Post by allyourki on Apr 1, 2007 8:18:11 GMT -5
Sun light palms, is the art of projecting Qi through your hands. Not to be confused with the radical laser type concepts of rad-ki.
First, we must build a reasonable amount of Qi. I find that this posture is a good way to begin.
www.geocities.com/yongnian/Xy01.jpg (San Ti)
When copuled with this stance, they make for a very effective Qi building combination wongkk.com/images-3/general-5/horse-stance05.jpg
The Preperation
Okay, so how do we actually accomplish this skill. It is hard to be sure, and it is difficult to determine which effects are caused by our Qi unless strict precausions are taken.
Get into San ti Posture and take a deep breath in ,through the nose, inflating your navel (the area around and below your belly button), and hold it for a few second. Release through the mouth and wait a few seconds for breathing in again. Get used to this steady rythmn and try and learn to be comfortable in this posture.
Needless to say, part of the preperation is getting a candle. Once the candle is lit, try and elevate it to about chest height. Get into san ti posture and find a distance so that your breath does not disturb the flame. Try pushing your hands forward very slowly (as if you were making a gentle wave in a pool), and see if that disturbs the flame. If it does, move further away.
The Method
So, how do we accomplish this skill? It's relatively simple, but there's no tricks, tips or short cuts. Truly, the only way to succeed here is through sheer repition.
Okay, so we take up San Ti posture, take a few breaths in, (perhaps meditating before hand to clear your mind). Try and feel your Qi circulating through your body, perhaps as buzzing or heat. Qi is guided by our intent (yi) now some believe that the best way to guide yi is through visualization, but when picking up a fork, do you visualize your hand grasping it? No, you will it to happen. In essence, you send messages from the brain to your arm. Here is no different, except perhaps, it is the mind or soul that influences the Qi.
So, we try and will your Qi to move (gently like a flowing creek) from our dan tien and up through our dominant hand (which should be the one infront of you in San ti posture).
Inhale (inflating your navel as described earlier and breathing through the nose), feel the Qi in the air go down to your Dan tien, exhale and try and push it out your hands. Simple? Yes. Easy? Not quite.
While the concept here is rather simple, the actual skill is immensely difficult to perfect.
The Point?
San ti, aswell as being a posture that effectively strengthens your Qi flow, is a martial posture, designed to effectively strike the enemy and redirect his own strength. Yet what's the point? Surely the ability to blow out a candle with Qi pales incompraison to smashing through a brick with your fist? Perhaps that is true. Yet I can hammer at the external body with multiple blows, but if my oponent is conditioned then these blows may do nothing to stop him.
However, no amount of physical conditioning can stop a wave of Qi moving through the body, gently pushing against the internal organs. Disrupting Qi flow. Stunning the enemy. Infact masters who have perfected this technique can bruise your back by striking your heart.
Train Hard.
Raitaro~ The Owl.
First, we must build a reasonable amount of Qi. I find that this posture is a good way to begin.
www.geocities.com/yongnian/Xy01.jpg (San Ti)
When copuled with this stance, they make for a very effective Qi building combination wongkk.com/images-3/general-5/horse-stance05.jpg
The Preperation
Okay, so how do we actually accomplish this skill. It is hard to be sure, and it is difficult to determine which effects are caused by our Qi unless strict precausions are taken.
Get into San ti Posture and take a deep breath in ,through the nose, inflating your navel (the area around and below your belly button), and hold it for a few second. Release through the mouth and wait a few seconds for breathing in again. Get used to this steady rythmn and try and learn to be comfortable in this posture.
Needless to say, part of the preperation is getting a candle. Once the candle is lit, try and elevate it to about chest height. Get into san ti posture and find a distance so that your breath does not disturb the flame. Try pushing your hands forward very slowly (as if you were making a gentle wave in a pool), and see if that disturbs the flame. If it does, move further away.
The Method
So, how do we accomplish this skill? It's relatively simple, but there's no tricks, tips or short cuts. Truly, the only way to succeed here is through sheer repition.
Okay, so we take up San Ti posture, take a few breaths in, (perhaps meditating before hand to clear your mind). Try and feel your Qi circulating through your body, perhaps as buzzing or heat. Qi is guided by our intent (yi) now some believe that the best way to guide yi is through visualization, but when picking up a fork, do you visualize your hand grasping it? No, you will it to happen. In essence, you send messages from the brain to your arm. Here is no different, except perhaps, it is the mind or soul that influences the Qi.
So, we try and will your Qi to move (gently like a flowing creek) from our dan tien and up through our dominant hand (which should be the one infront of you in San ti posture).
Inhale (inflating your navel as described earlier and breathing through the nose), feel the Qi in the air go down to your Dan tien, exhale and try and push it out your hands. Simple? Yes. Easy? Not quite.
While the concept here is rather simple, the actual skill is immensely difficult to perfect.
The Point?
San ti, aswell as being a posture that effectively strengthens your Qi flow, is a martial posture, designed to effectively strike the enemy and redirect his own strength. Yet what's the point? Surely the ability to blow out a candle with Qi pales incompraison to smashing through a brick with your fist? Perhaps that is true. Yet I can hammer at the external body with multiple blows, but if my oponent is conditioned then these blows may do nothing to stop him.
However, no amount of physical conditioning can stop a wave of Qi moving through the body, gently pushing against the internal organs. Disrupting Qi flow. Stunning the enemy. Infact masters who have perfected this technique can bruise your back by striking your heart.
Train Hard.
Raitaro~ The Owl.