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What Chi Really Is!

[I:http://www.uniquearticlewizard.com/extras/pics/bowzerimage11.jpg]The question of Chi (Ki in Japanese) is one of the huge mysteries in the martial arts world. Chi is supposed to be the reason martial artists are able to do feats of the superhuman variety. There are stories of martial artists who can break stones, and put out candles from great distances, and even cause death in an opponent without even touching them!

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.

When one considers the immediate body, Chi is the source of energy, and it is located about just below the navel. One can make this energy through the simple practices of eliminating our sins, proper diet, exercising in a healthy manner, and following a generally healthy lifestyle. The result of following this lifestyle is a body that is resistant to sickness, good health even when one is old, and an outlook on life that is downright cheery.

On the level at which most people think when they are thinking of superhuman feats, the mysterious level of Chi, Chi is a matter of properly cultivated thought. This level is developed through disciplined methodologies which enable us to go beyond what we consider is humanly possible. In actuality, this disciplined thought is the fact of lowering the radio static quality of think in our minds, and leaving us with the calm of no static, which is who we really are.

Joe Blow, a good friend of ours, practices a tested and proven method of chi cultivation, which would be an old martial art that has not been robbed of the power inherent in its design and propagation. Through the practice of this martial art Joe Blow starts doing purely and becomes intent solely on what he is doing, which is to say that he stops having the extra chatter of unrelated thoughts while he is practicing the martial arts.

The excess distractions in his mind lessen, and the fact that he is a human is pushed into the background, and he starts to realize the truth of who he is without a body. Some people, during the practice of pure discipline, even experience their existence from outside the body. It doesn’t matter how a person experiences this phenomena, they are still left with the truth of who they are…and it is this truth which enables them to perform superhuman deeds.