How can I learn Chi Kung?
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Chi Kung is an internal form of martial art closely related to Tai Chi and Xing Yi. Depending on your area, you may find somebody who can teach you, but they are few and far between. Some resources you could find on www.budoseek.net or else in some magazines which could offer training videos, but if you were to find an actual school, that would be remarkable. Good luck!
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here's all i've found near arlington: \n\nhttp://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypResults.py?Pyt=Typ&city=Arlington&state=TX&uzip=76010&country=us&msa=2800&cs=4&ed=KV8m9K1o2TwYALwKke7SAI9De_Uvx5aMnXJDt1jmMmhf&tab=B2C&stx=8120454&stp=y&desc=Martial+Arts&qtx=martial+arts&offset=3&FBoffset=17&toggle=&stat=ClkNxtUpper&ls=&lp=\n\ni'd suggest giving a few of these places a call, they might be able to point you to a tai chi chuan instructor... you can also check and see if there are any physical therapist that do eastern medicine, they tend to give taiji and qigong classes at their practices.. \n\nsorry i couldn't be more help, i'll ask my sifu if he knows anyone near arlington that would be good to see.. \n\nsorry\n\n~*good luck*~
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go meet a chinese person and ask the t teach you. the best way to learn is from who has the experice
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If you want to learn to defend yourself, martial arts is one good way; you have many choices in Asia.  Check the phone book or internet for nearest school to you.  All good martial arts schools and teachers will train your body, mind and spirit :\n\n1.  Kalaripayyat (from Kerala state in India)\n2.  Karate Do\n3.  Tae Kwan Do\n4.  Chinese Kung Fu (many varieties and schools)\n5.  Jujitsu\n6.  Judo\n7.  Aikido\n\nIf you want to learn to fight, that's a different thing altogether, and solutions include:\n\n8.  Boxing\n9.  Street-fighting\n10. Thai boxing ('muay thai')\netc
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any martial art depends on how you train.  the ones you mentioned can be very effective, but nowdays the emphasis is mainly on health and gentle exercise so that the fighting aspect is left out, or not even known by the instructor.  finding a good sifu to teach you how to actually fight with them can be a challenge.  also, even if you do find a good sifu, it is generally acknowledged that becoming efective in fighting with the internal arts takes longer than other styles.  \n\n read wong kiew kit's website, he has a question and answer series, and deals with this kind of question often.  his opinion is that not only are they effective for fightig, but that the best health benefits are gained from training in the traditional way, ie for fighting.
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I'm mostly interested in Wing Chun Kung Fu, a martial  art developed by a chinese nun during the Ching Dynasty which is very practical and became popular in America after it was discovered that it was the original martial art that Bruce Lee studied before he left China. I haven't really seen any documentaries on this art except for being briefly mentioned in a documentary or two. Also,  there isn't really much info that I've seen on filipino martial arts. They are masters of weapons and knife fighting and it is said that if you train in weapons before you train in unarmed combat, you will posess extreme skill in any martial art. Probably because it takes so much more conditioning to avoid a blow from a weapon than from a fist or a foot. They have arts dedicated to weapons fighting such as Escrima, Kali, and Espada y Daga.
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ok i think i can help.\n\n    toe touch.\nit helps to know the splits when learning a toe touch.have a partner lift you up from your waist as you try to get lift on your toe touch. this will help you learn a great toe touch. as they lift you yp you jump iof the ground spred your legs out and arms wwhile almost trying to touch your toes. your body should be out a bit in front of you.\n\nafter you get it done with a partner you should be ready to try it on your own.\n\ntoe touch count one.\nsnap arms up in a high V. witch meansfeet together,body straigh standing. arms up in the air in the shap of a V.\ntoe touch count two.\nrising on your toes keep arms locked in high V. keep upper body still while still slightly bending.\ntoe touch count three.\nswing arms inward in front of your body so it makes a X. bend down a little to get good lift when you take off. make sure you gain momentum while doing this. it's whats going to get you up in the air. keep toes tight.\ntoe touch count four.\ncountinuing the circular motion with the arms pull your self up wards into a T. (a T is simpley standing arms out . it looks like a T) jump off the ground  snap your legs and arms out trying to touch your toes slightly. come back down by just snaping back into a straight body postion.\n\nscorpion.\n\non one leg, take other leg and put in in back of you.with both hands pull the other leg up. and lean a bit forward. make sure you do this to one side so you can view it from the side. that's when it looks most impresive.\n\nliberty.\nstand on one leg. bend knee up in to you hipslike you are going to do a karate kick.this should be facing forward. then simply put arms in the air in a high V motion.\n\n\n\nhope i could help you out!
