MATT FUREY UNCENSORED

To all of you living in Lousiana, Mississippi and Alabama, or anywhere else that Hurricane Gustav decides to turn - my thoughts are with you.

May all of you be spared damage of any sort. May all of you remain safe and sound.

Best,

Matt Furey

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In China, where I live for part of the year, people have known for centuries that breath is life.

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The hornets are buzzing in Beijing. Michael Phelps just won his seventh gold medal of the 2008 Olympics and his 13th overall in three Olympiads. He won six in Athens in 2004, and did not place when he swam in Sydney in 2000 (yes, he was 15 then).

Mark Spitz, who apparently was not invited to these games - called Phelps historic 7th gold medal epic." Not only did he tie Spitz mark in a single Olympics, but he did it in surreal come-from-behind fashion.

Yesterday, Rocky A., a reader of this daily email, sent me the following:

"Matt, you are my hero.  I'm not mad at you.  I'm mad at those (expletives deleted) who backbite Phelps. You may not know but I have heard from a reliable source that Phelps is a disciple in Combat Conditioning like myself."

Twould be great to have this confirmed - and it most certainly would not surprise me - although it would make me glad.

What I do know is Phelps does what Coach Gable suggests. He doesn't just train - he takes the time to recover.

And how does he recover. Sure, sleep is one way - but if that's all you got - you're gonna be sorry.

No, Phelps recovers first by doing "easy swims." Not hard, hard work swims. Easy cool downs. The type of thing I teach in Dao Zou and the Chinese Long-Life System.

Next, he has two mammoth masseurs - er, massage therapists with him and they pound every kink and
knot out of his body in between swims.

Then there's his 10,000 calorie per day feeding program.

Smart athletes understand how to train as well as how to recover. In China, recovery after hard training is part of the culture. In the U.S., you still have people running around with Ph.D's trying to decide whether or not it has any value.

Well, duh. Get on a table you ma-roon - and have someone work you over for an hour or two at the end of a tough day, and maybe you'll have your answer.

Aaah, but that's not an official study done with rats and beakers - so it doesn't count. It's merely anecdotal.

Oh, so I guess the fact that 41-year old Dara Torres, now in her 5th Olympics - and the mother of a 2-year old, doesn't count either then. It's all sleep, right.

Wrong.

Dara Torres, like Phelps, has not one but TWO masseurs who take every kink and knot out of her body. And they do it while stretching her muscles as far as they'll go - and then some. Sort of like I have done every year in China - wherein I get a combination of pressure point and muscle massage - along with adjustments of my spine and joints.

Whether you choose to do Combat Conditioning or not is up to you. But no matter how you train - or what you do for work - if you're smart - you'll take time to recover with slow, meditative training as well as massage, accupuncture, accupressure and so on.

Want to slow down or reverse the time clock - want to get more years and LIFE out of your living - then make doggone sure you jump on the half-off special for the Chinese Long-Life System and Dao Zou programs I'm now offering.

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MJF

Wooaah Nellie. Got some interesting reactions to my emails on Chinese cheaters. Tis amazing how people can read the same words - yet see something else. My unabridged comments to follow:

Matt, You send out an email praising Communist China and slamming the free country that you live in and make your living in - - I reply with a contrasting thought - - then you remove me from your email list.

Maybe physically you are a tough guy but wow - what a lack of mental toughness. No one is allowed to disagree with Matt Furey and his opinions.

Sounds like you have been in China for too long. As a business man, you didn't even give a personal response to a CUSTOMER from my email.

My gut feeling is you will delete this email and pretend to take the "higher ground." However, I will look forward with anticipation to your email or phone call with a mature professional response.

Les

MJF: Les, your gut feelings are spot on. I have deleted your email unread - and I'm not responding to it. For crying out in the morning, WHERE did I praise "Communist" China. And where did I bash the "free" country I live in. Not only that, but I don't delete names from my list - tis not my function. My point WAS and IS - why make age a restriction. If you can compete when older than 30 or 40, why not when you're 13 or 14. As we saw last night, the young girls from China did NOT win in the overall against 19 and 16-year olds. So the age argument from Bela Karolyi is now muted, in my opinion. If you're good enough at 13 to win Olympic gold - you're good enough. At the same time, I do NOT in any way, shape or form condone lying or cheating about age - if it becomes a rule. I simply don't like the rule.

Matt,

I'm a chinese who subscribe your mail.

