How do you feel about the master’s actual fighting abilities and do you think he can defend himself from a random attack by a skilled fighter? I know from experience that traditional martial arts are more effective in self defense than consensual combat (unless it’s against the same style and skill level ) but I do believe that they work against unsuspecting attackers. Be safe and thank you for your great content and respectful enthusiasm.
If you want to feel it very strong try standing on stake Zhan zhuang. Find a quiet place outside and a big healthy tree. Hold you hand (lau gung which you learned) facing below the navel (dan tien) in a triangle. Root your roots from your kidney pt in feet deep to the earth. Put a timer for 15 minutes, close your eyes, relax and deep belly breath or reverse breath, tongue up. See you in eternity :).
Hey Jesse, I can tell you that the moment Sifu Shi Heng Yi showed you these hand positions at 4:52 I (and other Craft practicioners probably as well) already knew what's going to happen, that's like most basic exercise in any forms of Craft that deal with concept of energy itself. So for you to get this feeling that quick I can tell you, you have potential and can develop more in the area, also I like his approach to this exercise as Sifu throws out the visualisation, which is fine if someone cannot grasp it at all. Great vid :)
I used to practice the iron shirt chi kung for about 3 years, I was able to do what the waster was doing , my skeleton was very stable and also I was able to control chi like him. there are some secrets that cannot be told though. I see why the video lasted just 10 minutes.
he`s not mainstream, but he is currently growing fast, because he is true to his self and wise, there`s a lot to learn from him I believe@@guillaumelane3374
This particular wording is indeed very beautifully put but it is in fact a basic concept in Gongfu. The concept is called "Six harmonies" or "Liu he" in Chinese. This again is seperated into "Three intern harmonies" and "Three external harmonies". The three internal harmonies are: Attention in harmony with the mind, energy in harmony with attention, power in harmony with energy. The energy in harmony in attention is what he was refering to in the video. The three external harmonies are more simple. Shoulder and hips in harmony (moving in harmony), elbows and knees in harmony with, hands and feet in harmony. I thought you might be interested in this. If you want to learn more about this concept look up "Six harmonies in gongfu" or "liu he in gongfu" and look for the "three internal harmonies".
Actually it is "Where Intention goes energy flows". Therefore you intend to use this energy for whatever purpose you intend to do. If you do not form an intention the energy will not flow.
@@Sliderone73NZyou cant access attention without the intention of that attention. Regarding the body awareness of energy attention is probably a better term here. If I think about My right ear there will be more awareness to the ear as seen in a functional mri. There is receiving information and giving , a dialogue mind to body the quality and coding of what we deliver back to our body for example indeed I Would call this intention and we are doing it both consciously and unconsciously. Conscious plus unconscious intention = are state of being
This is where you can develop a "third eye", deep listening, taking in everything they say, and when you say, speak fully, to the core of their being. Then you will also notice a difference for example if something is being received or not and if not, how to say it differently. But this is really a mind body connection (which can create a lot of depth). I just don't want anyone new coming in here misunderstanding this and dismiss it as "oh ok he is just talking about focus." Yes he is, but he is talking about an internal connection to and between your being. That is something that is developed. It creates a lot of real depth in you. It's like any other muscle, but this is a soul/feeling-muscle that you can develop, if you will.
Jesse, I started Martial Arts training when I was 14.Traditional Japanese jiu Jitsu. My sensei always emphasized the spiritual aspect of Martial Arts & the power of the mind. He called it focus. As I got older, I sought out and learned about Meditation. Those teaching and practices stayed with me ( daily practice) until at 19, when I went into military service, and then after, getting immersed in what I call the material world. As I got involved in education, career, etc etc, I moved away from what I call my roots; my earlier training. I am now 75 and have gone full circle. I am meditating again, daily, exercising, and while not taking any formal classes, I am mindfully remembering my early trainings and watching your videos for inspiration, for remembering, and learning. This is a great asset for my mind, body, and spiritual well being, and probably more importantly staying focused and positive. I have lost almost everything material, but it is the teachings of my sensei, my daily meditations and your videos that help me stay on track. Thank you for doing them and sharing them with the world. They help (me) in more ways than I can say here.
Dan, I am a retired Army Medic with lots of aches/pain. Qigong and Tai Chi have helped me so much. The hard part is keeping that state 24/7 but eventually I will get there🙏🙏
Be Well my unknown friend. I am glad you had the mental resilience to remember your original teachings, and that they serve you so well. We are bright, brilliant, luminous beings, never forget just how amazingly beautiful your true self really is. 🕊️♥️🍀🧠🎶💪🏼
One time in high school we had to do a project on “something interesting “, I taught everyone in class how to feel and move their chi. There are a lot of misconceptions about what chi is and it doesn’t help that some folks intentionally misrepresent to sell their courses or basically start a cult.
@@americanosbadassius9292what is real? What your mind tells you about the world? What science understand? There is a branch of philosophy that is studying what is real and the debate is long as long as the human been. Perception can be guided by the intention of the mind, the mind is deeply connected by a very intricate system of proprioreceptors in every inch of our body, in the skin and inside our body. The communication is done by electrical current and chemical signals. Chi is a natural sensation of these electrical waves that pervade our bodies. More than that. The simplest explanation of chi I have found, so it’s easy to understand: 氣 is traditionally the sum of two characters 米 (rice, carbohydrates), and 气 (air, oxygen), and so it represents the reaction between these two chemicals compounds. The energy released during this combustion is called 氣, qi, chi. So it doesn’t exist, but can you leave without it? Just saying.
Many years ago, my grandfather told me an interesting story about Chi and karate. Premise: I am a former karate practitioner (mainly Goju-Ryu, Kenshinkan and some years of Kyokushin) even though it has been many years since I stopped. Back in the day, my grandfather was also a Karate practitioner, mostly Kempo, in his days as a investigative police in the '60s. When it was My turn, he had stopped his practice for many years, but he still recalled many many lessons, especially from bunkai and sparring, that had helped him a lot in his law-enforcing work. So, one day we're taking about karate, our trainings and our experiences and of course I'm being a bit blown away by a couple of anecdotes when his karate training proved extremely helpful in his work back in the day. At one point though, we mention Chi (or Ki, we used the japanese pronunciation) and he says to me: "There is something thought that I never managed to wrap My head around. One day I'm in lesson, and there comes a foreign Master that was in exchange for a brief period. We start doing normal chudan tsuki and chudan uke.. all is going normal until this Master stops for a moment, promps me to strike him again and when he blocks, I suddently felt a surge of weakness and tiredness. Didn't fall, but My balance was a bit compromised for a second and even felt a bit light-headed. I ask him what the hell was that, and he explains it to me: it turns out that this guy was also very involved in the study of Ki, what is ir, how it works and such. So when he blocked, he focused his energy into his hikite: but he was visualizing "grabbing" some form of my energy from my stomach and 'pulling it away', sort of speak. And he integrated that in the simple hikite with the hand he wasn't using for his uke. I don't know what was it, I don't know how, I don't understand how it is possible but from that day on I never questioned that there *is* something going on, when we hear about Ki. Shame that nowadays is being so misinterpreted" So.. of course: this is something that happened to my grandpa. I never experienced something like that, and I tend to think about all this stuff with the same amount of healthy skepticism that the next guy. But watching this video, the memory came rushing back and just wanted to share 😂
That was a cool story. Thanks for sharing. My grandmother was born and raised in Okinawa. She practiced judo and studied ki. She moved to Canada after the war and began training Canadian military forces in basic practical judo. Stuff that could be learned quickly enough to help the troops. This is where she met my grandfather who was doing a joint training camp with the Canadians. He was so taken by her ability to throw around full size men when she was only 100lbs. She credited the study of ki bringing awareness to her internal structure for being able to do that. When I was little and would fall and get hurt as little kids do (my family lived at her house for yrs growing up) she would come over and tell me to focus my mind on giving her the pain while she put her hands close to the injury and the pain would feel better. I'm mostly sure there was a huge placebo effect here as I already regarded her as some super woman haha but when a placebo works is it still not viable? Even into her 70s she could still throw me at will on the mats, and it's not like I didn't train. I just wish I trained with her more. She would show me basic things, but said she is not a master, and not qualified to teach, I would need to seek out my own teacher her to move forward. In the 80s, especially after the popularity of the karate kid movie the chances of finding a master to teach was very slim. Too many people out for the money and sadly, I never found one. She passed away a long time ago in her late 90s, born in 1911 she was a great connection to a time before Japan's industrialization.
@@wissawissa83 i highly doubt someone who focuses on cultivating their inner energy for years on end would wanna waste their time competing for fame from others, they would have other aspirations in life
“Where attention goes, energy flows” that’s actually really insightful! It’s like when you’re focus at doing a task you’ve dedicated your mind to, all of your energy flows into that one task. Will definitely keep this in mind!
I learn with a Shaolin monk and I assure you, you can absolutely feel and even demonstrate the force of Chi in action. When a great master of Chi uses his techniques it's amazing and wonderful 👍
No need to convince me. I remember the 2006 national Chinese martial arts fair in China. The crazy feats I've seen from normal looking people to giants, to police officers and a women that was so petite yet crushing bricks with chops
@@SLIME-wu6vv It is impressive because it shows that he is not an arrogant person. The master admitting that there are some things he doesn’t know shows that he is a man of modesty and humility. Which are amazing qualities for a master to have.
@@Osky1111 if you take your time and focus you'll end up feeling a lore more than just tingling, it will also be warmth, and it will also be two colliding magnetic fields, cause that's what it felt like to me, as if two fields were coming out of both hands and I could "feel" them touching each other in the middle, just like when you grab two magnets and you can feel the point of origin of the forces repelling each other in the middle in the air, I could feel the exact same feeling but with just my hands doing this
There is certainly a notable acting component in him, even his aesthetics and his voice are perfect for his role, but this master transmits enormous calm and energy to me, I would really like to meet him
@@MaximeGASMI order of stable frequency structure. when sun energy is up, i feel all the things without any effort. nasty. wobbles between octaves, ear ringing too. as i concentrate and then push it out, i can make it go to nect stable level. ear ringing goes up and energy stabilizes. smth for those who suffer from sun CMEs (or whatever ivõl man made).
Yea i leran it while i was on high school. I know that on this term "psi ball" . I just try it and it work so why not on that age haha. I feel so hot on my hand when i do that.even in winter. My hand become hot when i do that. I won't be believe chi or some kink of enegry if my hand can't feel anything. Now its been 6 years . I haven't try again. May be i should meditation and try it again. It is really fun and relax.
Master Shifu hit the nail on the head for harnessing Chi or internal energy with one statement. Energy follows intension. Intention is key for healing or power.
