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Lamka Shaolin Disciples’ Union SHAOLIN KUNG FU AND WUDANAG QI GONG COURSE INFO

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Introducing

Authentic Shaolin and Wudang Qi Gong in India

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QI GONG TRAINING CURRICULUM:

Introduction: Qi Gong, or Qi Gong, has been around for thousands of years and predates even the martial arts. Qi Gong is designed to cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through Taoist practices that integrate movement, breath, and Qi (internal energy) to promote health and longevity. A form of gentle, relaxing exercise, Qi Gong strengthens joints, muscles, tendons, and bones, increases flexibility, stimulates the circulation of energy in our body, and enhances mental clarity. There are also thousands of different kinds of Qi Gong, with many different uses and applications. Shifu Zhao Hui teaches health oriented Qi Gong and martial oriented Qi Gong.

Health oriented Qi Gong has no application or use but to make the body healthy, strong, and vibrant. Martial oriented Qi Gong will have the same effects but the methods of training are also tied directly to Martial Self Defense.

If you do an internal style of martial arts, you are doing "Qi Gong." Today, more people are teaching internal styles of Kung Fu, such as Taichi Quan, but emphasize more the Qi Gong health side of the training because of the benefits derived from its' practice.

Benefits of Qi Gong 1) Stress Reduction 2) Strengthening of Muscles 3) Stretching of Muscles, Ligaments & Tendons 4) Lowers Blood Pressure 5) Improves Balance, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular & Neurological system and the list

goes on and on...

Qi Gong is taught in all classes: 1) Zhan Zhuang Qi Gong 2) Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong (sets of exercises for the Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Skeletal, &

Digestive systems, as well as for the Liver, Kidneys etc. Also a set for Diabetes, and several sets for the General Health).

Qi Gong Warm-ups 1) Neck up and down 2) Neck side-to-side 3) Neck left and right 4) Pelvis forward and back 5) Pelvis side-to-side 6) Hip circles 7) Ankle circles 8) Scrunch up the toes 9) Shake the legs 10) Tip-toes 11) Shoulder circles 12) Wrist circles 13) Squeeze the fist 14) Twist the arms 15) Reach arms upward 16) Phoenix stretches

Medical Qi Gong Meridian tapping Meridian brushing Five-yin organ massage Expelling stale Qi Acupressure Nei Gong Bouncing up and down Swinging side-to-side Stirring the cauldrons Neidan Qi Gong Open/close Calm the Qi Tonify the Dantian’s Mixing water and fire Storing Qi in the marrow

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Principles to Remember:

Relax, Relax, And Relax! Qi Gong feels good. Keep your posture upright; keep your chin, elbows, and tailbone down. Move and breathe softly, naturally, like a cat. Qi Gong Health Exercises

1) Longevity exercises 2) Five Animal Qi Gong 3) Chen Village Qi Gong 4) Ba Duan Jin 5) Imperial Yang Qi Gong

Taichi Quan 1) Chen 56 Authentic Form 2) Wudang 108 Form 3) Imperial Yang 22 Forms (as taught by

Wei Shu Ren) 4) Sudden Thunder Fist

Bagua Zhang 1) 8 Mother Palms 2) Swimming Dragon Form 3) Swimming Dragon Staff, single and

double swords Xing Yi Quan

1) Five element fists/applications 12 animal forms/applications linking form/applications

2) 5 element cycle form and staff form

Shaolin Kung Fu Shaolin Martial Monk Exercises 1, 2, & 3 Shaolin Tiger Crane Form/applications Shaolin Tiger form Shaolin Broad Sword Form Shaolin Arhat Fist Shaolin Yin Shou Gun

Novice Stage - 1 Year 1) The ritual of Wudang Taoism 2) Basic Skills of Wudang Kung Fu

Basic Skill: Leg Pressing 1. Stretch Leg from front 2. Stretch Leg sideway 3. Leg swing backward 4. Tiptoes and feet upper surface stretch 5. Shoulder stretch 6. Waist stretch 7. legs splits 8. Palm stretch 9. Half lotus cross

Body Position

1) Waist turn over 2) Swing arms in cycle 3) Movement combination 4) Body positions adopted often in traditional form set 5) Carp Flip