The olympic rules of who can or can't patiipant the game by age is a pile of shit, which was work out by a group gangster who did nothing but want to control the game. NO ONE can set who can or not compete the champoin only by age, but you american have always speak of it sinec your women's gymnastics team lose.

Phelpse?

Everyone on the earth know what he did in order to win the gold medel. Thrope is a example. He quit when the drug he took is baned. Phelpse falls down the ground as he walks. I prefer he is a bio-engien product. Leis and Joena and another women runer took drugs and one of them is deid. you set your rule but we not take it.

K

MJF: K, okay. I like you style and your expletives. Please let me know more about the gangsters involved in the age limit change. In the case of Phelps - he won six golds in 2004 - and has won six so far this year with two more on the line.

He apparently passed the drug tests in Athens. To my knowledge, this is the first accusation I've heard of him using banned substances. If you are right, it would be a shame. As for Marion Jones, you are right. Tragic and true.

I wish the Chinese well - and I stand by my prediction in 2001, that your country will win the most golds in this Olympics.

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Are you angry with me. Or do you agree. Either way, send your comments to my office. I do NOT reply personally to each and every email - or to most. But if your email gets a chuckle or a cackle out of me - I'll reply in this very email for ALL to read.

Matt Furey

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So I'm trying to enjoy my morning breakfast. I figure a look at the sports section will be far more useful than reading about Celebrity Obama - whose already claimed victory as president of the whirled.

Yes, the gods are laughing.

No better way to fuel the opposition - and lose - than to ACT like you're already the elected one.

This was a passing thought as I made my way to the stats on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - er, Rays, baseball team.

While noting that the Rays won last night over the A's, holding onto their first-place lead, I came across an article accusing the Chinese women's gymnastics team - the gold medal winners - of cheating.

Now that is a true first - and it's unprecedented.

No one has EVER lied in the Olympics before about anything. No one has ever taken steroids. No one has ever blood doped. And so this outrage is truly, well... outrageous.

How dare the Chinese lie. We Americans would never think of doing such a thing. Nor would the Russians. Nor the British. It's only the French who would do such a thing.

Fact is, if the Chinese lied about the ages of three of their gymnasts, it's not a big deal. It only matters if they get caught. Then it's a big deal.

But I think the Chinese have some wiggle room on this one, even IF they lied.

Here are three factors that can help them squirm free:

1. The Lunar calendar.

Based on the calendar we use here in the U.S. - we're younger than we should be. If we switched to the Chinese lunar calendar, we'd be older. These young girls, unknowingly were posting their ages based upon the lunar calendar.

2. Bump Birthday.

In China, when you are born, you are already a year old. And each year, on January 1 of the solar calendar, you automatically advance one year. This means that although my birthday is in May, on January the lst I am already another
year older.

3. Past Lives

One thing we are not allowing the Chinese haggle room on is the concept of "past lives." In most of the world, everyone agrees and accepts reincarnation as if it's a fact. So who are we to say that older beings from the past aren't inside the body of these young girls. And how can we fault the body for being too young when the spirit is much older - and wiser.

Maybe Celebrity Obama or Senator McCain can help us solve this one. Perhaps they could devote some of their gabillions to an advertising campaign that will lead to hope instead of dope.

It would be a sad day for these girls if they were underaged and were from the U.S. They'd be stripped of their medals and then some.

But in China, that evil totalitarian state, how much you want to bet that these girls will be national heroes, even if they get stripped of their medals.

Last night I watched the now "legendary" Michael Phelps rewrite history with his record-breaking tenth and 11th gold medals. Six from 2004, and five thus far in the 2008 Olympics (with three more
within range).

As great as it was to watch Phelps last night, another big story was in the women's gymnastics team competition.

The Americans and Chinese were battling for the gold - and it came down to a matter of who made the most costly mistakes. As fate would have it - an American by the name of Alicia Sacromone - committed two huge errors - both of which cost her .8 of a point.

Yet, even if she had not committed these errors, the Chinese team still would have won by almost half a point.

Their true greatness showed in the floor routine when instead of looking like a gold medal hung in the balance, they relaxed and had fun. Having truly upbeat and inspiring music didn't hurt either.

In the final analysis, when the great Bela Karolyi, who coached 13-year old Nadia Comanechi to 5-gold medals in Montreal in 1976, was interviewed, he claimed that the Chinese girls were not the required 16 years of age. He
stated that he believed them to be 14 or 15 years old.