Beautiful demystifying approach to explain what Chi is. The practice of focus to align your mind and body on one purpose. Taping into energy that is in harmony of both. Philosophy of these teachings is more powerful than martial art itself.
this was a pretty basic ability before cities. you can experience "chi" via Adderall or staring and focusing at a particular nonunique spot on the wall for 10 minutes a day. nothing special actually happening here.
@@dordly thats a sign that you have no internal energy, if you cant visualise your bodies energy, you need a spa vacation with plenty deep tissue massages
Bro! C'mon man! You got us all warmed up and intently focused on this great content. We need a series or a long video with this Master discussing and giving wisdom about Chi!🙏🏾✊🏾👍🏾👊🏾🤛🏾🙂
I would love to train in a Shaolin Temple with someone like Shi Heng Yi (for at least one year), this guy is as good as they get! From the higher consciousness is where all energy & every thought commences, the energy just follows where it is directed (your intentions), so spot on Shi! It's extremely pleasing and inspiring to see him teach and talk about his Kung Fu training, a side of him I haven't seen yet. Great job to Jesse for choosing to spend time with this amazing example of how we all need to live and view life. Great job, Shi Heng Yi, wonderful work!
Like a lot of martial artists, I tend to roll my eyes at most Chi videos. However, this expert was so well articulated, offered no mystical BS, he met questions with informative answers and wasn't afraid to say that Chi has been embellish beyond the truth in some cases. This was amazing. Thank you Jesse and thank you Master Shi Heng Yi.
You roll your eyes because you're racist, chi (or ki in japanese) what do you think they use to break bricks?? is that eye rolling? is THAT embellished?? the chinese have been doing this before you knew what fisty cuffs was and before japan/korea was founded, whiteman "rolled their eyes" until they got their asses by the japs then suddenly you see in the 1960s-1970s all these white guys in gi's thinking they're karate masters because they're believers now, the japanese and you all ripped it off kungfu and the chinese, ADMIT IT, you and everyone else are RACIST no one believes in CHI until a WHITE person (whimhoff) used the same chi techniques to get rich
That is all bullshido , you can feel a bulge , attraction between hands and even twitches , when you create a Kamehameha like in Dragon ball , when i was a kid i used to do that , thats your mind , your mind is so strong that you can even no feel pain from an injury if you dont want to , same with depression you can control it but the main part is Peace of mind , calm or known and patience , the easiness of soul , your soul is in control of your brain , Qur@n 3:7 " As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]."
LOVE your channel, Enkamp Sensei! I truly admire your encyclopedic knowledge of martial arts from around the world, and your curiosity to always learn more.
The most clear phorm of Chi is orgasm, a massive release of energy. Many professional boxers refuse to ejaculate for long periods and store unusual amounts of chi in their body. This is a simple form of iron body. When you consume food, food is broken down and becomes a kind of chi that nourishes your body. Chi manifests as body heat, a easily observable aspect of existence. Life force exists in your voice and is sent out thru your eyes.
@@mega1283 Yes but is more than that. It is above all a very high level of perception of your body, your mind and them as being one continuum, one connected, singular process. The KQ is rather something that will develop from that.
No. Chi (ch'i) means "vital energy". It's a key principle in Chinese medicine and applied in Chinese martial arts. Chi flows through pathways in the body called meridians, with many points along those meridians used in acupuncture to regulate or correct chi flow imbalances. The state of the body that is released and energetic is Sung. Yi is similar to our notion of consciousness; it means mind and intention, though the term is used somewhat differently in martial arts versus Chi Gung or Chinese medicine. Cultivating and directing Chi requires focusing with Yi. Only when Chi is cultivated and enhanced can it be converted into Jin (jing) which is power in various forms. So each of those terms are different but related to the same system of energy in the human body and in the world around us.
omgosh, I do this all the time lol I knew as soon as you started moving the hands what he was doing. I LOVE being able to feel the energy (chi i guess) like that. It's so amazing.
Very interesting. Shi Heng Yi seems a very focused, no nonsense passionate teacher. Chi shown this way reminds me of the concept of Zanshin, which my masters always tried to empathize, but further developed and applied. Thanks Jesse!
As someone who worked in healthcare for years (first aid/CPR, medicine administration), and having studied physical therapy, I have a hypothesis about what we call "chi". Chi is basically a simplified way of talking about circulation. Blood circulation, breath circulation, the flow of signals in the nervous system, etc. Think of how we view optimal health. If our blood pressure, breathing, and reflexes are healthy, we are considered in optimal health. And what's the opposite of that? High blood pressure, breathing problems, and nerve damage. This is reflected in the anatomy chart of Chinese traditional medicine, especially in pressure points. The circulation theory doesn't limit itself to anatomy, however. Physics, economy of motion, the flow of movement, all of these tie into the theory of "chi". This is why so many martial artists focus on flexibility and fluidity. So chi was never meant to be something mystical. It is merely a reminder of the importance of smooth circulation and the physics of fluidity.
There is a lot truth in your thoughts. After all the concept goes that chi follows attention and blood follows chi. Chi not so much the blood circulation but rather the liveliness/vitality/activation of bodily functions in a certain area. The blood follows increases where chi is flowing. Chi is an abstract term to talk about vitality in generall. A healthy body, a body that works well is a body with good chi flow. Chi is like a potential and the bodily fluids and functions are what follow suit.
It's amazing how you moved from your karate ground base into more complex chinese martial arts and concepts. No doubt you'll deepen your knowledge which in turn will improve your skills as a martial artist, not just for karate
@@MrCmon113 it is a different group of "martial arts", I would rather call it something like an art and not a martial art, because this would never stand up in a fight! I respect them, because after all they are training and they are aware, but in a real battle he would be on the ground in 5 seconds :D
WOW is all I have to say!!! IT DEFINITELY WORKS!!! 33 year Martial Arts Practitioner here and I've never felt Chi like I am able to now after watching this video. The first time I tried it I felt not only energy between my hands, but also a jolt/shock to my system that I can't describe with words, however it was amazing! The energy was strong enough to almost become uncomfortable(Probably just because it was my first time doing it) and I could feel a sensation on the palms of my hands for about 15 minutes afterwards that slowly dissipated. I've done it 3 times since and although I could definitely feel the chi it wasn't as strong as the first time. Thank you thank you thank you :)
It probably wasn't as strong the following times because you tried/expected it too hard. In my experience, especially in the beginning, the right state of mind, namely first be relaxed, then bring in focus, is very important. Later you will need not be as relaxed. A second thing that helps is to eat something about 10 minutes before summoning the energy. A third is to summon the energy from inside your plexus and focus on how it flows through your arms, into your hands, a couple of times before focusing it in the space between your hands. Hope that helps you.
It's great to see someone expressing positive views about martial arts. Unfortunately, there have been many bad apples and imposters over the years, leading to negative perceptions of the practice. However, learning proper technique can be a real game changer in many aspects of life. Big Fan from VA. Loving your videos Jesse!
You are the only guy i saw on youtube in the last 15 years that actually filmed chi in action and also know what it was and also a master that explained it completely true to its nature.
This man was amazing! I would love to listen to a multiple hour long video of him breaking down principles of chi and so on. Also, I love your learning and curious attitude towards the martial arts. I didn't think I would be interested in your content, but you 100% won me over with your positive attitude and balanced perspective.
That is all bullshido , you can feel a bulge , attraction between hands and even twitches , when you create a Kamehameha like in Dragon ball , when i was a kid i used to do that , thats your mind , your mind is so strong that you can even no feel pain from an injury if you dont want to , same with depression you can control it but the main part is Peace of mind , calm or known and patience , the easiness of soul , this person can only teach you patience your soul is in control of your brain , Qur@n 3:7 " As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]."
I love the intent discussion! One pieces “armament haki” concept has helped me picture where I “send my Qi” in my iron shirt training. Also would love to train if you’re ever in Seattle! Im working on putting together a nonprofit training space rn, since I can’t afford gym fees and want to help other marginalized ppls get that martial equity. Ty for your work and open mindedness Jesse it’s inspiring!
The way he explains has strong Bruce Lee vibes. Philosophical depth and nuance, a matter of factness whilst still having a sensitive awareness of how difficult some concepts and perspectives are to acknowledge and get with mere logic. Great video! Would love more of him!
Just want to say that I love your devotion to taking in different disciplines and this teacher caught my attention from the mannerisms to the form and I appreciate that you uploaded this so I can enjoy it. Ill be sure to watch all of the other ones and anytime the youtube algorithm allows your videos to pop up first hahaha.
I could listen to Master Shifu talk for days. Everything he explains is so articulate that even those of us who are relatively new to the concept can follow. Great video, Jesse! 👍
@@steamer2k319 so true. Very intelligent AND has mastered the art of making higher level concepts accessible, which don't always go hand in hand. That's the mark of a great teacher, I think. Not only the ability to comprehend complex ideas, but to be able to explain them in a way that isn't condescending or confusing.
« chi » is an intention that has become automatic for people who have practised a sport, a video game, a task in which they became experts. He says much interesting, respect for his work.
From my understanding, having studied multiple religions and meditating techniques, this was the most well worded and simplest explanation of internal energy and how to use it effectively. Thank you for the video
@@MrCmon113 I don't practice any martial art, or defensive technique. I have just come to some understanding of the natural flow of energies all around us and inside of ourselves, and I'm not an expert of any religion or meditation methods, I've taken some time to broadly study multiple different ideologies and most every one has some form or explanation of energies in and of themselves. So I wouldn't exactly want to leave a pretense about being able to fight or express energy from myself, like some so-called touchless knockout experts claim they can do.
@@MrCmon113 Is it really so far fetched that there are some yet unexplained biomechanical interactions or perhaps even some lower level fundamental energy that life itself takes advantage of on a quantum scale? I mean, we haven't even pinned down the quantum interaction by which mass applies the force of gravity, aka warps space time. The deeper our understanding of these fundamental forces get, the more mysterious the nature of the universe becomes. To top that off, literally everybody experiences gravity! It's the most apparent fundamental force, and yet we've just barely managed to develop theories that merely suggest why particles with mass miraculously possess gravity. Now, imagine the possibility that there are other fundamental forces at work in the fabric of the universe that are not so obviously present, and you may get the impression that there is still an absolutely staggering amount of things to learn about the true nature of energy transfer amongst matter all around us. For all we know, the granularity of these interactions could be infinitesimal, destined to forever evade deterministic metrics. Modern atomic theory is just barely two centuries old, while humans have been around for tens of thousands of years. Meaningful discovery and its science require both patience and an open mind.
For people who are skeptical about this, I think a good way to look into this subject is like a hyper focused "Mind-Muscle Connection" like we use in fitness. Just like you do on certain gym exercises, depending on how aware you are about one muscle you will activate that specific muscle a lot more during your series. When master Shi Heng Yi mentioned "I can't break a brick with my hands if I'm thinking about food" I immediately had this realization, it's exactly what we are doing on the gym. In my opinion "Chi" used for martial arts could just be the way those ancient masters named this thing that we call "mind-muscle connection" nowadays.
