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Thanks. How did you learn? Through youtube?

Do you know anything about its history? Google translate from a German site: Fan Teng Gong belongs to breastfeeding Qigong. It is a separate exercise system consisting of cleansing exercises, exercises for energy intake, and 10 main exercises. In a Qigong standing or sitting meditation, different energy centers of the body are irradiated with their own Laogongpoints / palm surfaces. In particular the liver meridian (involved in many diseases) is made permeable, then the other meridians, especially Renmai and Dumai, join. The small energy circuit is also activated. Thus energy gobblings are solved in a gentle way and the Qi can flow again harmoniously. Often an intense feeling of warmth develops throughout the body during exercise. Traditionally, the Fan Teng Gong is used for accompanying support in severe diseases, e.g. Cancer. However, it is suitable for all people who are looking for a particularly deeply effective, meditative and powerful form of exercise.

I can only speak about Wing Chun. I believe this can't be proven by historical record. There seems to be similarities in each of the legends about their creation. Fujian White Crane seems to be the progenitor of Okinawan Karate. Wing Chun is deadly, it has a strong moral code and it will keep on giving until your 80's and 90's. It's a treasure and a joy to practice. If you are considering to practice a martial art I would say to do the research (as you seem to be doing) about the ones you're interested in and are available to you (the teachers are also important) and follow your heart. The very same month I've decided that Wing Chun was the one for me a class opened for the first time ever in my city.

Regarding Peter Fenton's book, a member here who practices Nei Jing Yi Zhi Chan told me it has only beginners content. And there's also this amazon review: "As a person who studied with students of and later Peng Jui Ling himself (continuing to Luo Han Gong, Kongjing Qigong and the Poison Hand techniques), the man who is supposedly the source of the information of this book, I would like to take issue with the content. When I studied this form (taught by Master Peng as One finger Zen, also known elsewhere in the world as One Finger Art and Yihizi Chan Qigong), I was given his notes and I find many inconsistencies from notes to book, one of the most glaring the amount of time bending each finger, which is actually the core of this form. I would suggest this book be used as an introductory primer for someone considering taking one Master Peng's courses with either him or an instructor recommended by him, not as a substitute for actual instruction." Could you please elaborate?

Got the book The Root of Chinese Qigong by Yang, Jwing-Ming and was flicking through its pages when I read this on page 291: "Ling Shu: A well-known Chinese physician who wrote a medical book called: Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen (The Yellow Emperor's Classic) during the Han dynasty, circa 100-300 B.C." Is this true or even considered a possibility?

Aetherous, thanks for your reply. I'm currently reading Van Nghi et.al. translation of the Ling Shu and I've also read about it and nowhere it has been mentioned that it could be the name of the Nei Jing writer. I guess it's no more Dr. Yang books for me. Good to know that about Unschuld's Su Wen translation.

850 MB?

Is the YMMA one in the book Qigong, The Secret of Youth?

Checked The Way of Healing: "Metal is the most dense of all forms of matter. Its characteristic motion is the movement of energy inward." "Water energy descends." "Wood symbolizes energy that expands outward like a tree." "Fire is the radiating energy that gives rise to the emotional, mental and spiritual power of all the other organs." "Earth energy moves horizontally. Its directions are lateral and circular (...)"

Huangdi Neijing Lingshu, translated by Nguyen Van Nghi, Tran Viet Dzung & Christine R. Nguyen.

Thank you. The positions are from The Way of Energy? I don't have the books with me but I remember the 3rd position in TWoE is the 2nd in The Way of Healing. Don't know why it was changed.

How does one assess the quality of the bowls? Are there any good resources (books, sites) about singing bowls and their traditional use? I've experienced the sound and it's quite something but I don't know if they were quality ones.

What do you practice? I'm still in the process of trying to understand 5 element theory in Classical Chinese Medicine, don't know how it translates to Qigong. I practice Zhan Zhuang guided by the books of Master Lam Kam Chuen. Z.Z. postures seem to be related to the 5 elements but unfortunately that isn't mentioned in the books. For harmonizing and balancing the elements the best option I know of is through Classical Acupuncture. There's also elements within elements but I don't know if there's any acupuncturist alive who is able to discern that.

