A Very Intriguing Method For Making Martial Arts Chi

A Very Intriguing Method For Making Martial Arts Chi

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Martial Arts Chi is one of the great mysteries of all time. It's not just that you see it in the movies, or that it has become some sort of an urban legend, it's that there is truth in there somewhere. Chi does exist, but how the heck to you make it...let alone use it?

So we have a two part mystery here: how do you manufacture chi, and how do you use it? Interestingly, the second part is the solution to the first part. Unfortunately, this results in a catch 22...how do you use the stuff if you can't create it, how do you create the stuff if you can't use it?

To solve this mystery let me give you an internal exercise and a drill, and see if you can solve the problem. The exercise is an old Bagua exercise named 'Stroking the beard.' The drill is based on the old 'Catch hands' game we used to play as children.

To Stroke the beard simply move the hands in medium size circles, coming together at the top of the chest and moving downward as if stroking a beard. To do this effectively you must relax, sink the weight, regulate the breathing (low), and do it until you can do it with no distraction. Doing with no distraction means doing only one thing at a time, and this is very critical to your success.

After you have stroked the beard for a few hours, find a friend and do 'Catch Hands.' To do Catch Hands face your partner at handshake distance and let your hands relax next to your pockets. Your partner places his hands together and extends them towards you in front of his body.

The object of this drill is to take your time, create lots of silence, and then catch his hands. Don't slap at them, just catch them, like catching birds without breaking their wings, and do it gently. This simple move is the same motion needed to block or a strike, and is well worth practicing.

As time passes, and you relax into the exercise, you will find yourself stilling jerks and twitches, and that is when the benefits of stroking the beard are going to appear. You will find that you have a sensation of energy gathering at your center. It will be like a fountain in reverse, and it will be as if energy is going into your tan tien with every breath.

Eventually, you will be able to snatch your partner's hands out of the air, and there will be nothing he can do about it. The important thing, though, is that you are starting to feel the 'universal energy' that chi is. Keep doing this exercise and you will experience some astounding results, and it will be proof positive for the concept of manufacturing and using Martial Arts Chi.

About the Author:
Al Case has written a fascinating book on how to Create Chi. You can find it at Monster Martial Arts.



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