Issue 37 - Tse Qigong Centre

So Happy!Dear MichaelCan you print this inyour letterspage?I would like to saya big thank you toall those at ShizhenTCM UKLtd who’sherbal tea ended nearly30 yearsofunhappinesscaused byeczema. I cannot express mygratitude.Thanks also toQi Magazine,which iswhereI saw Shizhen advertised.J. FDear J,I’m glad to hear your good newsand we are all happy to be of help.M.T.Wing Chun CallingDear Michael,I recentlybought ‘WingChun’byGrandmaster Ip Chun and yourself, and Iwould loveto knowmore aboutWing Chun.I havealways been fascinated bymartial arts and decided to join aWado RyuKarate club near to where I live. I have onlyhad six lessons and, sadly,myviewof martialarts is not a good one as in the first lesson, Iwas put into a class of25 students who weremanylessons ahead ofme. I feel that I havecaught up bywatchingother students,but Istill donot feel the confidence that I thought Imight have. Idon’t reallyfeel asif I can talkto myteacher as he never makes anyone feelat ease, and after reading myWing Chunbook Iunderstand thatthe relationshipbetweenteacher andpupil isveryimportant.I would dearlylove to studyWingChun and learn howto control my‘innerenergy’ and also for self-defence. I live inSheffield and cannotfind anyWing Chunschools or teachers. I have a car and wouldreadilydrive tothe nearest place whereI maylearnWingChun. I enjoymyKarate butwould love to develop mymind instead ofusingforce in everylesson.L. H.Dear L,Thank you for your letter. I amglad that you like the Wing Chun bookand that it has helped you in some way.You are quite right, the relationshipbetween teacher and student is veryimportant. However this does take a whileto build up. What is important at the startis that you feel comfortable in the classand that you like what you are doing andhow the class is run. Six lessons should beenough time for you to know whether theclass suites you or not. Different teachersteach in different ways and differentteachers suit different students.M.T.Seeking ChineseMartial ArtsDear Sifu Tse,First of all, mayI just saywhat anexcellent magazineyou andyour teamproduces. Ifound itfull ofinformation, andliterallycouldnot put it down.I don’t studyanyChinese martial artsat the moment, but I train in ShotokanKarate, andhave recentlystarted ShorinjiKemp (for the grapplingtechniques). Thereare no Chinese style teachers in my areathat I know of but I have promisedmyself that one day I will learn Kung Fu.From what I have read, andthe littleI have seen, I would like to learn both theinternal (TaijiquanandQigong) and externalKung Fu. I think Wing Chun Kuen is thestyle for me. From what I have read itseems to combine both internal andexternal principles. I particularly like theconcept of Chi Sau, probably because Idon’t like getting hit all that much!I know you cannot learn froma bookalone, I need a good Sifu to teach me, but Iwould like a copyof your book. It would atleastgiveme someinformation onWing Chunprinciples and the first formSiu LimTao. Icould practise this at home until I find a goodteacher, I just hope I don’t pick up too manybad habits bythen.D. D.A RecommendationDear QiMagazine,A friendwho Imet while attending aQigong classrun byDr. Hwang, at SaleLeisure Centre, hasjust introduced me toyour magazine. Iwould like to share with youand your readers the admirationand gratitudethat I have for the teachings ofDr. Hwang.I discoveredthe healingbenefits ofQigongafter developinga viralcondition thatcould, accordingto Western Medicine, onlybe controlled withthe use of steroids. After ashortperiod ofinstruction Iwas able to ceasetaking medicationand three years later I amDemonstrating New& Old.Chinese new year saw thetraditional celebrationstaking place in LeicesterSquare in London. Overone thousand people therebraved the Winter weather to watch the liondances and demonstrations.Chi Man Tang of the Tse Qigong Centre gavea fine demonstration of Wild Goose Qigong.He should be congratualted as this was thefirst time he had demonstrated in public, andin front of such a large audience.He does however asure us that the shiveringhe did before he went onwas due to the coldweather.More recently, MichaelTse was invited by thewell known Thai Boxingteacher Master Sken togive a demonstration atthe British Thai BoxingChampionship on behalf of the Children’sHeart Foundation.Michael performed Wild Goose Qigong andChen Style Taijiqun. This was very wellrecieved by the audience and gave them arelaxing interlude between the tension of theThai Boxing fights.The demonstrations actually took place inthe boxing ring errected for thechampionshipfights. Presumably the fighterswho were next in the ring benefited fromthe positive Qi that was created.Michael will also be giving a lecture andworkshop at the annual Conference ofCancer Self Help Groups. This organisationis dedicated to offering help and support toall those who are suffering from Cancer.This year the conference will be held atOwen’s Park, University of Manchester,Fallowfield, Manchester, from the xxxxth tothe xxxth of xxxx. If you would like moreinformation please call organisers direct on:01xxxxxxxxxxxxx.Remember Last Time?In last issue of Qi Magazine we had anexcerpt from a Hard Qigong training dairy.If you were wondering who the person was,it was Helen Howes from Norwich.Also in the Dayan Gong 2nd 64 the textreferred to an acupuncture point ‘Jing Jing’,this should have read Jian Jing point.Apoligies for any confusion.Qi Magazine 5