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  5. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    27 minutes ago, Starjumper said:

    That board is not sloping that much, so it is the same as standing on a flat surface.  Also, if I made pushing motions like that it would push me off the board, because I've trained to push myself and others with energy.


    Hi, Starjumper
    Originally, I had the board completely flat but I was having difficulty to balance on it. So I set it at an angle for me to stand on it easier. Hence, my leg muscles and my feet must work harder by spreading them with the toes toward the center. Otherwise, I would have slide off the board. That is where the footwork comes in for the rescue.

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    6 minutes ago, Earl Grey said:

    Nothing to do with how long you can do it. Twenty minutes or even an hour of showing a lack of skill is not going to ever beat someone who has great skill that can be shown in a minute. 


    OK! I am not talking to beat up someone.

    Let's say, do you think an ordinary person have enough energy to do it and lasted for 20 to 30 minutes or longer?

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    16 minutes ago, Earl Grey said:

    Being a Tai Chi practitioner has nothing to do with your lack of skill--the people who do what I just described also do Tai Chi and have good lineage and teachers. 


    What I am trying to say was, a Tai Chi practitioner should be capable to move the hands and stay in balance. It is because when the hands move the weight of the body shifts to a different direction. Therefore, the body must move slightly to counteract the weight that was shifted.

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    34 minutes ago, Earl Grey said:

    Your balance is something a child in a gymnastics class can do, which comes more from conditioning rather than the internal skill you seek to demonstrate. 


    I grant you. It may seem like something a child in a gymnastics class can do. However, the foot has to be completely flat on the ground.
    It is impossible not to move the body to stay in balance. I see the your instructor in the red shirt is fighting to keep his balance on the bricks too. He is struggling not any different than I do. After he was kicked two times, his right leg fell off the brick.

    Please don't get me wrong that I am getting back at you. What I am saying is impossible not to move the legs and struggle to stay in balance on an object. Especially, the foot was not completely on the flat surface.

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  11. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    13 minutes ago, Earl Grey said:

     

    No rooting. No harmony. No grounding. 

     

    Also, you're doing movements, so I'm not sure how you as a self-taught practitioner came up with the idea to constantly do movements for Zhan Zhuang. 

     

    In our practice and most that I've seen, Zhan Zhuang is holding a static posture, and our minimum for being able to stay in the school is one hour in each of the eight main postures from Yi Quan and a half hour each side for San Ti. 

     

    You appear to try to show off balance, but I've seen more balance in one of my teachers on two bricks where he can be kicked and won't lost balance or form. 


    OK, if you said I have no rooting or grounding, then wouldn't you say I will fall off to the ground already. Remember I am not standing on a flat surface rather on a slanted 2 x 4. I must move to keep my balance. The hand movements are very difficult to keep the body in balance. Please also keep in mind that I am a Tai Chi practitioner.
     

    No problem I just want to hear your valuable comments. Thanks!

  13. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    This quote is from Earl Grey from another thread.
    [qoute]Post the Zhan Zhuang video if you like publicly, but again, I come from Xin Yi, which is 心意 not 形意, and it is derived from Yi Quan, which is heavily driven by ZZ as a foundation, but not an endgame, so whatever skill you have is both derived from your ZZ and can be seen in your ZZ. [/quote]

    Video expired for further comments.

  15. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    1 hour ago, SirPalomides said:

     

     

    I'll make  you a deal... If you provide a credible explanation for how you went from never having heard of xing and ming gong to being expert on it in a matter of weeks, then we will not only watch all your videos but crown you resident Dao Bums master.


    OK!
    I did a translation, sometime ago, on  性命双修 The dual cultivation of Xing and Ming. The cultivation of (性) which is the mind; and the cultivation of ming(命) which is the body. Somehow, somebody was starting to talk about Xing Gong(性功) and Ming Gong(命功).

    I knew there was no such practice as Xing Gong nor Ming Gong. Therefore,  I said I have never heard of Xing Gong(性功) and Ming Gong(命功).

    PS Actually I wrote I have never heard of Xing and Ming Gong. If I had added a "s" at the end of "gong", like gongs. Then, it may be not as misleading.

    I hope this is a legitimate explanation.

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    2 hours ago, Earl Grey said:

    Now on another note, please be aware ChiDragon is a controversial member here with the skill he has espoused based on what Walker posted here
     

    2 hours ago, Earl Grey said:

    Bear in mind that the scrutiny that I give is because of very high standards from my teachers and lineage, not because of any racism or bias that you seem to be implying.

     

     

    2 hours ago, Earl Grey said:

    Based on what was written here and in the post Walker made, and the video, I can't say ChiDragon has any skill or knowledge to speak of,


    If no bias, Mr. Walker's comment should not have had been mentioned. It seems to me that it did have some influences in your thoughts.

    BTW You seems to be a reasonable guy. I am glad to discuss with you about my skills. I have another video to show you on Zhan Zhuang if you are interested?

  17. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    29 minutes ago, SirPalomides said:

    Be careful though with the assumptions you make about people here.


    May I say am I as guilty as other people have the same assumption about yours truly?:D

    I think Mr.Walker gad done enough damages, but why should I care?

  19. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    Thank you, Sir
    Do you know how many people don't trust me here? I am only dealing with, perhaps, 5% of the knowledgeable people here. The rest already have their minds made up. If they can't get the fact straight, thus it is not my problem.

    Please read my signature. Thank you for your concern.

    PS I shall not waste my time and cyber space for this nonsense!

  20. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    8 hours ago, Starjumper said:

    I've heard of other people who have been doing it wrong for forty years.


    Yes, I grant you that.
    Have you ever bothered to find out why some people did it right? I believe that they didn't leave the ultimate breathing method(UBM) out into the unknown.


    Wu Wei & peace
    RD
     

  24. Posted · Edited by ReturnDragon

    25 minutes ago, Walker said:

    ReturnDragon aka "ChiDragon" was very active on this site until early 2014.

     

    He disappeared in disgrace (I don't know if he was banned or simply had enough good sense to disappear) due to the following:

     

    In November 2013 ChiDragon shoulded the following in all-caps: 

     

    On 11/12/2013 at 11:08 AM, ChiDragon said:

    Xing Ming(性命) means life. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF XING GONG(性功) OR MING GONG(命功) in any Chinese Classics.

     


    Mr Walker, 
    Nice to see you today. Thank you for summing up my posts of the subject. As a matter of fact, I had gone through the forum twice to find the info with no luck. You had done a very good job. Thanks again!