“Qi” (pronounced “chee”) means “life energy.” Any living being has Qi, while the literal translation of the Chinese way of saying someone is dead is, “they have no Qi”. “Gong” means “work.” Gong is also the benefits and gains achieved through the practice of manipulating Qi. Qi can be manipulated through any action carried out by the living being through which Qi flows. Every time you breathe, eat, sleep, move, sit, stand, and so on you are manipulating that which is your cap