I’d like to thank everyone who participated and helped with Grandmaster’s recent course here in Sitka, 18 Shaolin Techniques for Health and Vitality. And thanks so much to everyone who helped to organize a meal or event for our special guests.
It was a tremendous course. Not necessarily easily, but I’m reminded of what Grandmaster said, that he didn’t select the techniques to necessarily be easy, but as a set of patterns for Health and Vitality.
I myself have been surprised how fully I remember the sets from the course with these videos to jog my memory.
Again here is the link to the videos from Grandmaster’s website:
Click Here To Access The Videos.
It’s looking like these videos will be more productive for practice than anything we can edit from the 12 hours of instruction during the Sitka course.
I know that a couple of you were having difficulty viewing the videos. Here’s a few tips:
- Make sure that you have the latest version Quicktime installed on your computer. If you run an older Mac, Perian may help convert the .avi files.
- For Windows, follow the instructions and download links: Click here for instructions. (NOTE: you’ll have to scroll down a little after clicking the link)
Finally, Sifu Anthony has asked me to pass on a special message about practicing the 18 Techniques.
Enjoy yourselves, and your practice,
Zach and Jenn
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Here’s your message from Sifu Anthony:
Hello all Sitka students who participated in the events surrounding Grandmaster’s once in a lifetime visit to Sitka.
Thank you to all who prepared special meals and hosted us in your homes. I know that it took a lot of effort from those who did the meal preparations and I thank you for your efforts. This is not normally done for Grandmaster and is not the custom. Normally students do not get such close access to Grandmaster, as Grandmaster commented to me. So, besides the fact that Grandmaster traveled so far to a very remote and small town this was another generous gift that Grandmaster did as a favor to me. I intended the visit to be special gift to your community.
So, you took the special course and now you need to know what to do? Naturally all attendees understand that they need to practice what they learned in order to get the benefits. The question may be, how do I practice? Although Grandmaster spent a lot of time explaining how one may practice I will reiterate at least some of the points.
Download the video links that Zach sent out. They are an excellent review that walks you through the set in 3 sections. I’m using it now for my own review. The benefit of these videos is that you can play them over and over as needed.
Practice each pattern within each section as best you can.
If there is interest I can return to Sitka and conduct a course (probably shorter than the original) and spend time as we work through the finer points of each pattern.
Don’t try to do too much. Practice as you are able. Perhaps you can work on the first section for some time until you feel comfortable to continue to the next section.
At first it may be best for many to practice at the gentle exercise and form level in order to get familiar with the patterns.
When you are ready, move to practicing at energy level.
Besides working on learning all of the patterns together in one continuous set you can also select one pattern and simply practice it as Chi Kung. You may select it and practice the pattern perhaps 10-30 repetitions as a pattern in your usual Chi Kung practice session.
I encourage you to set a goal. You determine when you will achieve your goal, of learning and practicing the entire set. It is remarkably useful on many levels and can bring you many more benefits than the daily Chi Kung sessions that you enjoy today. However, please continue your usual Chi Kung practice as you do today. You can simply add the 18 Technique set to your daily practice. Furthermore, you may choose to do the 18 Technique set only several times a week. After you grow adept at performing the set and all of the patterns you can then “slice and dice” it, as it were to suit your personal needs and fancies.
Regards,
Sifu Anthony
If you have any questions or would just like to share your experience AFTER having taken the course, we’d love to hear from you. Simply leave a comment below…
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