So basically, Chi is the power of inner and outer self awareness. The ability of total focus. To understand how the mind and body works together. No hocus Pocus at all. This is something that any good sportsman is aware of to some degree. Even ordinary people knows that to achieve maximum results in any task you need a great deal of focus, and knowledge on what to work on to achieve ones goals.
Yeah, dude just sounds like he's maximizing his efficiency. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. And he's actively looking for those weak links in his form and strengthening them, perfecting his form.
Yes and no. It's really freaking complex...even if it's simple. Attention is no different from consciousness. Air is in some way a transmitter of Life, Consciousness, and Energy. Attention/Focus/Directing consciousness relates to this so it's all those things. It's basically internal focus, external sensing, the combination of the two, The Force, Breath, bioelectricity, the energy of the planet Earth, and the energy of the cosmos all kind of blended into one
You're not far from the truth. However, I believe that chi is better than just focus, because the human brain is very limited in the number of things it can focus on simultaneously. To put your body into the right alignment for a technique, you might have to focus on 15 joints and 26 muscle groups at the same time, which is humanly impossible. Chi simplifies this process by letting the subconscious mind deal with it. That's why chi is something you feel, not something you think about. With enough practice, you just need to visualise the flow of chi, and your body falls into alignment instinctively. Kind of like dancing.
@@wirewyrm01 it sounds a bit like a combination of deep concentration on the task, and slowly building up a muscle memory. The more focused you are on the details of a movement, a kata f.eks, the faster you will build muscle memory. And Muscle memory, is pretty subconscious. Anyway it is just phsyical and mental training. No magical power. Visualisation is a great tool for just about any form of training.
omg Reverend Shi Heng Yi! Was wondering when you would ever consult this master, he focuses so much on the internal world and felt like a great fit for your channel. The rest of his channel, his reflections and deep wisdom AND kungfu, are deeply edifying.
Superb!! I have been practicing Aikido for more than 20 years and I agree totally with Master Shi Heng. The skeleton structure aligned with the proper muscle tension and relaxation are key to understand the concepts of Chi or Ki. It is all about feeling it.
But from what I understand, chi isn't real, as in material, or in any way related to energy. It doesn't exist. It's just a tool to visualise intent and focus.
I was taught by an amazing 85 years old Sensei, called Moritoshi Nakaema and he was OLD SCHOOL, he taught a couple of students, myself included the technique you were trying at 5:00, you can feel something like a ball forming between the hands, it's pretty weird as you can definitely FEEL it, but there is nothing in between and people can't touch it... I made the mistake of touching both hands and my hands went numb for a few second. Pretty weird. There was no practical Hadouken or anything like it, but it was a pretty cool breathing exercise with some interesting results which I can't comprehend, even today. Not sure if it's related, but I went from breaking boards to breaking ice blocks a few months after learning this. It definitely helped having a couple extra months of training, and the breathing and intent also helped, but I still get a weird feeling thinking back then. Seeing your channel brings me fond memories :)
I used to practice this technique sitting across from a partner. It got to the point where I could close my eyes while they were doing it, and I could keep my finger pointed at wherever they moved their hands with the energy built up in between. It sort of visualized like a blue spot in the darkness of my closed eyes.
@@camelprotector I can confirm. I did, essentially, this exercise in high school to try and explain how I never felt cold when it was freezing outside and my friends, skeptical at the time, could feel warmth when it was cold out. I could also focus on cooling the area between my hands when it was hot out and they confirmed that it felt cooler between my hands. It's so weird seeing other people, people I've never met or interacted with before (including a Shaolin Master and a "Karate Nerd" known for calling out sham/scam artists), confirming this.
This is an awesome video, and the way Shi Heng Yi made you feel energy is the same way I was taught to. Funny thing: that's quite interesting that many people who commented under just denied the existence of something they probably haven't even tried. Your approach is more akin to that of a scientist than that of any debunker out there - you try and experiment and see for yourself. People should learn from your openness to try new things and grow. Kudos to you.
You're paying no clear attention to your mind or your current feelings ever. Anyone could make you "feel" any sort of "energy" under any circumstance just by directing your intention inwards and playing off your expectations. Your critical thinking and epistemic competence are nonexistant.
@@MrCmon113 what if there is a clear and measurable difference in - how some actions are performed - how clear and spontaneous your reaction are towards external stimuli - lower stress levels before and after the experience? And what if the aforementioned were to be experienced by people who didn't know what they should have felt during the practice by being instructed by people following a script with no clue about what the other person should have felt? Would that be a phenomenon based solely on behavioral conditioning and expectations or would that acquire some form of objectiveness to you? Because I am actually doing all of the aforementioned and it is giving repeatable results, with people who have no clue about what and why are they doing what they are doing. Being grounded, methodical and skeptical is one thing, accusing someone of being clueless and unaware by reading one comment simply because it doesn't conform to your current understanding is another thing.
I really enjoy how well spoken and deliberate he is with his responses especially around a subject that is misconceptualized all of the time to be "supernatural", i love his genuine scientific and critical thinking response on this subject rather than chi being some "mystical power".
As someone who's studied hypnosis, the exercise he had you do is one we'd call a "convincer," or something to "prove" trance to the subject. He had you breathe in and out for a bit, settling you down into at least a relaxed state, if not a light trance, then added an important-seeming gesture around your hands, had you focus attention, and then an open-ended suggestion that you were going to feel something. Our brains will make something for us to feel in those situations almost no matter what: you can also pick just about any spot on the body, focus your attention there while breathing in and out in a controlled fashion and eventually feel something simply because you're expecting to. Also, with your hands that close to each other, you're likely going to pick up on the warmth radiating from the other hand, even if your brain doesn't produce some other sensation. The good thing is he wasn't making the extravagant claims that a lot of other chi practitioners make. Some of what he said, I'd agree with if worded slightly differently; body mechanics and proper rooting of the stance, etc., for example. The power of focused attention to affect internal states and whatnot. There's another exercise I've done where you close your eyes and point behind you, swinging your arm as far to the other side as you can. Open your eyes and note where you pointed. Spend a minute breathing and imagining that your arm is made of rubber, it's spaghetti, it's really loose and stretchy, etc. Now do the same thing and see how much farther you went with that arm. No chi needed for that, but it's still quite impressive how much an effect we can get just from a couple moments of relaxed but concentrated focus.
Nope it's not like you mentioned, chi is like the invisible electricity in and around your body , when you die there is no soul or electricity that goes with the soul
I always wanted to hear master Shi Heng Yi talk about this exact concept. He tries so hard to keep things understandable to the occidental audience that I thought he would not go so deep into this, but man, Im so glad he did. Wish to know you someday master! Thank you Jessy for your curiosity and your insightful questions!
I was lucky enough to learn that ki exercise with the hands, with my first aikido teacher, who was also a ninpo bugei teacher and trained for 10 years in Japan. It was in the mokuso part, at the beginning of each class, and it showed us there are more things on heaven and earth, than were dreamt of in our philosophy.
I think he more meant "doesnt work as well as you think". I see him just trying to bring a rebalanced approach to martial arts since the past few years there's been alot of bashing on the traditional, while over hyping things like bjj.
To be fair I don't think there would even be enough time to use/channel chi in fighting. Chi requires concentration and focus, and there is no way you would have the opportunity for that while getting blasted in the face so...
We experience "Qì force" every time we so much as scratch our ear. 氣 "Qì" is an ancient metaphor that the Chinese created 2,500 years ago to describe real phenomena that they could observe and even refine. Similarly, 400 years ago in the West, scientists said that materials were combustible because they contained a substance called "phlogiston". It turned out that "phlogiston" never existed, but that did not stop people observing and controlling the very real process of combustion. Over time, scientists came to properly understand that process, thus giving them even more control over it. In 2024, I feel talking of 氣 "Qì" only mystifies the phenomena that the Chinese observed thousands of years ago. I practise internal TCMA and everything I do involves 內功 - Nèigōng. But I never talk about 氣 "Qì". I feel it behoves all TCMA instructors to speak in modern terms and not hide behind esoteric language. Many instructors use such language to mask their lack of skill. Others who do have skill use such language because they do not have the modern terms to explain what they do. To do so in the 21st century is like talking about "phlogiston" instead of describing combustion in modern terms: a high-temperature exothermic, redox chemical reaction between a reductant and an oxidant. I doubt my opinion will be popular among practitioners of Chinese martial arts. All the best from Madrid!
Phlogiston is a separate term from a different culture that can serve as a rudimentary analog to Chi. In a reductionist Materialistic view, phlogiston may not "exist" as it does not conform to the paradigm that Scientific Materialism has posited. I would say that when you are seeking to skillfully convey concepts to those unfamiliar with Qu, then using "modern"(see: Euro-centric Western thought) terms will certainly assist you in helping others. But this too has its limits, and if you can dialogue with those familiar with these concepts in order to seek greater understanding within that system of thought...I think you should. Being skillful means knowing how to apply your knowledge, not necessarily needing to pick one as true and one as false.
I really like it he doesn't even try to make it look like magic. It's physics, it's a real thing, it's all about paying more attention, so more energy works for the goal, less (even none?) against "my will", my goal. Very, very interesting! He is a great teacher! Thanks for sharing, this was one of the best spent 10 minutes of my life!
This was a very respectful exchange of realization. Thank you.. even in such a short video, I feel such a deeper understanding in the modern way. Thank you!
My experience with qi or ki, I was learning and practicing Changquan style kung fu and my master challenged us to stay in horse stance for 20 min. The class was 2 hours long. So I’m standing there and 10 min my legs were shaking and starting to hurt and burn from the exercise. My master noticing this told us to control our breathing and to visualize our qi suppressing the pain and willing the pain away. After that, my legs didn’t hurt anymore and I actually felt like I could’ve stood in horse stance for an hour at that point. My teacher basically told me that was qi, I just used qi.
This vídeo just reminded my former Sensei Sasaki, who passed away some years ago. He used to teach us about Ki. Together with intention (and confidence) I still can recall him saying that profound relaxation is required. Thanks for sharing!
