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Summary: This book is not worth one star!
Review: Here is the text from the inside back cover. "Paul Wildish is a martial arts expert and a senior instructor for the British Aikido Association. He has studied aikido, shiatso, and reiki with the most eminent teachers in the UK and Japan."I have many problems with this book 1. the book is on glossy paper making it dificult to read under some lighting conditions, and some of the pages have text over a background color making the problem worse. 2. Page 24 has an illustration of the meridians, but this diagram is less than useless. Not only are the meridians wrong, but he added a thyroid meridian. There are 12 primary meridians, and they are linked with various organs with the exception of the Triple Heater meridian. The thyroid is not an organ, it is a gland in the endocrine system. 3. Mr Wildish misnames the Conception Qi vessel that runs down the center of the chest as the directing Qi vessel. 4. Mr. Wildish states that Jing (one if the three treasures Jing, Ch'i, and Shen) is stored in the genitals. My Qigong instructor taught me that Jing was stored in the kidneys. I have seen other books by people I respect verify what Tsang taught me. 5. On page 35, Mr. Wildish states that all of the accupuncture points occur on the meridians. This is not so. The Hegu point does not occur on any meridian (one single exception defeats the universality of his statement). 6. On pages 36-38 Mr. Wildish shows people standing in the first five Zhan Zhaung poses, but provides virtualy no instruction to go with them. You are on your own baby. 7. On page 39; Mr. Wildish states there are 365 accupuncture points on the body. There are 705 accupuncture points. 8. On page 54; Mr. Wildish states that accupuncture is painless while inserting the needles. Some of the accupuncture points can be very painful while inserting the needles. After the needle has entered the point and the ch'i flow has been altered, it is painless. 9. Page 92 Mr. Wildish implies that Sensei Mikao Usui (the founder of Reiki) was a "christian". There is not one scintila of evidence that Sense Usui was a "christian", or that he ever traveled to the United States, or that he ever attended a Christian University in Chicago. I am a Reiki master, and have searched for information about Sensei Usui for years. 10. Why is does a book titled "The Book Of Ch'i" go into fields as diversed as Chi Kung (Qigong), Zhan Zhaung, Accupuncture, Shiatsu, Do-In, Reiki, Tai Chi Ch'uan, Pa Kua, Hsing I Ch'uan, Budo, Aikido, Iaido, Feng Shui, Meditation, Therapeutic Touch, and Reflexology. This book is ONLY 242 pages in length, and does not cover any of them in enough depth to really assist you. I would recommend yjay you leave this book on the shelf. If you want to begin energy work look for another volume, or E-Mail me for recommendations. Two Bears. Wah doh Ogedoda (We give thanks Great Spirit)
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Summary: a good overview of ch'i disciplines
Review: Here is the text from the inside back cover. "Paul Wildish is a martial arts expert and a senior instructor for the British Aikido Association. He has studied aikido, shiatso, and reiki with the most eminent teachers in the UK and Japan." I have many problems with this book 1. the book is on glossy paper making it dificult to read under some lighting conditions, and some of the pages have text over a background color making the problem worse. 2. Page 24 has an illustration of the meridians, but this diagram is less than useless. Not only are the meridians wrong, but he added a thyroid meridian. There are 12 primary meridians, and they are linked with various organs with the exception of the Triple Heater meridian. The thyroid is not an organ, it is a gland in the endocrine system. 3. Mr Wildish misnames the Conception Qi vessel that runs down the center of the chest as the directing Qi vessel. 4. Mr. Wildish states that Jing (one if the three treasures Jing, Ch'i, and Shen) is stored in the genitals. My Qigong instructor taught me that Jing was stored in the kidneys. I have seen other books by people I respect verify what Tsang taught me. 5. On page 35, Mr. Wildish states that all of the accupuncture points occur on the meridians. This is not so. The Hegu point does not occur on any meridian (one single exception defeats the universality of his statement). 6. On pages 36-38 Mr. Wildish shows people standing in the first five Zhan Zhaung poses, but provides virtualy no instruction to go with them. You are on your own baby. 7. On page 39; Mr. Wildish states there are 365 accupuncture points on the body. There are 705 accupuncture points. 8. On page 54; Mr. Wildish states that accupuncture is painless while inserting the needles. Some of the accupuncture points can be very painful while inserting the needles. After the needle has entered the point and the ch'i flow has been altered, it is painless. 9. Page 92 Mr. Wildish implies that Sensei Mikao Usui (the founder of Reiki) was a "christian". There is not one scintila of evidence that Sense Usui was a "christian", or that he ever traveled to the United States, or that he ever attended a Christian University in Chicago. I am a Reiki master, and have searched for information about Sensei Usui for years. 10. Why is does a book titled "The Book Of Ch'i" go into fields as diversed as Chi Kung (Qigong), Zhan Zhaung, Accupuncture, Shiatsu, Do-In, Reiki, Tai Chi Ch'uan, Pa Kua, Hsing I Ch'uan, Budo, Aikido, Iaido, Feng Shui, Meditation, Therapeutic Touch, and Reflexology. This book is ONLY 242 pages in length, and does not cover any of them in enough depth to really assist you. I would recommend yjay you leave this book on the shelf. If you want to begin energy work look for another volume, or E-Mail me for recommendations. Two Bears. Wah doh Ogedoda (We give thanks Great Spirit)
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Summary: a good overview of ch'i disciplines
Review: Paul Wildish has done an exceptional job of catergorizing and explaining the various ch'i dsiciplines. This book is suitable for those who have never worked with any of the disciplines described, and also maintains a high level of interest for someone who is already familiar with these subjects.
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