OVERVIEW OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SERIES
January to June 2013

January February March April May June

January

January 2013 Part 1

kungfu sparring

There was no doubt my sifu, Sifu Lai Chin Wah, was a great fighter. His honourable nickname, Uncle Righteousness, by which he was better known in kungfu circles than his own name, was not just due to his sense of righteousness, but due to his frequent actual fighting to maintain righteousness.

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January 2013 Part 2

Shaolin Kungfu

Remind yourself that you are practicing the best of Shaolin Kungfu, which includes Zen training. The hallmarks of Zen is being simple, direct and effective.

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January 2013 Part 3

taijiquan, tai chi chuan

Unfortunately, most practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan and qigong today do not have these benefits of good health, vitality, longevity, mental freshness and spiritual joys, and in the case of most Tai Chi Chuan practitioners they have no self-defemce.

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February

February 2013 Part 1

golden bridge

Enjoying the benefits of spread and depth even in otherwise opposite arts like Taijiquan and Triple Stretch is very special for us in Shaolin Wahnam. I believe it is unprecedented in the whole history of kungfu, though kungfu super-greats like Zhang San Feng and Ng Mui had these benefits as individuals but no schools as an institution had these before.

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February 2013 Part 2

Standing Meditation

All the world religions actually teach the same Truth, but due to differences in history, culture language and other factors, most of their followers interpret the same Truth differently.

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February 2013 Part 3

Sifu robin and Grandmaster Wong

Time is not real; it is a human perception. Hence, when we are in a Zen state of mind, or a heightened state of consciousness, our perception of time is different.

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March

March 2013 Part 1

green dragon crescent moon knife

Yet, it would be succinct to mention our justification, more for our students' benefit than for argument with skeptics. Our students in an Intensive Chi Kung Course learn to generate energy flow in just three days, and our students in an Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Coruse and an Intensive Taijiquan Course learn to develop internal force and apply Shaolin and Taijiquan techniques in combat in just five days.

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March 2013 Part 2

The Heart Sutra

The Heart Sutra is very important in Buddhism, especially in Zen Buddhism. It is a record of the enlightenment experience of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara or Guan Yin Bodh Satt. In Chinese it consists of only about 162 words, yet it contains the gist of Buddhist philosophy.

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March 2013 Part 3

Drunken Eight Immortals

Why do we not only teach to the public, but also do so generously? There are two main reasons. We want to preserve the art. If we do not teach the secrets we cannot preserve the art. Secondly, it is because of the policy of our school. The tenth Shaolin Law dictates that we should teach to deserving students irrespective of race, culture and religion.

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April

April 2013 Part 1

Sifu Roland and Grandmaster Wong

While many of us have had a glimpse of this transcendental Cosmic Reality in our spiritual awakening, we are not ready for a perfect merging into it. We prefer to have a long, happy and rewarding life here and now.

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April 2013 Part 2

Golden Bell

Golden Bell is internal, whereas Iron Shirt is relatively external. The training of Golden Bell is from inside out, whereas that of Iron Shirt is from outside in.

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April 2013 Part 3

Grandmaster Wong and Sifu Roland

We require certain conditions to lead a meaningful, rewarding life. We need to be healthy, to have vitality and mental clarity as well as some wisdom.

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May

May 2013 Part 1

element of threat

To be successful in any endeavor, one must be good at the art involved and produce the result intended. This is obvious, but many people may not realize what it means, and fewer still achieve desirable result.

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May 2013 Part 2

shaolin kung fu

The main reason for applying the element of threat is to enable us to be efficient against opponents attacking us in a threatening manner.

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May 2013 Part 3

Grandmaster Wong and Sifu Roland

Chi flow has enabled us to help many people overcome so-called incurable diseases. For those who train internal force (which is practically everyone in our school), it free them the concern of deviated training. Hence, we have the luxury of "Don't Worry" being the first golden rule of our practice.

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June

June 2013 Part 1

Drunken Eight Immortals

The most important lesson I learned from my sifu, Sifu Ho Fatt Nam, is to have an impeccable conscious.

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June 2013 Part 2

Guan Yin Bodh Satt

All our training, right from the beginning to the most advanced, is triple cultivation of body, energy and spirit. We cultivate to have a healthy body, to have a lot of energy for work and play, and to purify our spirit to appreciate beauty in this world as well as to have wisdom about eternal life. Our training is not just theoretical, but practical, we directly experience what we train for.

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June 2013 Part 3

Bone Marrow Cleansing

ike chi kung, today kungfu has been so watered down that it is no longer kungfu. Kungfu is a fighting art. One who practices genuine kungfu must be able to use it for fighting. But today most kungfu practitioners cannot use their kungfu for fighting. If they fight, they use kick-boxing or some other martial arts.

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