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5 Stepsto MaximizeLearning
 
by Sifu Anthony Korahais
BySifuAnthonyKorahais
 
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Maybe you are already learning Tai Chi, Qigong, Kung Fu, or Meditation, or maybe youwant to learn. Either way, you can maximize your learning and save a lot of time if youfollow these 5 Steps.
Step #1 – Get a Map
“If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there.” -Yogi Berra
 The first step is to get a map. With arts like Tai Chi, Qigong, Kung Fu, and Meditation,knowledge is your map. Knowledge will give you bird’s-eye view of the territory thatyou are trying to cross.What is the difference between Tai Chi and Qigong (also spelled Chi Kung)? What arethe benefits of Meditation? Is Kung Fu similar to Karate?If you can’t answer questions like these, then you need to do more research. You needa map. Without a map, you will wander around aimlessly, and waste precious time.Many students tell me that they want to learn Tai Chi. But when I ask them
why 
theywant to learn Tai Chi, they don’t have an answer. The truth is that some studentsactually want to learn Qigong, not Tai Chi. If these students had a betterunderstanding of the differences between the two arts, then they wouldn’t spendtime, energy, and money learning Tai Chi. They would just learn Qigong.For example, if you are interested in promoting health and vitality, getting out of pain,and getting your internal energy flowing, but you are
not 
interested in partner drills,
 
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strength and flexibility exercises, or self defense, then it would be unwise for you topursue Tai Chi or Kung Fu – both of which are martial arts.So where can you find a map? Where can you gain the knowledge that you need? There is a lot of information out there. Unfortunately, lots of it is also confusing ormisleading. When I was searching for my own map years ago, I read hundreds of books before I found the information that I was looking for. I also wasted yearspracticing arts that weren’t a good fit for me.My mission is to share quality information about Tai Chi, Qigong, Kung Fu, andMeditation. My website is a great place to start. For example, if you haven’t alreadyread my eBook “Secrets of Healing from Within”, then I hope you will check it out. Ithink you’ll find it to be informative. You can download it for free here:http://flowingzen.com/secrets I also highly recommend my teacher’s books. I think they are the best available on thesubjects of Tai Chi, Qigong, Kung Fu, and Meditation. You can find links to his bookson my website. (Please note that my teacher uses the spelling “Chi Kung” instead of “Qigong”. Both words are pronounced the same and use the same Chinesecharacters. “Qigong” has become the standardized spelling, so I choose to use it. )http://flowingzen.com/books I’m not saying that you shouldn’t read books by other masters; I’m saying read myteacher’s books
first 
. You won’t be disappointed. His books are amazing. If you think I’m just praising his books because he’s my teacher, then you’ve got it backwards. He’smy teacher because his books are so awesome.Years ago, I found my map, and it has served me well for decades. Go find your map.You’ll be glad you did.
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