Karolyi also stated that the Chinese team could cheat in regard to age because the passports are "issued by the government." Well, who else do you suppose issues passports - the local 7-11.

Truth be told, the girls for the Chinese team may be under 16 - and if this is so, I feel it's an injustice. At the same time I think it's unfair to not allow someone who is 13, 14 or 15 to compete. Afterall, Karolyi must acknowledge that his claim to fame with Nadia Comanechi may never have taken place if she wasn't 13 at the time of the 1976 Olympics.

So my opinion is as follows: Lift the ban on how old someone can be in the Olympics. Afterall, the U.S. has 41-year old Dara Torres - and Germany had a 33-year old gymnast competing.

As for Alicia Sacromone, my heart goes out to her. Yet, at the same time, I always look at things in a yin-yang sort of way. So do NOT be surprised if she redeems herself in the vault, having the time of her life as she claims Olympic gold.

In the Chinese view of things, nothing is totally black or white. For each bad thing that happens there is a corresponding good - and within each good thing, there is something tough about it.

Michael Phelps will serve as a perfect example. From now on, for the rest of his life, he will not have the privacy he once enjoyed. Tis a sacrifice he knew going into the mix - and it's one he's accepted. That doesn't make it any easier, though.

MJF

When I was a young swimmer growing up in Iowa, I learned to give 100% - all the time. I learned to never let up; to never give anyone an edge at anytime.

Unlike wrestling, swimming was a sport I found success early on. My first couple years were dismal, but after that I was virtually unbeatable for several years.

When I was at University of Iowa, when the swimming coaches saw me training in the water to rehab a sprained ankle, they were stunned. One of the coaches, Dale Henry, pulled me aside and timed me in the 25 meter butterfly.

Afterward he called me into his office and told me, "You have the ability to swim a 47 flat 100-meter butterfly." I looked out upon the Big 10 Records posted on the wall when he said this, and to my surprise, the record stated: Mark Spitz, Indiana - 47:00.

A year later I decided to quit wrestling and go with swimming. It was a decision that only lasted a couple weeks, in part because the season had already started and the team had already been chosen. Additionally, Gable and my parents wanted me back in the wrestling room. They didn't like the switcheroo.

Do I have any regrets about going back to wrestling or not sticking with swimming beyond age 18. No. Especially when, if I wanted to, I could join a Master's Swim Team right here in Tampa. And who knows. Maybe I will.

At any rate, back to giving it 100% - all the time.

This was also a Gable philosophy - but if I may, let me say that in terms of your health, and in terms of turning out championships,
it isn't always right.

There are times to give 100 percent - and there are times to back off and strategically allow others to win so that you can rest up for the BIGGER race.

In the exercise realm, those who preach hard and heavy all the time, or training to failure all the time, are, for want of a better word ... fools.

This past May, in a talk at my fitness seminar, Coach Gable talked about unraveling something that had bothered him since 1972. He told how he got ahead of the Soviet wrestler, 3-0, for the gold medal match. Then he felt his opponent shut down - so he shut down. And ever since this bothered him. He could have beaten him FAR, FAR worse. Why only beat him, 3-0. In a sense, he felt like he'd failed because he failed to give 100% for the whole
match.

Then, this year - some 36 years later - while watching a football team "shut down" in the last minute of the game - he received his answer. Sometimes it is best to shut down and WIN. Every move you make after a victory is yours increases the potential for failure.

There is a time to give 100% and a time to back off and let the fruits of your labor manifest.

The great swimmers in Beijing - Michael Phelps and company, understand this fact. They will swim a race and lose - in the preliminary rounds. All they care about is getting into the finals - when the race of your life counts the MOST.

When it comes to physical training, I believe in DAILY training - but I do NOT believe in daily training to exhaustion, to failure, or with utmost intensity. I think that is dumb and the crippled and mangled bodies of those who advocate this ideal are testament to this fact. They may get away with it for awhile, but eventually Mother Nature calls the shots and their body begins to fall apart.

This is why it is essential that you follow exercise programs that both challenge you AND help you recover. This is why it is so important to have training routines like Dao Zou and the The Chinese Long-Life System. Routines that are simple and easy - but give your body/mind what it needs to recuperate and recharge.

Make sure you pick up both of these programs today.

Best,

Matt Furey

If you've been tuning into the Olympics, you probably saw Michael Phelps win his second gold medal of the 2008 Games last night.

It happened in the freestyle relay - and WOW - what a come-from-behind victory.

