.:Introduction:.

This manual was created for the purpose of teaching those who don't know how to
manipulate energy. If you already know how, this could also help you as it will be
in-depth refrence for you all. If you are just a beginner, I suggest bookmarking
this page and using it as a refrence for you to use later on. With that said, let's
get started.

.:Meditation:.
Before you attempt to do anything with ki, you should learn to meditate first. It
would also be helpful if you master this technique. Ok, first I would like to say
you should meditate everyday for a full effect. It is also helpful to set a certain
time of day everyday to meditate. If you can, try to set it as the same time each
day. Ok, now on to how to meditate.

To meditate, sit on a chair or on the floor. If you sit in a chair, put your feet
flat on the floor. If you sit on the floor, cross your legs so your right calf is
above you left calf. In other words, sit down and cross your legs. Most people call
this "Indian Style." Now put your right foot above your let knee. This is how you
should sit. Now, make sure you back is straight, do not be hunched over. It helps
now if you are listening to calm music, but it must be quiet. Burning some incense
helps me a lot, so try that. You can close your eyes if you want, it makes it
easier. Next, try to clear your mind and relax every muscle in your body, starting
with your feet. Work your way up to your head and then just relax for a few
seconds. Inhale long breaths through your nose and exhale long breaths out your
mouth. Count from 10 to 0 in your mind, then 9 to 0, then 8 to 0, and so on until
your at just 0. Every time you get to 0, say "calm and relaxed" in your mind. Now,
you should be fully relaxed and thinking of nothing. Congratulations! You are now
meditating. To awake from this meditation, simply count from 0 to 1, 0 to 2, 0 to
3, and so on until 10. Each time you get to the highest number, such as counting 0
to 5, when you get to 5, say "awaking more and more" in your mind. You will end up
fully awake and you should feel great. Now open your eyes if you had closed them.

.:Visualization:.
Visualization helps you use your mind more clearly. This is a must if you want to
be able to Astral Project. I will explain Astral Travel later on. Ok, on to the
visualization!

First, you need to have mastered Meditation. Then and only then will you be able to
do this. First, start meditating. When you feel you are in the most relaxed state
possible for you, visualize an apple. See the apple. Now, pick up the apple and
feel it. Bite the apple and taste it. Watch the apple get smaller as your eat it.
feel yourself getting less and less hungry with every bite. When the apple is gone,
think of how good it was. Try to remember what it was like. After you master the
apple technique, try a different scenario. Try swimming in a lake. Feel yourslef
holding your breath. Feel the water run up against you. Is the water cold? Hot?
Fee; the fish swim up next to you. Visualize a shark. Are you scared? Feel the
scaredness. Then visualize it going away, unless you want it to stay.
Congratulations! You are visualizing what isn't there. Try to master this technique
before going on.

.:Understanding Ki:.
To use ki and other energies, you should first fully understand what they are. Chi
(Chinese) or Ki (Japanese) is the internal force in our bodies, the manifestation
of our spirits. The source of the power is in us. It is called the Tan Tien
(Chinese) or Hara (Japanese). It is located 2 1/2 inces below the navel (belly
button) and 3 inches inward. This is also where the center of balance for the
average human is. The name comes from the idea of "center" and represents our
center; center of the spirit, soul, power, and balance. There is a physical center
and a center of balance--so describing that as a "spot is a convenient construct
for understanding. You may not believe that there is a "power" running through you
right now, your religion might disbelieve in it, but it is there. It is keeping you
alive right now. It is the very source of your life. Without it, you would not be
living. This ki is the life force energy that everyone has in them. It is in the
air, earth, water, and ourselves. Every living thing must have this to live.

.:Ki Breathing:.
This is one of the most important exercises you need to know. It is required for
almost everything in this manual. You must first relax your body completely. Then,
inhale slowly through your nose and exhale slowly through your mouth. Your back
should be straight at all times. It doesn't matter if you stand or sit. You must
fully focus on your breathing. Clear your mind completely of all thoughts. Well,
that's all. Remeber, this is a must for all techniques in this manual.

.:Realizing Your Ki:.

First, you must know that your ki is flowing through you at all times. You must
believe that it is really there. If you don't believe, you will never be capable of
using ki. First, start meditating. Make sure you are doing the ki breathing
exercise given above. Then, focus completely on your Tan Tien. Realize that you ki
is stored there and focus on it. Visualize it starting to glow. You might start to
feel tingly at this point, that is your ki. Try to concentrate completely on the
ki. Now, tell the ki to move to your hands. Visualize it moving to your hands. Tell
it in your mind to go to your hands. If you can't get it, try focusing on your
hands. It should go there. Now try sending to to every spot in your body. You
definately need to master this technique before going on. It might take you a week
or two, or maybe even a few days. Now let's go on.

