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  2. Posted

    from second link:

     

     

    Anyway he was over 100 when he passed away. The spirit is more important for me. Even if he is at his 90+ on the video he was great

     

    Sure, but as you can see, we can't trust every information we collect from the web, and in this case, like in many, it remains to be seen what role energetic practices played in people's longevity. Genes, daily exercise and proper diet could have done the trick.

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    He was famous in China even in 1920 when he won national Chinese wushu championship. In the middle of 20th century he was famous as he beat american boxer in China.

     

    Yes

     

     

    Also he had transmission in Wudan neidan school. Is it not enought?

     

    This part is perhaps a more difficult matter to check.

    Biography of respected people can often be idealizing for various reasons and purposes.

     

    Lu Zi Jian died last year.

     

    Here are two links.

     

    The first link will redirect you to a website that actually sells you things related to Lu Zi Jian, have a look and the biography and then compare with the one found on the second website (link 2)

    Link 1

     

    The second one is from a blog. The blog post questions some claims about Lu Zi Jian age etc..Please note that the general tone of the blog post is very respectful towards Lu Zu Jian

    Link 2

     

    So, what I am saying is that things are not as clear, plain and simple as our desires fancy them. And given that web is mainly a marketplace, it is often open bar in this regard.

     

    Agian, about this longevity topic, I would be very happy to have some statistical evidence that people who practice Qigong (or neidan or what people want to call this) live longer than people who exercise more than 30mn a day., and longer than people who do nothing.

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    What do you mean, dawei? I believe that teacher must be qualifed enough to teach others. It could be TCM doctor or qualifed person within neidan school. I had bad experince with qigong teachers so I have my opinion. I do not buy qigong stuff anymore.

    For example, this Lu Zi Jian was studying TCM from his childhood. And often I can see western qigong people who have extra weight but they teach TCM and right diet, body cleansing... Funny enough. I do not believe qigong people anymore and very careful with neigong teachers. And avoid fake neidan teachers :P

     

    I see what you mean but what objective facts and evidences do we have about Lu Zi Jian?

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    Alchemy is magic. And evem more important than diet.

     

    Well, sorry, this is beyond the scope of my understanding. I am out of my depth.

     

    I am trying to keep things as clear as possible for me. I am not qualified to talk about magic and my understanding of this word doesn't fit with alchemy.

     

    Besides, I don't know enough about Lu ZIjian and I am very suspicious about what can be found on the www.

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    In a recent video from Bruce Frantzis about Xingyi, he said that he thought that santi shi Santishi_sunlutang.jpg

    (Sun Lutang's santi shi)

     

    was the best qigong holding posture (or zhan zhuang). He said he prefers it to hunyuan p012_1_00.jpg

    (Someone doing hunyuan posture)

     

    and other postures of Yiquan/ Dacheng quan

     

    I feel this a little strange.

     

    I also do both standing postures, and, to me, the second one had more benefits in general.

    Santi shi is very good too, the problem is that it becomes "martial" very quickly. It is excellent for fighting purposes, but I find it harder to bring peace of mind with it...

     

    Anyway, I'd like other people's thoughts on this.

     

    Hey baiqi,

     

    In Master Lam Kam Chuen's book the way of power , he teaches santi shi ( he calls it "on guard") has a part of Da Cheng quan curriculum.

     

    Also, I know another qigong teacher, who is also a MD, who teaches santi shi for polyarthitis with some success.

     

    So although santi shi is usually taught in Xingyi, it can also be found in Da Cheng chuan and even used for some health conditions.

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    Yes, that's what I am saying. Qigong/IMA are just one element among others.

     

    We go back to what western medicine tells us when it comes to disease prevention: diet, exercise, emotional well-being, meditation.

     

    But even when we have all these, there no guarantee. Qigong (or whatever technical term people want to use) is not the magic bullet.

     

    We are not totally in control. So indeed, beware of the money changers in the Temple !

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    Longevity is a good topic to discuss.

     

    There are several Qigong and Taijiquan masters who died quite early in age.

    My grandma is 89 years old (born 1924), has never done any exercise, qigong and is quite alive.

    Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang (born 1928) was a world class qigong and taijiquan master and he died last year.

     

    Michael Winn's wife died of cancer although she had been practicing all the pre-heaven practices the Healing Tao is selling that are supposed to erase all karmic inherited diseases ( mother of M.Winn's wife died of cancer also).

     

    Qigong and taijiquan and all related practices are certainly healthy but they seem to impact life quality more than longevity per se.

    Let's take up these practices with humility and lucidity.

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    Simple physics trick. I lost a lot of respect for Xiao Wang after seeing this years ago.

     

     

    I was told that Taijiquan has a lot to do with physics. The more I see someone mastering physics, the greater respect I have for her/him.

    As for miraculous things done with qi, I am open to them but this is not what I am looking for as far as Taijiquan is concerned.

    Not trying to be confrontational , just my 2 cts.

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    hi chegg. How does one know if one has an evil friend?

     

    What if one's friend is evil sometimes.

     

    Hi

     

    If a so-called friend is doing you harm, then you know you have an evil friend. One time is enough to let you know that. Then you pay attention. One time, sometimes, always makes no difference.

    And this includes me as a friend: when I realize that I've harmed someone one time, several times, frequently then I know I have to pay attention. The more I pay attention, the better. I don't know much about Buddhism , but this is how I understand the quote.

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    Hi shenshu.

    It takes me around half an hour, which includes rubbing down/closing off, a very important part of the practice to not let qi stagnate anywhere.

     

    Half an hour only !? I have read all your other posts about this set, and I am very impressed by the different results you got with only half an hour of practice. The other sets of qigong I am aware of generally require more time.

     

    Thanks again ! _/\_

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    Hi everyone !

    I am a happy newcomer. It's quite hard for me to say something interesting about myself, eh?

    I am 45, I am interested in acupuncture, qigong, everything related to natural ways to heal.

    I am not sure I will be much into Taoism, because I don't know much about it and because I was raised Christian- hope it's not a problem here..

    That's all for now :)

     

     

     

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