Monday, January 21, 2013

How to prevent Cancer - Sifu Garry


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How to prevent against Cancer

 “Tense body, tense Psychology, tense Heart”

“Prolonged excesses lead to malignancy’

Medical Qigong Philosophy

The above cliques are probably the 2 most important comments to inspire an individual to make life style changes to avoid the onset of disease and sickness as we age.
Tense Body, Mind and Heart.
With today’s fast paced society, technology and quick fix solutions to today’s problems, our population is regressing further away from Nature than at any other time in our History.
The more we walk and relax, the more we get outside and interact with Nature, the more Killer Cells the body produces to fight off Cancer germs from proliferating.
As a consequence with Technology, people are becoming more aggressive, impatient, tense,   unhappy and lazier.
Having a tense body includes stress in the muscles, tendons, joints and bones.
We must learn techniques to relax the muscles, tendons and bones. Remember, our blood and oxygen run through our muscles, tendons and bones. If those organs are tense, then circulation will be impeded, leading to under nourishment of the cells, tissues and organs.
Cancer Germs love a hot, sweaty, dark and angry environment to survive. A cancer cell cannot survive in a rich, happy, oxygenated environment.  
To experience unimpeded circulation and to increase our circulation the body must be happy and relaxed. The happier our body is, the more abundant our blood will be and then the circulation will be unobstructed.
Practising medical qigong can assist in eliminating tension from the body, mind and heart.
The more we laugh, the happier the body, mind and heart will become.
Laughing produces lymphocytes from the thymus gland, which is a very powerful hormone. To activate this hormone all we have to do is laugh. The thymus gland’s hormones are very strong Cancer preventative hormones.
The happier our mind is, the clearer our mind becomes.
The negative emotion of the Heart is sadness and sorrow, so we must fill our Heart with love and happiness.
Children laugh over 400 times a day, while Adults only laugh up to 10 times a day.
We must practise to be happy. It does not come naturally. Learning to smile makes the difference between spreading endorphins or toxins around the body.
Our Internal Organs store negative emotions.
Liver – anger
Heart – sadness and sorrow
Spleen – Pensiveness
Lung – Grief
Kidney – Fear and anxiety.
As is evident, smiling and being happy can and will dispel and balance negative emotions and replace them with positive energy.
Practise smiling. How?
You must be aware of the state of your psychology all the time and adjust it accordingly. For example, I am driving on the freeway and due to concentrating too much, I notice I am frowning. I say to myself, “smile, smile” and “be happy” “you are going to have a good day today”. Use Positive affirmations.
Be happy; uplift your spirit by donating to a Charity.
Helping people will uplift the spirit of your heart and your psychology.
Through breathings exercises, Medical Qigong training teaches you how to dispel toxins, tension and negative energy from the body and mind, stimulate circulation around the body, and maintain and increase the flexibility of the joints and muscles.
A consistent routine of exercises will also keep toxins from proliferating by exercising the Lungs and dispelling “bad air” from the body, muscles, tendons and brain.
Excesses lead to Malignancy
Drink a bottle of Whiskey every day and you will probably die of Liver disease or Cancer.
Eat excessive fatty foods and become Obese generally leads to Diabetes, high blood pressure and Heart disease.
Overwork can also lead to excessive stress and then the family structure can break down, leading to arguments and disharmony.
The destruction of one internal organ leads to the demise of another.
Kidney promotes the Liver
Liver promotes the Heart
Heart promotes the Spleen
Spleen promotes the Lung
Lung promotes the Kidney
We must learn to keep the energy of our Internal Organs happy, abundant and balanced.
Colours of the Internal Organs
Heart – Red
Spleen – Yellow
Lung – White
Kidney – Black
Liver – Green
Incorporating the 5 colours of Nature into your cooking will help to nourish and strengthen the Organs and create a happy environment.
A breakdown of our DNA or Damaged DNA in a Cell will lead to Cancer.
We must eat a good balance of vegetables and protein and fibre.
We must exercise our Lungs to change the air in our bodies.
We must laugh a lot and not dwell.
We must learn to “take time out” and relax or meditate.
Stay happy, stay young at heart and do not get too serious about life.
Attitude is as important as genetics to maintain a long, happy life with good quality of living.

Stillness leads to stagnation.

Movement is essential to life.










Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sifu Garry's "Roots of Wing Chun" China tour - Zhengzhou - Henan

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Roots of Wing Chun China Tour - 2nd Leg
Zhengzhou - Henan
Yellow River and Shaolin Temple
Just re hashing over some highlights from our 4 days stay in Beijing.
Snack street delicacies, being scorpion, star fish, silk worms, centipedes and tarantulas.
Wow, what a spectacle!
The Rickshaw ride around the Hutong, (narrow streets of ancient Peking) took me back in time.
Before the Hutong we visited the Bell/Drum Tower. The history surrounding this monumental structure was awesome. Atop the tower one had a straight line of sight to the Forbidden City, along the spine of the Earth Dragon.
Walking to Tian an Men Square, Forbidden City and Mao Tse Tung’s Tomb is a must for all who come to Beijing.  The size of the Square and Forbidden city is inconceivable. The grandeur and opulence of the Forbidden City is prohibitive. The Emperors certainly existed and ruled in a time of glory and achievement.
The Shaolin Kung Fu live show we attended at the Red Theatre. The story line was magnificent, along with the kung fu performances.
Last but not least was the journey to the Great Wall of China and the beautiful little village at the base of the mountain.
What can I say, except, what a humbling experience.
Now, for the second leg of our journey!
We all boarded the Fast Train from Beijing at 8am and headed towards Zhengzhou, home of the Yellow River and Shaolin Temple. The journey was 750 kms long and took about 6 hours.
Zhengzhou is a bustling City of 13 million. All the timing for our pre organized pick up from the train station, pre ordained booking of Coaches, Tour Guides and Hotel accommodation went to perfection.
We arreived at our Hotel, Holiday Inn around 3.30pm. After a speedy check in at our Hotel we all jumped into our Coach and drove to the Yellow River, before it became too dark.
The Yellow river is both historical and very spiritual. On the side of a Mountain overlooking the River are 2 monumental, large sculptures of the 2 most significant Emperors of China.
The Yellow Emperor Xuanyan-shi wrote the classis book of medicine “the Nei Jing” and the very First Emperor, Fu Hsi, watched a turtle emerge from the Yellow River and created the I Ching and Baqua.
So, being confronted with these majestic figures on the side of a mountain overlooking the Yellow river left me in total awe.
The next day our group travelled by Coach for several hours to Mt Songshan, to the Shaolin Temple.
Mount Shaoshi or Songshan Mountain is where the Temple is situated. We had to travel through Deng Feng to reach the Temple.
Inside the Temple, we were privy to a Shaolin Monk demonstration which was second to none. Their martial prowess has to be seen to be believed. The Temple itself was magnificent. We were lucky to go into their living quarters and see where they eat. The entrance of the temple is ornate with ancient trees full of bullet holes which, now, the monks use for iron finger training.
We spent several hours walking around the Temple grounds and on several occasions our group performed some wing chun forms. Sifu Linda and I also did some wing chun chi sao. As soon as one starts some form of demonstration, there is a crowd ready to take photos.
As one walks past the Temple, there is the Pagoda forest. In the past there were 289 pagodas commemorating past Monks from the Temple. Some have been shamefully burnt down due to Wars.
A cable car ride took us to the top of the Mountain which had some snow cover. At the top of the mountain there were some merchandising stalls and food for sale. As I peered cross the vast valley I could vaguely see a Temple built into the side of a sheer cliff face. It would take about 3 hours to walk there. Next time, though. What an amazing spectacle.
After we came down from the mountain, it was time to walk back to the Bus pick up point. On the way several student bought some local products to take home.
By the time we arrived back in Zhengzhou, it was night fall and time for another group banquet.
Well, after 2 days and nights in Zhengzhou, I think everyone was agog with anticipation for our next leg of our adventure travelling across China.
Photos on Facebook.




