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In the last two thousand years Chi Kung has been a primary healing art in the East. The Masters were revered because of their skills in healing people. They didn't have to hide in caves or under aliases. Ancient healers could walk the streets with pride and honor. Thousands of years of understanding and grace poured out of the hands of these loving souls called Chi Kung Masters -- healing people of countless afflictions. Chi Kung, through its effectiveness and spiritual depth, is one of those ancient arts that was able to survive into the modern world of high technology.

Never-the-less, it has had its challenges by non-believers, corporate medical moguls and pharmaceutical companies. It seems that many organizations, today, are more in the business of making money than necessarily in the business of healing folks. Quite a contrast when you consider that the early Chi Kung practitioners lived on donations of food and clothing and in temples where they trained many hours a day to develop impeccable skill of which they offered without charge to anyone that wasn't well.

Chi Kung is an art that was learned empirically and documented as the years went by. Trying and failing, studying and succeeding, the art formed into a massive practice that has been used to heal nearly anything in its path. But the modern corporation hovers. Today, although used in all major hospitals in China on a routine basis, it is still denied an honored place in "mainstream" medicine of America. And while kinesiology, acupuncture, acupressure and countless other healing arts are based on the principles of Chi Kung; and yet, Chi Kung has never been openly accepted.

Chi Kung is a powerful healing art. Breathing and coordinating the breath with movement is its way. Relaxing the mind and letting go of stress are but a couple of its endless benefits. There is a deep fulfillment in the Chi Kung realm. The student maturing into a healer becomes an effective resource in the community and its needs. Trained in esoteric philosophy, practical wisdom, intuitive arts the Masters of the past and the present dedicate their lives to others so the community can be strong. And within the healer the true kingdom of love flourishes. But, as they say, "it ain't easy". Not because the exercises are overwhelming: not because they are hard to remember; but rather, because people are often too impatient.

In modern times, it seems to have become harder for people to stay with the things they choose. They want to learn tennis overnight, be a black belt in a "quickie" course and to achieve their dreams yesterday. The process and the joy of process has been greatly lost in America. We have become a bottom line country where the result is more important than process. Talk about a cancer. Societal cancer is the most dangerous disease of all. It undermines the real value of culture and leaves it with a stripped-to-the-bone structure where process and its pleasure cannot survive. Bottom line: shortcuts, tricks and manipulation to success are more often the modern path to money, power and success while the historic value of engaging in the process is brushed away. "I want this done yesterday", a CEO commands!

But, we as a group can effect change. We can train and enjoy Chi Kung and make a difference right where each of us lives -- in our own communities. We can make a new wave of an old standard. And, by doing so, we can bring back the arts of the past and a depth of character for the future.

Kung Fu and Chi Kung are powerful tools for self-development: they are powerful tools to keep our communities healthy -- mentally and physically. And, importantly, they are profound ancient practices that can be as effective today as they ever were. They simply need people to participate in a sincere way to, once again, let the process of their mystery run its natural course.

However, it will take time: it will take patience. And, it will take us.

I am a 35 year veteran martial art instructor. I own two schools and have five schools in my association. We teach a Korean Kung Fu called Kwon Bop (Pyong Ahn Do Won, a more contemporary name today) which is Chinese Ch'uan Fa, meaning the "art of the fist". Much of our style is of Northern China. We focus on quaint philosophies and powerful healing arts to help better our lives as well as to live in harmony with each other more consistently and sincerely.

My website is http://www.kungfukarate.com

I hope you have enjoyed this exerpt from my most recent book.

Don Baird

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