The French ran out of oomph before the fight was over. Afterward, the anchor leg for the French appeared to be in a coma - not wanting to believe he just got smoked. I know the feeling - and yes, it does hurt.

As a result of the stupendous final leg of the relay, Michael Phelps dream for EIGHT Gold medals in one Olympiad is still alive.

Just saw a quote from Howard Schultz of Starbucks fame: "Who wants a dream that's near-fetched?"

How true.

Yet, in Phelps case, his dream isn't looking as far-fetched as others once thought.

One thing is for certain, the man is focused like a laser beam. And this level of focus does not come from lack of practice. In fact, from age 12-17, Phelps didn't miss a day of practice. Not one. Regardless of the occasion.

How many people can say that - about anything.

When you look at Phelps you don't just see a physical being who is in peak condition - you see the mindset of a man who refuses to let anyone else talk him out of his dreams. After he reads negative publicity saying "he can't do it" - Phelps clips out the article and puts it in his locker for inspiration.

This is far better than listening to and believing your critics. Why not take their negativity and turn it into rocket fuel.

Tis a far better idea, me thinks.

I'm so pumped about Phelps' second gold of this Olympics that I'm keeping my half-off special going for yet another day.

Practice Dao Zou and the The Chinese Long-Life System every single day, without fail, just as Michael Phelps does with his swimming, and you'll change your body and your mind in seemingly mysterious ways.

Expect success - and make it happen.

Best,

Matt Furey

The first time I went to China, way back in 1993, I brought three dictionaries, from pocket-sized to increasingly larger, with me. I also brought an 8.5 x 11 hard bound journal.

At the end of each day I took out my journal and reviewed the entire day. In a numbered format, I wrote a sentence or two to help me recall every thing I did that day.

A month later, when I returned to the U.S., I went through my journal and fleshed out my memories. It turned into hundreds of pages that I have kept under lock-and-key ever since.

Thing is, I still bring a journal with me to China and record my thoughts. In fact, I make notations in one almost every day no matter where I am.

So I got to thinking, wouldn't it be cool if I gave you a recap of some of the cool, amusing or interesting things I did this past week. As well as the seemingly dull or mundane. Okay, here goes:

Monday, August 4

Took Frank to football practice. It's his fourth practice of the season. While he trained I went out on the track to practice Dao Zou. While in another world, a man walked up to me and said, "You know, I oughta trip you for wearing that Giants hat."

"That might be the biggest mistake of your life," I said with a grin.

Tuesday, August 5

Getting ready for my presentation at AWAI's Web CopyWriting Seminar. They have me scheduled to speak from 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 on email. I typed out an 11-point guide to what I do and how I do it.

Called Zhannie in China to see how she's doing.

Did 3.5 miles on the track - backwards.

Wednesday, August 6

Packed my bags to head to the Marriott for the Web CopyWriting Seminar.

When I arrived, Susan, who works in the cafe, told me that she had a headache and was totally stressed out. I asked her if she wanted a treatment. She agreed.

Walked to a quiet corner with some carpet. She laid down and I did some Chinese Tui Na. It took about three minutes, total. Afterward she slumped in the chair, totally blissed out. Looked like she'd seen the burning bush. She began to sweat heavily as she sat in the chair relaxing.

"Why am I sweating," she asked. 'I didn't do anything. You did."

I smiled and said: "Ancient Chinese secret."

In the evening, after a meal, I used the Tui Na on two women from the AWAI Seminar. Same sort of thing happened to them, too. They went from stressed and frazzled to smiling and laughing.

Thursday, August 7

Ended up doing an extra 50 minutes for my presentation. Wanted to make absolutely sure everyone got it. Reviews were positive with many people telling me I helped them a lot. Even so, I see many ways I can do better next time.

Friday, August 8

Frank had his first day with full pads on. When I was 8, all we had was fun-n-games in the back yard. This is amazing.

Watched the opening of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. What a show. I'm sticking with my prediction from seven years ago, "China will win the most gold medals of any country
in this Olympics."

Saturday, August 9

Spent several hours reading today as well as mentally preparing myself for some big launches next week.

Sunday, August 10

Here we are with today. And if you were wise enough to follow me this far, you may have already noted that the Chinese are winning the gold medal race right now.

Best,

Matt Furey

I almost got shot the other day. And for no other reason than some people think of me as some sort of four-letter word.

No, it doesn't start with an 'F' - it starts with a 'G.'