Sunday, December 16, 2012

Sifu Garry's 5th "Roots of Wing Chun" China Trip - Starting in Beijing Nov 2012

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My 5th "Roots of Wing Chun" China Trip
Starting in Beijing
Nov 24th 2012
Finally, my head has come back down to Earth! It has taken a while to readjust back to normality, but, I am back.
What an outstanding trip to china, this time. It was our 5th tour and we always say; how can we surpass the last trip. But, to say the least, this was so far the most outstanding and spectacular trip I have had the pleasure of organizing, so far.
This trip was twice as long as the last 4 and we did cover a lot more territory. Nearly 3000km, travelling from Beijing to Hong Kong.
From Beijing we rode the fast train for 750kms, to Zhengzhou (Yellow River and Shaolin Temple). From Zhengzhou, we travelled about 1500 kms South by airplane for around 2.5 hours to Guangzhou. Then, we had the luxury of a chartered Bus, travelling around southern China, finishing in Foshan. For the last leg of our journey, we caught a public Bus from Foshan through Immigration into Hong Kong, where we stayed for 4 days.
Beijing, the ancient city of Peking. All I can say is, “WOW”! Over 5000 years old. How can a culture of people be so intellectually smart and clever? There engineering prowess has to be seen to be believed.
Understanding Feng Sui and 5 Elements of Nature is fundamental to understanding and appreciating how the Ancients designed the engineering fundamentals of Beijing.
When we travelled to the Hutong (ancient, original narrow roads of Beijing), we visited a local residence where the Lady explained the design concepts of her house, following the 5 Elements of Nature principles. We visited the infamous Bell Tower and went to a Tea House where the host demonstrated making and explaining the ritual of tea making.
Atop the Bell/Drum Tower you can see the Forbidden City. There is a straight road, being 7.8 km long, which represents the back bone of a Dragon (Earth Dragon) and to the East there are 3 major lakes, which represents the Water Dragon, protecting the Emperors of China at their place of residence; the Forbidden City.
The Rickshaw ride around the Hutong was superb!
The Bell Tower and Drum Tower is an ancient form of time keeping which was destroyed by wars and rebuilt several times. There is still an original Drum to be seen there.
Our Hotel was a quick walk to Snack Street, which is notorious for their unusual selection of food. From scorpions, worms, centipedes to Tarantulas.
I was courageous enough to eat Scorpions on two occasions. A little bit of alcohol helped, though.
2 other Students were also courageous enough to eat some Scorpion.
Tian an Men Square is 800mts x 500mts, totalling 400,000 mts square. The biggest public square in the World, holding several million people. Opposite Tian an Men Square is the Forbidden City. So Big, so Grand, and very Opulent. Photos would better justify the grandeur of the Forbidden City, instead of words.
The Forbidden City was walking distance from our Hotel complex, so it was a good experience to walk the streets with the general populace, in the morning.
We were also very lucky to see a Kung Fu Live theatre show at the Red Theatre in Beijing, which was extraordinary. It was a story about growing up and the temptations along the  way for a small shaolin monk, with spectacular martial arts performances, during the show.
The markets were also exciting but some items were a bit expensive. I was saving my shopping money for Shenzhen, south China's shopping Mecca.
Visiting the Great Wall was a highlight of our stay in Beijing, We went to the Mutianyu section which has a Cable Car ride to the Wall and a Toboggan ride down the mountain to the little village at the base of the mountain, where we all had a marvellous lunch together. In the middle of nowhere, at this village, there was a subway shop.
Walking along the Great Wall of China was enthralling. We performed some wing chun forms and played some chi sao in our travels.
Beijing was mind boggling. I would suggest to everyone, to visit the Capital of China, Beijing.
On the morning of our departure from Beijing, we will be boarding the Fast Train for a 750 km ride south bound, to Zhengzhou.




Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Wing Chun China Tour Sifu Garry

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“Roots of Wing Chun”
China Tour November 2012

Only one week to go before my 6th trip to China. The 2012 trip will be much different than our previous tours to China. Generally, the Jee Shin Wing Chun group start from Hong Kong, travel around southern China visiting and performing with wing chun schools in China.
This trip will be a whole new adventure for Linda and I, as we have never travelled to the north of China.
Beijing is around 5000 years old.
Starting from Beijing, we will be there for 4 nights; taking in sights and visiting the great wall, where many Emperors fought ancient battles from.
The MutianYu section of the Great Wall is about 80km from Beijing. It will take about 90 minutes travel by Coach. This section of the wall also has cable cars for your convenience.
While in Beijing my jee shin group will be going to see a kung fu show, enjoy a Rickshaw ride through ancient parts of Peking and then visit the Forbidden City and Tian an Men Square. These ancient monuments are the cultural heritidge of China epic history.

On out 5th day, we will be travelling 800kms by fast train to the ancient City of Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou is one of the ancient cities of China, which is about 10000 years old.
While in Henan I will take the group to the Yellow River about 30 minute drive from Zhengzhou. The following day, we will travel to the Shaolin Temple, the birth place of all martial arts.
The Shaolin Temple is around 2000 years old.

Guangzhou, formerly Canton is our next destination. During our stay in Canton I will be taking the group to Wong Ni Yim’s Anniversary Party for his Father. Generally, wing chun Sifus from all over southern China attend. This function will be akin to the “night of stars” in Hollywood.

From Guangzhou we will be travelling to Foshan, the birth place of wing chun kung fu.
When the Manchu’s invaded China in 1644, the south of China was the main area of refuge. All the arts, academia, medicine, and martial arts fled to the South.
Southern China became the centre of intelligence.
There were many revolts in the south against the Qing during the 1800 to 1900’s.

