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what does /sci/ think of qigong? is it real?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTSXx1ks0I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8mGt0K_JI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOICLCX7YRw

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>>5623165
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTSXx1ks0I
>pressure of up to 200 pounds

>> No.5623266

apparently

>> No.5623343

bump for opinions on qi... im really interested in what you guys think

>> No.5623360

From what I have seen it is legit and therefore good news for the individual

What is on your mind

>> No.5623431

it is legit just it isn't something discovered and fully understood by western science so it seems hocus pocussy to some people

>> No.5623507

>>5623360
>>5623431
i just can't grasp the concept of being able to channel and focus my energy into one part of my body to do a thunder punch or something

>> No.5623550

It can be explained mechanically

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTSXx1ks0I&feature=player_detailpage#t=209s

Granite block, 3 spears, sledgehammer

His body is very not rigid compared to the granite.
The supports are rigid and at fine points. This reduces the blow required to crack the block.

His sponge like body allows the force to be absorbed with very little energy transfer through the spike tips.

Impressive feat of the human body and no doubt requires a lot of training but it's not witchcraft or voodoo.

>> No.5623593

>>5623550
Who said anything about witchcraft/voodoo?
We're just talking about directing/controlling energy, isn't that what physics is all about?

>> No.5623600

>>5623165
It's bullshit. Is this /sci/ ?

>> No.5623615

>>5623600
it's a grey area. what you think they are saying is bullshit. what they are saying is not what you think they are saying. did you watch any of the videos?

>> No.5623612

>>5623600

it's bullshit under western science scrutiny, but there's a lot of eastern philosophy that occurs but isn't explained currently. wait 10 years or so and there'll be legitimate research about these kinds of things

>> No.5623623

>>5623600
Confirmed for being over-eager, egotistical, and ignorant.

You've no idea what you're talking about, but you think you have authority because you're on a "science" board on an anime website?

No.

>> No.5623688

Is qi, or chi, the Chinese equivalent to the Japanese Chakra?

>> No.5623699

>>5623688
Son, chakras are Indian, stop being foolish.

>> No.5623824

>>5623615
yes, I watched them, and laughed my ass off. It's bullshit.

>> No.5623831

>>5623612
research on such things should be banned under the separation of church and state. Or should we fund scientific research on the power of Christian Eucharist too?

>> No.5623842

The concept spiritual energy and of focusing it through your body is so obviously BS that it doesn't really even bare thinking about. The feats themselves and the relationship their philosophy has with their ability to condition their body to pull off said feats is pretty interesting though.

>> No.5623876

>>5623831
science shouldn't answer to the state