Hello, I'm 33 years old and from Manitoba Canada. I wanted to share my very real experiences with everyone because I believe it's so important to keep an open mind. I grew up in a martial arts home. My dad, brother and I trained in jiu-jitsu for a many years. Bruce Lee was always in the vhs player and DBZ on the tv. With that being said, energy and chi were no strangers to our home. It wasn't until I was 17 when I started dating a certain girl that I realized how very real energy/chi is. To make a very long story short, this girl came from a very religious background. She told me many things about religion, demons, shadow people you name it. One thing that stood out to me was the conversation about her dad using kabbalah (witchcraft I believe). She told me her dad would do EXACTLY what you're doing with your hands in the video except he would do it by a running water tap. He would create a ball of energy and put it under the running water to pushed the flow around. The idea of creating a ball of energy and moving it with my hands definitely peaked my interest. She showed me how to place my hands and what to do and at the time my imagination kinda just took over. I started reading books on it, researching online and practicing by myself. After so much practice and relaxing my mind something happened... I could feel this ball of energy between my hands. It would expand, shrink and always felt like it was flowing. If I lost focus for a second.. poof it would be gone and I'd have to start over. 3 years later of living together in the middle of the night I experienced ONE of the most terrifying paranormal nightmares come true. That night was the end of my relationship with that girl. Her dad turned a one and a half hour trip into 20 minutes to pick her up. That's a very long true story that I'll have to save for another time but onto my next experience! Experience #2 I'll make this a short one. I was experimenting with mushrooms because I thought it would enhance my spiritual awareness and what I ended up getting was more than I asked for. After a lot of seeing things, feeling things and crying my eyes out I later found myself in the backyard next to the fire and more relaxed than ever. There were two friends sitting with me. After staring into the fire for so long it was like I was hypnotized or one with the fire. This is where the some crazy stuff happened. I felt this urge to touch the fire and so I did. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I was touching the wood, the embers, the fire not even a single hair was singed. The friends sitting next to me were in shock. They could see everything I was doing and took no psychedelics themselves. Years later and learning more about energy, chi, vibrations, frequencies etc. I truly believe that with the right mindset and focus you can open your mind to everything that is natural but has been shrouded and labeled unnatural because of strategic distractions. Just imagine how strong your being would be without distraction... just being one with everything at once.
Great story .. strong believer of chi …. And I avoid paranormal activities…movies. N I ain’t trained in the spiritual world like that .. lost my connection to my past avatars lol
It is so interesting that Jesse, as a western person with a white skin, practicing karate, a japan martial arts, learning from Shifu, who speaks in english to explain something like Chi. What an amazing era we live in!
If u want to really understand chi.. it’s best to go to a Chinese acupuncturist or Chinese energy healer. But great information from master Shi. I bet he knows more. But that’s more than enough for a public demo. Great video Sensei! 🙏🏻🥋
Practising now For over 50 years half of it with a grandmaster in Beijing. I can assure you qi is used for healing But for sure it can be used to protect yourself From extreme physical harm
It took you 50 years just to realize that? You can do much more, still there is a lot of fantasy and exaggeration going on... Chi is simply your life energy. Yogis have known this energy for years. What is called Chi is known as Prana in India, and for a much longer time it was known there. Applying your life energies you can do many things. Monks generally only use the potential of Muladhara, and Manipurika only. The striving of a Yogi is simply to bring it up to their Agna(forehead) and one day through mastery of your energy body, obtain Mahasamadhi.
@@organizedmicrowave4414 qi prana ki Holy Spirit. Are all the same they are yes energy yet this energy is pure love. How else can you live without love.
I will leave the following for those who have an open mind......... everything in the universe is on a fractal pattern, same concept/structure just in different scales/dimensions........ aside from that, we find an energy field & bio field surrounding moving bodies (celestial bodies & organic bodies), these fields are in the mathematical shape called a 'Torus', this Magnetic\Torus field also has its own behavior (depending how strong the field is) of movement, which is called Toroidal & Poloidal, the Toroidal direction (horizontal) is the long way around the Torus field, the Poloidal direction (vertical) is the short way around the Torus field. When someone who is very aware of its own body mass, then they are aware of how it behaves. The Human Body has 2 Torus fields (just like our Planet Earth) generating/emitting at all times, one surrounding the entire body and the other is surrounding our hearts, The Human Heart is a resonating chamber that has been scientifically measured to emit a field that stands out about 3 feet from the heart, that 3 feet radius field does affecting our brain activity. When you start looking into meditation & 'astral projection' is when you are aware of how your 'Energy Field' is behaving. A person like a 'Chi Master' would have all these capabilities attuned since they are aware of it. When they start the pattern of movement they are aware of the energy/torus field that starts generation within their limbs (arms & legs), it's all about how strong the torus field is that the individual is making it out to be, willing it forging it out of their minds. Mind over Matter!
I am 66. When I was 20 I met a man that was to become my martial arts instructor and for 2 years my roommate. I was a big guy and worked Security at concerts and as a Bouncer/bartender to pay for school. I was around 295 and my mentor told me he could knock me across the room without laying a hand on me. I had heard of this kind of thing but felt pretty confident I could take the hit. To make his point he stood on one leg and merely snapped his hand from facing toward him to facing away extending his arm only slightly. I was uprooted and flew across the room landing on a pinball machine. I went on to study Chi/Qi/Prana as a means to heal. It is more than real and Western medicine is too dense to comprehend it. Literally too dense- Western Medicine is all about the material person with no regard to other aspects. I highly recommend learning all you can to optimize your health.
"This is what internal Kung Fu styles, Tai Chi and Qi Gong is about." Should that be read as: "This is what internal Kung Fu styles (such as Tai Chi and Qi Gong) is about"? Or as: "This is what internal Kung Fu styles *and* Tai Chi *and* Qi Gong is about"?
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Sir telekinesis and chi is same plz ask this question from monk sir and give ans plz plz plz
How do you feel about the master’s actual fighting abilities and do you think he can defend himself from a random attack by a skilled fighter? I know from experience that traditional martial arts are more effective in self defense than consensual combat (unless it’s against the same style and skill level ) but I do believe that they work against unsuspecting attackers. Be safe and thank you for your great content and respectful enthusiasm.
If you want to feel it very strong try standing on stake Zhan zhuang. Find a quiet place outside and a big healthy tree. Hold you hand (lau gung which you learned) facing below the navel (dan tien) in a triangle. Root your roots from your kidney pt in feet deep to the earth. Put a timer for 15 minutes, close your eyes, relax and deep belly breath or reverse breath, tongue up. See you in eternity :).
Hey Jesse, I can tell you that the moment Sifu Shi Heng Yi showed you these hand positions at 4:52 I (and other Craft practicioners probably as well) already knew what's going to happen, that's like most basic exercise in any forms of Craft that deal with concept of energy itself. So for you to get this feeling that quick I can tell you, you have potential and can develop more in the area, also I like his approach to this exercise as Sifu throws out the visualisation, which is fine if someone cannot grasp it at all. Great vid :)
I used to practice the iron shirt chi kung for about 3 years, I was able to do what the waster was doing , my skeleton was very stable and also I was able to control chi like him. there are some secrets that cannot be told though. I see why the video lasted just 10 minutes.
What a well-spoken man with extremely cautious and careful thinking. Could listen to him for hours !
you can. search for "mulligan brothers shi heng yi" multiple podcasts with him.
You can. He is all over TH-cam and TikTok.
@imikokodama3054 cheers man ! Didn't know him
he`s not mainstream, but he is currently growing fast, because he is true to his self and wise, there`s a lot to learn from him I believe@@guillaumelane3374
Totally agree, just like the Aikido sensei
"where attention goes, energy flows" outstanding line!
Weregonnalose is the best TH-cam channel out here
"Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow" -Funkadelic
This particular wording is indeed very beautifully put but it is in fact a basic concept in Gongfu. The concept is called "Six harmonies" or "Liu he" in Chinese. This again is seperated into "Three intern harmonies" and "Three external harmonies". The three internal harmonies are: Attention in harmony with the mind, energy in harmony with attention, power in harmony with energy. The energy in harmony in attention is what he was refering to in the video. The three external harmonies are more simple. Shoulder and hips in harmony (moving in harmony), elbows and knees in harmony with, hands and feet in harmony.
I thought you might be interested in this. If you want to learn more about this concept look up "Six harmonies in gongfu" or "liu he in gongfu" and look for the "three internal harmonies".
Actually it is "Where Intention goes energy flows". Therefore you intend to use this energy for whatever purpose you intend to do. If you do not form an intention the energy will not flow.
I always get the girl
@@Sliderone73NZyou cant access attention without the intention of that attention. Regarding the body awareness of energy attention is probably a better term here. If I think about
My right ear there will be more awareness to the ear as seen in a functional mri. There is receiving information and giving , a dialogue mind to body the quality and coding of what we deliver back to our body for example indeed I
Would call this intention and we are doing it both consciously and unconsciously. Conscious plus unconscious intention = are state of being
His explanation on chi can also help in a social setting “ it’s like when people say think before you speak”
“Where intention goes energy flows”
This is where you can develop a "third eye", deep listening, taking in everything they say, and when you say, speak fully, to the core of their being. Then you will also notice a difference for example if something is being received or not and if not, how to say it differently.
But this is really a mind body connection (which can create a lot of depth). I just don't want anyone new coming in here misunderstanding this and dismiss it as "oh ok he is just talking about focus." Yes he is, but he is talking about an internal connection to and between your being. That is something that is developed. It creates a lot of real depth in you. It's like any other muscle, but this is a soul/feeling-muscle that you can develop, if you will.
Jesse, I started Martial Arts training when I was 14.Traditional Japanese jiu Jitsu. My sensei always emphasized the spiritual aspect of Martial Arts & the power of the mind. He called it focus. As I got older, I sought out and learned about Meditation. Those teaching and practices stayed with me ( daily practice) until at 19, when I went into military service, and then after, getting immersed in what I call the material world. As I got involved in education, career, etc etc, I moved away from what I call my roots; my earlier training. I am now 75 and have gone full circle. I am meditating again, daily, exercising, and while not taking any formal classes, I am mindfully remembering my early trainings and watching your videos for inspiration, for remembering, and learning. This is a great asset for my mind, body, and spiritual well being, and probably more importantly staying focused and positive. I have lost almost everything material, but it is the teachings of my sensei, my daily meditations and your videos that help me stay on track. Thank you for doing them and sharing them with the world. They help (me) in more ways than I can say here.
Dan, I am a retired Army Medic with lots of aches/pain. Qigong and Tai Chi have helped me so much. The hard part is keeping that state 24/7 but eventually I will get there🙏🙏
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Be Well my unknown friend. I am glad you had the mental resilience to remember your original teachings, and that they serve you so well.
We are bright, brilliant, luminous beings, never forget just how amazingly beautiful your true self really is.
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Master Shi Heng Yi teachings saved me from committing self delete 🙏🏼
He's truly a blessing, his wisdom knows no bounds
One of the few people that I have seen use the statement self delete. Glad you still amongst the living
Glad to hear it brother, the best ones always need a little help besting themselves.
I’m happy that you didn’t go through with it.
I'm happy that you're alive sir
Happy you are alive to write this bro
I love the chi master's practical approach to your queries. He was not afraid to put it to the test.