The body can already have problems the day you're born, you may inherit some of your parents issues. Our parents/we are not perfect beings and don't live on a perfect world. Please bear in mind I'm talking about ordinary people living in the 21st century. Saying "The spirit is strong, the body never gets sick" is in my experience simplistic. Problems in the body may affect both mind and spirit, nowadays the simple act of eating can cause havoc in the long term.

Well then you're a lucky guy! Classical Acupuncture had such an impact on me that I'll probably try to learn it if I can, at some point in my life. Can you tell which school? U.S.A. or Europe? Also are the treatments with only 1 needle for real?

I would echo Gerard's advice, I've been very fortunate to have crossed paths with Classical Acupuncture and although I've never experienced TCM Acupuncture, from what I've read it's not the real deal. That doesn't mean it's not capable of good results. I disagree with Gerard about the causes of disease: Saying that "delusion, lust, anger, attachment, the ego, etc. are the real causes of disease" and "Deep down the root of disease is in THE MIND" is way too simplistic. You have body, mind and spirit...

Tao Te Ching translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English.

"A new study has energized a century-long debate at the heart of China´s national identity." http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/02/did-chinese-civilization-come-from-ancient-egypt-archeological-debate-at-heart-of-china-national-identity/

I don't think the obsession is about things have to come from somewhere else but to know where they come from. In a broader sense, did humans evolve from apes? If so how did apes come to be; are we the creation of a God? If so who was this God, etc. I also don't think it's about racial theories of superior people but people with superior technology. The pyramids are very interesting and there are many different theories about why they were built. That's why they're so fascinating structures and the quality/precision of construction adds to it too, not so much the form. Chinese Civilization is credited with the invention of Acupuncture. Again there are several theories about it's creation. Where does Ötzi, the frozen man found in the Alps, fit in? http://www.iceman.it/en/tattoos: "The tattoos were therefore primarily intended as therapeutic measures rather than as symbols. There is little doubt that the Iceman underwent pain-relieving treatment on multiple occasions." "Astonishingly, many of the tattooed areas correspond to skin acupuncture lines. Before Ötzi it was thought that this art of healing had only originated two thousand years later in Asia."

Correct me if I'm wrong but the great flood is mentioned in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Book of Genesis). The Old Testament is based on the Tanakh so being Christian has nothing to do with it. Flood Myth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth http://thetorah.com/noahs-flood-story/: "The story of a Great Flood sent by God or the gods to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is widespread; there are the legends of Matsya in the Hindu Puranas, of Deucalion in Greek mythology, there are stories from China, and in the Americas the Toltecs, Aztecs and Inca are just some of those who told similar tales. Closest to the biblical narrative (...) is the episode of Utnapishtim, Noah’s equivalent in the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. Fragments have been found of earlier versions, in Sumerian, dating back to the third millennium BCE, long before Genesis; Sumerians call the hero Ziusudra, meaning ‘he saw life.’"

Just finished the Neijing Suwen translation by Maoshing Ni. Now reading The Book of Chuang Tzu translation by Martin Palmer.

Great On his site Sifu Dan states that: "Also in that same year, he began practicing an ancient form of Shaolin Standing Chan Qigong known as One Finger Zen through correspondence with Master Teresa Halliburton (Idyllwild Ca) who was a senior teaching student of Grand Master Que Bai Cai, a lineage holder of The Great Grand Master Que Ah Shui. He also studied three correspondence courses on this style of Qigong one from Master Zi Sheng Wang a Tibetan Qigong master, Master Peng Jiu Ling from Shanghai China and another from Master Zhang Jing Fa (Vancouver)." I'm interested in Tibetan Qigong and inclined to go with Kay's books and DVDs but now I'm also looking at Sifu Dan's Nei Jing Yi Zhi Chan. Youn can check this thread if you haven't yet: http://www.thedaobums.com/topic/37030-nei-jing-yi-zhi-chan-qi-gong-cd-dvd/ Jox: "I already have Ferreras version, good stuff ... In fact his info in my opinion is vital!" Mudfoot: "Of the rest, one of the differences is usually which finger bending series is the basic one. I agree that Dan Ferarras material is rather complete, although on the basic level of the style only. Greatest difference between the lines of teaching seems to be which dynamic exercises they do to balance off the standing." There's also the book "Shaolin Nei Jin Qi Gong: Ancient Healing in the Modern World" by Peter Fenton.