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The Mystery of Chi Resolved!
Written by Al Case   
Thursday, 11 June 2009 09:46
One of the big bugaboos in the martial arts is the question of Chi (often called Ki). Chi is that mysterious energy that builds in martial artists until they can do superhuman feats. They can break stone, put out flames at ten feet, cause death in an assailant at twenty feet.
by AlCase


One of the big bugaboos in the martial arts is the question of Chi (often called Ki). Chi is that mysterious energy that builds in martial artists until they can do superhuman feats. They can break stone, put out flames at ten feet, cause death in an assailant at twenty feet.

The problem here is that most of these tales of superhuman abilities are unverified. Sure, people can break bricks, rocks, coconuts, and so on, and I've even seen people put out candles with a punch, and I mean from across the room. But killing somebody from twenty feet without even touching them...hey, I'm still alive!

In my eyes and thought, however, this doesn't disprove the fact of Chi. The things I have seen over time, as a matter of fact, make me firmly believe in the existence of Chi. Unfortunately, so many people do not understand what Chi is in our society, and don't even understand the concept, that their group beliefs alone would cause a lack of development of Chi in the individuals of our civilization.

On the level of the immediate body, Chi is the source of energy, and this source is located about two inches below the navel. One can grow this energy, on this level, through the simple practices of proper diet, eliminating our sins, exercising properly, and following a generally healthy lifestyle. What one gets, for following this lifestyle, is resistance to sickness, good health into old age, and a cheery outlook on life.

When most people think about superhuman feats, which is the mysterious level of Chi, Chi is a matter of thought that has been properly cultivated. Disciplined methodologies, on this level, enable us to go beyond what we consider is humanly possible. The reality is that disciplined thought results in the lowering of the radio static quality of how we think, and it leaves us with the calm of no static and the fact of who we really are.

Let us say that our friend Joe Blow practices a true and tried type of chi cultivation, which would be a martial art that is not a recent put together, and has not been robbed of the power inherent in its design and propagation. Through this disciplined methodology Joe Blow starts doing purely by becomes intent on what he is doing, which is to say that he stops thinking extraneous thoughts while he is doing whatever he is doing.

The chatter in his mind lessens, and the fact of being a human is pushed into the background, and he starts to realize the pureness of who he is without a body. During the course of their disciplined practice, some people even experience their existence from outside the body. No matter how a person experiences this occurrence, they are still left with the truth of who they truly are...and it is this knowledge which enables them to perform feats of the superhuman variety.

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Al Case has practiced the martial arts for forty years. Tap into his Chi at Monster Martial Arts. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service
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