Footwork: 1) Bow step 2) Horse-riding step 3) Crouch stance (crouch down on one leg and stretch the other leg sideways) 1. Empty step(Xu Bu) 2. Sitting stance (Xie Bu) 3. T-shaped stance

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4. Sit-on-backward-leg step 5. Taichi Steps

The Content of Physical Training

1) Spurts 2) High Leg Raising 3) Drop-hold Jumping 4) Hop 5) Single Knee Lifting 6) Push-ups 7) Push-up Jumping 8) Squats and stands up 9) Dorsal abdominal muscle training 10) Backwards Running 11) Pull-ups 12) Leg training with a heavy burden (squats; holding a person to spurt) 13) Change legs when lunge into jumping 14) Leapfrogs 15) Upholding strength training (internal training) 16) Endurance Practice 17) Headstand

The Content of Standing Stake Work (Chuang Gong)

1. Taichi Hun Yuan Qi Gong 2. 2) Horse Stance Gong 3. 3) Xing Yi Quan 4. 4) Meditation 5. 5) Eight Section Brocade Stretching Exercise

Kung Fu teaching (regular curriculum)

1. Basic Boxing (in total of two routines, 1-month duration) 2. Xuan Gong Boxing (in total of three routines, 3-month duration) 3. Wudang San Feng Taichi 18 Movements, 28 Movements, Xing Yi Boxing (3-months duration)

Selective Curriculum (You can choose any two courses)

1. Xiang Long Fu Hu Boxing 2. Xuan Zhen Boxing 3. Wudang San Feng Taichi Sword 4. Xuan Gong Dao

Leg kicking 36 form sets (12 Routines) 1) Single slap kick, inside kick and draw kick, front and back kick with heel, inside crescent kick,

lift foot, crescent kick, forward kick, twist kick, butterfly kick, flying kick with heel, kick with heel, side outer-edge kick

The Taoist Health Preservation

1) Taichi Regimen 2) Natural Regimen 3) The Six-character Formula (Liu Zi Jue)

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The Basic of Taoism Culture and Taoist Medicine

1) The history of Taoism development, the ritual of Taoism, the brief introduction of Taoism culture, and so on (5 class hours)

2) Zhou Yi (Book of Change), five elements theory, Eight-Diagram theory, the basics of Taoism medicine (30 class hours)

3) Classification, identification and application of common herbal medicine on Mt. Wudang, Wudang herbal medicine collection (30 class hours)

Intermediate Stage (2 Years) Basic Routine Training (as same as with the corresponding part listed above in Novice stage) Leg kicking of 36 Form Sets (12 Routines)

1) Turn body kick, consecutive side snap kick, side kick, break rib kick, sweep rib kick, cross step and back kick, kick with heel and break rib kick, break chest kick, consecutive jumping side kick, high side kick, break knee kick

The content of standing stake training (Quan Gong) 1) Imitating-Crane Standing Stake 2) Five-Element Quan 3) Five-Form Qi Gong

Kung Fu (regular curriculum, 6 months duration) 1) San Feng Taichi 108 Movements 2) Eight Diagrams Palm 3) Tai Yi Xuan Men Sword

Selective Curriculum (choose any among 3 courses) 1) Ba Ji Boxing 2) Tai He Boxing 3) Tai Yi Wu Xing Boxing 4) Pu Dao (knife) 5) Nine-section Whip

The Taoism Classics (60 class hours) 1) Taoist health preservation study, the Yellow Emperor's Book of Internal Medicine, Tao Te

Ching (30 class hours), elementary courses of Taoist medicine, common disease diagnosis and how to make a prescription

Advance Stage (3 years)

Leg Kicking, 36 Form Sets (12 Routines) 1) Cross step and back kick, whirlwind kick, front kick with heel and back kick with tiptoe, side

snap kick across face and turn body kick, sweep kick, sideway kick, jump and break rib kick, break knee and rib kick, flying kick, inside kick and turn over kick, consecutive jump and side kick

Kung Fu (Regular Curriculum, 8 months duration) 1) Long Hua Boxing 2) Wudang Eight Immortals Stick 3) Wudang Eight Immortals Swordplay 4) Taichi Fan

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Selective Curriculum (choose 2 courses)

