Secrets of Ch'i Kung Vol. II~Rise of the Dragon, picks up where Vol. I left off. It includes a in depth study of Tai Ch'i Chuan, Hsing-i-chuan, and Ba Gua Zhang, the 3 primary Taoist internal martial arts that date back centuries! Discover-Hatha yoga (physical development), Laya yoga (awakening the kundalini), Mantra yoga (using sound), Tratakum (gazing at objects to achieve a trance state). "Secrets of Ch'i Kung Vol. II~Rise of the Dragon. Some of the things you will learn are:
1) Hsing-i (5 elements), Tai Ch'i (13 postures), Ba Gua (Dragon's walk).
2) Hatha yoga (physical development), and awaken the kundalini.
3) Build strength, speed, and stamina anywhere!
4) Principles of storing Ch'i, Qi, Ki, Prana, Mana, the Force, Vital force!
5) Speed training! A punch should be felt and not seen!!
6) Secret breathing methods-increase your oxygen intake by 500%!
7) Illustrated throughout with photos, and drawings.
8) Mental directional control of your ch'i, influence anyone.
9) More ancient training "kungs".
10) Longevity diet! Live for centuries! Not decades!
11) Aikido-combat yoga!
12) Secret herbs used by ancient Taoist masters to increase libido, health and longevity! Read about several masters who lived 100's of years in good health, and kept active using Ch'i Kung.
More about the author and Ch'i Kung
Sifu~Anthony (Tony) Salvitti, is a certified master of acupressure, Seiki-jutsu, and herbal medicine. A expert practitioner of Tai Ch'i Chuan, Ch'i Kung (Qi gong), Wing Chun, Aikido, and Judo. Settled into Black Dragon Hsing~i chuan, after a training session with the late Sifu~Kwan Li in Langley, VA. After serving in the U.S.Navy as a special operation diver (retrieving torpedo's for nuclear fast attack submarine squadron's 6 & 8). Also a competitive natural bodybuilder since 1976 with the last contest being July 22, 2000 in Sacramento, CA.
A regular renascence man of the times who is a artist and sculptor, loves to work with clay, marble, granite, and wood. A treasure hunter/metal detector fanatic, as well as a "dowser". Who loves to explore and hike in the mountains, photographer and author of many articles and books,
Additional services offered: Security/bodyguard/one on one personal training self-defense~Tai Ch'i Ruler, and Tai Ch'i Bang, Qi Gong, Seiki-jutsu (healer), discreet courier service (long and short distances). For a corporate group or individual. Long term (6 months to a year) or short term contracts are welcome, Military (SPECWAR) combat trained.
As a member of the World Black Belt Bureau, in Tai Ch'i Chuan, and Ch'i kung. Also, a member of the International Budo Association, Martial arts masters association, and Ninjutsu society of Japan. The disciple of the late Master Kwan Li, (Black Dragon Hsing~I Chuan) chose...Tony Salvitti, to continue teaching his style of Hsing~I (Xing yi quan), with heavy Korean influences. Tony, was entrusted with the sacred scroll of the Black Dragon . By Mo hing Kwan Li,(Sifu~Kwan Li's daughter) at Norfolk, VA. in 1984.
Tatakai Jikoboei Do Kempo, Black Belt & certified instructor in the Combat Self Defense Academy. Tragedy struck in Feb.15, 2002 Tony, fell 100 feet down to a concrete floor. In a industrial injury. After being life-flighted to the hospital, with a broken back (T-6 all the way down to L-1), broken left femur into 7 pieces, shattered left elbow(now titanium), left collapsed lung, and scalp virtually ripped off. Tony was paralyzed from waist down. Left with only "Kong Jing"(motionless exercise) to do every morning in bed. He eventually got the ch'i to flow to his back and lower body which took over a month in bed. Before being able to learn to walk again. He dedicated himself to helping others using ch'i kung, tai ch'i ruler, acupressure, herb's, and Seiki-jutsu. In order to heal people and teach the health benefits of the martial arts lifestyle.
The science and art that was initially one, and then split into two are now approaching a reunion. The healing science that became traditional medicine and alternative medicine is slowly becoming the "healing sciences".
5000 years ago, ancient spiritual tradition of India spoke of a universal energy called "prana". This universal energy is the source of all life. The breath of life moves through all forms to give them life. Yogis, work with this energy using breathing techniques, meditation, and physical exercise to produce altered states of consciousness and longevity.
3000 years ago, the ancient Qi Gong (Ch'i Kung) masters in China were practicing their meditative discipline to balance and invigorate the human energy field. They called this vital force that pervades all forms, both animate and inanimate-"Ch'i". The "Ch'i" is the vital energy of the body, while "Kung" means the skill of moving this "Ch'i" and working with it. practitioners use mind control to move and control the "Ch'i' to not only improve health and longevity. But also to enhance awarness, psychic powers, and spiritual development and healing of others.
The ancient "Ch'i Kung" masters also developed "Tai Ch'i Chuan" or the "Grand Ultimate Fist", and other martial arts. In addition, they made the first model's for acupuncture. Acupuncturists insert needles(acupressure does the same but without the needles), or use moxa, magnets, at specific points (nodes) along the body in lines called meridians. To balance the yin and yang of the human body. When the "Ch'i" is balanced, the entity has good health and longevity. When the "Ch'i" is unbalanced, the entity has poor or impaired health.
The Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical teachings written about 538 B.C. tell of this amazing energy as did the ancient Egyptians, that called the energy "Ka". Later on Christian paintings and sculptures displayed a halo around the head of several spiritual leaders. Similarly, we see this halo on statues and paintings of Buddha,. Also energy or light coming from the fingers of many of the God's of India. In fact there are references made to the phenomenon of the human energy field, or aura of the body in 97 different cultures around the world.
The history of medicine similarly reflects a fascination with the observation of the "Ch'i' and its study. As far back as 500 B.C. the Pythagoreans believed that there is a universal energy pervading all of nature. they taught that it could effect cures in sick patients and heal wounds overnight.
In the 1100's Liebault said that humans have an energy that can react on someone else's energy, either at a distance or close by. According to Liebault, a person can have either an unhealthy or a healthy effect on someone else, just by being present. The "Ch'i" of one person may be harmonious, or it may be discordant with another. This is the explanation of the "love force" that people call "chemistry". Yogis have explained the attraction as magnetic in nature, causing a powerful almost impossible to resist attraction between two people. That causes instant feeling of warmth and love.
In the 1800's Mesmer, the father of modern hypnotism, suggested that a field similar to a electromagnetic field might exist around the human body. Mesmer, said it could exert a influence on the body and mind of another.
In the mid-1800's Count Von Reichenbach, spent over 30 years experimenting with the human energy field, which he called the "Odic force".
Von Reichenbach, also showed that with the "Odic force", like poles attract. In other words "like attracts like". In his work, "Physico-physiological Researches on the Dynamics of Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, Crystallization, and Chemism, in their Relation to Vital Force", printed in New York in 1851. Von Reichenbach, showed that electropositive elements gave his subjects feelings of warmth, and reverse electronegative elements produced coolness. This agrees with the ancient Chinese principles of yin and yang.