.:Ki Exercises:.
These are traditional ki exercises that you should perform everyday. This is not a
must, but it makes your ki even stronger, it turns it in to jing. Jing is a more
powerful and solid form of ki. It is the fighting life force in you. You will learn
to harness it in these exercises. Remember to inhale breaths slowly through your
nose and exhale slowy through your mouth.

Propping Up the Sky with Fingers Interlocked: Stand at attention with heels
together of feet seperated slightly, with toes on floor and arches lifted. Arms
hang naturally at your side. Place tip of your tongue lightly against roof of the
mouth and breathe through your nose. Look straight ahead and relax all joints
Maitain this stance for several minutes. Then raise your arms slowly and interlock
your fingers above your head, palms turned up as if propping up the sky; raise
heels at the same time. Now return to your starting position. Repeat these
movements many times.

Drawing the Bow on Both Sides: Stand at attention comfortably. Now take a step to
the side with the left foot and bend both legs. This is the "on horseback form."
Cross arms at chest level, right arm on the outside. Extend left arm to the left
with forefinger pointing upward, thumb stretched back, and other fingers bent. Turn
head to the left and look at left forefinger. At the same time make a fist with the
right hand and extend it to the right shoulder level with arm bent as if you were
drawing a bow. Now return to starting position. Next do this again, reversing the
sides. Then return to starting position. Repeat this several times.

Raising One Arm: Stand at attention with heels together or feet shoulder width
apart, arms hanging naturally at both sides. Now raise right hand above your head
with palm up and fingers together pointing to the left. At the same time press left
hand downward with palms facing the floor and fingers pointing foward. Hold for a
few seconds and return to starting position. Now do it again, reversing the sides.
Then return to starting position once more. Repeat this many times.
Respiration with Fists Clenched: Stand with feet shoulder width apart. Clench both
fists with the knuckles facing foward and the tips of both tumbs pressed lightly
against the thighs. Use gentle amdominal respiration. When inhaling again, keep the
fists clenched and when exhaling, clench the fists more tightly than before. Repeat
these movements several times.

Open and Closed Respiration: Stand with feet shoulder width apart. Place the palms
together in front of the chest across the lower part of the breastplate with the
fingers pointed upward and the tips of the thumbs pressed against the chest. Only
the thunb should be bent. When inhaling, keep the elbows at the level they are at
when they hang to your sides and draw the palms slowly apart, with the thumbs
pressed lightly against the chest until they come to the sides of the armpits.
Meanwhile the whole body vibrates intensely. When exhaling, the palms move slowly
back to the starting position. The movements should be coordinated with the
breathing, which should be slow, relaxed, and even. Repeat these movements many
times.

Those are just a few of the many exercises available for ki and energy
manipulation. Keep in mind that these exercises are traditional, not radical.
Traditional is harder but a lot more powerful. You chose if you want to do these or
not. There is no fast way to learn or preform ki techniques. It takes time and
patience. If your don't have either of these, don't bother attempting ki at all.

.:Drawing in Ki:.
There are several ways to draw in ki for your techniques/moves. These ways are
mainly for radical ki. The exercises above are for traditional ki. As I said
before, you choose the method you prefer. On to the techniques.

Grounding: This is the most common way of gathering ki. To do this you must stand
shoulder width apart on the ground, which means you must be outside. Now close your
eyes and viualize a root going from the soles of your feet deep into the earth.
Then visualize ki flowing from the earth into your body. Try to harness this ki in
your Tan Tien. The use this energy to power a attack.

Ki Breathing: This is a simple one. Sit or stand comfortably. If you sit, cross
your legs. If you stand, stand shoulder width apart. Put your palms by your sides
and inhale through your nose slowly. Close your eyes and visualize yourself
breathing in ki. When you exhale through your mouth, visualize the ki flowing to
your hands. Repeat this several times.

Sun Absorbant: Stand shoulder width apart and put your arms straight out to your
sides, palms facing upward. Close your eyes and look up at the sun. Visualize your
palms gathering ki from the sun's rays hitting your body. Inhale through your nose
and exhale through your mouth slowly. Keep doing this for about 5 minutes.

.:Grounding:.
Stand at a fighting stance with your feet shoulder width apart. Now, visualize
roots going from your feet and into the ground, absorbing ki from the Earth.
Continue to cycle this ki through your body until you get a good feel. You can now
either return it to the Earth, or use it. I wouldn't recomend storing it. This
technique helps to reduce burnout.

.:Converting Ki to Jing:.
This technique will convert your ki to jing. Jing is a forceful attack so use it
wisely. Stand shoulder width apart as usual. Now, close your eyes and visualize
yourself as only a skeleton. Focus on the ki in your arms. Send your ki to your
arms. As you inhale through your nose, visualize the ki in your arms going into
your arm bones and into the marrow. Everytime your do this, imagine your arm bones
shrinking. Keep doing this over and over. Your ki should be compacting into jing.
Do this for about 5 minutes. Do not do a ki ball with this, only do a jing blast.
It is almost the same as a ki blast, only using jing. This technique doesn't
involve your arm bones at all, it is just to help you compact your ki, your arm
bones are not affected. If you can just think of your ki and compact it in your
lower arm/wrist and not think about your arm bones, that is even better.

