aspekt des Chigong."
Aus der Kunst der Langlebigkeit seinen Nutzen ziehen: "Wenn wir wünschen, lange und gesund zu leben und auch die Vitalität zu haben, um unsere Arbeit ebenso wie spielerische, sportliche und rekreative Aspekte unseres Lebens zu genießen, dann ist Chi-Kung eine ausgezeichnete Antwort." Möchtest Du gerne maximale Ergebnisse verwirklichen: "Wenn Du Gesundheit und Vitalität möchtest, dann genügt es nicht, darüber zu lesen, Du mußt die geeigneten Techniken praktizieren, um es zu erlangen."
Die faszinierende Erfahrung der fließenden Energie in Dir: "Die Shaolin Wanahm Übungen der sich von selbst manifestierenden Chi-Bewegungen bieten eine sehr nützliche Methode, den Chi-Strom zu erfahren und seinen Fluß zu lenken." Chi-Gong ist nicht bloß ein sanfter Tanz: "Wenn wir die 3 Elemente des Chigong - Form, Energie und Geist - verstehen, ist es offensichtlich, dass wir bestenfalls einen kleinen Teil dessen, was uns Chigong bieten kann, erlangen, wenn wir bloß Chigong-Form praktizieren, wie es viele Schüler tun." Nimm einen guten Schluck kosmischer Energie: "Wenn Chi-Kung-Meister beim Lehren von "Bauch-Atmung" sagen, dass sie zur Kindheit zurückgekehrt sind, dann ist das nicht bloß eine poetische Ausdrucksweise.
Tiefe Ruhe, freudige Gelassenheit und innerer Frieden: Meditation mit dem Ziel spiritueller Erfüllung für jene, die für diesen edlen Pfad bereit sind wie für jene, die ihre posrtive Auswirkung im Alltag nutzen möchten.
Unheilbare Krankheiten können geheilt werden: "Es gibt Krankheiten, insbesondere degenerative Erkrankungen, die von der konventionellen Medizin als unheilbar betrachtet werden, welche durch das Praktizieren von Chi-Kung geheilt werden können. Dieser Anspruch ist nicht auf die Erfahrungen mit einigen wenigen Patienten begründet, sondern auf aberhunderten von Fällen." Energie und vitale Ausdauer für Champions, Sportler und Kampfkünstler: "Es ist ein Irrtum zu glauben, dass es ausschließlich chinesische Athleten sind, die reichlich ChiGong in ihrem training zum Einsatz bringen."
Sich nach dem Bemerkenswerten, dem Aussergewöhnlichen, dem Göttlichen ausstrecken: Unser persönlicher Geist vereint sich mit dem universellen Geist und ermöglicht es so, die nicht-differenzierte, nichtdualistische Höchste Wirklichkeit zu erfahren." Einem jeden entsprechend seinen Bedürfnissen: "Chigong besitzt große Flexibilität, was es in die Lage versetzt, für viele verschiedene Bedürfnisse geeignet zu sein, und sobald wir einige grundlegende Prinzipien kennen, ist es leicht unsere Übungsprogramme entsprechend unseren Bedürfnissen zu gestalten." 

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