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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 615
EAN num: 9780974995847
ISBN number: 0974995843
Label: Cosmos Press
Manufacturer: Cosmos Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 200
Printing Date: 2007-09
Publishing house: Cosmos Press
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This clear, easy-to-follow guide, by the internationally acknowledged Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit, shows how we can all benefit from chi kung's energy-cultivating techniques. The book encourages you to plan your own fitness program around the unique exercise sequence, which will: enhance mind and body fitness; develop vitality for a healthy sex life; decrease stress; and, prevent and combat illness. This is a fun and fulfilling form of exercise that is equally enjoyable for beginners and practitioners alike.
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I had purchased this book based on an Amazon.com user's recommendation. I'm quite glad I did.
Most books on chi (by whatever name) tend to make one of two errors. One error, found most commonly in new-age or modern "magick" books, is a failure to distinguish between imagination and real chi flow. The reader is told to imagine golden or white light entering one's body and filling it with divine goodness, or to imagine the chakras glowing or moving in some way. Some even claim that imagination is how we see with the ajna chakra ("third eye"). If you've ever had real experiences with chi or chakras, you'll know that this is nonsense.
The second error, found most commonly in martial arts and yoga practices, is the assumption that particular physical motions alone will generate chi flow and strengthen one's health. While physical motions can help, from the perspective of chi flow the whole reason it works is that one's mind is engaged in the process of telling one's body to move along those pathways. The biochemical processes that result in building muscle tissue, strengthening bones, and reinforcing the heart work only because there is a strong flow of communication going on between the areas that are worked and the central nervous system. If that communication flow is strong enough, you won't get sore after exercising. Soreness, like inflamation, is actually an indication of retardation in the healing process due to weak communication pathways in the body. (Anyone who is interested in learning more about the science behind this should read The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life along with the theory behind chiropractic care, readily found via Google.)
Sifu Wong manages to avoid both of these errors quite well. Right from the beginning, he emphasizes the importance of the mind in chi kung training. He describes, rather well in my opinion, how to use one's mind during each of the exercises. He sometimes refers to imagining chi moving in various ways, but he places more importance on the gentleness of the thought which, in my opinion, is a reasonably good way of avoiding the error of imagination replacing real experience. He also explains the long-term effects of these exercises in a way that I can tell comes from a seasoned master teacher.
He also lays out an excellent overview of chi kung styles. He explains the differences between various practices that call themselves "chi kung" (or "qigong"), which really helped me to organize my thinking about this multifaceted family of disciplines. That may or may not matter to someone who is just trying to get health benefits from chi exercises, but for cerebral types like me it's really a wonderful resource.
I have just one complaint about this book. Although the pictures convey the gist of the movements, they aren't really detailed enough. I had to search for some videos of Sifu Wong's style on YouTube in order to figure out the rhythm of his movements and how quickly they should be done. I had to play with some of the movements quite a bit in order to figure out how they were supposed to work, and I don't think I could have done that if I hadn't already developed sensitivity to the feeling of chi flow. More pictures, or perhaps an accompanying CD-ROM or short DVD with demonstrations, would have helped immensely.
However, I still consider this to be one of the best books on chi I have read. Anyone interested in getting a reasonably good overview of chi kung and having an excellent regime for enhancing health should start with this book, in my opinion. Even with the pictures being a bit difficult to follow at times, what a novice can get out of it is definitely worth it.
Just be sure to follow his advice!
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I have read and reread and then underlined the important parts for me. I have learned a lot from this book as well as from others since I have not had the opportunity to find a master to learn from yet.
If there were more pictures (drawings) to really define the precise sequences it would be very helpful but the whole idea is to learn from a master in person. I have both of his books and used one to support the other and help me understand and follow certain exercises.
Still the important thing is to practice... everyday. It has worked for me.
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Master Wong Kiew Kit is a very good author and really knows what he is talking about. I have three of his publications and they are all excellent. He doesn't cloud his books with "junk" relating to the subject matter. A very good purchase. If you enjoy his writing style and happen to be a Buddhist, his publication "Sukhavati Western Paradise Going to Heaven as Taught by the Buddha" is one of my favorite books.
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The only way to learn tai ji quan is being with a master, looking him doing the form. Doing all the parts that conform tai ji included chi kung but with a teacher cause is the best option to feel the art. I think reading books are not the solution so the best is empty your mind of reading and reading and do the task with someone who knows something about it, not necessary a master, all we can learn with others...
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I disagree with the assessment made by 'Carlos'. I would not rate this book as among the top Chi Gong books but it is sufficiently detailed to give you an idea of Chi Gong and how to breath, perform the exercises, etc. There is little that is 'cultish' about this book. In fact, Mr. Wong de-emphasizes any spiritual aspects of Chi Gong and invites the reader to appreciate the physical benefits of Chi Gong. That said, it is still best to learn and practice Chi Gong with a qualified instructor and in a group. My experience has been that the instructor's energy aids tremendously in advancing the student in this practice. It is interesting to read about Chi Gong, good to practice it and better to have guidance from a teacher in person.
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