Accumulating Qi : Martial Art Energy : TKF 29 Sifu TW Smith | Finding the Path Thru KungFu

Episode 29

Feeling Good:

Several people of various styles have contacted me to let me know that taking some of the concepts is helping them re-look at their karate, judo and other systems.

Connections:

Cameron Conaway’s essay in last episode, “5 Ways to Bring Mindfulness into Your Martial Arts” stimulated many excellent comments.

Cameron sent me a note saying that he has become a listener.   He is also posted on his Twitter account of 22 thousand follower’s:

“Tibetan Kung Fu sifu TW Smith (@TibetanKungFu) offers a meditative, authentic podcast. Worth a listen. - http://bit.ly/1wYA3Eb  #mindfulness” 

Since I started learning more about Cameron, 

He received NPR chose 5 books for their 2014 Best of Poetry Award, Cameron’s Malaria Poems is one those top 5. Congratulations and Thank You.  Cameron, you are doing great work, most of all inspiring. Keep yourself going.

For more information on Cameron’s other Works such as : 

Caged : Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet and Until You Make The Shore

I set up a link to his website : www.tibetankungfu.net/cameron

Thank you to Scott and Roger for contributing directly to the Mook Chung. If you want to contribute directly, just earmark the dollars, or go to /Patreon, contribute there.

Past Week in Practice : 

Yang 48 Tai Chi everywhere these days. The Reeling Silk has been working very well for Phillip and our “Wise One’s”. Lot of folks starting dipping into the power bucket. Even those that practice for health, because Alignment, Intention and Timing matter, as I will share shortly.

Todays Podcast:

How do we ‘accumulate’ Qi? What do we do to validate process and/or progress?

In Episode 27, we discussed the perspectives of defining Qi.

Using Those Definitions, How do we generate improvements in Qi? 

Definitions:

* Original Character : Rice Pot sitting on fire, steam rising, lid on the pot opening and closing.

* Life Force : Tangible compliments Intangible, Yin and Yang

* Biologically

* Biomechanically

* Jessica Rose - Biomechanics researcher at Stanford weighs in on analysis of Bruce Lee Punch.

* Dr. Ed Roberts studies Brain Matter




Mentioned in Todays Podcasts:

Malaria Poems

Caged : Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet : Cameron Conaway

Until You Make The Shore : Cameron Conaway

Kungfupodcasts.com

Episode 7 : How Does Meditation Fit into Martial Arts

5 Ways to Bring Mindfulness into Your Martial Arts

Kungfubootcamp

Yang 9 Tai Chi

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