1) Long-hilt scimitar 2) Double hook 3) Double sword 4) Zi-Wu spear 5) Drunken sword 6) Double whip

San Feng Qi Gong 三丰气功 Health Cultivation Exercises 养生功

1) Expelling the Old and Bringing in the New 吐故纳新

2) Standing Eight Pieces of Brocade 站式八段锦 3) Five Animals Qi Gong 五行气功

4) Five Animals Frolics 五禽戏

5) Crane Standing Qi Gong 鹤行桩 6) Wudang Bright Eye Practice 武当明目功

7) Collecting Qi Standing Practice 采气桩功 Martial Qi Gong 武学气功

1) Iron Body 桶子功

2) Iron Arm 铁臂功

3) Iron Palm 铁砂掌

4) Iron Throat 铁脖功

5) Dragon Claw 龙爪手 6) Mystical two-finger skill 二指玄功

7) Lightness Training 轻功 8) Two Extremes Qi Gong 太乙气功

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12 Month Curriculum Course 1: Habits and Willpower

1) Tiny Habits, and Why You Aren't Healing 2) Measuring Progress and Predicting Failure. 3) Understanding Willpower and Discipline

Course 2: Getting your Vital Energy Flowing

1) The Ultimate Qi Gong Technique 2) Understanding Flowing Breeze Swaying Willow 3) Skill vs. Technique 4) Traditional vs. Modern Learning

Course 3: Feeling More and More Qi

1) Why Feeling Qi is Critical 2) How to Feel Qi without Waiting 30 Years 3) Feeling Qi (and Breaking Bricks?) 4) How to Feel Qi Even if you’re Skeptical

Course 4: Strength, Flexibility, Suppleness, and Balance

1) How to Align Your Qi 2) The Yin and Yang of Strength and Flexibility 3) The Soft and Supple Will Prevail! 4) Why You Should Stop Stretching 5) Physical Balance vs. Emotional Balance 6) Preventing Injuries and Tightening Bolts 7) The 3 Types of Balance 8) Is Good Balance Inherited? 9) Internal Strength vs. External Strength

Course 5: Gathering More Qi

1) Learning How to Gather 2) Bottom Heavy, Top Light 3) Qi -- The Prime Ingredient 4) Resiliency - The #1 Reason to Gather Qi 5) The Movement in the Stillness 6) Don't Be Futile 7) What Are We Really Gathering? 8) Gather Qi, Not Coins 9) Learning to Love the Warrior Stances

Course 6: Purifying Your Qi

1) Purifying vs. Protecting the Qi 2) The Five Statements 3) Relieving Financial Stress 4) 1% Forgiveness 5) Loving Kindness Meditation

Course 7: Cleansing Your Internal Organs

1) The Organ/Emotion Connection 2) The Five Elements

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3) Yin and Yang 4) The Emperor Organ

Course 8: The Seeds of Mastery 1) Writing Your Own Qi Gong Prescription 2) How to Practice the 18 Luohan Hands 3) Understanding Qi Gong Sets 4) Creating Your Own Routines

Novice Level 1) Learn salutations 2) Persistently work on stance & footwork training, e.g., Little Stance Subset & Ready Position

Subset & in all sets & exercises (in order to manifest strong rooting – & in a fashion congruent with fine-tuned traditions)

3) Persistently work on the Eight Section Warm-Up Stretch Subset & Floor Stretch Subset 4) Persistently work on horizon walking, relearning techniques/purposeful movement, & false

floor theory 5) Persistently work on diaphragmatic breathing, timing of breathe, assertive/healing sounds 6) Persistently work on insight into centerline theory, & general mapping applications 7) Begin persistent work on chi (bioelectric) awareness/strengthening,

fluidity/lightness/relaxation training, anti-stress/anxiety theory and practice (practical application of the theory of lightness), inclusive of proper body dynamics –relaxation/positioning of the hands/feet/shoulders/face – and once again, proper mapping/posturing

