I first read classical and modern Western and Eastern philosophers when I was fifteen,and have since considered myself a person with a humanistic, pragmatic, secular, and philosophical outlook on most matters. I have been content to use reasoning and science to help me solve most of my problems. Like most people, I make room for mystical,mythical, poetic, and symbolic viewpoints when dealing with many artistic,
psychological and values issues.
- Mike Garofalo
Green Way Blog
“Books alone, however well written, or richly stored with facts, cannot teach all that is necessary to be know about the subject; they can only act as a guide. We must examine the work of the past, and note down errors of practice that have led to failures for rectification; so as to go forward with additional experience and a firm resolve to merit success in the new year.”
- T. W. Saunders, 1887
Scientific Methods for Gardeners
Eight Section Brocade Qigong
Eight Silken Treasures Qigong
Ba Duan Jin Qigong
History, Instructions, Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes
Research by Michael P. Garofalo
Provides information about the history and purpose of this popular Chi Kung practice. Detailed descriptions are provided for each of the eight movements; including information on movement variations, health benefits, qigong meaning, and cautions. The document includes the most extensive bibliography, link guide, and comments on Ba Duan Jin Qigong resources available anywhere. Some animated graphics are provided in linked files. This document is updated as new information is discovered. This qigong set is the most popular set practiced around the world, and is also known as: Baduanjin, Pa Tuan Jin, Eight Silken Treasures, Ba Duan Jin, Pal Dan Gum, Ba Duan Gin, Pa Tin Kam, Otto Pezzi di Tesoro, Acht Delen Brokaat, Les Huit Exercices del la Soie, Eight Silken Treasures, Brocade Qigong, Wudang Brocade Qigong, Brocade soft qigong (Rou Gong), Eight Treasures inner qigong (Nei Gong), Silk Treasures Qigong, and the first eight Buddha Lohan Hands. This document is about 110 pages in length, 26,000 words, and with a filesize of 340Kb.
Green Way Research
23005 Kilkenny Lane
Red Bluff, California 96080
Administrator: Michael P. Garofalo
Phone: 530-200-3546
Email
Website: Green Way Research
Blog: Green Way Research Blog
Second post on March 12, 2008. I cannot seem to get the post to ping to the blog listing services, and for them to pick up the post. No recent posts have appeared in Google Blog search index. Tonight, I changed the ping targets under Options, Writing.
My Active Blogs include:
1. Cloud Hands Blog: http://mpgtaijiquan.blogspot.com/
2. Green Way Blog: http://www.egreenway.com/weblog/
3. CUESD InfoZone Blog: http://cuesiz.blogspot.com/
Posts to the above 3 blogs are picked up by the search engines almost immediately.
New Blogs
4. Green Way Research Blog: http://gardendigest.com/blog/
Inactive Experimental Blogs
VS Journal: http://www.egreenway.com/vsjournal/index.htm
Re:This&That: http://radio.weblogs.com/0117238/
I have not really decided yet on what route to take with blogs. Thinking of starting a Typepad blog so I can more easily develop a more stylish and functional blog. I’m very impressed with some of the Typepad blogs I have seen, but, of course, do I want to spend $90 a year for them to host 3 blogs. I can use Word Press for free with my web hosting accounts, but I can’t seem to figure out how to make them more visually creative. I hired a WordPress “expert” but was not satisfied with the functionality of the blog she created. Blogger is OK, and works, and is for free, but sidebar modifications are a hassle. I am still exploring and thinking on this topic.
Eight Section Brocade Qigong
Eight Silken Treasures Qigong
Ba Duan Jin Qigong
History, Instructions, Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes
Research by Michael P. Garofalo
Provides information about the history and purpose of this popular Chi Kung practice. Detailed descriptions are provided for each of the eight movements; including information on movement variations, health benefits, qigong meaning, and cautions. The document includes the most extensive bibliography, link guide, and comments on Ba Duan Jin Qigong resources available anywhere. Some animated graphics are provided in linked files. This document is updated as new information is discovered. This qigong set is the most popular set practiced around the world, and is also known as: Baduanjin, Pa Tuan Jin, Eight Silken Treasures, Ba Duan Jin, Pal Dan Gum, Ba Duan Gin, Pa Tin Kam, Otto Pezzi di Tesoro, Acht Delen Brokaat, Les Huit Exercices del la Soie, Eight Silken Treasures, Brocade Qigong, Wudang Brocade Qigong, Brocade soft qigong (Rou Gong), Eight Treasures inner qigong (Nei Gong), Silk Treasures Qigong, and the first eight Buddha Lohan Hands. This document is about 110 pages in length, 26,000 words, and with a filesize of 340Kb.
“It is easier to leave a circle than to enter it.
The emphasis is on the hip movement whether front or back.
The difficulty is to maintain the position without shifting the centre.
To analyse and understand the above situation is to do with
movement and not with a stationary posture.
Advancing and retreating by turning sideways in line with the
shoulders, one is capable of turning like a millstone, fast or slow,
as if whirling like a dragon in the clouds or sensing the approach
of a fierce tiger.
From this, one can learn the usage of the movement of
the upper torso.
Through long practice, such movement will become natural.”
- Yang Family Old Manual, The Coil Incense Kung
Chen Style Taijiquan Broadsword. Research by Michael P. Garofalo. This popular webpage includes a comprehensive bibliography, scores of links to webpages, an extensive listing of the names and name variations for each movement (in English, Chinese, French, German and Spanish), selected quotations, sword techniques, performance times, a comprehensive media bibliography, and suggested instructional media for the Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan single Broadsword (saber, Dao, Dan Dao) 23 movement form. © Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California, December 2007. 85Kb.
Taiji Saber
Taijiquan Sword
For the past weeks, most of my writing and graphic arts work has been focused on improving my webpage on the Standard 24 Tai Chi Form. I have finished a good third draft of this webpage.
Tai Chi Chuan Standard Simplified 24 Movement Form
Research by Michael P. Garofalo
- Bibliography, Links, Online Videos, Resources
- List of 24 Movement Names in English, Chinese characters, Chinese Pinyin, French, German and Spanish. Source references for movement names.
- Descriptions of each of the 24 movements with B&W line illustrations.
- Performance times, sections, quotations, notes on learning.
- Standard, simplified, Chinese National, Orthodox, 24 Movement Form in the Yang Style of Taijiquan.
Updated in March 2008
400Kb, HTML
http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/short.htm
This webpage was served to over 48,000 persons in 2007. It is one of the more popular webpages on the Cloud Hands Website
Green Way Research
23005 Kilkenny Lane
Red Bluff, California 96080
Administrator: Michael P. Garofalo
Phone: 530-200-3546
Email
Website: Green Way Research
Blog: Green Way Research Blog
First post on March 9, 2008