Tse Qigong

It will also create very strong Qi and fitness, lifting the spirit and making us feel good. As we get older, our bodies become heavy because there are more blockages in the body and Qi cannot flow. As a result, we start to lose mobility as joints become stiffer. However, when the channels in the body are open and the Qi can flow without obstruction, the body will feel light, just like a child’s.Today, we all spend too much time at the computer or in front of the television. This makes us have a Yin body that can easily become weak or ill. When we do not challenge ourselves enough, our bodies will only become weaker and weaker and so will our immune system. With weak immunity, it is easy for even a cold or flu to become something very serious. However, when our immune system and internal organs are healthy and when our external body is strong but flexible, then we can manage all kinds of situations, even serious illness.

History
Chun Yuen Quan is a martial art skill whose lineage is originally from the Northern Shaolin tradition. It then passed down to the Chinese opera where it actually retained many of its traditional elements. Master Wu Chun Yuen, who taught Michael Tse, learned the skill from Master Wang Ping who was a trained opera actors in Beijing. In Chinese opera, there are many performances which portray historical events, particularly those honouring famous generals. So it was important that the actors knew genuine martial art skill so that their performance was both vivid and true.

Master Wang, because of his opera training, was very flexible and light but due to the sensitive times in which they lived, he could not always teach his students openly. So he devised ways to help his students to practise without it being obvious that they were doing so. Instead of practising with a sword and long tassel, they might only use a stick with a long string. But this in no way stunted his student Master Wu Chun Yuen’s skill and he developed to a very high level that not many people can reach. Grandmaster Wu Chun Yuen lived to be over 70 years old and was a true martial art gentleman. His skill level was very high but even so, he was always very humble and loved passing down the skill to Master Tse, as he saw that he had the same love for the skill as he himself had.