One time in high school we had to do a project on “something interesting “, I taught everyone in class how to feel and move their chi. There are a lot of misconceptions about what chi is and it doesn’t help that some folks intentionally misrepresent to sell their courses or basically start a cult.
Thanks for sharing!
What sources did you learn it from?
@@karol_04 From one of the sensei at my local karate dojo who also did tai chi.
Chi is not real.
@@americanosbadassius9292what is real? What your mind tells you about the world? What science understand? There is a branch of philosophy that is studying what is real and the debate is long as long as the human been.
Perception can be guided by the intention of the mind, the mind is deeply connected by a very intricate system of proprioreceptors in every inch of our body, in the skin and inside our body.
The communication is done by electrical current and chemical signals.
Chi is a natural sensation of these electrical waves that pervade our bodies. More than that. The simplest explanation of chi I have found, so it’s easy to understand: 氣 is traditionally the sum of two characters 米 (rice, carbohydrates), and 气 (air, oxygen), and so it represents the reaction between these two chemicals compounds.
The energy released during this combustion is called 氣, qi, chi.
So it doesn’t exist, but can you leave without it?
Just saying.
I am glad you brought this man back. He is such a wealth of knowledge. A fascinating guy. Would love to learn from him in real life.
He’s really trying to simplify it and make it as straight forward as possible. I really liked this demonstration
Many years ago, my grandfather told me an interesting story about Chi and karate.
Premise: I am a former karate practitioner (mainly Goju-Ryu, Kenshinkan and some years of Kyokushin) even though it has been many years since I stopped. Back in the day, my grandfather was also a Karate practitioner, mostly Kempo, in his days as a investigative police in the '60s.
When it was My turn, he had stopped his practice for many years, but he still recalled many many lessons, especially from bunkai and sparring, that had helped him a lot in his law-enforcing work.
So, one day we're taking about karate, our trainings and our experiences and of course I'm being a bit blown away by a couple of anecdotes when his karate training proved extremely helpful in his work back in the day. At one point though, we mention Chi (or Ki, we used the japanese pronunciation) and he says to me:
"There is something thought that I never managed to wrap My head around. One day I'm in lesson, and there comes a foreign Master that was in exchange for a brief period. We start doing normal chudan tsuki and chudan uke.. all is going normal until this Master stops for a moment, promps me to strike him again and when he blocks, I suddently felt a surge of weakness and tiredness. Didn't fall, but My balance was a bit compromised for a second and even felt a bit light-headed. I ask him what the hell was that, and he explains it to me: it turns out that this guy was also very involved in the study of Ki, what is ir, how it works and such. So when he blocked, he focused his energy into his hikite: but he was visualizing "grabbing" some form of my energy from my stomach and 'pulling it away', sort of speak. And he integrated that in the simple hikite with the hand he wasn't using for his uke. I don't know what was it, I don't know how, I don't understand how it is possible but from that day on I never questioned that there *is* something going on, when we hear about Ki. Shame that nowadays is being so misinterpreted"
So.. of course: this is something that happened to my grandpa. I never experienced something like that, and I tend to think about all this stuff with the same amount of healthy skepticism that the next guy.
But watching this video, the memory came rushing back and just wanted to share 😂
That was a cool story. Thanks for sharing.
My grandmother was born and raised in Okinawa. She practiced judo and studied ki. She moved to Canada after the war and began training Canadian military forces in basic practical judo. Stuff that could be learned quickly enough to help the troops. This is where she met my grandfather who was doing a joint training camp with the Canadians.
He was so taken by her ability to throw around full size men when she was only 100lbs. She credited the study of ki bringing awareness to her internal structure for being able to do that.
When I was little and would fall and get hurt as little kids do (my family lived at her house for yrs growing up) she would come over and tell me to focus my mind on giving her the pain while she put her hands close to the injury and the pain would feel better. I'm mostly sure there was a huge placebo effect here as I already regarded her as some super woman haha but when a placebo works is it still not viable?
Even into her 70s she could still throw me at will on the mats, and it's not like I didn't train. I just wish I trained with her more. She would show me basic things, but said she is not a master, and not qualified to teach, I would need to seek out my own teacher her to move forward. In the 80s, especially after the popularity of the karate kid movie the chances of finding a master to teach was very slim. Too many people out for the money and sadly, I never found one.
She passed away a long time ago in her late 90s, born in 1911 she was a great connection to a time before Japan's industrialization.
This is a form of biofeedback. Viewing your breath as your hands move.
Amazing less. Thanks for sharing
@@wissawissa83 i highly doubt someone who focuses on cultivating their inner energy for years on end would wanna waste their time competing for fame from others, they would have other aspirations in life
@@wissawissa83I disagree- it seems to take a very long time to master this enough to use it reliably, and by that time you’re too old to fight MMA
“Where attention goes, energy flows” that’s actually really insightful! It’s like when you’re focus at doing a task you’ve dedicated your mind to, all of your energy flows into that one task. Will definitely keep this in mind!
And conversly if you concentrate on negative things you bring more negative things into your life
Ground breaking...xDDDD
There's a saying (only know it in Korean), "shim, gi, hyul, jung" which translates into Attention/Intention, Chi/Gi/Ki, Blood, Energy/Power.
Isn't this obvious, is it like you'd think this rocket science 😂
Bro I literally get that ad on TH-cam all the time and also that part played when I was typing this 😂
I learn with a Shaolin monk and I assure you, you can absolutely feel and even demonstrate the force of Chi in action. When a great master of Chi uses his techniques it's amazing and wonderful 👍
No need to convince me. I remember the 2006 national Chinese martial arts fair in China.
The crazy feats I've seen from normal looking people to giants, to police officers and a women that was so petite yet crushing bricks with chops
What an extraordinary men. Those movements, the wisdom, his clear mind and words. I could watch and listen to him for hours.
thanks materialism doesnt delete this kind of way of thinking
He humbly said "I don't know" ... awesome....
hows that awsome ?
I'd onto no
@@SLIME-wu6vv what do you mean "hows that awesome"? you really cant understand?
@@SLIME-wu6vv It is impressive because it shows that he is not an arrogant person. The master admitting that there are some things he doesn’t know shows that he is a man of modesty and humility. Which are amazing qualities for a master to have.
因为科学研究过，也没有答案
The Circling and pressing of palms was something I tried as a teen. Welcome to another world.
I've done this before, but I always attributed the "tingling" sensation to my body heat lol. Never would had thought it was what they call "chi"
Lol as a teenager I did something else with my palms 😂
@@Osky1111 if you take your time and focus you'll end up feeling a lore more than just tingling, it will also be warmth, and it will also be two colliding magnetic fields, cause that's what it felt like to me, as if two fields were coming out of both hands and I could "feel" them touching each other in the middle, just like when you grab two magnets and you can feel the point of origin of the forces repelling each other in the middle in the air, I could feel the exact same feeling but with just my hands doing this
@@BringDHouseDown Yes ! I also described it as magnetic field. I wonder if this is because we have electricity flowing through us
i keep trying this and i don't feel anything?@@BringDHouseDown
There is certainly a notable acting component in him, even his aesthetics and his voice are perfect for his role, but this master transmits enormous calm and energy to me, I would really like to meet him
Feeling the energy between your hands was something I learned after practicing meditation. It's amazing!
I did that since my 6 7 years but never know what is it exactly. Feel tired after ...
@@MaximeGASMI order of stable frequency structure. when sun energy is up, i feel all the things without any effort. nasty. wobbles between octaves, ear ringing too. as i concentrate and then push it out, i can make it go to nect stable level. ear ringing goes up and energy stabilizes. smth for those who suffer from sun CMEs (or whatever ivõl man made).
Yea i leran it while i was on high school. I know that on this term "psi ball" . I just try it and it work so why not on that age haha. I feel so hot on my hand when i do that.even in winter. My hand become hot when i do that. I won't be believe chi or some kink of enegry if my hand can't feel anything. Now its been 6 years . I haven't try again. May be i should meditation and try it again. It is really fun and relax.
Master Shifu hit the nail on the head for harnessing Chi or internal energy with one statement. Energy follows intension. Intention is key for healing or power.
True but not always... Musashi became famous for doing the opposite
@@1individeo how so?
@@1individeo one could argue his intention remained singular
well said
Isn't master Shifu just Master Master?
I hope there will be more videos with Shifu Shi Heng Yi.
It's always the best content when he's around.
+1, a well spoken, but humble man with interesting things to say
Same here. The guy's legit.
He has a surprising online presence!
We’ve done 3 videos!
Beautiful demystifying approach to explain what Chi is.
The practice of focus to align your mind and body on one purpose.
Taping into energy that is in harmony of both.
Philosophy of these teachings is more powerful than martial art itself.
close your eyes and try to visualise a ball of heat in your hand, then try to imagine it slowly moving up your arm and into your chest
this was a pretty basic ability before cities. you can experience "chi" via Adderall or staring and focusing at a particular nonunique spot on the wall for 10 minutes a day. nothing special actually happening here.
@@kevinmorrice cool now what nothing happened
@@dordly thats a sign that you have no internal energy, if you cant visualise your bodies energy, you need a spa vacation with plenty deep tissue massages
One time i closed my eyes and didnt move at all, i visualised myself moving my hand with actually moving it and it felt like it was moving
Really proud to have this guy in our country, greetings from Germany!
I thought exactly the same! 🙏🏽
its a 2h drive from me in Stuttgart(ar.190km)
Oh nice ...
Er lebt in Deutschland....
Ca. 400 km von mir....
@@BobbyOrdingKann man denn dort auch mal punktuell hingehen für ein paar Einheiten? Is auf Dauer dann doch zu weit weg von mir.
@@SurvivalSpheres musst halt einen Termin ausmachen
Kann man online über die Webseite
The Wisdom of master Shi Heng Yi save my life when I was considering to stop existing. Hope one day I can meet him. Amazing video brother
Glad you made that choice. There is a spiritual battle going on that's become visible by the crazy things happening all-over
I'm happy you chose life. This is the second comment like this I've read, this man is a wonderful influence.
@@BiggBonedI like Roblox
wish you health for both mental and body,bless you!
Bro! C'mon man! You got us all warmed up and intently focused on this great content. We need a series or a long video with this Master discussing and giving wisdom about Chi!🙏🏾✊🏾👍🏾👊🏾🤛🏾🙂
I would love to train in a Shaolin Temple with someone like Shi Heng Yi (for at least one year), this guy is as good as they get! From the higher consciousness is where all energy & every thought commences, the energy just follows where it is directed (your intentions), so spot on Shi! It's extremely pleasing and inspiring to see him teach and talk about his Kung Fu training, a side of him I haven't seen yet. Great job to Jesse for choosing to spend time with this amazing example of how we all need to live and view life. Great job, Shi Heng Yi, wonderful work!
