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Yes. the question may be asked in a different way! 1. Does it work? If it works, then, isn't it real? 2. What does it do? It makes the body healthy and strong with a tremendous of energy. 3. How do you make it work? In the past, the accomplishment was understood by alchemy involved with the three treasures, 精氣神(Jing Chi Shen). 4. Can you make it work? Yes, One has to be practiced it diligently to make it work. 5. Does it just happens? No, if so, then, everyone is in the same mode. Hence, no practice was needed and there would be nothing to be called such as MCO.

Isn't gas a substance? For example, oxygen is a chemical element, thus it is a substance stands by itself and moves in the blood. It is also a measurable substance.

That is definitely a no no.

Yes, the moving substances in the body is correct. Based on the thinkings of the ancient Taoist, the moving substance is chi. They defined that chi is the postnatal chi. The postnatal Chi is the external substance that supports and recycles the prenatal chi. However, postnatal chi was only a general term and did not specify what they are due to the lack of scientific knowledge. It was the best general explanation about chi at the time. At least it gave us an idea to investigate in the future. I must say I admire the wisdom of our ancestors. Nowadays, with the help of modern science, we can take the liberty to specify that the postnatal substances are the foods we eat and the air(oxygen) we breathe to preserve life. I don't think there is any contradiction with the ancient philosophy. Now, the question is being asked is the MCO real. The practice do enhance the health of the human body. Even though MCO was vague and ambiguous, but it is very close to the modern theory of the cell respiration process. IMMHO I would say that the conceptual idea about MCO is real.

My condolences! My mother had a brain tumor at the age of 80. However, she took the Wu Wei approach. She knew how serious of her situation was by taken no action for treatment. She was just left it at that until the time comes. She was a real tough lady!

I can't find my post on the other site. Let me try to explain it here. BTW The Microcosmic orbit must be practiced before the Macrocosmic orbit. Here is how I would like to believe it. Please keep in mind the phrase of "chi sinken to the dantian(氣沈丹田). We all knew that the Ren(任)meridian is in front of the body and the Du(督) meridian is in the back of the body. The Ren meridian runs through the LDT and connect to the Ren meridian. However, if one cannot breathe deep down to the LDT, then, let's assume that there is a gap between the two meridians. The idea of connecting the two meridians was to sink chi to the LDT. To close the gap is by practice breathing until the gap was closed. The gap was considered to be closed is when 氣, chi(breath), was sunk deep into the dantian. As soon chi hits the bottom of the LDT, it was said that the realm of Microcosmic orbit has been accomplished. The blockage of the two meridians has been cleared and connected. Hereinafter, continuing with the deep breathing, the chi will be able to flow through both meridians. At this stage, it was said that the Macrocosmic orbit has been accomplished. This is the only logical explanation that I can come up with to satisfy my curiosity. Otherwise, unless, someone else could come up with something to convince everybody.

It seems like this dantian(丹田) thing will never go away. We just can't settle it once and for all.

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Yes, if he did the practice, then, he should be able to do the stand as long as he like. Apparently, he didn't practice that long or didn't do it right in the first place.

Let me clarify this. In Taji practice, the breathing coordinates with the movement; and the movement coordinates the breathing. For that said, the breathing part is considered to be Qigong(氣功). The combination of breathing and movement enhance the body strength that is considered to be neigong(內功). BTW Neigong practice is something has to be done internally to the body enhancing the function of the body. It enables the body to perform much more difficult tasks. In addition, Neigong determines the health condition of a person. If one has a tremendous body strength, it can be said that one has lots of Neigong. Hence, one may be considered to be an unordinary person.

Yes. Please correct my spelling: Change "tailed" to "tilted". Thanks!

This is much better. It is the correct Zhan Zhuang stance. The lower legs are not tilted as much as the previous one.

I know the Wing Chun practitioner do the stance like that but their feet are not as wide apart. It is called the "goat stance." Here are some of the basic stances you might want to consider for practice. https://www.risingmoontaichi.net/tai-chi-stances

If you just do Taiji, it is neigong and qigong already. It is all in one. There is no need for any preparation. It is still very awkward. Please do the correct Zhan Zhuang stance with the knees line up with the toes.

The breathing part is good. However, please don't do this. This is the worse stance that could putting too much stress on the knees. This is not Taiji at all. Please do the correct Zhan Zhuang stance with the knees line up with the toes.

Yes, you are right. It is very true.

Please show what it looks like.

Wuji(無極) and Taiji(太極) are very broad and have lots of collective meanings. It depends on context. We cannot narrow them down to a single meaning. To be familiar with these two terms, it would be advantageous to study the Yijing(易經).

A martial artist is an one person definition. The definition of martial arts practitioners is unanimous.

Hahaha If you have reached wuji, then, you are dead.

High level Grandmaster do not fight to win for one's own glory.

I didn't say a martial artist. I said martial arts practitionerS. The definition of Wuji was already existed what it is in the mind of the Taoist practitioners. I don't know why someone else wanted to reinvent the wheel?

Please don't discriminate the styles of Taiji. The principal of fajin is the same in all the styles. Just pay close attention in the video. When the master, at the left, moves his hands forward, he was performing Fajin.

However, it has to be in one position as defined by the martial arts practitioners with consistency in communication.

To learn martial arts, one must know the principles of Yijing(易經). The principle of yin/yang was from the understanding of Wuji and Taiji. If one don't get it right the first time, then, the practice will be deviated from its true meaning. One will start at the wrong foot. Things in the universe is alway started with Wuji, then to Taiji. Wuji is static and Taiji is dynamic. If one thinks that moving from Wuji is still Wuji, how wrong can one be? Acturaly, as soon one took an action from the Wuji state, it becomes the state of Taiji. One is no longer in the Wuji state. It might be too difficult for someone to change the notion from what was learnt in the first place. https://www.learnreligions.com/wuji-wu-chi-3183136