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Look through the links Kung Fu Magazine Online, or google Shaolin, you will definately have a searchahead of you. \n\nPeace,\n\nlr\n\nhttp://www.wingchunassociation.com  \nhttp://www.pacificwingchunassociation.com
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If you cannot locate a school near your area, I would begin by seeking out the closest, most reputable instructor that you can find and make a visit to their class/school. Introduce yourself to the instructor and tell them of your situation and the distance issue. With any luck, the instructor will allow you to train and will give you enough information so that you can spend some quality time at home working the material that you learned and then each time you get a chance, pay another visit to this instructor.\n\nThere is no replacement for real teaching: books, videos, online material, these are all very good tools but these alone will never get you to become a formidable exponent of any martial art.
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It really depends what you are looking for in a martial art.  Do you want to learn to handle yourself in any situation on the street?  Do you want to compete in a ring, forms or weapons?  Do you want to learn stand up fighting or grappling arts?  Or do simpy want to know some cool kicks to show your friends?  It comes down to your personal goals.  \n\nI've trained for five years in Kung Fu San Soo.  I'm an advanced brown belt today.  I've learned free form fighting from day one, weapons forms from day one and learned extremely effective methods for defending myself and my family from day one.  I enjoy it but it's not for everybody.\n\nSearch for KFSS, Jimmy H. Woo or Kug Fu San Soo online and you will find more than enough sites that share history, teachers, shcools etc...  Good luck on your quest.  \n\nEnjoy the journey as much as the goal.\n\nOne word of caution (beware of McDojos), if you are forced to sign a contract that ties you to a large debt $2,500 or more WALK.  If they want you to pay huge bucks $150 per month (WALK).  There are plenty of fantastic schools and instructors who will teach you Japanese, Chinese, Phillipine, Korean or Thai fighting arts and not break your bank.  In SoCal the usual fee ranges $45 to $60 per month and private lessons start around $100 per hour.
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Hmm... I need to read up a bit more about the teachings of Li. But over 100 million people practice the "mind and body cultivation" doctrines and perform the meditation exercises that go with it.\n\nMust be a different version of Tai Chi exercises...\n\nPeace be with you.
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You may be able to find classes at your local karate/taekwondo school. I know we have classes offered at our local taekwondo school. Just call around to your martial arts schools.\nGood luck!
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There is a park called People's Square where local wu shu masters practice.  Try there and hook up with one of them and see if they are will to train you.
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Any discipline is good to learn, what you have to do is find a school that has a good atmosphere (friendly, everybody gets along well both with the instructors and each other) usually family oriented.\n\nsecond of all you should be comfortable with the instructor's(s) style of teaching. find you a few schools that may have trial classes and see which one interests you the most\n\ncheck your local phone book or searchengine to find any schools or schools websites. for schools that're up to maybe a 15 mile radius of where you live, you may wind up with a bit of a drive, but it could be worth it if you can get most of what you're lookin to get out of it.\n\nmostly the two main types of disciplines that use the throwing aspect is Aikido and Hapkido, Hapkido is the more aggressive of the two but still very similar to Aikido.\n\nIf you can find a school that teaches a type of Kung Fu, then go for it, but usually there's very little throwing aspects that're featured, not to mention sword techniques, but it is possible to find a school that does it, but it's gonna be difficult.\n\nas for learning sword techniques, possibly Ninjitsu ( some of the higher techniques incorporate sword techniques) and it too has excellent hand to hand fighting techniques, or Kendo/Iaido for the sword techniques.\n\ngood luck and good training.
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I Would consider other styles as well Tai chi and sho lin. But I would sit in on a few classes first and make sure of two things. One that the class is scaled down in difficulty a doesn't go for much more than an hour. And two that the class is ONLY taught by a patient blackbelt. Often classes for beginners are given to those who are not instructors and lack teaching experience of any kind. Also talking to parents of other students wouldn't hurt. But is he personally ready, that is hard to say for sure, but it might be good to stay for the first few classes and watch. Some do great scaled down classes for kids.
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practice  maybe a class
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i do aikido.... er.....  kinda.... theres a history 2 it... ne ways wat i do does have ki (qi or chi) breathing n exersises n stuff.. but not qigong... qigong is chinese and aikido is japanese