Posted by Former Instructor on March 08, 2003 at 11:13:10:
Making one arm larger than the other is not a measure of one's chi gong prowess as much as it is a measure of one's skills as a stage magician. Parlor tricks such as this, or the ability to balance between two chairs while a couple of very skinny men stand on you, can be found in the archives of famous stage magicians. One magician was even able to make his pulse stop. These silly tricks should be left on the stage and not used as a means to scam individuals out of their money and their dignity by pretending to posess extraordinary powers. By the way, I too have personally witnessed this 'puffy arm trick' by the individual in question, I was not impressed at all. The opening and closing of the hand gave away the secret. Do your homework on magic tricks and you to can form a following!