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Tom (U.K,)

I have had some training with Shrfu Bracy years back. So I am familiar with some of the above principles. We mainly focused on Ba Gua and the 9 Kingdoms. Through the forms I was able to experience some of the Taoist Yoga that I haven't forgotten how effective it is over the years. I also remember how explosive Hsing I is. In any event, this is my way of staying connected to Shrfu's teachings until I can again train with him in person.

Ryan Fowler

To: Chi Arts
Subject: Training

I am interested in the One-point-mind training.  Anything that will help me in developing the "frame"---whole body power, rooting, central equilibrium, connecting the body, and moving with the "frame".  In summary "Internal Power". This is the "master key" to the internal arts.   Tachi, bagua, and Hsing-I are only but a framework or architecture for using a connected body full with internal power.

I would rather spent 2 to 3 years connecting the body and developing root than spent 10 years studying taichi, bagua, or xingi without any internal power.  That is the fast way to learn, then put it into any of the internal arts and advance much quicker. My thinking and research tells me that monst people expend on average 20 years to learn and reach a low or elementary level of and internal art, simply because they did have the right instruction to develop "internal power".  It should not take that long. I would think that with right instruction it would about 10 years to be proficient on an internal art and longer for mastery.

I wish I had this realization 10 years ago.  I began to learn some Chen style tachi, which I like, but stopped practicing when I realized that I was just dancing.  Since I stopped, I have been looking for competent instruction on developing Internal Power. However this is quite a challenge since constraints of location, cost, time, finding true instruction makes difficult to learn and advance.

However, I will be satisfied if I can just develop internal power, because it makes one healthy and vibrant. If I ever get to learn an Internal Art, that would be icing on the cake, since I love them all very much.

Thanks,
Delmer
(follow up email)

• Hello John:
• Thank you very much for taking the time to reply to my email.
• I feel that your work and research is ground breaking and of a great value.
• It is very rare to find a teacher like yourself that is proficient, can demonstrate, and at the same time able to explain many of these internal power concepts in tangible manner.  I feel lucky that I came across your work.
• Please feel free to use my comments in your forum and discussions as you desire.
• It would be an honor to participate on the testing of you “Connective Body Training Method” video.  Please let me know what I can do.
• I am hoping that in the future I could arrange to visit your school to train with you in a seminar, workshop, or retreat---maybe next year. I live in Denver, Colorado.

Kind Regards,
Mark P. (New Zealand)