RobB

Gerard is right on the money. I'm not sure if Serge teaches open classes in Paris any more but his (english) disciple Mark Baker does. I have attended a couple of seminars with Serge in the last few months and his teaching is clear and immediately applicable. His e-mail address is: [email protected] Let us know how you get on :-)

Horsetail? Do you grow it in a container? It's pretty invasive on open ground. What would you use it for? Cheers Rob

you might find this interesting: http://rumsoakedfist.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17876 Cheers Rob

Cooking for yourself (and those around you) is one of the single best things you can do. Appetite by Nigel Slater is a great starter book for people who enjoy food and ingredients but can;t be doing with a load of over-complex faffing about.

Good find. Thanks Gerard.

If you want to begin to connect your extremities to your centre you can try this exercise. Sit comfortably with your hands open and relaxed in your lap. Palms facing each other. Put your attention at your DT, breathe into the DT. Switch your attention to the laogong points on your palms. Breathe out of palms. Repeat. Pay attention. Disclaimer: this is something I am practicing - not something I am qualified to teach. Cheers Rob

Wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_frequency

Cold water dousing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dousing http://www.outsideness.org/teacher-ivanov-and-the-detka/

You could try here: http://www.fiveimmortals.com/ Lindsey Wei wrote of her experiences in her book. More info here: http://thevalleyspirit.wordpress.com/ Cheers Rob

Rum Soaked Fist - all you ever need

Alex Kozma also here in Cambridge (1hr from London by train) but MithShrike has some good suggestions in his list. Serge is here for a 2 day seminar this weekend. Large circulation on Saturday and Bagua on Sunday. Cheers Rob

Serge Augier is in Paris (http://www.urbandaoist.com/). English blog is here: http://urbandaouk.blogspot.co.uk/. Not religious Daoism per se as far as I can judge. Wai Gong, Nei Gong, Shen Gong is the strucure of what he teaches. He has students in other areas of Europe who lead practice groups. You can e-mail him - the address is on his website. cheers Rob

You are right of course. I've already overstepped the mark by advancing someone else's report rather than my own first hand experience.My friend has experience other than their training with Bruce and their opinion is as much a professional one as a personal one. Just anonymous tittle-tattle on the internet. Take it or leave it. Cheers Rob

A friend of mine who trained a lot with Bruce (qualified under him, travelled to the states to train, hosted him in Europe) says he has a huge amount of material, some of it very rare. He also says that he has absolutely no heart.

Good idea

When I trained a little BG my teacher said that it could be useful to train any of the 'shapes' (my word not his) (e.g., from the SPC or Mother palms) as standing postures. It gives an opportunity to send the mind inside and try and find the twists and lines of connection inherent to the posture. Then you can try and retain that when you encouter the 'shape' during movement. Cheers Rob

Depends what you mean by magic. Some of the posts lately by Snowmonki and thetaoiseasy have been pure, pure gold. Cheers Rob

My teacher has mentioned that you should only go barefoot outside at certain times of year i.e., once it's warmed up in the summer. Cheers Rob

Hi, I've no direct experience of iron body training but, if you are concerned about it you do need to talk to someone with direct knowledge of what you are trying to train - not a bunch of anonymous internet people. AFAIK Chris Lomas' material is top notch. You should contact him directly with your queries. http://ironpalmproductions.com/iron-body-training Cheers Rob

"The Tai Ji Quan of Li Fang Chen, who was a friend of Du Xing Wu, is a ancient boxing style whose founder was Yang Lu Chan (1799-1872). Yang Lu Chan, forced to teach his art to an imperial court that he abhorred (the Manchus), transformed it as to pass on his personal form only to his family. Yang Lu Chan had three sons and the youngest , Yang Jian Hou (1837-1917) who had Li Fang Chen as a disciple, learned the ancient form of boxing which remained alive but hidden. For his part, the third son of Yang Jian Hou, Yang Cheng Fu (1883-1917), popularized a health exercise based on the movements of the family art. What differentiates them is quite simple: In the modern form, you learn a choreography of martial inspiration that no longer relies on Nei Gong (internal power training), but only on the movement. In the old form, as in all the inernal school boxing styles, many Li Gong (strength training), Nei Gong (internal power training) and combat exercises were practiced before you even see the form. The health aspect of the form comes essentially from the practice of Nei Gong and it is important to know that the martial aspect is not contained in the form." From http://urbandaouk.blogspot.co.uk/

Hi everyone Dr. Serge Augier of Paris will teach in Cambridge , UK, weekend of 1st-2nd September 2012. Serge is the inheritor of the Daoist Daxuan tradition, and a very open, clear and generous teacher. The teachings will be of great value to anyone interested in the Neijia fighting arts, Qigong, Neigong and inner cultivation. Details on Serge's teaching can be found at - www.sergeaugier.com His english blog can be read here: http://urbandaouk.blogspot.co.uk/ For details and cost please email the organiser at - [email protected] More details in the 'Upcoming Events' thread. Cheers Rob

Hi All, Looks like Alex has updated his website with some more information about Serge and his teaching: http://www.skydragoninstitute.webs.com/ Cheers Rob

Serge has updated his english blog: http://urbandaouk.blogspot.co.uk Cheers Rob

Shaktimama back in the house! Always a pleasure to read! Cheers Rob

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