March 2010 - Fajin Demo + Heavy Spinning

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This demo took place at the International School of Tucson on March 6th, 2010 for International Day. We were invited to present since we run the in-school Kung Fu Kids program at IST. Also shown are students of all levels training Heavy Spinning.

The fajin demos came at the end of our brief presentation and were meant to illustrate that great power comes from the quiet and contemplative practice that is Internal Kung Fu... The Power of a Gesture.

Demo movements are big and obvious so that students and their parents can get an idea that refined force looks gentle, yet produces big results. Special care are was taken so that no one was sent off the stage and that violent force or intention was not in evidence. Violence has no part in our training.

From the I Liq Chuan International website:

I Liq Chuan embodies its philosophy in application, and you use its philosophy throughout your life. The art is a "moving meditation". It is no different than I'm walking and you're walking, it is only the concept of mindfulness. While there is no outer difference between the two persons, there is an inner difference. One person may walk with his mind in another world, not even realizing he is walking. He may be thinking about other things in his life and thereby forgetting to be in the moment, while the other person may be totally in the moment. To see the true nature of things, we have to be in the present moment (process) that's with the right state of consciousness to flow with the process to observe and merge with the conditions.

In this art we learn to break away from the unconscious, we learn to activate the subconscious mind to be conscious at all times. If you can be conscious at all times, then you will not be attached and you will be able to recognize and breakaway from habits and emotions that effect you.

More at http://iliqchuan.com/content/philosophy

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