Empty Force: The Ultimate Martial Art; The Power of Chi for Self Defense and Energy Healing

by Paul Dong and Thomas Raffill

Book Overview

The empty force, the highest martial arts skill in China, is a technique which utilizes the body's vital enliving energy or Chi. This book reveals the secret of the empty force, and explains how... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852307838
• ISBN13: 9781852307837
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Element Books
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book

I believe this is an excellent book on the subject of Empty Force. I don't really believe that I would advise a beginner of the internal arts to try and learn from this book. I would advise them to try a more simple book on chi kung or tai chi just to get started. I wanted a more advanced book and with (Empty Force : The Ultimate Martial Art: The Power of Chi for Self-Defense and Energy Healing) that's exactly what I got.

Empty Force - an unmissable source of information

After purchasing many books on Ki energy and its techniques, I finally found a book that contained the relevant information. Most books only contain one point of view, the authors, and little else. This book however, contains thoughts, information and techniques.If you wish you could skip straight to chapter seven and teach yourself the Empty Force development techniques, although I would enthusiastically recommend reading all chapters.A must have for any martial artist interested in developing internal power.

A whole new perspective on Martial Energy

I became acquainted with martial arts and qigong some years ago. I was introduced to "Empty Force" through an on-line chat room friend who recommended the book to me. At first I found it hard to believe that such an ability was possible, let alone existed. I was particularly taken with the chapter portion written by Rich Mooney. I contacted Master Mooney and had him come to my school for a seminar. Paul Dong must be an excellent teacher, because even though I was skeptical of the material, I found out in short order that the ability of Ling Kong Jing was very real. While the instructions given in the book are in some places not very clear, Master Mooney was able to place them all into a clear and concise perspective. The seminar he taught, from the teachings of his Master, revealed to me and other students present, that there is more to this method than meets the eye.I had several long time martial arts people present at the seminar, some with over 20 years of training behind them. Fully 90% of them had read the book, and thought that it was a scam of some type. After the seminar and demonstrations were concluded, they all had gained respect for the method, and the teachers of the method: Master Paul Dong, and his Senior Student, Master Richard Mooney. The ones who have posted the comments that the book is dumb, or that the method is fantasy have obviously never tried to train in the method, been taught the method by anyone competent in the method, or are so shaken by the implications presented in the manual, that they go into intellectual shutdown.In closing I wish to thank Master Paul Dong for revealing the training method presented in his book.

Empty Force is REAL.

I have read the book ,I have practiced empty force exercises, and I have personally taken private lessons with Master Dong. The "force" is very real. This book teaches you the essential practices and theories to develop and use you own energies. The private lessons teaches the serious practicioner the untold details and hands on guidance from a master. The "chi" is what one would use in order to move objects (telekinesis)or body parts(biofeedback)with his or her mind. There is a section where this will be taught, and if taken seriouslly, it CAN be achieved. I have felt the chi and believe in it. This book will teach you concentration,discipline and meditation. If you have any further questions I will be more than happy to help you and answer your questions @yousay1@aol.com.---