Thread by @The_StarHack3r

If you're searching for online programs to aid in your journey of cultivating #qi, beware of @TeviaFeng - White Tiger Gigong

First, I’ll point out the fact that I started practicing, training, learning, cultivating, and living Qigong 12 years ago.

Admittingly I am far from a Master.

That being said, I have been with Qigong for over a decade.

Always open to learning and growing, I came across White Tiger Qigong through their beautiful ad campaigns they have running across multiple social media platforms.

Particularly I was searching for a program that offered teacher certification that wasn’t as expensive as the majority of programs I’ve found online so far.

Interestingly, White Tiger claimed to offer a hybrid form of Qigong, The 5 Force Fit, that was specifically suitable for

those who run programs in a gym. It claimed to be more upbeat and intensive than just the traditional Qigong forms.

White Tiger even offered a 30 Day Refund policy so I figured I’d give it a try and worst case scenario, if it didn’t fit I’d just return it within the refund

period.

I tried it and quite frankly was highly disappointed. In comparison to its claims in the ads as well as how it’s promoted on their website, the reality of the service failed miserably.

Needless to say, no reputable gym owner would even think twice about not allowing

this to be taught in their gym. But most importantly, anyone with an inkling of experience with Qigong would feel highly taken advantage of by the product. THIS WAS HORRIBLE!

But the ultimate hook, line, and sinker came when it was time to request a refund.

Not only was my refund request denied, after being “escalated” to someone who could “better assist in the matter”, the company turned to a very fraudulent business practice.

While admitting that I was indeed within the timeframe to be eligible for a refund, they stated that

unfortunately I would not be refunded because I’d accessed over a certain percentage of the course, which ultimately made me ineligible for a refund.

Well, what isn’t obvious with this issue is that they stooped as low as to update their website with a “different” refund policy that included the new verbiage about having to stay below a certain percentage of course access in order to be eligible.

The original policy came with no such clause.

Now before you say this sounds a bit outlandish and is in line with something an irate customer would make up, consider that their refund policy was what gave me assurance in making the purchase to begin with.

That being the case, I most certainly would have ensured that I stayed below the access threshold to remain eligible for a refund should I have been disappointed.

The progress that I made in the course before requesting a refund is attributed to the fact that I was giving the instructor the benefit of the doubt, hoping the course would show signs of living up to what had been advertised but this never happened.

So at the risk of wasting more time “hoping”, I accepted that I wasn’t and requested a refund.

As for proof, beyond confirming with the “last modified” fields that are common in web headers and the available code source (which weren’t included in the headers by the way),

I checked with The Wayback Machine- the Internet Archive.

And sure enough, the Refund Policy page that was posted at the time of my purchase had been changed and expectantly, the updated version included the verbiage about the access limit

If you are new and looking to learn Qigong from someone online, I would suggest that you seek out more credible and honest sources than White Tiger

If you are someone like me, experienced in Qigong but looking for opportunities of growth, unfortunately White Tiger is not the way to go.

This company is on the internet selling Snake Oil, not teaching an authentic form of Qigong.

As always, thank you very much for coming to my Ted Talk. 🙇🏾‍♂️ #kungfuscam #chigong #martialarts #fakeshifu #realqigong #qigong #whitetiger

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