Sticky Palm

First off: No, this does not have anything to do with the Tai Chi Form that goes by a similar name.

Intro: This is 100% and application of chi kung that I have developed (more out of necessity at a young age than anything else). That being said the method of learning this technique is very... unorthodox, as it was developed by a little boy trying to sneak around the house after his parents went to bed.

What it is: Sticky Palm is essentially using yin chi to hold hand against a wall, as though your hands were sticky.

Method of Training: the best way is to find two parallel walls close together, within an arm span apart, and something underneath that makes noise when too much pressure is applied to it to place across the ground (not a squeaky toy, it must be something slightly less responsive. A creaky stairwell works great - often has walls the proper distance apart, and depending on the stairs only creaks when your full weight is on them. At one end of the area, begin walking across holding your hands against the wall, use yin chi to essentially pull the wall toward you (although wall beats chi practitioner, so you'll actually be pull yourself into the wall). Walk across attempting to use that grip on the wall to hold you up enough to not cause whatever you are walking across to make a sound. You will still be applying pressure to the ground, especially at first, but the purpose is to reduce the amount of pressure you are applying to the ground. Eventually you could theoretically go across the area without even touching the ground, but that would likely take years of practice. One step at a time!

Long Time

Well, it has certainly been awhile since I have posted. To get going again, I am going to go over a few techniques in detail. Some of them I have developed myself, some of them I have picked up from one of my instructors, some come from sources like the Chi Power Training and Advanced Training I have mentioned now and again, and some come from a combination of sources. I am probably not going to dwell on any one topic too much, so if you have any questions, just post them in a comment, and I will be happy to go into more detail. Some of the topics I am going to discuss are:

• Sticky Palm (and accordingly Sticky Foot)
• Ice Foot (never figured out the practical application for this, but still cool)
• Seeing in the dark / seeing with eyes closed
• Tree Top Kung Fu
• Iron Staff

I will go into more topics later, but here is a good starting point.