An outer area of Foshan is Shunde. The legendary Bruce Lee was born in Shunde, and today, the Chinese dedicate an entire paradise in his honour, namely the Bruce Lee Paradise.

The last leg of our trip we go to Hong Kong for 4 days.
Hong Kong’s martial arts legacy is Yip Man.
Apart from sightseeing and shopping I will take our group to visit Yip Man’s grave site in the New Territories and we are very lucky to be able to visit Donald Mak and Yip Ching’s school. Ip Ching being the youngest son of Yip Man.
By the time we all get to Hong Kong, we will have travelled over 3000 miles, by train, airplane and bus.
The north will be cold and the weather will progressively become hotter as we move deeper into the South of China.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

MartialLife.com interview with Sifu Garry Baniecki

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Martial Life.com interview with Sifu Garry Baniecki

Several months ago around June 2012, I was approached by Martial Life for an interview about my wing chun experience and especially about the altercation between William Cheung and Emin Bozepe, from 1987.

In my response, I have endeavoured to relate the truth as experienced and perceived by me.
I have the utmost respect and courtesy for William Cheung. I believe he is a Master's Master of Wing Chun Kung Fu and the wing chun community should be very grateful and honoured for Sigong William's contribution over the last 50 years.



The interview revolves around  the current state of wing chun kung fu.

Sifu Garry coaching prowess and involvement with wing chun tournaments and competition.

Competition includes National All Styles touch contact tournament with wing chun forms and weaponry. Full contact fighting, wing chun training methods and fitness conditioning.

My experiences in China and my interpretation on wing chun history and lineages.

My adventures in Heshan county and Gulao Village, the residence of Grand Master Fung Chun.


Sifu Garry has been involved with wing chun kung fu since 1985. Since then, Sifu Garry has committed himself to the Chinese martial arts on a full time basis.

Sifu Garry and his wife, Sifu Linda own and operate two full time wing chun schools, one in Abbotsford and the other in Greensborough, suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.

Shaolin Jee Shin Wing Chun Kung Fu Association teaches traditional wing chun kung fu, wing chun wooden dummy, chi sao, wing chun weapons, wing chun forms, medical qigong, shaolin hard qigong and tai chi.







Thursday, August 2, 2012

Interview with Sifu Garry Jee Shin Wing Chun

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Interview with Sifu Garry Baniecki

Conducted by Sify Riccardo Di Vito

Today we meet Garry Baniecki, Founder of Shaolin Jee Shin Wing Chun academy of Melbourne, Australia.

Can you tell us anything about your life? 

I was born in 1954. My parents were repatriated to Australia after the second world war. A lot of Europeans were resettled in Australia in the early 50's. My father was Polish and my Mother was born in Germany. My mother was a teenager during Hitler's reign and my Father fought the War.
Growing up in the 50's and 60's with a non Australia background was very hard. Melbourne was a tough place to live, full of racism, against the Italians, Greeks and Germans.
During the seventies, I became of age to drive a vehicle, which exposed me to more of Melbourne's sub culture of gangs and violence.
In the 50's we had the Mods and Rockers. In the sixties we had Sharpies and in the seventies we had Skin Heads.
After the Vietnam war finished in 1972 for Australia, the Government repatriated the Vietnamese into our Society and Vietnamese gangs started to proliferate.
It was easy to avoid these Gangs. You just had to stay at home and not venture out. Being a teenager, I wasn't about to stay at home as there were dances to attend and girls to meet.
Being exposed to a lot of street violence led me to start martial arts at an early age.

Before I started my wing chun training, I had attempted various styles of martial arts, including, Goju Kai karate, Taekwondo, Escrima, and JKA (shotokan).
I trained these styles in the sixties and seventies.
When the eighties began, my martial arts took a back seat and in 1980, I started the first motorcycle courier business in Melbourne, which I operated for 10 years and sold the business in 1991. By 1988, my passion for wing chun started to engulf me and my absence at work was starting to take its toll. By 1989, I would leave work at 11am and return around 6pm. Wing chun was now my preoccupation.

When did you start with Martial Arts?

I started my first foray into Martial Arts when I was 12 years old. I started training in Ju Jitsu and Korean Karate. That was in the mid sixties. I trained for about 3 years, but only once per week, on the weekends.

With who did you know Wing Chun style?