8) Begin to persistently work on push-up and yin/yang pull-up Qi Gong 9) Persistently gather insight into the visual meditative demeanor and basic meditation

skills/practice 10) Persistently work on insight into the beginner program and overall structure of art 11) Persistently work on basic hands/kicks/appropriate miens – inclusive of the five primary &

three ancillary animals 12) Persistently work on way-of-hands & Qin Na theories & practices 13) Learn & persistently work on two to three Kung Fu, Taichi chuan, and/or remedial Qi Gong

sets/routines 14) Persistently act out practical applications (‘solutions’) of martial techniques with peers 15) Persistently envision ‘imaginary opponents’ during set practice 16) May begin very slow sparring 17) Persistently gain greater insight into the notion of moving meditation 18) Persistently gather insight into the five Kung Fu virtues & Tao Chan/Ming Chia philosophy 19) Your word is your honor – if you say you are going to do something then you should do it –

remember that you represent the art/school in your daily life 20) If you desire to learn the whole art, then at some point it is traditional to ask to become a

closed-door student 21) Persistently practice proper heavy bag work, thinking-through theory, & relaxed whip like

movement 22) Begin persistent work on Acupoints (cavity)/Dim Mak/kinesiology practices (inclusive of

basic TCM insights) 23) Persistently gather insight into the practical application of the puppet master theory 24) Begin to work persistently on basic modeling theory/practice & two person multiple step

practices 25) Begin to gather insight into warding-off/reeling silk theory & practice 26) Begin persistent study of standing/moving Qi Gong theory & practice (inclusive of the theory

of lightness)

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Intermediate Level 1) Once again, persistently seek deeper insight and competence into all of the above 2) Learn & persistently work on two to three more Kung Fu, Taichi chuan, and/or remedial Qi

Gong sets/routines 3) May begin to persistently work on iron hand & iron shirt training 4) May begin persistent work on slow sparring (sun sou) 5) Persistently work on variations of sets already learned (inclusive of range, drunken mien, &

reaction flexibility) 6) Begin persistent work on isometric ‘muscle/tendon changing’ techniques to enhance

relaxation, self-awareness, muscle tone, & circulation 7) Persistently gather insight into the notions of hard/soft, internal/external, & yin/yang 8) Persistently work with instructor to review and fine-tune what has already been learned –

once again, remember: there is always room for improvement (the greatest gift) – a concept which never ends

9) Persistently gather greater insight into the philosophical & practical application of the notion of true health & the true (primary) gauge, i.e.: are any of my given thoughts and/or actions making my/the world a better place –or making the “Me” world/the world a worse place?

10) Begin persistent effort in realizing insight into the central features of Ming Chia, e.g., the Bright Beautiful School of Thought: the true responsibility of healthful interaction; acting without acting (aka wu wei); the same boat theory

11) Continue to persistently discover questions to ask instructors – a never-ending practice (once again, questions are viewed as a wonderful gift for instructors – & are the deepest way to learn for both students & instructors)

12) Begin persistent insight into dealing with multiple opponents 13) Persistently gather deeper insight into the notions of scattered, switched, healthful

balance/homeostasis, living in the moment, witnessing, opening the door /parting the veil, a glimpse of heaven, true appreciation of the miracle of the moment, the accumulation of light, & craving/desire as the root of all misery & unhealthful things in the world

14) Realize a level of mastery in various aspects of your practice 15) Persistently read/study/discuss the tenets of “A Glimpse of Heaven: The Philosophy of True

Health” 16) Persistently read/study martial arts & related health/wellness magazines, journals, books,

and online writing 17) Learn & persistently work toward greater insight into the four keys (inclusive of answering

the Great Riddle) 18) Begin persistent practice of the dark side of the Tornado Set (aka light side/dark side) 19) Begin to persistently perform your teaching of less-experienced students & student

internship (remember: a good teacher/instructor learns more than the student) 20) Persistently gather greater & greater insight into what Qi Gong really is 21) Somewhere during this level, one must have realized a level of mastery with regard to

purposeful falling – inclusive of learning how to fall correctly 22) May begin persistent work on walking the Kung Fu circle 23) Begin persistent work on guided imagery 24) May begin persistent work on ground fighting 25) Must begin work on one weapon set 26) Begin to realize deep insight into technique solutions (inclusive of mapping) 27) Persistently become more & more aware of the art’s traditional Chinese nomenclature

(terminology) 28) Understand why the sets are not unlike a catalog of the techniques of the art 29) May begin persistent study of the Taichi Classics

