First, an introduction. My name is Grady. I am an American, a former attorney who has lived in China full-time since 2008. I am a tudi (apprentice by ceremony) and sometimes translator for Dr. Jiang Feng, whose knowledge I have pursued since our first meeting in China in the summer of 2007.   I am not a regular poster on Taobums, although I have lurked occasionally over the years, and a handful of long time members here have met me in person.   For those of you who don't know my Shifu, Dr. Jiang, he is a qigong master & practitioner of Chinese medicine who was fostered by the itinerant monk Xuan Kong in his youth, and who as a result of his training displays a range of extraordinary energetic abilities such as the tangible projection of "electric-like" qi, pyrokinesis, telekinesis, etc. which are commonly associated in the English-speaking world with "thunder path Daoism", "LeiShanDao", "John Chang's MoPai", "YinYang Gong", etc.   Despite being comparatively unknown in the West, Dr. Jiang's qigong and medicine are quite famous in Asia. He has seen patients in dozens of countries, and has provided treatment to more than one Southeast Asian royal family member and head of state.   There are a few videos of Dr. Jiang which have been posted over the years by various parties on youtube, some against Shifu's wishes and some with his approval. I merely provide a link to one here, which includes a short lecture in Chinese on the nature of qigong and its relationship to medicine, as well as a very small demo of Shifu projecting his yang qi in order to burn a small hole in a sheet of paper:     Recently Jiang Shifu has invited me to bring to China a group of Westerners who are interested in beginning training in the particular sect of Shaolin Yijinjing of which Dr. Jiang is the 5th generation headmaster, following the passing of his own master this past year. These doors open and close unexpectedly, and Shifu's invitation was quite a surprise to me. Despite continuing to regularly treat patients from all over the world, to my knowledge the last time he welcomed a group of Westerners to come and learn his material this openly was in 2007.   The explicit goal of these practices is to achieve the most basic skills in our qigong method, the ability to collect qi in the dantian and then project this very objectively tangible, "electric-like" qi into another person.   An absolutely crucial requirement for success in these practices is an evaluation of the prospective student's meridian system, and based on that evaluation an individually tailored "empowerment" which is subsequently given by Shifu. This empowerment essentially consists of an "irrigation" (guanqi) of specific meridians and the opening of specific points with the master's qi.   It has been Dr. Jiang's experience that with proper empowerment and with correct, diligent, daily training, the basic skills can be achieved in a matter of a few years. Without empowerment the achievement of the basic skills is a matter of a few decades, if indeed it is possible at all.   As I am not yet qualified to perform such empowerments, and as Dr. Jiang has strongly curtailed his foreign travel in recent years, the seminar will take place near his home in the magnificent Yellow Mountain area of Anhui Province, an ancient center of cultivation in China.   This seminar will last for 10 full days, tentatively scheduled for the 4th-14th of this November, 2012. I would like to have been able to give more than this 2 months notice but I am obliged to follow Dr. Jiang's schedule. The tuition fee for the 10 days is $4000 dollars US, with lodging & airfare to be arranged separately.   This seminar will consist of an initial evaluation and empowerment by Shifu, as well as training both mornings & evenings in the jinggong ("quiescent methods") and donggong ("moving methods") of Dr. Jiang's yijinjing qigong system with either myself or one of the more senior Chinese students assisted by me.   This is my first time conducting such a seminar, and I am not a professional speaker or a professional tour guide. As such I am strictly limiting participation to 10 people, no more than that. If less than 10 people are interested that's all the better, as a small group will have access to more personal attention from Shifu and myself.   If you are interested in this opportunity please PM me here on the forum. I have set up a private forum where more specific questions about Dr. Jiang, myself, our sect of Yijinjing qigong, etc. can be answered and details of the November seminar can be addressed. I will reply to your PM with forum access info.   Based on a cursory review of past threads I am aware the Dr. Jiang is a controversial person in Taobums community. I am also aware that the tuition is no small amount of money. In short, you get what you pay for. I myself was very skeptical when I first met my teacher five years ago. Slowly over time my skepticism has been satisfied.   Dr. Jiang not only has the skills, perhaps even more importantly he has a proven track record of his ability to pass these skills on to his students, moreover he has a genuine willingness to teach Westerners, provided of course they demonstrate themselves to be of good character.   I truly believe this is the opportunity of a lifetime for someone interested in genuine qigong with tangible, objectively verifiable results, something more than mere illusory sensations. Otherwise I would not be personally involved.   I welcome any and all inquiries, via PM please. I will do my best to respond to everyone in a timely manner.   Best, -Grady