by dmattwads » Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:54 pm
This is something I have pondered as well, as there are so many styles. What I do now is based largely on my personal needs, and the level of training where I am at now. My main goals are mastery of my emotions / mind, and to improve my Karate training.
My routine as of now is in the morning I do Standing Meditation to clear the mind, work on my posture, grounding, rooting, centering, ect... After that I do the 8 pieces of brocade for similar reasons, and to promote good chi circulation. Finally I do Do Mo's 12 piece fist set to increase chi.
In the afternoon / evening I either do Karate or on a non-Karate day I do white crane soft qigong as a part of my Karate training and for health and well being as well.
I have tried sitting meditation such as abdominal breathing and MCO, but do not feel that I am ready for that yet, but do hope to get to the point where I pick it up in the future.
So there is my basic training routine, if anyone has any suggestions or tips I'd be happy to hear.