In the mid sixties, the Bruce Lee mania came to Australia, and he became my Idol. Wing chun was not in Melbourne until William Cheung introduced it here.
Wing Chun made its debut in the late seventies with William Cheung, but I did not start wing chun until the mid 80's.

Who were your Masters in the past?

Rolland Dante (escrima) and Tino Cebrano (goju kai) were my teachers in the early days.
William Cheung, David Cheung, Professor Shan Hui Xu, Master Fung Keun from China.
I studied medical qigong and shaolin hard qigong with Professor Shan Hui Xu for nine years.

And now?

I own and operate an independent association, named shaolin jee shin wing chun.
At present I have an afinity with Kulo wing chun. 

 How someone can become SiFu in your association?

A student must achieve a Gold Sash (1st Dan Instructor level) under my wing chun system, plus, with the new government regulation on the martial arts industry, a Student must also study martial arts sports coaching with minimum level of certificate 111, but one can aspire to a Diploma in sports coaching or sports development.

Can you explain us the origin of your Wing Chun family?

William Cheung studied wing chun under Ip Man in Hong Kong during the 50's. William Cheung came from Hong Kong to Australia in the sixties and went to Canberra and studied Marketing. In the seventies William decided to settle in Melbourne Australia. When Ip Man passed away in 1972, William proclaimed Ip Man had taught him a "secret" system of wing chun. This different expression of wing chun became known as the Leung Bik/Ip Man system.
David Cheung studied with Wong Shun Leung in Hong Kong for 10 years. In 1982 David came to Australia and studied William Cheung's wing chun system for the next 2 years and then started teaching at the William Cheung Academy in 1984.

I started learning Pien Sun Kulo Wing Chun in 2007 under Master Fung Keun and since then I receive some instruction from Sifu Lau at Fung Chun's school in Shapin, during our stays.
I have also learnt Kulo wooden dummy practise and some Kulo wing chun forms.

Master Fung Keun sanctioned my wife and I to teach his Father's system of Pien Sun wing chun kung fu in Australia.

Grand Master Fung Chun has also adopted my wife and I into his wing chun Clan.



      
                                
                                      

What are your thoughts on other SiFu and their methods of teaching, on others associations and Wing Chun's families?

When one starts wing chun, one will assume that all wing chun is the same. Eventually, the practitioner realizes not all wing chun is the same.

There are 7 different lineages stemming from China.

The main influences that shaped wing chun in China are;

Leung Jan - Yuan Kah San - Chan Wah Shun. Most stem from these three Masters.

Some Sifus teach hard wing chun, some teach soft wing chun, and some teach hard and soft wing chun.
The stances vary a lot from system to system.
There are many different families of wing chun around Hong Kong, China and Australia. I have touched hands with many practitioners and sifus. I have found that all wing chun schools have one thing in common; All have a very high skill of wing chun kung fu. Chi Sao among the various systems and schools are of a very high standard, as well.

Due to my trips to Kulo, I have realized that Pien Sun has many similar principles to Traditional wing chun kung fu. This leads me to believe that my lineage has its place in early wing chun ideas and concepts.
Kulo wing chun comes from Yim Wing Chun - Leung Yi Tai - Leung Jan
Traditional wing chun comes from Leung Jan - Leung Bik - Ip Man.

Can we know what are the differences between your Jee Shin Wing Chun and others interpretations?

My Jee shin wing chun originates from the Leung Bik Ip Man system. Lun Kai and Kwok fu, 2 of Ip Man's first students in Foshan, state that the Leung Bik/Ip Man system is the true "Attack fighting system of wing chun"
We have high kicks in our system and an attack entry system that I haven't seen in China or Hong Kong.
Most wing chun systems have the 3 empty hand forms but we have 4 forms. The fourth is called advanced SLT.
Our other 2 empty hand forms, chum kiu and biu gee are very different from what you see in China and Hong Kong.
Most forms are similar with slight variations, but our forms a totally different.
Our weapons forms are very different also. Our Jong form is very different as well.

The Chan Wah Shun legacy of wing chun in Shunde, China is the most unusual style of wing chun. It also differs greatly from the mainstream wing chun.

What are the fighting concepts that are focalized on into your School?

Our fighting concepts concentrate on Attack method. In Australia, due to multi culture, there are a lot of "big" people, Africans, middle Easterners and Europeans, so we spend more time on learning techniques against charging, boxer attacks, muay thai fighters, kicking and defenses against attacks with sticks and knives.
Chi Sao also plays an important role in developing close range fighting skills.
Initially the practitioner will learn all the basic skills in self defense and then the system turns to attack and control to dim mak targets.