Conditioning for growing taller?

[nchang]

All right, some people might not agree with me on this, but I'm 5 feet and 6 inches tall- I think I'm a shorty. Is there any way of martial art training for grow taller? I'm 19 years old and my mom is 5 feet, but my dad is 6 feet, so maybe there is still hope for me to grow a little bit more?

By the way, I kinda stop growing when I was 14, because of stress, but right now I don't have stress, can I still grow more than 5'6" ?
Thank you for replying.

[scramasax57]

the rack!

in qigong for health and martial arts, dr yang says any form of stimulation to the yongquan cavity on the bottom of the feet can cause growth.

[nchang]

So all I have to do is lean Yi Jin Jing for about one year, correct?
What about normal streching? Will it work, too?

[OnlyMe]

Doubt you will get any taller. But maybe what Master Yang told Eric is true. Eric is tall and big for a 16 yr old...(I think your 16) Though your brother is too, must run in the family.

Once pass the age of 18 you stop growing up and start growing out. Maybe a little bit of stretching might help. I dont think so though. Pretty much you have to deal with the lord gave ya.

[dc]

i wouldn't worry about height. i saw jiangban jun the former chinese national champion in longist in berkeley this year. when you watch video of his forms, you think he must be 6 feet tall at least. he maybe came up to my chest. its all about your attidude towards the task at hand.

[scramasax57]

17, as of the 13th of this month.

[scramasax57]

oh and stimulation of the yongquan can be achieved my many means. dr. discusses the practice of treading bamboo, which is just stepping on a bunch of bamboo rods. massage would also work.