Like a lot of martial artists, I tend to roll my eyes at most Chi videos. However, this expert was so well articulated, offered no mystical BS, he met questions with informative answers and wasn't afraid to say that Chi has been embellish beyond the truth in some cases. This was amazing. Thank you Jesse and thank you Master Shi Heng Yi.
You roll your eyes because you're racist, chi (or ki in japanese) what do you think they use to break bricks?? is that eye rolling? is THAT embellished?? the chinese have been doing this before you knew what fisty cuffs was and before japan/korea was founded, whiteman "rolled their eyes" until they got their asses by the japs then suddenly you see in the 1960s-1970s all these white guys in gi's thinking they're karate masters because they're believers now, the japanese and you all ripped it off kungfu and the chinese, ADMIT IT, you and everyone else are RACIST no one believes in CHI until a WHITE person (whimhoff) used the same chi techniques to get rich
anyone who practises Gung fu must first Qi gong.
That is all bullshido , you can feel a bulge , attraction between hands and even twitches , when you create a Kamehameha like in Dragon ball , when i was a kid i used to do that , thats your mind , your mind is so strong that you can even no feel pain from an injury if you dont want to , same with depression you can control it but the main part is Peace of mind , calm or known and patience , the easiness of soul ,
your soul is in control of your brain ,
Qur@n 3:7 " As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]."
There is no such force as chi. Lmfao
That’s fakery
Anyone who studies chi and its teachings cannot fight or defend against a real warrior
@@BetterThanYouAtVideoGames well, you sound like you would know best.
The first 3 minutes of this man speaking is all Gold. Ah an he keeps dropping more and more gems. Intention is so important.
Of course "chi" is real, it's in Dragon Ball Z. Case closed.
Matpat
That's chi chi
Dats what Im sayin brether.
No that's ki not chi
@@theduchessofdarknessofficial ki is japanese for chi
LOVE your channel, Enkamp Sensei! I truly admire your encyclopedic knowledge of martial arts from around the world, and your curiosity to always learn more.
Watching a video about natural chi, martial arts and self realization - get interupted by dominos pizza ad - continue my way to inner peace.
Chi sounds like advanced body control where you understand the state of your physical form and then use it.
Mind and body is one ☯️
Yeah, it basically sounds like having a high KQ or bodily kinesthetic intelligence
The most clear phorm of Chi is orgasm, a massive release of energy. Many professional boxers refuse to ejaculate for long periods and store unusual amounts of chi in their body. This is a simple form of iron body. When you consume food, food is broken down and becomes a kind of chi that nourishes your body. Chi manifests as body heat, a easily observable aspect of existence. Life force exists in your voice and is sent out thru your eyes.
@@mega1283 Yes but is more than that. It is above all a very high level of perception of your body, your mind and them as being one continuum, one connected, singular process. The KQ is rather something that will develop from that.
No. Chi (ch'i) means "vital energy". It's a key principle in Chinese medicine and applied in Chinese martial arts. Chi flows through pathways in the body called meridians, with many points along those meridians used in acupuncture to regulate or correct chi flow imbalances. The state of the body that is released and energetic is Sung. Yi is similar to our notion of consciousness; it means mind and intention, though the term is used somewhat differently in martial arts versus Chi Gung or Chinese medicine. Cultivating and directing Chi requires focusing with Yi. Only when Chi is cultivated and enhanced can it be converted into Jin (jing) which is power in various forms. So each of those terms are different but related to the same system of energy in the human body and in the world around us.
I was absolutely fascinated by the demonstration of the orchestrated dance of the 'chi' energy and its perfect understanding by the shaolin master.
None of those things happened in this video.
omgosh, I do this all the time lol I knew as soon as you started moving the hands what he was doing. I LOVE being able to feel the energy (chi i guess) like that. It's so amazing.
Very interesting. Shi Heng Yi seems a very focused, no nonsense passionate teacher. Chi shown this way reminds me of the concept of Zanshin, which my masters always tried to empathize, but further developed and applied. Thanks Jesse!
As someone who worked in healthcare for years (first aid/CPR, medicine administration), and having studied physical therapy, I have a hypothesis about what we call "chi". Chi is basically a simplified way of talking about circulation. Blood circulation, breath circulation, the flow of signals in the nervous system, etc.
Think of how we view optimal health. If our blood pressure, breathing, and reflexes are healthy, we are considered in optimal health. And what's the opposite of that? High blood pressure, breathing problems, and nerve damage. This is reflected in the anatomy chart of Chinese traditional medicine, especially in pressure points.
The circulation theory doesn't limit itself to anatomy, however. Physics, economy of motion, the flow of movement, all of these tie into the theory of "chi". This is why so many martial artists focus on flexibility and fluidity.
So chi was never meant to be something mystical. It is merely a reminder of the importance of smooth circulation and the physics of fluidity.
Not to mention lymph flow 💫
There is a lot truth in your thoughts. After all the concept goes that chi follows attention and blood follows chi. Chi not so much the blood circulation but rather the liveliness/vitality/activation of bodily functions in a certain area. The blood follows increases where chi is flowing. Chi is an abstract term to talk about vitality in generall. A healthy body, a body that works well is a body with good chi flow. Chi is like a potential and the bodily fluids and functions are what follow suit.
I think it got to do with electromagnetic force.
I believe chi is our electromagnetic energy. There is a whole topic on this called bioelectromagnetics.
Great theory!
"... empty your mind. be formless, shapeless like water...". Great material. Thanks
Empty my mind. Be formless... shapeless like water...
-Bruce Lee
Restoring the monks pride. Thank you brother. I was ashamed in my people for quite some time now. I can rest assured know they’re in good hands.
It's amazing how you moved from your karate ground base into more complex chinese martial arts and concepts. No doubt you'll deepen your knowledge which in turn will improve your skills as a martial artist, not just for karate
There's nothing complex about making this shit up whatsoever.
@@MrCmon113 it is a different group of "martial arts", I would rather call it something like an art and not a martial art, because this would never stand up in a fight! I respect them, because after all they are training and they are aware, but in a real battle he would be on the ground in 5 seconds :D
WOW is all I have to say!!! IT DEFINITELY WORKS!!! 33 year Martial Arts Practitioner here and I've never felt Chi like I am able to now after watching this video. The first time I tried it I felt not only energy between my hands, but also a jolt/shock to my system that I can't describe with words, however it was amazing! The energy was strong enough to almost become uncomfortable(Probably just because it was my first time doing it) and I could feel a sensation on the palms of my hands for about 15 minutes afterwards that slowly dissipated. I've done it 3 times since and although I could definitely feel the chi it wasn't as strong as the first time. Thank you thank you thank you :)
It probably wasn't as strong the following times because you tried/expected it too hard. In my experience, especially in the beginning, the right state of mind, namely first be relaxed, then bring in focus, is very important. Later you will need not be as relaxed. A second thing that helps is to eat something about 10 minutes before summoning the energy. A third is to summon the energy from inside your plexus and focus on how it flows through your arms, into your hands, a couple of times before focusing it in the space between your hands. Hope that helps you.
I’m so glad man you a karate guy are learning other arts like different forms of Kung Fu and the Chinese roots of Karate. 🔥 This is outstanding.
It's great to see someone expressing positive views about martial arts. Unfortunately, there have been many bad apples and imposters over the years, leading to negative perceptions of the practice. However, learning proper technique can be a real game changer in many aspects of life. Big Fan from VA. Loving your videos Jesse!
You are the only guy i saw on youtube in the last 15 years that actually filmed chi in action and also know what it was and also a master that explained it completely true to its nature.
google for tai chi pushing hands. some train this regulary
hahah lolwut?
Try visit MP USA Utah, you can find another Chi applied & benefits.
"You are the only guy i saw on youtube in the last 15 years that ..." : yes, definitely, if you have a 56k modem ...
@@ISkandarash…..what?
This was such a pleasure to watch! Please feature more teachings from this master, if he permits it ofc! Thank you!
What a great master, it’s really nice to learn from people who are true masters of their art.
This man was amazing! I would love to listen to a multiple hour long video of him breaking down principles of chi and so on.
Also, I love your learning and curious attitude towards the martial arts. I didn't think I would be interested in your content, but you 100% won me over with your positive attitude and balanced perspective.
That is all bullshido , you can feel a bulge , attraction between hands and even twitches , when you create a Kamehameha like in Dragon ball , when i was a kid i used to do that , thats your mind , your mind is so strong that you can even no feel pain from an injury if you dont want to , same with depression you can control it but the main part is Peace of mind , calm or known and patience , the easiness of soul , this person can only teach you patience
your soul is in control of your brain ,
Qur@n 3:7 " As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]."
I love the intent discussion! One pieces “armament haki” concept has helped me picture where I “send my Qi” in my iron shirt training.
Also would love to train if you’re ever in Seattle! Im working on putting together a nonprofit training space rn, since I can’t afford gym fees and want to help other marginalized ppls get that martial equity. Ty for your work and open mindedness Jesse it’s inspiring!
Wow this was a masterclass on chi, and a very well stated and honest responses/lessons from Master Shi Heng Yi. Liked and subbed!
The way he explains has strong Bruce Lee vibes. Philosophical depth and nuance, a matter of factness whilst still having a sensitive awareness of how difficult some concepts and perspectives are to acknowledge and get with mere logic. Great video! Would love more of him!
I love watching master Shi Heng Yi explain things. He makes things so easy to understand really deep topics
Just want to say that I love your devotion to taking in different disciplines and this teacher caught my attention from the mannerisms to the form and I appreciate that you uploaded this so I can enjoy it. Ill be sure to watch all of the other ones and anytime the youtube algorithm allows your videos to pop up first hahaha.
I could listen to Master Shifu talk for days. Everything he explains is so articulate that even those of us who are relatively new to the concept can follow. Great video, Jesse! 👍
He's definitely a smart guy. He seems able to articulate subtle distinctions very well--especially if English is not his first language.
@@steamer2k319 so true. Very intelligent AND has mastered the art of making higher level concepts accessible, which don't always go hand in hand. That's the mark of a great teacher, I think. Not only the ability to comprehend complex ideas, but to be able to explain them in a way that isn't condescending or confusing.
He has a calm, like everyone is less calm then he is
He doesn't "explain" jack shit. He makes stuff up.
I like how straightforward and direct he is, while also cautious. No B.S. with this guy.
I did that excercise, now I can throw Hadokens!
Seriously though, you can feel the energy
I changed my hairstyle and now I can throw sonic booms
how many joules?
Shoriukens and Tiger uppercuts all day
What you feel is actually the magnetic fields of your palms
😂🤣😂🤣🥴🤭🇦🇺🦘👍
I've watched him off and on for years, but this is my favorite explanation of qi so far.
I am having karate yellow belt exam day after tomorrow... Iam so excited❤
UPDATE: I passed the test, i got the yellow belt 😌
Good luck!! 🙏
@@KARATEbyJesseThank you ❤
I just started doing Karate again this week after some time, and I really missed it XD
All the best!
