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Master Sam F.S Chin is in Mesa to present I-Liq Chuan. I-Liq Chuan is a wonderful and complete system. Practice consists of elegant solo and partner drills that can compliment your existing meditative, martial or fitness activities. Materials presented will be for continuing practitioners as well as those new to the art. All are welcome from any discipline. Please see http://www.fallingleaveskungfu.com for more. Contact Kelley Graham using the 'contact' link for details or questions.

About Master Sam Chin: Master Sam F.S. Chin is the co-founder of the art, and the head instructor of the system. Master Chin was trained in the martial arts since childhood by his father the founder Lik Keong Chin. He was a state heavy weight kickboxing champion in 1978. During the 1980’s, Master Chin continually won Push Hand Championships. For the past 25 years, Master Chin conducts seminars and workshops throughout the world including: Malaysia, Australia, Japan, Hungary, Russia, Poland, Germany and the United States. Master Chin has been recognized by the USA Wushu Kung-Fu Federation as a Hall of Fame Outstanding Master.

Another great workshop with Master Sam F.S. Chin has come and gone. What a great time! I was happy to meet some new practitioners and revisit friends and was sorry to have missed several this time around. I am also happy to announce that I have been graded by Master Chin and received Student Level Five ranking in the I-Liq Chuan system.

Master Sam F.S Chin is in Mesa to present I-Liq Chuan. I-Liq Chuan is a wonderful and complete system. Practice consists of elegant solo and partner drills that can compliment your existing meditative, martial or fitness activities. Materials presented will be for continuing practitioners as well as those new to the art. All are welcome from any discipline. Please see http://www.fallingleaveskungfu.com for more. Contact Kelley Graham using the 'contact' link for details or questions.

About Master Sam Chin: Master Sam F.S. Chin is the co-founder of the art, and the head instructor of the system. Master Chin was trained in the martial arts since childhood by his father the founder Lik Keong Chin. He was a state heavy weight kickboxing champion in 1978. During the 1980’s, Master Chin continually won Push Hand Championships. For the past 25 years, Master Chin conducts seminars and workshops throughout the world including: Malaysia, Australia, Japan, Hungary, Russia, Poland, Germany and the United States. Master Chin has been recognized by the USA Wushu Kung-Fu Federation as a Hall of Fame Outstanding Master.

This working document is designed to be viewed after completing the Five Most Important Teacher Skills Survey. The idea is to see if the brain research presented on Learner Types affects your views on Internal practice teaching methodologies. Just for fun.

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Summary

There are three basic learning orientations or learner types posited by recent brain research. source

Thanks to Robert Hoffmann M.A. Date: 06 July 2007. Please note the 'How to do it' in the last paragraph. Enjoy! -kg

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Last week in the Pleasant Valley class, Sifu [Sam F.S. Chin] expounded on the importance of maintaining awareness of the interdependence of Yi (mindfulness), Chi (internal energy) and Li (physical force expression). Sifu asked that this edition of 'Sifu Says' deal specifically with the interconnection among these three aspects of iliqchuan.

It is important to be aware of how Yi (awareness), Chi (internal energy) and Li (physical force expression) coordinate in the practice of iliqchuan. Iliqchuan, is not separate from the wholeness of being. Iliqchuan is an art of awareness. Awareness reveals the interdependence between the nature of mind, internal energy and physical result. These three aspects must coordinate without a gap in order for ones expression of iliqchuan to reach the higher levels. Naturally, when students can coordinate these three aspects of being without fault, the mind stays calm and the ability to remain dynamically balanced is enhanced, without effort or egotistical attachment.

On this point Sifu said, 'It is important to emphasize how to use awareness, in order to make sure the chi is correct. Having chi coordinated with awareness, you can be sure physical force is there. This is the meaning of Yi Tao, Chi Tao, Li Tao.'

Literally translated, 'Yi Tao, Chi Tao, Li Tao' means 'mind way, energy way and physical force way'. Mind-way, coordinated with Energy-way, coordinating with Physical force expression results in what may be observed as technique.