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30) May begin persistent practice of walking/jogging/running Qi Gong 31) Gather persistent insight into the six harmonies 32) Persistent work in understanding the history of the art

First Degree Black Belt / Advance Level 1) Persistently seek deeper insight and competence (a level of true skill) into all of the above 2) Learn & persistently work on three to five more Kung Fu, Taichi chuan, & Qi Gong

sets/routines (remember: it is most important to realize a level of mastery of the sets – versus doing a larger number…inclusive of learning to perform the sets in a fashion congruent with the Li Jia tradition)

3) Practice more intense moving meditation & stationary meditation 4) Learn the Qi Gong art of horizon sitting 5) More deeply embrace true relaxation – avoiding unnecessary use of musculature, e.g., for

true health, power, & speed – albeit, realize what the old saying means: go slow, one can always go fast…go fast, one can only go fast

6) Realize true insight into the knowledge & philosophy of the art & how it applies to everything in one’s life

7) Realize deep insight into the notion of pattern literacy (connecting-of-the-healthful-dots) 8) Enjoy a fundamental practical & objective insight into the complete workings of the art (a

traditional requirement in attaining a first degree black belt) 9) Will have memorized & be able to competently perform the Nei Kung Tao (all 108

techniques) 10) Will learn to completely avoid double-weighted-ness , unnecessary pivoting on a weighted

foot, & will have realized a significant level of mastery with regard to proper footwork & proper posturing

11) Will ascertain a means by which to avoid uncontrolled fear of doing what is necessary to learn/gather true skill, true insight/objectivity

12) Gather greater insight into the practical application of the drunken demeanor in techniques & sets

13) Will have begun to gather insight into the traditional practice of cuffing/slapping practices 14) Will have realized quite deep insight into cavity awareness and implementation (part of Dim

Mak) in striking, grappling/seizing/controlling/tendon-splitting/Qin Na; competent thinking-through, penetrating/exacting strikes…with competent alignment within postures (obviously inclusive of proper arm/leg extension alignment)

15) Will be able to spar (at each of the slow, medium, & fast speeds) at a level congruent with expectations at this level (inclusive of being able to ‘think on one’s-feet’ (and/or enjoy the ability of having the evolved motor memory to react to stimulus without having to think, e.g., witnessing…emptying the mind & acting out selflessly)

16) Begin to persistently gather insight into the complete workings of Traditional Chinese Medicine – & how knowledge of acupuncture complements understanding of Dim Mak theory (& vice-versa)

17) Gather a course of heart, one that is of substance, that makes the world a better place – one with healthful probity & moral fortitude (inclusive of Wu Wei, the true responsibility of healthful interaction, the same boat theory, true appreciation of the miracle of the moment, the true responsibility of supporting others, true honesty, true happiness, true effort, & true freedom)

18) Avoid drunkenness; Romanization of violence (promotion of violence in any fashion); hateful, greedy, & ignorance-rooted behavior (e.g., practical awareness of the notion of the three portents)

19) Realize that a first degree black belt is tentative & can be taken away and/or lost (inclusive of – if one ever stops practicing the art)

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20) Gain deep insight into the notions of the long wall & the wall of lies 21) Realize practical application of the notion of the true responsibility of ‘turning the other

cheek’ (one aspect of true strength) 22) Gather greater skill in walking the Kung Fu circle & begin practice of the dance of the crane 23) Will have satisfied a substantive amount of instruction internship hours (particularly if

working toward becoming a full instructor, e.g., a classic student tenure) 24) Will have persistently learned at least two weapons sets by this time 25) Will have learned all subsets, at least two Taichi chuan sets & one full Qi Gong set 26) May have begun plum flower post work (or within similar context) 27) Will have gained a level of mastery in modeling techniques, two-person set/techniques, &

dark side techniques 28) Will have begun two-person weapons practice

Second Degree Black Belt 1. Student ‘Healthful (Right) Action’ Level/First Level Master of Arts/Full Instructorship/Lower

Level Shifu (= 2000/3000 clock hours & minimum three to four years between each black belt level/will have completed or all-but-completed 2000 clock hour instructor internship

2. Persistently seek deeper insight & competence/true skill into all of the above 3. If you are a classic student, you will have asked & have become accepted as a closed-door

student 4. Will realize an extraordinary level of performance & insight in regard to most or all of the Li

