A quote from one of my favorite authors.
"Yoga poses are like putting your car up on a rack at the mechanic's and looking at the suspension and power train. Sports are like running your car on a track, and life is taking that car on the road." - Steven Barnes
Monday, August 25, 2008
A friend of mine wrote me the other day and I thought I'd share my response.
"On the last page (of Instant Chi Power) you mention about chi kung in a self protection capacity. I'd like to learn that. I'm following the Hoshin distance course at the moment."
My response...
I think of chi kung as a wholistic practice so when I speak of self-defense I'm not talking about destroying someone's liver chi by crunching a certain meridian, or at least not JUST that.
The number one key for me is perception or awareness, and not of other people, but of yourself. Everyone engages in self-defeating behavior, negative sefl-talk, less-than-optimum life strategies, etc... Awareness of your faults is a first crucial step because then you can find the tools and techniques to become better. That applies to all bio-spiritual survival & self-actualization processes.
If done right, this leads from an awareness of personal lack to a love of self-improvement. (This is where many chi twinkies get bogged down.)
Once you begin the habit of steady progress towards self-actualization, the reality of direct physical confrontation diminishes accordingly. And if it is still a large risk (for emergency services personnel, police, the military, etc...) then you have greater options for dealing with it. Again, not simply some secret meridian strike, but rather a willingness to do what is appropriate in the situation because you have less ego in the way.
Hope that helps.
You can find the Instant Chi Power E-course at http://www.quantummindscience.com.
"On the last page (of Instant Chi Power) you mention about chi kung in a self protection capacity. I'd like to learn that. I'm following the Hoshin distance course at the moment."
My response...
I think of chi kung as a wholistic practice so when I speak of self-defense I'm not talking about destroying someone's liver chi by crunching a certain meridian, or at least not JUST that.
The number one key for me is perception or awareness, and not of other people, but of yourself. Everyone engages in self-defeating behavior, negative sefl-talk, less-than-optimum life strategies, etc... Awareness of your faults is a first crucial step because then you can find the tools and techniques to become better. That applies to all bio-spiritual survival & self-actualization processes.
If done right, this leads from an awareness of personal lack to a love of self-improvement. (This is where many chi twinkies get bogged down.)
Once you begin the habit of steady progress towards self-actualization, the reality of direct physical confrontation diminishes accordingly. And if it is still a large risk (for emergency services personnel, police, the military, etc...) then you have greater options for dealing with it. Again, not simply some secret meridian strike, but rather a willingness to do what is appropriate in the situation because you have less ego in the way.
Hope that helps.
You can find the Instant Chi Power E-course at http://www.quantummindscience.com.
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