Chris Crudelli Course Shows the Mind Can Kick Ass with the Body
"JUST hold it there," said Chris Crudelli with a broad smile. "Its about the mind having control over the body..."
Of course that was easy for Chris to say - he was standing upright!
The rest of us were crouched over, legs spread wide apart, knees bent at right angles, groaning, sweating and jibbering as we held the infamous horse stance for what seemed a life time.
There I was, deep in horse stance with every muscle in my legs screaming "Stop! Now!" and thinking "Why I'm I doing this?"
But of course Chris is right - the mind is such a powerful thing that it really can kick the proverbial ass of the body any day if you believe it can.
He also had us practising developing Chi, or Ki if you follow the Japanese arts.
Question is - what is the force that you can feel in your hands when you practise the Qi Quong techniques?
Those among us who are cynics will dismiss the idea of Chi as a load of hoey, a trick that is played on innocent or susceptible minds.
I'm open-minded on such things. I've felt the energy so I know it exists, but what that energy is I don't know.
But if the human body's nerve system works on chemo-electricity then surely it is capable of producing an outward manifestation of that energy. After all do not electric eels discharge energy that is made within their bodies?
At the end of the course Chris held a question and answer session.
Everyone was cringing when he related the news that one of the guys featured on his hit show Mind, Body and Kick Ass Moves had done lost his testicles attempting to pull a small plane with them in Taiwan! Ouch - no - double ouch, ow, ahhhhhhhh argh!
I'll not be trying that in a hurry!
Overall it was a great course and Chris and his team were all great guys.
Thanks to Sifu Steve Youngman for inviting us down.
If you would like to book Chris for a course email him at chriscrudelli@gmail.com
If you like top train with Sifu Steve Youngman visit his website www.kongsaimartialarts.co.uk
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Thanks to Chris for coming to the North East.
Another example of both students and Intructors from all disciplines training together with an open mind.
Forms, stick and self defence techniques from his own system, spacial awareness and mind over matter ( theres no such thing as pain, theres no such thing as pain LOL !! )
And topped off with an introduction to discovering Chi.
Lets do it again soon !!
Yes, fantastic seminar, thanks to all concerned..
Even saw a few Chi sceptics undergo a conversion; or at least get a surprise: good stuff
looking forward to seeing you again on february 28th 2009 in Devon for a kick ass 6 hour seminar.
more info on the website