Jia sets (inclusive of knowledge of variations thereof; persistently working on interpreting variations of each technique in each set…deviation in footwork/hands/feet/short, medium, long arm/ranges/opponent proximity)

5. Will have begun to enjoy extraordinary insight into Tao Chan/Ming Chia & all philosophical issues of the art –inclusive of the notions & practices within the theory of lightness – most particularly its meditational notions and practices…promoting an appreciation of lightness…true happiness, true insight/objectivity, & true effort

6. Will have begun to gather insight into the Tao Te Ching (it is traditional to actually memorize a specific version of the Tao Te Ching), primary Confucian texts, and primary Buddhist texts

7. Persistently work toward gathering deep insight into the Three Marks of Being, Four Noble Truths, & Eightfold Healthful Path

8. Will have gathered ownership of the notion that the philosophical tenets of the art are not meant to compete with other belief systems – inclusive of never evangelizing, proselytizing, marketing, promoting, or aggrandizing –understanding that this healthful way-of-life is meant to be truly altruistic, benevolent, & deeply well-meaning

9. Will have at least a fundamental practical insight into how Tao Chan/Ming Chia (e.g., the evolved amalgamation of philosophical (vs. religious) Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism) relate and are integrated with Taichi chuan, Qi Gong, & Kung Fu

10. Will have begun to gather insight into why Taichi Quan, Qi Gong, & Kung Fu are a way-of-life and how they become part of all facets/aspects of our daily life

11. Will have begun to gather insight into the art of dreaming 12. Will have gathered insight into the benefit and practice of bending light & sound 13. Will have begun to gather insight into the notions of higher attitudinal/emotional skills,

inclusive of aspects of healthful staging 14. Will have skills in playing the part of the perfect witness (witnessing) & horizon sitting – to

the point that you can begin to teach these skills…inclusive of the true health skills of opening the door; parting the veil; true meditation; a glimpse of heaven; associated moving meditation (also relating to the theory of lightness)

15. Will have begun to seriously understand guided imagery & how it relates to a glimpse of heaven theory & practices: the physical = golden pill/magic elixir/spine-tingling sensation;

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the visual = third eye/yin tang & witnessing…learning to witness one’s internal & external environments without fear & precognitive, pre-patterned thinking – AND learning to interact with one’s internal/external environments while witnessing

16. Will have begun to understand the notion and practice of chi animation 17. Will have realized significant insight into Pattern Literacy (connecting-of-the-health-dots) 18. May have begun insight into the practice of dark work/Yin Shu 19. Per tradition, ask the instructor to begin to offer the ‘higher skills’ to you when you believe

you are ready 20. Endeavor to display yourself in private & public in a manner which is congruent with the

notions of the true responsibility of healthful interaction, acting without acting, & the same boat theory

21. Once again, realize that improvement in your skills is a never-ending journey – in any aspect…physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, heart-fully – congruent with, once again, that the greatest gift of all is that there is always room for improvement – it is one aspect of taking true responsibility for one’s own health & wellbeing

22. Any student will have by now inquired into all aspects of the art – as set forth in the Classic Sets, Subsets, & General Techniques & Practices sheet (which generally makes mention of all aspects of the art)

23. Will have gathered significant Qin Na & general self-defense skills (albeit, remember: the true meaning of self-defense is self-defense against yourself & your own bad habits & weaknesses)

24. Will have begun to seriously work on multiple opponent self-defense skills 25. Will have begun to serious work on adrenal stress training

Third Degree Black Belt 1) Persistently seek deeper insight & competence/true skill into all of the above 2) Will realize an extraordinary level of performance & insight into all of the Li Jia sets &

subsets 3) Will have significant skill & insight into the fundamental Li Jia guided imagery/visualization

techniques, inclusive of basic insight into the externalization of bioelectric energy 4) Will have gathered significant skill with regard to resonant healing/assertive sounds,

inclusive of the personal sounds, generic sounds, & cat/crane sounds 5) Will be seriously working on ground fighting skills 6) Will have gathered significant Dim Mak & diagnostic skills, inclusive of kinesiology practices,

acupuncture theory & application, e.g., cavity press & strikes (& combinations), yin to yin, yang to yang, yin to yang (appendage sides), midday/midnight law, incongruent timing of breathe & tendon splitting/separation