BEST OF LUCK!
Effort of man; work of God, never go to waste.
« chi » is an intention that has become automatic for people who have practised a sport, a video game, a task in which they became experts. He says much interesting, respect for his work.
From my understanding, having studied multiple religions and meditating techniques, this was the most well worded and simplest explanation of internal energy and how to use it effectively. Thank you for the video
Ok, then sign up for a tournament and demonstrate your "energy".
@@MrCmon113 I don't practice any martial art, or defensive technique. I have just come to some understanding of the natural flow of energies all around us and inside of ourselves, and I'm not an expert of any religion or meditation methods, I've taken some time to broadly study multiple different ideologies and most every one has some form or explanation of energies in and of themselves. So I wouldn't exactly want to leave a pretense about being able to fight or express energy from myself, like some so-called touchless knockout experts claim they can do.
@@MrCmon113 Is it really so far fetched that there are some yet unexplained biomechanical interactions or perhaps even some lower level fundamental energy that life itself takes advantage of on a quantum scale?
I mean, we haven't even pinned down the quantum interaction by which mass applies the force of gravity, aka warps space time. The deeper our understanding of these fundamental forces get, the more mysterious the nature of the universe becomes. To top that off, literally everybody experiences gravity! It's the most apparent fundamental force, and yet we've just barely managed to develop theories that merely suggest why particles with mass miraculously possess gravity.
Now, imagine the possibility that there are other fundamental forces at work in the fabric of the universe that are not so obviously present, and you may get the impression that there is still an absolutely staggering amount of things to learn about the true nature of energy transfer amongst matter all around us. For all we know, the granularity of these interactions could be infinitesimal, destined to forever evade deterministic metrics.
Modern atomic theory is just barely two centuries old, while humans have been around for tens of thousands of years. Meaningful discovery and its science require both patience and an open mind.
For people who are skeptical about this, I think a good way to look into this subject is like a hyper focused "Mind-Muscle Connection" like we use in fitness.
Just like you do on certain gym exercises, depending on how aware you are about one muscle you will activate that specific muscle a lot more during your series.
When master Shi Heng Yi mentioned "I can't break a brick with my hands if I'm thinking about food" I immediately had this realization, it's exactly what we are doing on the gym.
In my opinion "Chi" used for martial arts could just be the way those ancient masters named this thing that we call "mind-muscle connection" nowadays.
So basically, Chi is the power of inner and outer self awareness. The ability of total focus. To understand how the mind and body works together. No hocus Pocus at all. This is something that any good sportsman is aware of to some degree. Even ordinary people knows that to achieve maximum results in any task you need a great deal of focus, and knowledge on what to work on to achieve ones goals.
And imo u combine that with breath, timing , and long term conditioning while “focusing your qi,” and u get iron shirt/hard qigong
Yeah, dude just sounds like he's maximizing his efficiency.
A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. And he's actively looking for those weak links in his form and strengthening them, perfecting his form.
Yes and no. It's really freaking complex...even if it's simple.
Attention is no different from consciousness. Air is in some way a transmitter of Life, Consciousness, and Energy. Attention/Focus/Directing consciousness relates to this so it's all those things.
It's basically internal focus, external sensing, the combination of the two, The Force, Breath, bioelectricity, the energy of the planet Earth, and the energy of the cosmos all kind of blended into one
You're not far from the truth. However, I believe that chi is better than just focus, because the human brain is very limited in the number of things it can focus on simultaneously. To put your body into the right alignment for a technique, you might have to focus on 15 joints and 26 muscle groups at the same time, which is humanly impossible. Chi simplifies this process by letting the subconscious mind deal with it. That's why chi is something you feel, not something you think about. With enough practice, you just need to visualise the flow of chi, and your body falls into alignment instinctively. Kind of like dancing.
@@wirewyrm01 it sounds a bit like a combination of deep concentration on the task, and slowly building up a muscle memory. The more focused you are on the details of a movement, a kata f.eks, the faster you will build muscle memory. And Muscle memory, is pretty subconscious. Anyway it is just phsyical and mental training. No magical power. Visualisation is a great tool for just about any form of training.
his soul is on another level ...i can listen to him for days
Hi Sensei Jesse, great to see you back with another “thought provoking” and instructional video! Keep up your good work!
omg Reverend Shi Heng Yi! Was wondering when you would ever consult this master, he focuses so much on the internal world and felt like a great fit for your channel. The rest of his channel, his reflections and deep wisdom AND kungfu, are deeply edifying.
Superb!! I have been practicing Aikido for more than 20 years and I agree totally with Master Shi Heng. The skeleton structure aligned with the proper muscle tension and relaxation are key to understand the concepts of Chi or Ki. It is all about feeling it.
But from what I understand, chi isn't real, as in material, or in any way related to energy. It doesn't exist. It's just a tool to visualise intent and focus.
Dragon Ball taught me this as a kid. Lol.
It's real. Being in tune with vibrations and self is key.
I was taught by an amazing 85 years old Sensei, called Moritoshi Nakaema and he was OLD SCHOOL, he taught a couple of students, myself included the technique you were trying at 5:00, you can feel something like a ball forming between the hands, it's pretty weird as you can definitely FEEL it, but there is nothing in between and people can't touch it... I made the mistake of touching both hands and my hands went numb for a few second. Pretty weird.
There was no practical Hadouken or anything like it, but it was a pretty cool breathing exercise with some interesting results which I can't comprehend, even today.
Not sure if it's related, but I went from breaking boards to breaking ice blocks a few months after learning this. It definitely helped having a couple extra months of training, and the breathing and intent also helped, but I still get a weird feeling thinking back then.
Seeing your channel brings me fond memories :)
I used to practice this technique sitting across from a partner. It got to the point where I could close my eyes while they were doing it, and I could keep my finger pointed at wherever they moved their hands with the energy built up in between. It sort of visualized like a blue spot in the darkness of my closed eyes.
Chi or Ki is awareness, and maybe by concentrating in space between your hand you kind of materialize your awareness to outside world.
You know you have it right, when other people can feel something.
@@camelprotector Yeah, we could both feel warmth in the area between hands. I always wanted to try a thermal camera, but I didn't have the money.
@@camelprotector I can confirm. I did, essentially, this exercise in high school to try and explain how I never felt cold when it was freezing outside and my friends, skeptical at the time, could feel warmth when it was cold out. I could also focus on cooling the area between my hands when it was hot out and they confirmed that it felt cooler between my hands. It's so weird seeing other people, people I've never met or interacted with before (including a Shaolin Master and a "Karate Nerd" known for calling out sham/scam artists), confirming this.
This is an awesome video, and the way Shi Heng Yi made you feel energy is the same way I was taught to.
Funny thing: that's quite interesting that many people who commented under just denied the existence of something they probably haven't even tried. Your approach is more akin to that of a scientist than that of any debunker out there - you try and experiment and see for yourself. People should learn from your openness to try new things and grow. Kudos to you.
You're paying no clear attention to your mind or your current feelings ever.
Anyone could make you "feel" any sort of "energy" under any circumstance just by directing your intention inwards and playing off your expectations.
Your critical thinking and epistemic competence are nonexistant.
@@MrCmon113 what if there is a clear and measurable difference in
- how some actions are performed
- how clear and spontaneous your reaction are towards external stimuli
- lower stress levels before and after the experience?
And what if the aforementioned were to be experienced by people who didn't know what they should have felt during the practice by being instructed by people following a script with no clue about what the other person should have felt? Would that be a phenomenon based solely on behavioral conditioning and expectations or would that acquire some form of objectiveness to you? Because I am actually doing all of the aforementioned and it is giving repeatable results, with people who have no clue about what and why are they doing what they are doing.
Being grounded, methodical and skeptical is one thing, accusing someone of being clueless and unaware by reading one comment simply because it doesn't conform to your current understanding is another thing.
Love all the content of you and Shi Heng Yi!
We make a good team 🙏
I really enjoy how well spoken and deliberate he is with his responses especially around a subject that is misconceptualized all of the time to be "supernatural", i love his genuine scientific and critical thinking response on this subject rather than chi being some "mystical power".
As someone who's studied hypnosis, the exercise he had you do is one we'd call a "convincer," or something to "prove" trance to the subject. He had you breathe in and out for a bit, settling you down into at least a relaxed state, if not a light trance, then added an important-seeming gesture around your hands, had you focus attention, and then an open-ended suggestion that you were going to feel something. Our brains will make something for us to feel in those situations almost no matter what: you can also pick just about any spot on the body, focus your attention there while breathing in and out in a controlled fashion and eventually feel something simply because you're expecting to. Also, with your hands that close to each other, you're likely going to pick up on the warmth radiating from the other hand, even if your brain doesn't produce some other sensation.
The good thing is he wasn't making the extravagant claims that a lot of other chi practitioners make. Some of what he said, I'd agree with if worded slightly differently; body mechanics and proper rooting of the stance, etc., for example. The power of focused attention to affect internal states and whatnot. There's another exercise I've done where you close your eyes and point behind you, swinging your arm as far to the other side as you can. Open your eyes and note where you pointed. Spend a minute breathing and imagining that your arm is made of rubber, it's spaghetti, it's really loose and stretchy, etc. Now do the same thing and see how much farther you went with that arm.
No chi needed for that, but it's still quite impressive how much an effect we can get just from a couple moments of relaxed but concentrated focus.
I call bs go play ur stupid vr games
Vr gamer tries to explain chi funny enough dude
Nope it's not like you mentioned, chi is like the invisible electricity in and around your body , when you die there is no soul or electricity that goes with the soul
It does exist. I work with it to heal myself and help others heal too. Go learn Reiki to see for yourself.
@@EsoteriaHealing no..
I always wanted to hear master Shi Heng Yi talk about this exact concept. He tries so hard to keep things understandable to the occidental audience that I thought he would not go so deep into this, but man, Im so glad he did. Wish to know you someday master!
Thank you Jessy for your curiosity and your insightful questions!
Excellent video!! "Where attention goes, energy flows." I wrote that down. Heard it before, but I think I now understand it.
I was lucky enough to learn that ki exercise with the hands, with my first aikido teacher, who was also a ninpo bugei teacher and trained for 10 years in Japan.
It was in the mokuso part, at the beginning of each class, and it showed us there are more things on heaven and earth, than were dreamt of in our philosophy.
Can't believe you say bjj doesn't work, but are able to have a conversation about chi with a straight face
It's because they have room temp iq
did he say that?
I think he more meant "doesnt work as well as you think". I see him just trying to bring a rebalanced approach to martial arts since the past few years there's been alot of bashing on the traditional, while over hyping things like bjj.
caucasian qi is all bs...go witness the original
To be fair I don't think there would even be enough time to use/channel chi in fighting. Chi requires concentration and focus, and there is no way you would have the opportunity for that while getting blasted in the face so...
