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Grand Master Sam FS Chin: Martial Art of Awareness Somatic Primer Podcast
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Sam Chin is the founder and President of Chin Family I Liq Chuan Association
Master Sam Chin grew up in Malaysia and trained martial arts since childhood with his father.
Master Chin migrated to California from Malaysia in 1991. One year later, he was advised to go to the Chuang Yen Monastery in New York where he would live for the next 10 years studying many different styles of Buddhism.
In the ten years of working and teaching at the Chuang Yen Monastery, Master Sam Chin was profoundly influenced by Buddhist meditation and in particular meditation on mindfulness and awareness. Combining mindfulness and awareness with the traditional martial art his father had taught him Master Chin developed what would become I Liq Chuan.
I Liq Chuan is the art of cultivating consciousness based on Tai Chi and Chan (Zen) principles of non-assertion, non-resistance, harmony of yin and yang, oneness and the present moment.
Master Chin has more than 30 schools that teach his method worldwide. He is an emeritus professor and has written several books. To find out more please visit https://iliqchuan.com/grand-master-sam-fs-chin/
In this episode we discuss
His backgroundLiving at the monasteryMind and awarenessThe internal principals of I liq ChuanThe importance of sharing what you have learnedThis was an informative episode about the philosophy and application of I Liq Chuan. Master Chin is a gifted and insightful teacher as well as generous and compassionate person. It was a true honer to get to speak with him.
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Sam Chin is the founder and President of Chin Family I Liq Chuan Association
Master Sam Chin grew up in Malaysia and trained martial arts since childhood with his father.
Master Chin migrated to California from Malaysia in 1991. One year later, he was advised to go to the Chuang Yen Monastery in New York where he would live for the next 10 years studying many different styles of Buddhism.
In the ten years of working and teaching at the Chuang Yen Monastery, Master Sam Chin was profoundly influenced by Buddhist meditation and in particular meditation on mindfulness and awareness. Combining mindfulness and awareness with the traditional martial art his father had taught him Master Chin developed what would become I Liq Chuan.
I Liq Chuan is the art of cultivating consciousness based on Tai Chi and Chan (Zen) principles of non-assertion, non-resistance, harmony of yin and yang, oneness and the present moment.
Master Chin has more than 30 schools that teach his method worldwide. He is an emeritus professor and has written several books. To find out more please visit https://iliqchuan.com/grand-master-sam-fs-chin/
In this episode we discuss
His backgroundLiving at the monasteryMind and awarenessThe internal principals of I liq ChuanThe importance of sharing what you have learnedThis was an informative episode about the philosophy and application of I Liq Chuan. Master Chin is a gifted and insightful teacher as well as generous and compassionate person. It was a true honer to get to speak with him.
If you'd like to know more about Somatic Primer please visit https://somaticprimer.com
Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy the episodes. Thanks.
Support the show
1 hr 3 min