This dirty 4 letter word is none other than 'Guru.' But not just in the fitness industry - in the world of Internet Marketing as well.

Thing is, many, many people have purchased Internet "how to" for years - and in a lot of cases, the material is still sitting on the shelves unused.

But instead of looking in the mirror and admitting that they didn't even use the materials they HAD to have - they do the easy thing. They blame the guru. Metaphorically speaking, they SHOOT the guru.

Well, imagine being able to pick up 'any' program from your shelf (or hard drive) - that you already purchased - and turn it into a powerful machine that does for you what you wanted.

Instead of having to buy the latest and greatest, you USE what you already have in your library. You use the 'acres of diamonds in your own back yard' and - instead of being mad at the guru - you RISE UP. You take charge of your
life and begin enjoying all the benefits you wanted when you originally purchased the programs.

If you have even ONE program sitting on your shelf with dust on it - one program that would help you immensely, IF you dusted it off and used it - then you absolutely owe it to yourself to watch the following video.

Go here and see what this 'man behind the scenes' - this guru-to-the-gurus can and WILL do for you.

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P.S. After you watch this video I don't think you'll want to shoot me or any other so-called guru ever again.

Hey, I got an idea. I'm going to announce my retirement. Then I'm going to play peekaboo - coming out of retirement, then making yet another comeback - over and over.

I figure if I start now, in 2008, it'll take the average person four or five years to catch on.

Seriously, if you've been enjoying the media coverage of Brett Favor, er, Favre'r - like I have, you've got to acknowledge that this is one helluva great marketing move - even though it's all being done without much deliberation.

Earlier this morning I read a John Alanis email entitled "Don't Be a Favre." He said that Favre is a style over substance quarterback - who plays the game without a plan - who makes fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants decisions - as well as a lot of fumbles and interceptions that cost his team championship after championship.

Twas a good email. I agree with parts of it and disagree with other parts. As a lifelong athlete and martial artist, champions are usually a combination of instinct AND a plan. If your battle plan has a flaw, you MUST be able to change gears and go with your gut. You must have the ability to pull ideas from the ethers, if need be, and make them work on the spot.

Trying to be 100% about the plan or 100% instinct is usually NOT a good idea for the elite peak performer. Both are essential if you want to be great. I'm not sure what Brett's percentages are - but one thing is for certain - he has Hall of Fame numbers - and he's one of my Favre-orite QBs to watch.

In spite of the above, the question that's been dogging my subconscious for days on end is this: What do the GB Packers know about Favre that they ain't saying.

Come on. Think for a moment. You got this guy Aaron Rodgers, and energetically speaking, in the game of his life he's got LESS oomph than Brett Favre does when throwing passes to a group of high school kids. The contrast is unremarkable.

Favre may be 38, he may have retired, or something close to it, five or six times - but the fact is he did kick some serious butt last year. So why would you offer him several millions to NOT report. why would you not let him compete for the starting job. Afterall, the purpose of having an NFL franchise is simple: TO WIN GAMES.

So why wouldn't you bring the guy back who has won more games for your team than anyone else. Unless you know something you're not saying.

It cannot be the "We want new blood" excuse either. New blood is fine, when it's ready to outshine the old blood.

Here endeth my opinion on this matter.

Now, should the Bucs do themselves a Favre-r - bringing Brett to Tampa Bay. Well, twould be nice for my son and I to watch on Sundays - but I don't think it's a good fit. I'd rather see him go to the Bears - so they can play the GBPs twice and pound the cheese out of them.

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One more thing, in order to keep Brett Favre rejuvenated and full of several more years of unretired spunk, I suggest he invest in the The Chinese Long-Life System as well as Dao Zou

These two programs will keep him and YOU in the prime of your life for years to come.

Matt Furey

If you go home from work today and sit on the couch to watch tee-vee; if you eat a big ole meal and go to bed without doing something physical; then tomorrow will be HUMP DAY for you.

HUMP DAY is the Wednesday that tired, fatigued and emotionally drained people have. It is also, in some ways, a type of language used by people who have humps.

Dowager's hump from sitting before a computer for hours a day.

Butt humps from - well, sitting all day.

Belly humps from not exercising and eating all the wrong foods.

And muscle humps wherein your body is out of balance.

For me, tomorrow is Wednesday. It's not hump day. And the truth is I wouldn't even know it's Wednesday except for the fact that my wife called me a bit ago to tell me so. Otherwise I'd have no idea.

