Category Archives: Chi Kung

Best Martial Art and Style for me?

I wish to learn a Martial Art like Shaolin Kung Fu but I am having a hard time trying to find the Martial Art or Style which suits me the most.

1. I am calm and analytical.
2. I am quiet but a hard worker.
3. I am NOT a tank, I am slim.
4. I am around 5″4 in height.
5. I prefer to be alone and hate being in crowds or meeting new people.
6. I am dedicated and organised.
7. I dont usually do many sports, but exercise often.
8. I like to sometimes spar with friends or practice alone.
9. I would prefer to learn unarmed combat.

Please look through this and tell me what you think I should do about Art and Style! For example for if have confused anyone… Internal, China, Tai Chi. or another example. External, Japan, Karate.

Why have I been so lazy and unmotivated?

9 months ago i was in decent shape, my skin was dark because I was always backpacking and hiking. I did Kung Fu and Tai Chi religiously, i thought it was going to be my life. But most of all i was motivated to actually give a damn about my future. Well since then there has been a lot of crap in my family and my life (mom running off with a ex boyfriend and putting my family through 6 long months of emotional turmoil) and lots of relationship drama that went on for weeks almost right after the divorce drama subsided. Now I really don’t have anything crazy going on in my life and i feel absolutely drained. My life has become that catchy Bruno Mars song about not wanting to do anything. I constantly skip my community college classes, I call in sick to work a lot more frequently (good friends with manager and I think shes worried about me) and i have almost completely stopped the martial arts that was my life. I just want to lay around all day, smoke pot (been smoking habitually for the past 5 years), and play videos games. I also haven’t gone backpacking for a wile a and my hiking 3 times a week has slowed to the point where I’m lucky if i go once every 2 weeks. Whats is wrong with me people? This Isn’t the person who I’ve worked so hard to become and I have no motivation to fix it. I’m staying home from work today because i couldn’t pull my lazy ass out of bed, so please offer your advice or if anybody has a similar story to mine where they turned it around please share. I think I’m pretty much desperate at this point.
It was 7 long months of the worst kind of drama, excuse me if i don’t want to get far into the details. But believe me it takes a lot to bring me down, but all the crap I’ve gone through these past few months would tear down even the strongest of people. I’m not just some teen bitching about his unfair life these past few months have just really sucked the life out of me.

Are there any non-contemporary kung fu based dojos that teach pure self defense only kung fu in Chicago area?

yo im from Chicago, IL.. no bs answers yahoo pplz this is the real deal.. im tired of going to wushu-sport dojos that i waste tons of money every month not learning how to fight… are there any decent self-defense only and the instructor teaches it well dojos out there in the chicagoland area. i dont follow any of the mma crap because without traditional martial arts mma wouldnt be what it is today.. i dont care what style of kung fu it is as long as its traditional and works and the teachers arent fraud but in synch with a somewhat deemed authentic style im not willing to learn wing chun because im not a bruce lee follower. i want a style that fits me… ya feel me.. northern shaolin kung fu is ideal for me.. seeming as there’s no true tai chi masters in the western world nor baguazhang,xingyi,hung gar, southern dragon claw,chu gar praying mantis,northern praying mantis, etc.. im 15 years old by the way turning 16 at the beginning of summer.. thank you pplz and give me a decent response…

What is your favorite horse stance?

There are seemingly infinite varieties of horse stance, each one with unique attributes. I find the stances capacity to build chi truly beautiful, and the strength found in practice most excellent.

I have practiced several kinds of horse stance, the one that I am now attempting is one of northern kung fu, with feet pointing straight forward, one and a half shoulder widths apart with thighs perfectly parallel to the ground, so that one may lay a staff across the thighs without it roiling off. All this with a back and head as straight as if one were standing. It is giving me great difficulty, my hips lack some flexibility.

This got me wondering about other peoples experience with horse stances. How far are the feet? How low is the stance? What feels best for building qi? Some stances look nice but lack are lacking, some are quite high (as is common with taoist styles) some are quite wide (as with southern styles). Which is best for chi building.

Just for interesting discussion, I do not think there is necessarily a “right” or “best” answer. I would, however, like to take into considerations my fellows experiences and recommendations.

should one of the following be added in schools?

i think , self defense classes , meditation classes and tai chi classes or something like that calm and soothing

more physical fitness and mental
how to go green
how to eat wild edibles
how to do important stuff

well idk if you guys share my beliefs but i think chi kung or tai chi is great and it overall made me peaceful and a more powerful and better person