7) Will succinctly be working on: acupuncture/pressure theory & practices; nutritional theory & practices; herbal theory & practices; Tui Na theory & practices; physical therapeutic theory & practices; joint adjustment theory & practices; enjoy a comprehensive view of all the workings/complementary facets of traditional Chinese health arts – most particularly from the Li Jia/Ming Chia tradition

8) Will have studied & enjoy a comprehensive view of the various aspects of the martial art subculture, inclusive of basic insight into the particulars of at least the most common arts thereof

9) Will have significantly/redundantly studied & discussed at least the primary texts in the Required Readings

10) Commonly, by this time students will have caught & released (undamaged) an appropriate wild animal…as per tradition (mammals at least as large as a rabbit and birds such as a crow or general bird of prey)

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11) By now, will be well-versed in traditional nomenclature (terminology) – English, Mandarin, some Cantonese, & Western/conventional medical terminology

12) Will be able to comprehensively answer any question offered by a less experienced student or individual, relative to these arts

13) Will have gathered significant insight into all aspects of the philosophical traditions of Li Jia/Ming Chia arts

14) Will be seriously working on taking the required pertinent science courses, e.g.: chemistry I & II; biology I & II; anatomy/physiology I & II (inclusive of human cadaver dissection); (conventional) nutrition; medical terminology

15) Will have taken CPR classes & keep up on evolving CPR techniques 16) Will have taken a class on emergency medicine, e.g., bandaging, procedures, etc. 17) Will enjoy a comprehensive insight into the history & traditions of the art 18) Will have studied general feng shui & understand traditional Li Jia (non-religious) feng shui,

e.g., of one’s external-external, external & internal environments (inclusive of basic insight into Chinese astrology)

19) Will absolutely be able to teach all aspects of the art – besides the more complex medical facets

Fourth Degree Black Belt 1) Persistently seek deeper insight & competence/true skill into all of the above 2) Will have succeeded in taking all of the required outside science courses 3) Realize significant expertise/level of mastery into all aspects of the traditional Chinese health

arts

Fifth Degree Black Belt 1. Persistently seek deeper insight & competence/true skill into all of the above

Sixth Degree Black Belt 2. Persistently seek deeper insight & competence/true skill into all of the above

Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, & Tenth Degree Black Belts Consistent with the sixth, seventh, eighth, & ninth level of master of arts/Shifu, & coinciding with the Four Noble Truths; these four levels are honorary, e.g., tenable if/only as one continues to quite seriously practice the art; the seventh degree black belt/sixth level master of arts is customarily congruent with full graduation…at approximately the 6th year of practice; this art has no contemporary ‘grandmasters’. QI GONG COURSES OFFERED

Yi Jin Jing Changing Muscle/Tendon Classics

Shi Ba shi Taichi / Qi Gong 18 Movements

Dayan Qi Gong Wild Goose Breathing Exercises

Xi Sui Jing Washing Marrow Classics

Louhan Gong Immortal Monk's Energy Drill

Wu Shou Gong Five Animal Walking Postures

Xin Shen Zhuang Bridging Body & Spirit Postures

Qi Gong Instructor's Advance Training Course - Entry requirements apply

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What about the Training Methods and Fees?

For Regular or Group Class Training Fee’s Structures: 1 White 3000 INR per month Duration: (3 Month) 2 Yellow 3000 INR per month Duration: (3 Month) 3 Orange 3000 INR per month Duration: (3 Month) 4 Green 3000 INR per month Duration: (3 Month) 5 Red 3500 INR per month Duration: (6 Month) 6 Blue 4000 INR per month Duration: (6 Month) 7 Purple 4500 INR per month Duration: (6 Month) 8 Brown 5000 INR per month Duration: (6 Month) 9 Black 6000 INR per month Duration: (6 Month) Training Duration: 5 Years + 6 Months Group Class Fee’s Structure: 1. Admission Fee : 1000 INR 2. Training Fees : 3500 INR (Initial Only) 3. I-Card : 100 INR 4. Membership : Don’t entertain any affiliations 5. Equipment’s Contribution : 500 INR every 4 Months To be paid at the time of admission : 4500 INR