Why. Because when you exercise the way I do - with the The Chinese Long-Life System
in the morning and Dao Zou
in the evening - your life goes into a state of FLOW.

When you're in a state of flow - work is play. There's no pain or drudgery attached to it. Moreover, you have a decreased desire to keep track of time because you're enjoying every single moment.

You're breathing - you're relaxed - you're savoring each moment.

No angst. No stress. No worries.

Sure, just like anyone else, problems can surface - but regardless, you breathe, relax and savor - and get over them quickly.

In doing so you discover that life does not have to turn you into a stressed out lunatic. You stay calm in the midst of chaos by reconnecting to Nature through exercise that opens you up - body, mind and soul.

The The Chinese Long-Life System
opens the meridians in the body through gentle exercises and slaps to various pressure points. Do it in the morning and you'll run off to work without a worry in the world.

In the evening, it's good to purge all the negativity from the day by rewinding your mind with Dao Zou
. This series of exercises will revitalize and recharge you while transforming stress into peace and tranquility.

Don't be surprised when people notice you're looking younger - as well as sporting a new found glow that is magnetic.

Don't be surprised if you get asked, "How do you stay so centered and calm when everyone else if freaked out."

At this point you can smile and say, "Ancient Chinese Secret."

Indeed, it IS.

Learn these ancient secrets NOW.

And remember - no more hump days.

Matt Furey

Yesterday's email on heavy weight lifting NOT being a good idea after age 40 might be the closest thing to "the shot heard round the world" in a long time.

This morning our company email box was filled with stories from men and women in their late 40's, 50's and 60's who wholeheartedly agree. Most said they would have been better off stopping sooner by

As you might imagine, there were also a great many emails from those caught in the thick of hell. On the one hand they've been sold the heavy weight training myths so long their brains are wired wrong - yet, on the other hand, despite bigger muscles and greater strength, the other part of reality is they are BANGED up - and banged up bad.

Just as I stated yesterday. Lower back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain and so on.

Getting up in the middle of the night is a potential hazard - and not for the toilet bowl. For those whose bodies go snap, crackle and kapop with every move.

Not good, my friend. Not good.

Last night, in a conversation with Eddie Baran - author of Gymnastic Abs - himself a convert AWAY from weights after getting my book in Y2K - he said, "After age 40. Hell. Most of the people I've seen in the gyms, myself included are banged up in their 30's."

Right he is.

I told Eddie that based upon observation of other lifelong athletes and martial artists, you'll see that those with the greatest longevity, as well as those who do NOT ignore their body's warning signals - are willing to
change how they train at a certain stage in their career.

In Chinese martial arts, for example, only the dummies would keep training in "hard-style" styles after the age of 40. Sure, they may do the "external" style of training once or twice a week - but they simultaneously begin to train in the "internal" arts MOST of the time. To their amazement, over and over again, these martial arts discover their greatest strength comes from training in the softer internal arts.

Without the hard-core training, they master their level of energy to the point in which they can physically render a hard-stylist humble in a matter of milliseconds. I have been on the receiving end of an energetic strike - and let me tell you, it will strike fear into your heart FAR faster than getting whacked full force.

A full force hit can do damage - no doubt - but a hit directed with internal energy can drop you in your tracks with no visible explanation.

And this is my point when it comes to training after the age of 40. You can keep trying to be a hero to impress others - only to lose your health in the process. Or you can harness the power of the Universe for internal purposes. Ironically, without trying to impress anyone but yourself - others will be shocked at the changes they can observe in you.

This is true if you follow my Combat Conditioning program - an international best-seller for nine straight years.

It is even MORE true, though, if you follow the programs I brought to the U.S. straight from the heart of China. Those two clock rewinding programs, the The Chinese Long-Life System
and Dao Zou - are astounding people across the plains, prairies and oceans.

How can these simple energetic exercises contribute so much to your mind, body and soul.

Well, we can speculate as to the reasons - and there are many - but more important than speculation is action. This means "getting" the program and using it.

Mark my words, if you follow the programs I brought to the U.S. from China, your life will change in numerous ways.

You'll destress. You'll rewind. You'll recharge, rejuvenate and rebuild.

You'll start feeling like a young child again - not an old, clanky and clunky machine that's almost ready for the scrap heap.

Dao Zou and the The Chinese Long-Life System. Make sure you pick these programs up and begin utilizing pronto - http://mattfurey.com/laughing_buddha_special.html

Then write me and let me know how well they're working for you.

