Great and very common questions. I really do enjoy questions, maybe not answers so much, but questions most definitely:). 1. "All effort must be made to strengthen the feet" is a quote from classical text I really believe in. I will probably make a more detailed post on this soon for people but barefoot is great, also practicing in whatever the shoes you wear most often is also a good place to start. There is no perfect answer as to what footwear is best for each person, rather it is best to start a process of strengthening the feet and ankles, really the whole body, from the ground up which should include more intentional footwear choices. I suggest researching barefoot style shoes and how to transition to them, which are like the ones I am wearing in most of my videos. If that sounds like a worthwhile investment of time and energy then barefoot shoes can be great option. 2. Sonny is fine and my preferred moniker:). The only titles I enjoy are coach and Laoshi(which means teacher) but I like to just be called Sonny. To be honest, almost all of my teachers have been the same way. Thanks again for asking!

@David Ervin That's great David! When I was I playing college basketball my trainer said that if you got in the cold plunge everyday after practice, all the way in not just feet and ankles like most of the athletes, you will recover better and get stronger. So I did it everyday and I never missed a practice. Now that I know my body better I don't go to that extreme, although I think the daily cold showers are a great "sub-quest" to cultivate. Currently I do most of my cold training with my dog in the pool and with outdoor practices in the early morning and late evening year round. Thanks for the inspiration David!

@Beate Damasky Thank you for sharing. I am very happy you are here with us. I look forward to sharing more of the practice and more fun things to learn!

@Hems Zwier Welcome Hems! Great to have you here.

Thank you for the kind words. I really enjoy doing the qi talks and have a bunch more lined up.