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21. - 24. August:
Shaolin Qi Gong Intensiv Tages-Kurse mit Großmeister Sifu Wong Kiew Kit
jeweils 9.00 – 18.00
Fr. 21. August 09: Intensiv-Basiskurs: Den Chi-Strom hervorbringen
und erleben
Sa. 22. August 09: Die 18 „Lohan-Hände“: 1.Set von 8 Lohan-Händen
So. 23.August 09: Die 18 „Lohan-Hände“: 2. Set von 10 Lohan-Händen
Mo. 24. August 09: Die Innere Kraft entwickeln "Frühbucher"Rabatte bis 10.8.09
je Kurs: € 118 – 188, je nach Anzahl der gebuchten Kurse
Kursbeiträge: Frühbucher / Spätbucher in Klammer
Ein Kurs:
Zwei Kurse:
Drei Kurse:
Vier Kurse: |
188 EUR (238 EUR)
288 EUR (388 EUR)
388 EUR (478 EUR)
468 EUR (578 EUR) |
Shaolin ChiGong zeichnet sich durch
einfache, aber äußerst wirksame Übungen aus, die vor allem schnell und
effektiv Chi-Blockaden im Körper beseitigen und so den spontanen und
heilsamen Fluss der Lebensenergie freisetzen. Eine der Spezialitäten
von Sifu Wong Kiew Kit ist das individuelle Öffnen von Energie-Punkten
und die Übertragung von Chi auf seine Schüler wie auch die Einführung in den Prozess der
spontanen sich von selbst manifestierenden Chi-Bewegungen, die eine zutiefst heilsame Funktion haben.
Sifu
Wong: "Bodhidharma, der 28. Patriarch des Indischen Buddhismus und der
erste Patriarch des Chinesischen Chan lehrte die 18 "Lohan-Hände" 527
n.Ch. den Mönchen des Shaolin-Klosters, als der erste Patriarch der
Shaolin-Künste die Mönche schwach und während der Meditation, dem
essentiellen Pfad zur Erleuchtung, oft schläfrig fand. Die 18
Lohan-Hände des Shaolin sind grundlegende ChiGong-Übungen, die
unglaublichen Nutzen bringen können, wenn sie als echtes ChiGong
(Arbeiten mit der Energie) praktiziert werden. Im Laufe von vielen
Jahren habe ich erfolgreich ausgewählte Übungen der 18 Lohan-Hände dazu
eingesetzt, vielen Menschen zu helfen, Krankheiten einschließlich
sogenannter unheilbarer zu überwinden." SIFU WONG KIEW KIT IST:
- Fourth Generation Successor of the Venerable Jiang Nan of the Southern Shaolin Monastery
- Grandmaster of Shaolin Wahnam Chi Kung and Kungfu
- Recipient of "Qigong Master of the Year" award at the 2nd World Qigong Congress
- Author
of "The Art of Chi Kung", "Chi Kung for Health and Vitality", "The Art
of Shaolin Kung Fu", "The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan<", "The
Complete Book of Zen", "Introduction to Shaolin Kungfu", "Master
Answers Series -- The Shaolin Arts", "Sukhavati -- Going to Heaven as
Taught by the Buddha", "The Complete Book of Chinese Medicine", and
"The Complete Book of Shaolin".
Sifu Wong Kiew Kit lehrt noch einmal die gesamten 18 "Lohan-Hände":
Sifu Wong: "Bodhidharma, der 28. Patriarch des Indischen Buddhismus
und der erste Patriarch des Chinesischen Chan lehrte die 18
"Lohan-Hände" 527 n.Ch. den Mönchen des Shaolin-Klosters, als der erste
Patriarch der Shaolin-Künste die Mönche schwach und während der
Meditation, dem essentiellen Pfad zur Erleuchtung, oft schläfrig fand.
Die 18 Lohan-Hände des Shaolin sind grundlegende ChiGong-Übungen, die
unglaublichen Nutzen bringen können, wenn sie als echtes ChiGong
(Arbeiten mit der Energie) praktiziert werden. Im Laufe von vielen
Jahren habe ich erfolgreich ausgewählte Übungen der 18 Lohan-Hände dazu
eingesetzt, vielen menschen zu helfen, Krankheiten einschließlich
sogenannter unheilbarer zu überwinden.
 Wenn
Sie aber nur als körperliche Übungen ausgeführt werden, wie das
heutzutage oft der Fall ist, wird der Übende natürlich nur den Nutzen
körperlicher Übungen aus ihnen ziehen. Der entscheidende Unterschied
zwischen ChiGong-Übung und rein körperlicher Übung liegt nicht in der
äußerlichen Form (die in beiden Arten des Übens gleich sein kann),
sondern in den inneren Dimensionen von Energie und Geist. Wenn man
nicht weiß, was es mit diesen inneren Dimensionen auf sich hat, dann
ist es unwahrscheinlich, dass der oder die Übende ChiGong praktiziert
hat.
Im Shaolin-Kloster entwickelten sich diese 18 "Lohan-Hände" in ein
KungFu-Set der 18 "Lohan-Fäuste". Nichsdestotrotz wurden die 18
Lohan-Hände weiterhin als ChiGong praktiziert.Auf Grund ihrer langen
Geschichte werden heutzutage viele verschiedene Versionen der 18
Lohan-Hände gelehrt.
"Sifus 18 Lohan-Hände-Set besteht aus: 1) Den Himmel heben, 2)
Pfeile schießen, 3) Sterne Pflücken, 4) Kopf drehen, 5) Heftiger Stoß,
6) Ringelspiel, 7) Den Mond tragen, 8) Die Nieren nähren 9) Drei
Ebenen bis zum Boden 10) Tanzender Kranich, 11) Berge tragen 12) Ein
Messer ziehen 13) Die Klauen zeigen 14) Berge schieben, 15) Die Wasser
teilen, 16) Große Windmühle 17) Tief in die Knie 18) Knie kreisen.
 A kungfu classic showing two of the Eighteen Lohan Hands patterns: “Presenting Claws” and “Three Levels to Ground”.
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......
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." Würdets Du gerne gute Gesundheit und Vitalität, Geistesfrische und inneren Frieden erlangen? Sifu Wong Kiew Kit vermittelt, wie wir diese Ziele durch die Praxis des Shaolin QiGong erfahren können. QiGong ist uralte Kunst wie auch gleichzetig moderne Wissenschaft: Es befasst sich mit der Einübung, der Aufnahme und Anwendung kosmischer Lebensenergie für verschiedene Bedürfnisse, insbesondere für Gesundheit, von innen kommende Kraft, für mentale Entwicklung und spirituelles Wachstum.
Seminarraum
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.
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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 practice 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.
This will be a unique opportunity to learn in depth the complete set of 18 forms.
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.
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.
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