I expect nothing short of miracles.

Matt Furey

P.S. I'll work some of your questions about back pain, shoulder pain and so on into the mix very soon. Keep 'em coming.

I'm going to go out on a limb here. I'm going to write something that will most likely upset a lot of people.

Here tis:

After the age of 40, if you're still lifting heavy weights or pumping heavy iron, you're harming yourself far more than you're helping. And you run the risk of living the rest of your life in pain.

Yes, I realize there are plenty of people older than forty who still pump iron, and they'll swear by it. And hey, if that is what they want to do, no argument from me.

Yet, in most of these cases, if you'll explore deeply - and IF those who are pumping the heavy duty iron were to 'fess up' - you'd know that they have back pain, shoulder pain, elbow and knee pain - and a lot of muscular pain. When they get out of bed each day, it's a struggle to get to the showers.

In many respects, their body is trashed from being thrashed. Yet they're too macho to stop - or to stubborn to admit the truth to themselves.

Or they're just plain ignorant of the fact that body weight exercises are FAR superior in many, many ways.

I used to be there myself - until I woke up one April afternoon back in 1999. Since that time all the stiffness, all the residual pain, and all the ailments I had already accumulated - left me.

I was 36 then. Beat up from years of weights, wrestling and martial arts training - but MOSTLY from weights.

When I gave up the weights in favor of other methods of training that had a much better track record - one that included improved joint health, agility, mobility, strength, endurance and flexibility - I never looked back.

But I have looked at all the banged up, beaten to the pulp bodies of the macho weight lifters. They may be able to put on a good show in public - but I assure you, in private they are constantly patching themselves back together.

When you train with your own bodyweight, you can simultaneously increase strength, endurance and flexibility - and do so without all the unnecessary risks of pumping iron.

If you feel you must train with iron after the age of 40, heed my suggestions. Do NOT train with heavy weights. Instead, use lighter weights and focus like a laser. It's been proven over and over that you can become a strongman without using heavy weights. The Mighty Atom, Joseph Greenstein, is a perfect example of this.

If you're looking for something that will amplify ALL the attributes of physicality over the age of 40, then you owe it to yourself to look at my Combat Conditioning and Combat Abs books.

And if you'd like to begin feeling like you've reversed the time clock, then I strongly encourage you to go deeper within your body, into the very meridians and core where internal energy and chi flow are king - not the size of your muscles.

Two of my best-selling courses taken straight from the roots of China, work like magic to restore your health while improving the functioning of your mind. I'm talking about reduced stress, fatigue and insomnia. I'm also talking about clearer thinking, a sharper memory and the ability to connect more deeply to Universal Power.

These two courses, the The Chinese Long-Life System and Dao Zou will guide you to levels of well being you've never experienced before.

Do the CLLS program in the morning, paying particular attention to massage the three vital LONG LIFE pressure points. Use Dao Zou in the evening when you want to de-stress and "unwind your mind."

Use these programs each day and within 30 days you'll feel like a new person. In fact, recent testimonials on these programs state that results are seen and felt within 2 days.

Matt Furey

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Take a look at a couple emails I recently received about my Chinese health and fitness programs - along with my uncensored comments:

Matt, Just wanted to touch base with you on the phenomenal results from the Dao Zou program I recently ordered. I am suffering with sciatica, and have used exercises from some of your other exercise programs, but these have not alleviated my problem. But, to my amazement, after just 2 days of Dao Zou with my thumbs positioned in my back and the hands clasped energy position my pain is almost nil.

And believe me, if you have ever suffered from sciatica this is a big deal. My concentration and energy levels are also up along with a happier disposition. I can't wait to utilize the full program and reap all the benefits. If someone does not believe any of your programs will not help them with a particular ailment, all they have to do is get off the couch and try your programs and be prepared to be amazed.

Thanks again
Sam

P.S. Matt, I noticed in the video you used the "f" word and it caused me to be embarrassed and I am certainly glad my children weren't around to hear what you said. In the future I was wondering if you could offer a "G" rated version for us goody-2-shoes. I certainly appreciate you and your efforts of enlightenment in the exercise world. Press on.

MJF: Sam, thanks for the kind words and for the scolding about my language. I cannot recall using the 'F' word in this series as I was doing my best to be mainstream - HA. Perhaps there was a recording error. Or because the DVDs were recorded in China, maybe it was a weird sound effect from someone tossing food out the window at me. Not sure. I'll do my best to curtail any and all swearing in the future - uggh.

