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TPclick ONLY – Keep it Here and Keep it Live!Thomas KeenIron Vest Qigong and Stone Warrior ExercisesI will post my positive experiences on these work outs later on. For now tho read this (I have had a similar run in that lead me to up these DVDs)A review:Quote:Wow! Where was Tom Keen when I needed him!?As a taiji/neigong bum of twenty plus years, having studied in Taipei and the states with some wonderful teachers, I first heard about this neigong set about eight years ago in a book on taiji. The author claimed the set imparted the ability to withstand enormous blows, and that it provided real power. The catch–there’s usually a catch–the author wouldn’t reveal the exercises. They were only for his “inside the door” students. Fair enough, or maybe not. But that’s his right.Cut to several years later, when he kindly put me on to a student of his in the states, who began to teach me the exercises, then stopped. I subsequently found a wonderful teacher in the same style who learned the exercises from his father, and who taught me the complete set. Took about a year. It wasn’t cheap but I wasn’t too worried about the money. A guy’s gotta have his hobbies, right?Then through chance I saw this title and downloaded the book out of curiosity. Lo and behold, it’s the sacred set! Sure, there are some minor differences–Keen sequences a few exercises differently, but only a few, and he has somewhat different arm positions on two of the exercises. But if you learned the set from this DVD, you’d get the same benefits as you would from learning it from a teacher. Keen could have included a bit more about increasing the shocks the body is being offered but no doubt he was afraid of being sued.The demos are clear, this is easy to learn in this format, and while his book is good, the DVD gives you the exercises more clearly. If I’d had this eight years ago, I would have saved a lot of time and money. Though I also met great teachers and don’t regret the chase.If you want to put power into your taiji, develop the ability to withstand punishment, and improve your health, and if you’re willing to work–hard–this is a good DVD to use.When I saw this DVD my reaction was similar. The book BTW is a PDF  you can buy online. The DVD is better.I learned this set (not all of it as you will read) from a Japanese man who I learn some MA and Yoga trainings from.His version was 85% identical to this DVD’s way and 10% different in terms of order and how to hold the hands and minor variations etc. You are good at math so you can see that is only 95%…  The last 5%? The one form my IRL teacher left out!It was the “Monkey Climbs The Tree” AKA “Hump the Air and Climb and Bounce’ as I call it in my smart ass way .I was taught this set but was told it is part of a different qigong set. That is for Iron Vest (BTW you do need to do it often. I slack off and do it 4 times a week. Fine for health but not for the ‘invincible fighter’ aim)With Stone Warrior I had been doing about 40% of the moves shown on the DVD. It blew my mind to see this MA/Qigong hard body training shown like this. What an age we live in… The once kept secret MA workouts that do give amazing power and get your ass in shape like nothing else are now on DVD… LOL! I have been doing this for about a year now and it does work. This and kettle bells and you will one fit and fighting ready bastard in a year or two- maybe less! From Amazon:Quote:Fighting Spirit Magazine Sept. 2004Recommended buy of the month, rated *****. Most effective, practical martial art DVD release.Product DescriptionIron Vest Iron Vest Qigong is a high level internal strength and health exercise set centuries old. Iron Vest, also known as Iron Shirt or Iron Jacket has a variety of benefits both for martial artists and those who are interested in overall health of the body. Iron Vest was used to protect people from injury during combat. The purpose of Iron Vest for martial artists is to strengthen the chi or internal energy of the body. Iron Vest is designed to increase and strengthen the chi that circulates in and around the internal organs to strengthen and protect them. For those who are not involved in the martial arts but would like to receive the benefits of Iron vest, you should expect to see an increase in your muscular endurance when performong aerobics or weight training. An improved sense of balance and posture throughout the body as well as healing and prevention of lower back injuries. This exercise program is designed to be practiced daily in as little as 15 minutes. For those wishing to train the entire series and receive full benefit for use in full contact fighting, training is a minimum of 3 years with daily practice of 75 to 90 minutes. This video is not meant to replace instruction from a qualified instructor but is to be used as a supplement along with the book and your classroom instruction. Other Videos in this series include:*Stone Warrior-Chinese Strength & Health Program*Hay Gung Meditations*Chi Enhancement MeditationsQuote:Fighting Spirit Magazine Sept. 2004Great concepts that really work! Rated***** Product DescriptionA Master’s level exercise set from the Chinese Strength & Health Program. Stone Warrior is the longest and most difficult of the sets or forms contained within the program. Consisting of twenty-one exercises. Stone Warrior is designed to build strength, muscle mass and power. As with all the other sets in the program. Stone Warrior does not require any equipment and can be performed in a small space of four to six feet. Tensing the muscles with the maximum power to develop the body much lik that of weight lifters but without the equipment. For the martial arts student, the exercises all hace combat applications to develop the blocking and striking power of the body.Daily practice of the Stone Warrior begins with learning one set of three exercises each week for seven weeks, performing each exercise 12 repititions. Add one repitition each week beginning with 12 and increase to 36 repititions per exercise. Stone Warrior takes 8 months to complete and is then trained daily at 36 repititions for a lifetime. Full tension is applied with each exercise throughout the body. Daily practice begins with 15 minutes and will increase to 90 minutes at completion.Stone Warrior is the highest level of exercise set in the Chinese Strength & Health Program. Other Videos in this set include: Iron Vest Qigong.  All can get this now. Enjoy!