submit your question to Sifu Wong

[Hubert]

Please refer to this thread:

http://www.wongkiewkit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3500

[shaolin_mike]

Ok I have a question:
I practice chi Kung twice daily, morning and evenings. When I go to bed after practice I feel fine and very relaxed, however during the night in my sleep I seem to accumulate some tension in my belly area. When I wake up I feel a real tightness over there which I find strange since I thought when one sleeps one is meant to be more relaxed than when awake. This tightness normally eases with my morning session (either through sneezing or burping out the stale air) but my question is do you think this could be the sign of a deeper problem?

[cnholmes]

Hubert,

Here's a question I hope is of interest.

How can I fight in stances if I am attacked on very uneven ground, on stairs for example? What modifications should I make?

Regards,
Chris.

[Mike B]

Or what about...

"What are the best ways to progress and keep ones qigong practice fresh if one is practicing the same exercises for years?"



MB

[Thiti master]

Dear Sifu.

This question is rather important to me.
I need instructions on how to practise running in a healthy way?

Answer will be much appreciated.
Regards,
Thiti master.

[subclock]

Dear Sifu ,

Although I learnt Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung from you in person , I have also been practising Shaolinquan for several months using your books ; " The Art of Chi Kung " , " The Complete Book Of Shaolin " , as well as your website and forum for instruction .

My general training session is as follows :

1) Lifting the Sky
2) Chi Flow
3) Stance Training
4) Leg Stretching
5) Kicks
6) variation between combat sequences , single applications , and footwork training .
7) Standing Meditation

Q 1) Should I start trying to incorporate One Finger Shooting Zen into my session ?

I have never attemped it before as I wanted to learn it in person as suggested in your books . I do not want to miss out on an important aspect of the Shaolinquan training , but I also do not want to attempt something which I am not yet ready for .

Q 2 )I hope to apply for an Intensive Shaolin Kung Fu Course by the end of the year or early next year . Should I leave out One Finger Zen till then ?

Q 3 ) Do you have any suggestions regarding the contents of my training sessions ?

Thank you for your time and patience .

Best Wishes ,
Kevin ( South Africa )

Hubert Sihing ,

You said only to post questions . Is my post OK ? I tried to make it as short as possible . Otherwise I will email it to Sifu later . Thanks !

[Antonskafar]

Your Favorite Story of Sigung Ho?

Dear Sifu,

I never had an opportunity to meet with Sigung Ho Fatt Nam.
You invested many years in being his disciple.
Could you share your favorite story that he may have told you and your classmates.

Thank you.

Best wishes,


Anton Skafar

[Michael Udel]

question about tianmu and yintang

Dear Sifu,

Can you please tell me which is the third eye, the acupuncture point between the eyebrows yintang or the spot above it tianmu? Is there a way to locate tianmu?

I do not wish to stimulate my third eye, or induce it to open, I just wish to know the significance of what is happening when I feel some rythmic qi pressure on my forehead, sometimes accompanied by rhythmic pulsing in my left laogong. The pressure is not painful in the least, and is more neutral than anything, leaning toward a pleasant sensation. The pulsing is once per second or less and might only last 15 seconds, or a few minutes when practicing qigong.

Thank you,
Michael Udel
Guangzhou, China

[Darryl]

Hi folks,

Just a short post (as I'm currently between courses at the UK Summer Camp) to explain that we are interviewing Sifu with the intention of benefitting everyone, not creating a shortcut to asking Sifu questions.

For an example, Anton Sihing's question is more in line with interview questions and when I mentioned it to Marcus (who will be doing the interview), he immediately replied "Excellent" and wrote it down.

To clarify, this is an interview to allow everyone within Shaolin Wahnam to put questions to their Grandmaster regarding his own training, his own stories and experiences, why Sifu does what he does and, potentially, where and when he sees everything going - adding flesh to the skeleton if you want. Naturally, this is also open to the Forum Guests as well.

[Maxime]

Dear Sifu,

you have been helping hundreds of people to get cured from their diseases during those last decades. From personal experience, as a student of Chinese Medicine, I know it can be very painful to see people suffering, sometimes from very serious illness. It can be so painful that bad emotions come out, like sadness, fear, or hurting the Heart and making it cry. I have a question which I hope won't be too personal. If you find it irrelevant, then please forget it and forgive me for my lack of tact.

Sifu, how have you prevent your Heart, all these years, from being harmed by the suffering of your patients and students?

What keeps you on the path of healing?

I asked those questions, not out of simple curiosity, but because I sincerely believe that your deep wisdom and vast knowledge on this subject could help us understanding why you live the way you live, and what goals we students could aim for, regarding you as a living example.

Thank you Sifu,

your student Maxime.

[Ray]

Dear Sifu Wong,

I believe that overcoming our own fears and self-doubt is an important step in our cultivation. Could you please share with us a time when you were afraid and then managed to overcome your fear?

Thank you for your time and patience,

Sincerely,

Divineshadow

[Michael Udel]

Spreading genuine Shaolin arts

Hubert, please disregard my previous question.

Dear Sifu,

You have written about a time when you decided to stop teaching Shaolin Kungfu for free. As I recall, it was when you were teaching English at the university and offering kungfu to some of your students. On one occassion, not one of your students showed up for a class and you later discovered it was because they were all watching a football match. I believe after that you realized that your students would appreciate your arts more and ultimately benefit more if they were required to pay some fees.

Was there any particular event that prompted you to decide to try and spread genuine Shaolin arts further and wider, especially to Western students, than you had previusly been doing with your traditional schools and teaching methods in Penang and Sungai Petani?

Whatever the reason, I am very grateful that you did decide to spread the Shaolin arts so far and wide, eventually wide enough for me to benefit from them and from your teachings.

Thank you,
Michael Udel
Guangzhou, China

[barrys]

Thanks for the opportunity.

Sifu,

Sometimes people say you have talked about retirement from teaching in the near future. What are your thoughts about this e.g. do you plan to stop travelling and only teach in Malaysia? how do you imagine Shaolin Wahnam will continue in the future.

With respect and thanks,

Barry

[Chiahua]

Thank you for the opportunity

Dear Sifu Wong,
Did your training programme change quite a bit when you started training with Sigung Ho? I am curious to find out what you found challenging about transitioning to another Sifu?
Through you personal research and experiences, how do you think your method of teaching changed from your earlier days and how you teach now?

Thank you,
Chia-Hua

[Hubert]

Thanks everyone for submitting your questions. They have all been answered by Sifu Wong, and will appear in the next edition of the newsletter. We also have recorded the interview (on audio), which will be available to download shortly after on the Shaolin Wahnam UK website. I can tell you that some of the answers are fascinating!

The submission is now closed - thanks again for your participation.

Kind regards,

Hubert
Shaolin Wahnam England