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What is the point exactly? There are many systems out there that deal with energy but have radically different concepts of energy, energy centers and energy channels. The most commonly mentioned energy system in this forum is from Daoism but that doesn't mean that other approaches are wrong. Basically if it works for you, then keep practicing. Do you really need to know why and how each and every system works?

I will second that. I recently became aware of a school that the teacher and some students display electrokinesis but have no concept of the LDT. Apparently it is either not needed to faqi or they somehow develop it without emphasizing it.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hic_Rhodus,_hic_salta

You can't tell the difference between fa jin and fa qi. I am 100% sure that you are misguided and have no idea what you are talking about.

Nope. Extraordinary because it is a claim that you have seen something very uncommon which by definition is extraordinary. Now where is the proof?

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. What is yours? Hearsay? Seriously? You mention something that can't be backed up. Why mention it on the first place?

You need from 3 to 15 million samples just to measure the extent of the spread of the virus or to assess how many different strains are there. 1 in 300 isn't even close to make guesses or even decide whether to restart the economy or not. With more tests at least you would be able to make an educated guess to the situation. Trump is deciding the fate of the US at random.

Different people react differently, to different systems. Keep what works for you.

The contradiction is that the LDT is represented in a simple way in books while they have no idea how to activate it and have no method described within them. His point is that if it were so simple, most dedicated practitioners would have it activated. How many people with an activated LDT do you know?

Even worse there is no way of knowing how many cases go unnoticed because most won't take tests!

How do you explain the cases in Iran then? One of the hottest places on Earth

I am not aware of what you are talking about. What are the chances of a newb arriving there with the first attempt? Probably not much and i don't think i got there anyway. I remember that the very first dream i saw, was me standing on the base of something like a temple complex with stairs that went as high as the eye could see. Next i saw white wisps leaving trails.... I don't remember the rest but the problem is that it very hard to be half asleep and try to concentrate on chakras, let alone count breaths.... Don't bother with it unless you got a guide over you.

Oh my what a weird synchronicity..... I have been reading the book during the past week. I used the techniques two nights ago. There is no way in hell that i would suggest these practices to a newbie. Overall it was a very weird experience from the get go. I did not continue practicing next night. This stuff needs teaching one on one. It seems to be a very good resource for other things though, like the nature of dreams and how they tie in with buddhism or Bon etc.

Toni there are many things wrong with his train of thought. First of all, he is making comparisons between different things. He is taking into account the deaths caused by flu throughout the season while his Covid19 statistics are relevant up to March. Plus some measures were taken for Covid even in Sweden while flu had no measures taken at all. He doesn't take all these into account. Second, he is comparing Norway to Sweden. Try comparing Sweden to Greece (similar population) and see what happens..... Why doesn't he compare Greece and Italy which in some places, have comparable genetics? He picked an example that shows his point while excluding the one that makes his points completely moot. Third, it is too early to tell whether the measures were needed or not. The virus is still ongoing and the epidemic hasn't stopped to take everything into account. He also ignores the chance that the virus mutates into a more virulent form. Fourth, he says that 90%+ of people recover. Sure but they all needed available ICUs which are not a given during a full fledged epidemic. Italy has this problem in prominence. There were no available ICUs at some point so the death toll was significantly larger than it should be. Are some measures too strict? Sure but this doesn't make the pandemic a hoax!

I mean that YJJ might be a part of something not known by that name. Like say a version of the 8 piece brocades or the 18 lohan. The basic stances of YJJ are recorded (supposedly) but the transitions or possible movements aren't. So in theory the stances that people use on what they call YJJ is correct but nothing more than that.

There is a certain degree of exaggeration in the article. We won't see that much of a change regarding the financial system. We could be looking at the end of globalism though. The critical question is if and when the economy in the west rebounds or we will face a recession of unprecedented proportions. I personally don't believe that the Euro will see the end of 2021.

What he says is that most YJJ that is taught today isn't YJJ. Are you referring to practices that change the muscles/tendons that are incorporated in some systems but are not part of the set of 12 exercises which is presented today as "moving YJJ"? That would make all YJJ videos worthless except as stretching exercises.

Any correctly practiced YJJ or a specific form of YJJ by daoist circles?

The minimum time varies. It might even take a year. 3 months are ok only if there is no illness that needs to be cured. I assume that you are using the pdf. In that case, remember that it says to seek a teacher for level 2. Level 2 videos on the internet are wrong and there is no guidance on some cases which can cause deviations with fragrant. Visualizations cause problems with the system. Meditation too and also irregular or contrived breathing.

This looks like a qi deviation or a side-effect of experimentation. Be careful with these things.

This is far too broad and abstract. What are your immediate goals? Do you want to be a better fighter? A healer? Do you want enlightenment? If it is power that you seek, i won't dissuade you but be careful.

As i said you are clueless! the pictograms changed. They used to mean chinese hand but the Japanese changed that to "empty hand"..... "Karate was originally written as "Chinese hand" (唐手 literally "Tang dynasty hand") in kanji. It was changed to a homophone meaning empty hand (空手) in 1935. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate So martial qigong isn't qigong? Is that what you are telling us?

Karate meant "chinese hand" by the way. It is a derivative of chinese quan fa mixed with native Okinawan techniques..... Keep proving how clueless you are!

So there are no martial qigong forms that have been passed on to other systems i assume???

I am not the one who is confused. You are alluding to systems that have breathing to protect from blows like Goju ryu karate do. They do not use reverse breathing. Plus they are damaging to the lungs! Have you ever tried taking a blow using reverse breathing? It is both unnatural and dangerous. The systems that Earl Grey is talking about are different. There are hints of how they work in Lam Kam Chuen's books but i don't think that LKC has mastered the techniques.