By year three, the bodywork, San Zhan catching, hard Qi Gong, and unique breathing methods should have developed a strong, robust body that has transformed to a great degree. From here, we move on to working with the lower Dan Tian, which should be the main focus of the practitioner's awareness at this point. The hard Qi Gong softens, and the field of sensation in the lower abdomen, which can often feel like a pool of magma bubbling away, can be put into different body circulations and begin to consolidate inside the body. Martially, we add the wooden staff to help awaken the Dan Tian and connect it to the tip of an unyielding wooden stave. This helps develop great power and strong, robust paths to carry this power. This process can take us up to 6 to 7 years of daily practice.
The practitioner then spends the next three to four years building their energy systems and allowing this to transform their whole body. At this stage, you will see practitioners become solid and full, often referred to as 'iron wrapped in cotton.'
The San Zhan form has so much depth that all that I have described above can be found in the first of the three wars. The other two wars come later and take us deeper into the nature of Mind & Being. But that path takes one through the heart, and purification of the heart is necessary to achieve higher levels of progress.
The keywords in all of this are 'Daily Practice.
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14 окт 2024