Matt, Thank you for providing the 1/2 off sale. With it I ordered and quickly received the materials in the Dao Zou and the The Chinese Long-Life System. I want to share with you what happened next and please understand as I do, that I'm not usually one for testimonials. However what happened to me in such a short time is worth noting.

I watched and practiced the programs for ONLY TWO DAYS.

On the morning of third day, my wife and I embraced after our morning routines as we met for our breakfast. She leaned back in my arms and looked at me, as if studying my face and volunteered "You are looking younger."

OK the compliment was nice, especially from someone who normally does not give them out freely. What fascinates me though is this: My wife did not know that I ordered, received or had started the course. She was away during that period. So I really took note when she made her comment/compliment after only two days practice. I'm looking forward to her further reactions as I continue to practice and progress.

Thank you for making these important materials available.

Daniel
Age 59
Kirkland WA

MJF: That's awesome, Daniel. I was almost inclined to think your wife was psychic - but I know better. When you follow these programs, the change is dramatic. Yet, it is somewhat counter-intuitive to what the average Americano is exposed to. I'm thrilled you have the programs and am certain you'll be receiving more and more comments in the future - including ones about how calm, stress-free and poised you are.

Get Dao Zou and the The Chinese Long-Life System today for 50% OFF the normal amount. A steal and a bargain at the same time - http://mattfurey.com/laughing_buddha_special.html

Matt Furey

Here in the western world, many people are taught to take every set of exercise to failure. They're taught to train hard, harder and harder still.

Others talk about training until you puke - making this the goal - as if throwing up while training is a good thing.

Naturally, these same people also need a day or three or five in between workouts. It takes them forever to recover from something that is supposed to be good for you.

Yet, interestingly enough, in China, athletes train every single day. So do martial artists.

Aren't they tired. Aren't they worn out. Don't they need a day or a week to recover.

No.

And there are some very easy to understand reasons for this - IF you are somewhat open to understanding basic physiological processes.

First of all, who is the model the Chinese martial artists use to describe the WAY of progress.

The model is none other than a baby.

"When a baby cries - his whole body cries," Master Adam Hsu once told me. "Yet when he grabs your finger, he doesn't use anything but his hand."

So we know a baby is physically relaxed in most of his body - even while active.

Now let's take breathing.

When a baby breathes - does he or she breathe from the upper chest and throat - like most adults - or from the lower belly - like ALL other babies.

Watch a baby sometime and you'll see that without exception, they are lower belly breathers.

Now let's take the mind of the baby. Is the baby preoccupied with yesterday or tomorrow - or next year.

No.

The baby lives fully in the present moment. He's aware of his environment, his body, his breathing. And his objective is to turn everything he sees, touches and does into fun.

Because of this the baby energy centers are WIDE OPEN. He can run circles around a room full of adult athletes and not be fatigued. And if he ever does fall to the floor exhausted, he recovers within a minute or so and begins again.

Some babies are good sleepers; some are not so good. Regardless, once they're awake, babies are human energy machines.

Now, ever wonder if you can sort of rewind the clock and become more like that energetic baby who lives in the present moment, without stress and misery.

Well, the answer is - you CAN.

Two of my best-selling products, taken straight from the roots of China - teach your qi, jing and shen (mind/body/spirit) how to be child-like again. This means an elimination of fatigue. It means you can train everyday, if you so choose. It means you can fly across the world and get off the plane looking and feeling refreshed.

No jet lag. No eye bags. No whining about being tired.

Young children don't "jet lag" off a plane. They sprint off and immediately begin playing.

At the end of a rough day, why not recharge, rejuvenate and recover in such a way that you're "rewinding your mind" and your body.

Why not go to bed feeling totally relaxed and complete - able to sleep soundly because you are back in touch with Nature - not divorced from her as most people are.

Makes sense to me.

After yesterday's email wherein I talked about two of my now famous Chinese products - The Chinese Long-Life System and Dao Zou - many people wrote to ask which program to start with.

The answer is that either program is good to begin with - but I believe the CLLS system is best done in the morning before work - or during work when you have a break.

Dao Zou can also be done anytime, but I believe it is best for your health and recovery when done at night.

Why - because the program tends to rewind your mind. This means at the end of a stressful day - when you are NOT living in the present moment - when you're not breathing properly - then Dao Zou

The CLLS directly massages longevity and recovery pressure points - thereby opening the meridians of the body.

Dao Zou
Matt Furey

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