10.09.08
Posted in Greg's Consciousness at 9:30 pm by Greg
Five thousand years ago the ancients knew the power of the Acupoints. It is said that the fewer amounts of Acupoints used for a treatment the better. Image the type of needles the healers or doctors used during that time. They were course and rough unlike the needles we use today. In fact with stone needles the treatment may be more painful than the injury. Therefore the maximum of only one or two of needles are used for a comfortable and effective treatment. The diagnosis must be accurate.
Our Strengthening Chi Gung system utilizes the Acupoint Imaging System. For each basic Chi Gung posture or stance one Acupoint is chosen to balance and strengthen the stance. The Acupoint Imaging System uses precision diagnosis to choose the main Acupoint. When the proper Acupoint is used, the body’s Chi Gung system strengthens and protects the entire body.
The human being is the most complicated machine in the world. We have taken a complicated system and made it easy to learn. Remember the primary purpose of learning and practicing our system is for good health and longevity.
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09.06.08
Posted in Greg's Consciousness at 8:58 pm by Greg
The topic for the internet talk show is: What is the ending stage of martial arts? I tried to stay as much as possible on the topic because I tend to drift from topic to topic. When I was comparing the 4 forces of nature to the 4 categories of Chi in the human body, I left out gravitational force. To become an exceptional martial artist one must have a good stance foundation. Gravitation force is the key. It is the reason why the Shaolin Monks would spend many hours daily of practicing stances for 1 to 5 years before throwing the first punch. The poem states, “Before the punch has landed, the chi already has defeated the opponent.”
Personally there was a period in the 1980s where I practice stances twice a day from 15 minutes to 2 hours for five years. What I found was that one does not need to spend all that time if someone gave you the instructions to practice correctly. Perfect practice makes perfect. While working with Wing Pon, I learned that applicable martial arts is simple and does not look good. The flashy forms are what most people are attracted to, but it is the simplistic, precision, and sequence of the movements or motions that is the true source of power. The power is stored for good health and long life.
The Tai Chi Classics state, “First in the mind then in the body.” One topic I did not get into is the old saying,” Mind over Matter.” What is the matter or what is matter?
To listen to the News For the Soul interview, click here.
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09.03.08
Posted in Greg's Consciousness at 9:34 pm by Greg
Greg Yau has developed a methodology for promoting health and body strength based upon the ancient techniques that underlie Shaolin Gong Fu. It uses the physical body as the foundation for connecting to the Universal Energy of the Absolute. This process for strengthening the body can provide a pathway for a person to reach enlightenment and represents the spiritual of these ancient practices. The process involves working with not only the anatomy of the physical body, but with one’s mind and energy body – i.e. the subtle energy flows of the acupuncture and meridian systems.
Greg believes that his process will become the basis for a science for connecting one’s body to both the earth’s energy (grounding) and to the Universal Energy of the Absolute. As one’s physical awareness and sensitivity to the quality of the energy increases a person becomes capable of establishing different degrees of body balance. Your body becomes trained to “instinctively” respond to external threats and conditions in an optimum manner.
Greg assumes that an underlying prime energy exists to which the body can connect –- a “Mother” language or “Language of God” that is embedded in all of Nature. This Mother language, Greg believes, is the basis or foundation for all other energy and physical activities. It is thus at the heart of how one excels and benefits from sports, chi gong, the martial arts, etc. Hence, Greg’s method provides a tool for optimizing the benefits from many other practices.
To establish a strong linkage to the prime energy requires the proper mental thoughts and intentions. The linkage can be further facilitated by observation of appropriate body movements and symbols. These transfer information into the body via one’s mirror neurons. In addition, the symbols can be encoded to enhance this ancient process.
William C. Gough
August 7, 2008
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09.02.08
Posted in Greg's Consciousness at 8:40 am by Greg
Below is a short paragraph taken from the book, “Grandmaster Yip Man Centenary Birthday”, published by the Wing Tsun Athletic Association. The chapter is titled, “The Uniqueness of Wing Chun,” written by Stewart H. Fung.
The uniqueness of training Wing Chun is the emphasis of “Gum Gok”. Gum Gok is the perception of information through arms/legs contact using reflex. It is believed that reaction as a result of seeing through the eyes is far slower than the reflexes through Gum Gok. This is because anything seen through the eyes has to be processed through the central nervous system to the brain before a reaction such as a punch or a block can be initiated. In contrast, reflex through Gum Gok is delivered from the spinal cord, which is much faster.
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06.24.08
Posted in Greg's Consciousness at 10:23 pm by Greg
East Meets West Synchronization
The year was 1964 was when I realized that I was going far away and may never come back to my home again. That was the first shock of my life and it woke me up to reality. NO-THING was forever. For the first seven and half years of I lived in Hong Kong. Everything I read, saw, and wrote was in Chinese (Cantonese) and written in characters. Then the next shock came when I immigrated to San Francisco. I did not understand any English. So for the next seven years, all I learned and spoke was American English. During middle school, I studied three years of Spanish. In high school, I studied three years of Mandarin. So by the time I was seventeen years of age, I had studied four different languages. My personal opinion is that, from the order I learned the languages, naturally activated both sides of my brain in symmetry.
The next shock was two years later when our family moved out of Chinatown and into the Excelsior. There were only a hand full of Chinese students in my grade and none of them spoke Chinese. It was quite an adjustment from mostly all Chinese to none in my class. Two years later, I began middle school and had to change schools again. I had one close friend each grade, but I spend a lot a time alone thinking and asking questions to myself. After school I would go up to McLaren Park and sat in the mountains by myself. Nature was a calming place for to be. I could hear the cars from far away. I talked to myself in deep thought. Mentally I would gaze into the future, plan out situations, and saw how things came together.
I had always seen and thought about things in a different way than most people. I felt I was misunderstood but at the same time I wanted to be different from everyone else. I wanted to be myself and live life the way it was designed for me. I enjoy going with the flow. Every time I forced things, it just did not work out as planned. At an early age, I understood the Tao, but was still a lost soul. I did not know why my life was the way it was. I was nine years old.
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