.:Constructing a Ki Ball:.
There are several ways to make a ki ball. You should choose the way that is most
comfortable for you. I will just give you the easiest way I know of. First, you
should probably meditate if you are a beginner. Then I suggest doing the "Open and
Closed Respiration" technique given in this manual. After you do that, concentrate
on your Tan Tien. Feel the ki in it. Send this ki to your hands. The easiest way is
to think about the ki moving and concentrate on your hands. This should send the ki
to your hands. Through this whole technique you should be doing the ki breathing
exercise given earlier. You must move the ki slowly. Now continue to think about
moving the ki, but now put your hands to your side, left hand 4 inches above your
right hand or vise versa. Concentrate on the spot 2 inches between each hand. Close
your eyes and visualize the ki flowing from your hands and into the space between
your hands. Your hands should feel warm and tingly. They should also be pulling and
pushing together as if they were magnets. You just made a ki ball. Read the next
section to learn what to di with ki balls.

.:What to do with Ki Balls:.

This is a list of what to do with ki balls after you make one. The most abvious is
to make a ki blast. But most beginners can't do this yet, so practice these other
things. Another thing to do with it is to heal. That's right, heal. If someone is
hurt, make a ki ball and put it over their body. Push the ki ball into their body,
willing it to heal them. Concentrate on it healing them. Ki balls can also be used
to form several techniques. Look below in this manual to learn some of these
techniques.

.:Multiple Ki Balls:.
After you have mastered the technique of making ki balls, try making two ki balls.
Put each hand to each side, i.e. left hand to left side, right hand to right side.
Your hands should be at your waist, palms facing upward. Send your ki to each hand
and into the spot two inches above each hand. That's all. This could take a will to
get right. Keep practicing. This is all about time and patience.

.:Ki Blast:.
A ki blast can be deadly if done correctly so use this technique wisely. First you
need to make a ki ball. Then, close your eyes and visualize a beam of liht going
from your hand and straight through your opponent. Build up a lot of ki in the ki
ball and in your wrists. Tighten all your muscles in your body. Then, will the
blast to hurt your opponent. Burst all the energy out towards him/her as your jerk
your hands fofward towards your opponent. This techniue is one of the hardests to
get. Don't be surprised if you can't get this the first 10 times your try. I warn
you, this can really hurt someone. Some people think that this technique will
damage cars, buildings, and other objects. It will not. It affects the ki flow of
living things, causing them to feel pain and get sick, possibly even die. The blast
that damages objects is the Jing Blast.

.:Ki Shield:.
This is almost as hard as the ki blast. First focus on the spot of your body you
want the shield. Then, send a lot of ki to that spot. Do the turn ki to jing
technique given earlier in this manual. Now, burst the ki out of the spot and into
a plate. Concentrate on it becoming a plate over that spot. This is very hard to
do. Keep trying if you can't get it.

.:Ki Flame:.
 This is also known as a ki powerup. To do this, focus on the ki in your tan tien.
Release this ki throughout your body. Speed up the ki. Concentrate on it as if it
were fire. Think of it as fire. Now, burst it out of your body everywhere.
Visualize it as fire. This will power you up. It isn't that hard, but it will
require some skill.

.:Jing Blast:.
This will damage anything and everything. I advise you to be extremely careful
with this technique. Start off by focusing ki to your arms, not your hands. Get it
close to your wrists. Now convert your ki to jing. You learned this technique
earlier. You should now have jing in your wrists. DO NOT do a ki ball with jing, it
is very dangerous and can severly damage your hands. To perform the blast, simply
concentrate on oyur target, imagine an invisible line going from you to your
target. Thrust your arms forward and will it to leave your wrists and follow the
line to your target. Remember, this is a very dangerous technique, use it wisely.

.:Fa Jing:.
This is one of the most well hidden secrets of Martial Artists. This is the
technique that will kill people. I decided not to put it here because people who
are new to ki would try it and end up hurting themselves. I will teach it to those
who can show me that they are well skilled. You need to contact me if you want to
learn this tech. My contact info is listed at the bottom of this manual.

.:Conclusion:.
Well, that is ki for you. It should take you years to master everyone of the
techniques that you can find. So I feel you have you work cut out for you. Good
luck and don't get yourself killed. This manual is still in the works. If you want
me to add a technique or if you want me to be more detailed about a
technique/exercise, email me at skullkid@jmail.co.jp This is my little disclaimer
coming up next. Read it. Do as it says.