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Soo Min
Yellow Belt
Joined: 26 Sep 2005
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 Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:34 pm Post subject: Playing with Ki/Chi Balls |
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I did something very stupid.
I've learned some basics of internal arts from my instructor. I know what ki is. I can sense my ki and focus my ki. I can sense others' ki. Anyway, I was seaching through this forum and discovered the concept of "ki balls."
I don't think I'm supposed to know what a ki ball is at this point.
Well, then I tired to form one. Sort of as a goof, I sat down, meditated, and tried to form one. I was able to make one almost instantly. I didn't think I'd actually be able to do it.
Point being that I don't know what I'm doing, and ever since I've played around with these ki balls, my hands have become extremely sensitive to energy while I've had trouble sensing ki in other areas of my body. Did I somehow unbalance myself?
Anyway, my teacher still doesn't know I did this, and I don't want him to be angry with me for trying. But can I get myself hurt doing this? Did I already? |
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TigerDude
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Joined: 10 Apr 2006
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Styles: Goju Ryu
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Your chance of being hurt with a Chi ball is almost zero.
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koryu
Orange Belt
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 114
Styles: Okinawan Goju-Ryu, Okinawan Kobudo, Jujutsu
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Wow...
Ki or Chi is an internal source of power and cannot be used outside of the body.
We used to play very nasty tricks like this on lower ranking students and actually show them how to form chi balls and then walk by and steal their chi ball and place their chi inside of us making us stronger. We let them believe this for a while then we'd let them know it was all a joke. I would never do this as an instructor though. I did it when I was a student, to other lower ranking students.
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parkerlineage
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
Posts: 948
Location: Redding, CA
Styles: American Kenpo - 12 years; Danzan Ryu Ju Jitsu - Starting! (Dabbled in Wushu, Eagle Claw)
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Well, then I tired to form one. Sort of as a goof, I sat down, meditated, and tried to form one. I was able to make one almost instantly. I didn't think I'd actually be able to do it.
Point being that I don't know what I'm doing, and ever since I've played around with these ki balls, my hands have become extremely sensitive to energy while I've had trouble sensing ki in other areas of my body. Did I somehow unbalance myself? |
Sounds psychological to me. I would take a deep breath, calm yourself down, and then start again from the beginning. Maybe you're having trouble "sensing" because you think you should.
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Mike Flanagan
Yellow Belt
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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Location: leeds, UK
Styles: Shinseido Shorin Ryu
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| Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| Your chance of being hurt with a Chi ball is almost zero. |
I'd go further and say completely zero. Don't stress about it, you'll be fine.
Mike
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Jiffy
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Joined: 23 Jun 2005
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Wow...
Ki or Chi is an internal source of power and cannot be used outside of the body.
We used to play very nasty tricks like this on lower ranking students and actually show them how to form chi balls and then walk by and steal their chi ball and place their chi inside of us making us stronger. We let them believe this for a while then we'd let them know it was all a joke. I would never do this as an instructor though. I did it when I was a student, to other lower ranking students. |
That's sounds like great fun! Pitty I'm an instructor now and that wouldn't be very nice.
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Jiffy
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Parkerlineage is correct. Take a deep breath and just take a step back for a moment.
Chi/Ki is not a material object, so try not to think of it as such. Try to think of it more like wind as opposed to air. Air can be contained, but wind cannot. It is the movement that turns air into wind just as it is the flow that turns energy in Chi/Ki.
You cannot damage your Chi/Ki, so just relax and begin to meditate again. When meditating, do not try to work out what should or shouldn't be, just contemplate what is. Therefore, do not try to form something (eg. a ball), just contemplate.
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TigerCrane
Yellow Belt
Joined: 22 Sep 2006
Posts: 51
Location: USA
Styles: Hung Gar, Shotokan Karate, Tai Chi
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Chi Ball?! Wow, I've never heard of such a thing. Can you only "feel" the Chi ball or can you actually visualize it? If so, can any describe its appearance?
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masterintraining
Orange Belt
Joined: 07 Jul 2006
Posts: 178
Location: i am standing right behind you
Styles: currently mantis kungfu and some karate
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: Playing with Ki/Chi Balls |
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| Soo Min wrote: |
I did something very stupid.
I've learned some basics of internal arts from my instructor. I know what ki is. I can sense my ki and focus my ki. I can sense others' ki. Anyway, I was seaching through this forum and discovered the concept of "ki balls."
I don't think I'm supposed to know what a ki ball is at this point.
Well, then I tired to form one. Sort of as a goof, I sat down, meditated, and tried to form one. I was able to make one almost instantly. I didn't think I'd actually be able to do it.
Point being that I don't know what I'm doing, and ever since I've played around with these ki balls, my hands have become extremely sensitive to energy while I've had trouble sensing ki in other areas of my body. Did I somehow unbalance myself?
Anyway, my teacher still doesn't know I did this, and I don't want him to be angry with me for trying. But can I get myself hurt doing this? Did I already? |
how did it look  did it look like how it did in the shows, or invicible. or glowing light details man. im sorry that was a little of topic but i have only heard stories and shows with people doing that i never actualy heard of someone doing it except in T.V.and movies.
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Rainbow_Warrior
Blue Belt
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
Posts: 349
Styles: Now : MMA/luta livre/Thai , before :Kung fu,kick boxing , boxing, amateur wrestling
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The only chi ball I know is a pair of chinx metal balls that I bought at chinatown , in new york.
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on the post.
