Comments on: Ask Sifu Anthony – May 2014

By: Sifu Anthony Korahais

Sifu Anthony Korahais — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:42:41 +0000

Hi Timothy. I’m doing the Q&As inside our Facebook group now. Use the link below to join. The Facebook group is a great way to connect with me as well as my certified instructors and hundreds of my students. Please copy and paste your question there.

Thanks!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/flowingzen/

By: Timothy McCutcheon

Timothy McCutcheon — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 15:16:33 +0000

I currently practice Shibashi Qigong regularly, and I am trying to learn which element cooresponds to which movement, and if some of the movements might combine elements. I know that the basic level is suppose to have 18, my instructor (who lives about four hours away so it may be a while before I can see him again-hence the question)

I can supply a listing of the movements if that is helpful.

Thank you for your help

By: Sifu Anthony Korahais

Sifu Anthony Korahais — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:41:21 +0000

In reply to Vera.

Hi Vera,

I’ll answer your question soon, but before I do, can you please remind me if we’ve met? Have you learned from me? That will help me to give you a better answer!

By: Vera

Vera — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:25:25 +0000

Dear Sifu Anthony,
Practicing the various forms and styles of Qi gong( 5elements,yi jin jing,shibashi 1&2, zookinezis ) and then the stillness of meditation plus Tai Chi..
Well , all this takes time, a lot of time.i usually go by instinct thinking for the moment what would I need to bring my energy up,or what would give me more flow. Is that a good thing? How should I plan my practice?there are days in which I manage to do just one hour or even less…is there a form I should be practicing everyday and whatever time is left to do one of the others?
Thank you for your answer.
Vera

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:59:10 +0000

Dear Sifu,

Thank you so much for offering a Q&A session and for being available to your long-distance students! I would like to know if you felt resistance to practicing QiGong when you first began or during the first years. If I remember correctly, I think you said that you were very disciplined and practiced every day even if you couldn’t feel the benefits. The reason I ask is because I’m going through an emotionally difficult time and finding that, when I need most to practice, my mind puts up the most resistance to doing it. Sometimes I break through the resistance and, naturally, feel better afterwards, other times the resistance wins.

Thank you so much for your time and support. 🙂

namaste,
Jen

By: Fred Chu

Fred Chu — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:33:55 +0000

Dear Sifu, thank you again for this great q&a session! I had another question about hitting things, if you don’t mind. For a guy like me who has virtually no chance to practice with other people (they keep refusing or canceling on me), would it be a good idea to follow Sigung’s Iron Palm program in The Complete Book of Shaolin to get that sort of contact practice? If so, is it advisable to do the full program of two rounds of hitting the sandbag, twice a day, or would that be mainly for someone planning on specializing in Iron Palm?

On an unrelated question, could Sifu maybe talk about Dragon Strength/Force? I admit that my curiosity about it was piqued since Sigung mentioned that certain patterns in Baguazhang are meant to use it. Did such force appearwhen you trained the Shaolin Pakua set?

Thank you again!

Sincerely with Shaolin salute,
Fred Chu

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 01:24:44 +0000

Hi Anthony. Can you recommend a good feng shui book? Also, what are your thoughts on the practice?

By: Kan

Kan — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:34:22 +0000

I’d like to add that the Chinese media is very guilty of “sharing” the knowledge of herbal medicine and other receipes to the public. Maybe they are good, but in the hands of a wrong person it can do more harm than any good.

Me and other Chinese children are unfortunately the “victims” of all this as we’re being treated like Guinea pigs being “forced” to consume the concoctions (Maybe that sounds too extreme but I hope you get the point). Our parents always say the dreaded “Take it! It’s good for you”. Fortunately she’s brewing less these days which is better for her and myself.

By: Diogo

Diogo — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:58:00 +0000

Hello dear sifu Anthony 🙂

First of all thank you to be such an inspiring and generous person.

My question is about Chinese medicine. If I’m not mistaking Chinese medicine helps to restore balance in 3 levels: body, energy and mind. I would like to understand how it can solve spiritual problems (which would be in the mind, thus reflecting in the energy level, thus reflecting in the physical body)?

As an example: Let’s say that a person has a certain illness because of some unsolved problem in a past life.

I believe that all our problems always happen for our own good, in order for us to evolve and to help us to stay in the right path. Everything that happens in life, good or bad, is because of our own deeds, good or bad.
Thus I think that the illness will just disappear when we have “learned” what we had to learn/ grown spiritually. If that doesn’t happen then Chinese medicine (or any other treatment), can’t help right?

By: Derrick

Derrick — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 02:59:01 +0000

While doing research, I have read one should not eat immediately before or after practicing qigong. Can you share any suggestions with us about this topic? How long do you personally wait to eat before and after practice?

Thank You!