Photo by Elijah Hiett on Unsplash Kim Hoe posted a comment to my previous article on breathing, dated 2020.12.24. My apologies for not responding earlier. Here I share my views on his questions, which might already appear not of your current interest. Kim Hoe: Like you mentioned and also mentioned by Master Chu in someContinue reading “Q & A: Does Controlling Breathing Ease Tense-up? – Mok Kim Hoe”
Category Archives: Mind/Qi
An Alternative to Rising Up the Spine from Anus – The Lumbar-sacrum Point Approach
Sketch by Joyce McCown on UnsplashFigure by Emiliano Vittoriosi on Unsplash (The descriptions in this post are based on my feelings. They are not anatomically precise, something you might want to verify from other sources.) Quite a while ago we discussed rising up the spine in the post Spine Rising from Anus Contraction. In thisContinue reading “An Alternative to Rising Up the Spine from Anus – The Lumbar-sacrum Point Approach”
Taichi Punch vs Wing Chun Punch
1) https://youtu.be/uPL75JIrg-s(@ 1:40; Taichi’s twisting, bursting/blasting; directly relates to inhaling/exhaling)2) https://youtu.be/EIA8MQjGRZ8(@ 1:30; Wing Chun’s solid penetrating; relatively unrelated to breathing)3) https://youtu.be/qOrZwBEEAU4(@ all; Siu Nim Tau performed in Qi state) In the last post, Qi – Wing Chun vs Taichi, I compared the different methods of power generation between the Chu-style Wing Chun and the Chen-styleContinue reading “Taichi Punch vs Wing Chun Punch”
Qi – Wing Chun vs Taichi
Now I turn to Qi. After you’ve tasted the “feeling of Qi” by calming and relaxing, you experience Qi by “filling up”, noticeably the forearms first, then the body trunk, then maybe the legs too. (To me, Qi in the context of Chu-style Wing Chun is “filling up”.) I take “filling up” with a simpleContinue reading “Qi – Wing Chun vs Taichi”
Qi – Breathing and The Feeling of Qi
In this and the next one or two posts, I am taking a bold step to share my views on Qi. This initiative came from my dialogue with a reader, Kevin from Indonesia, who asked me about breathing techniques in training and the Qi phenomenon. My discussion is based on this dialogue. But I startContinue reading “Qi – Breathing and The Feeling of Qi”
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