We experience "Qì force" every time we so much as scratch our ear.
氣 "Qì" is an ancient metaphor that the Chinese created 2,500 years ago to describe real phenomena that they could observe and even refine.
Similarly, 400 years ago in the West, scientists said that materials were combustible because they contained a substance called "phlogiston". It turned out that "phlogiston" never existed, but that did not stop people observing and controlling the very real process of combustion. Over time, scientists came to properly understand that process, thus giving them even more control over it.
In 2024, I feel talking of 氣 "Qì" only mystifies the phenomena that the Chinese observed thousands of years ago. I practise internal TCMA and everything I do involves 內功 - Nèigōng. But I never talk about 氣 "Qì". I feel it behoves all TCMA instructors to speak in modern terms and not hide behind esoteric language. Many instructors use such language to mask their lack of skill. Others who do have skill use such language because they do not have the modern terms to explain what they do.
To do so in the 21st century is like talking about "phlogiston" instead of describing combustion in modern terms: a high-temperature exothermic, redox chemical reaction between a reductant and an oxidant.
I doubt my opinion will be popular among practitioners of Chinese martial arts.
All the best from Madrid!
Phlogiston is a separate term from a different culture that can serve as a rudimentary analog to Chi.
In a reductionist Materialistic view, phlogiston may not "exist" as it does not conform to the paradigm that Scientific Materialism has posited.
I would say that when you are seeking to skillfully convey concepts to those unfamiliar with Qu, then using "modern"(see: Euro-centric Western thought) terms will certainly assist you in helping others.
But this too has its limits, and if you can dialogue with those familiar with these concepts in order to seek greater understanding within that system of thought...I think you should.
Being skillful means knowing how to apply your knowledge, not necessarily needing to pick one as true and one as false.
i love this!! i wish the video was longer 😭
Thank you so much! 🌟
Hey, wait a minute. What are you doing here?
I really like it he doesn't even try to make it look like magic. It's physics, it's a real thing, it's all about paying more attention, so more energy works for the goal, less (even none?) against "my will", my goal. Very, very interesting! He is a great teacher!
Thanks for sharing, this was one of the best spent 10 minutes of my life!
Another great episode, a realistic explanation of CHI..you continue to bring the best of the best, TY
Chi is blood flow. Blood flow stops. You die.
This was a very respectful exchange of realization. Thank you.. even in such a short video, I feel such a deeper understanding in the modern way. Thank you!
"there is still something that can penetrate you"
-Shi Heng Yi 💀💀
I smirked with a raised eye brow at that one...
Never grow up!
Now I'm the one who penetrate you !!- gogo from killing bill
5:35 bro is forming the rasengan
Thank you, Master Shi Heng Yi, for sharing your experiences full of wisdom with us. 💛👁
Illuminati
My experience with qi or ki, I was learning and practicing Changquan style kung fu and my master challenged us to stay in horse stance for 20 min. The class was 2 hours long. So I’m standing there and 10 min my legs were shaking and starting to hurt and burn from the exercise. My master noticing this told us to control our breathing and to visualize our qi suppressing the pain and willing the pain away. After that, my legs didn’t hurt anymore and I actually felt like I could’ve stood in horse stance for an hour at that point. My teacher basically told me that was qi, I just used qi.
No you used your mind to unlimit your body nit the same but getting there
@@todydn either way it was an unforgettable experience
This is my favorite guest that you have. His understanding is so deep
@@robertfarris3744 your opinions? Noted
the most genuine demonstration I have seen. Thank you both!
Just because you "experienced" something, doesn't mean it's not fake.
Self delusion is not fake.
You can also delude yourself into the belief that you are experiencing self delusion.
Imma gaslight myself into a ceo this inspired me oddly enough
Refined sensation and awareness of the nervous system and harmony between mind body spirit
This vídeo just reminded my former Sensei Sasaki, who passed away some years ago. He used to teach us about Ki. Together with intention (and confidence) I still can recall him saying that profound relaxation is required. Thanks for sharing!
nice to hear his martial development, i can tell this man really has gung fu, you can truly see the change when he focuses inward.
Hello, I'm 33 years old and from Manitoba Canada.
I wanted to share my very real experiences with everyone because I believe it's so important to keep an open mind.
I grew up in a martial arts home. My dad, brother and I trained in jiu-jitsu for a many years. Bruce Lee was always in the vhs player and DBZ on the tv.
With that being said, energy and chi were no strangers to our home.
It wasn't until I was 17 when I started dating a certain girl that I realized how very real energy/chi is.
To make a very long story short, this girl came from a very religious background. She told me many things about religion, demons, shadow people you name it.
One thing that stood out to me was the conversation about her dad using kabbalah (witchcraft I believe).
She told me her dad would do EXACTLY what you're doing with your hands in the video except he would do it by a running water tap.
He would create a ball of energy and put it under the running water to pushed the flow around.
The idea of creating a ball of energy and moving it with my hands definitely peaked my interest.
She showed me how to place my hands and what to do and at the time my imagination kinda just took over.
I started reading books on it, researching online and practicing by myself.
After so much practice and relaxing my mind something happened... I could feel this ball of energy between my hands.
It would expand, shrink and always felt like it was flowing. If I lost focus for a second.. poof it would be gone and I'd have to start over.
3 years later of living together in the middle of the night I experienced ONE of the most terrifying paranormal nightmares come true.
That night was the end of my relationship with that girl. Her dad turned a one and a half hour trip into 20 minutes to pick her up.
That's a very long true story that I'll have to save for another time but onto my next experience!
Experience #2
I'll make this a short one.
I was experimenting with mushrooms because I thought it would enhance my spiritual awareness and what I ended up getting was more than I asked for.
After a lot of seeing things, feeling things and crying my eyes out I later found myself in the backyard next to the fire and more relaxed than ever.
There were two friends sitting with me.
After staring into the fire for so long it was like I was hypnotized or one with the fire.
This is where the some crazy stuff happened.
I felt this urge to touch the fire and so I did. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I was touching the wood, the embers, the fire not even a single hair was singed.
The friends sitting next to me were in shock. They could see everything I was doing and took no psychedelics themselves.
Years later and learning more about energy, chi, vibrations, frequencies etc. I truly believe that with the right mindset and focus you can open your mind to everything that is natural but has been shrouded and labeled unnatural because of strategic distractions.
Just imagine how strong your being would be without distraction... just being one with everything at once.
Great story .. strong believer of chi ….
And I avoid paranormal activities…movies.
N I ain’t trained in the spiritual world like that .. lost my connection to my past avatars lol
It is so interesting that Jesse, as a western person with a white skin, practicing karate, a japan martial arts, learning from Shifu, who speaks in english to explain something like Chi. What an amazing era we live in!
While we from all over the world get to watch it!
How would skin color affect this?
White.... skin??? What?? His skin is not white. That's a misnomer.
@@tioryuk1172He probably means that Europeans (“white people”) have not had access, historically speaking, to martial arts, until very recently.
If u want to really understand chi.. it’s best to go to a Chinese acupuncturist or Chinese energy healer. But great information from master Shi. I bet he knows more. But that’s more than enough for a public demo. Great video Sensei! 🙏🏻🥋
I can feel Chi in his conversation ❤I feel really relaxed listening to this Man .
Practising now
For over 50 years half of it with a grandmaster in Beijing. I can assure you qi is used for healing
But for sure it can be used to protect yourself
From extreme physical harm
It took you 50 years just to realize that? You can do much more, still there is a lot of fantasy and exaggeration going on... Chi is simply your life energy. Yogis have known this energy for years. What is called Chi is known as Prana in India, and for a much longer time it was known there. Applying your life energies you can do many things. Monks generally only use the potential of Muladhara, and Manipurika only.
The striving of a Yogi is simply to bring it up to their Agna(forehead) and one day through mastery of your energy body, obtain Mahasamadhi.
K. Post a video of you stopping bullets. 😂😂😂
How do I use to for protection?
@@dentkortI think first you have to drink the kool aide and then stick your thumb up your butt.
@@organizedmicrowave4414 qi prana ki Holy Spirit. Are all the same they are yes energy yet this energy is pure love. How else can you live without love.
🇺🇸 : We got FBI 👮♀️
🇨🇳 : We got CHI ⚡️
I will leave the following for those who have an open mind......... everything in the universe is on a fractal pattern, same concept/structure just in different scales/dimensions........ aside from that, we find an energy field & bio field surrounding moving bodies (celestial bodies & organic bodies), these fields are in the mathematical shape called a 'Torus', this Magnetic\Torus field also has its own behavior (depending how strong the field is) of movement, which is called Toroidal & Poloidal, the Toroidal direction (horizontal) is the long way around the Torus field, the Poloidal direction (vertical) is the short way around the Torus field. When someone who is very aware of its own body mass, then they are aware of how it behaves. The Human Body has 2 Torus fields (just like our Planet Earth) generating/emitting at all times, one surrounding the entire body and the other is surrounding our hearts, The Human Heart is a resonating chamber that has been scientifically measured to emit a field that stands out about 3 feet from the heart, that 3 feet radius field does affecting our brain activity. When you start looking into meditation & 'astral projection' is when you are aware of how your 'Energy Field' is behaving. A person like a 'Chi Master' would have all these capabilities attuned since they are aware of it. When they start the pattern of movement they are aware of the energy/torus field that starts generation within their limbs (arms & legs), it's all about how strong the torus field is that the individual is making it out to be, willing it forging it out of their minds. Mind over Matter!
I am 66. When I was 20 I met a man that was to become my martial arts instructor and for 2 years my roommate.
I was a big guy and worked Security at concerts and as a Bouncer/bartender to pay for school. I was around 295 and my mentor told me he could knock me across the room without laying a hand on me. I had heard of this kind of thing but felt pretty confident I could take the hit. To make his point he stood on one leg and merely snapped his hand from facing toward him to facing away extending his arm only slightly. I was uprooted and flew across the room landing on a pinball machine.
I went on to study Chi/Qi/Prana as a means to heal. It is more than real and Western medicine is too dense to comprehend it. Literally too dense- Western Medicine is all about the material person with no regard to other aspects. I highly recommend learning all you can to optimize your health.
"This is what internal Kung Fu styles, Tai Chi and Qi Gong is about."
Should that be read as: "This is what internal Kung Fu styles (such as Tai Chi and Qi Gong) is about"?
Or as: "This is what internal Kung Fu styles *and* Tai Chi *and* Qi Gong is about"?
I tried the hand practice method as I watched the video, I felt the same feeling in my hands that you described!
Truly an amazing video! ♥🔥
This is so nice! Very refreshing. Thank you sensei Enkamp! Please continue doing what you are doing. It makes us happy! ❤