Below is a COMPARISON CHART which was difficult to formulate because a) All sites vary with their facts, specifications and prices and b) Sites present vague to virtually no info about their manufacturer, inventor or company background. Why? Many of the merchants selling imitation chimachines do not have any background information nor attempt to find out any specs as they are usually counting on the consumer not to ask questions!

Below also, is a BUYERS GUIDE CHART of websites that deliberately mislead customers by engaging in false advertising selling imitation Chi Machines using plagiarized info and graphics taken from the original Sun Ancon medical information, frequently word for word. Other websites present false claims, specifications and information. This becomes very confusing for the customer as to which machine is THE REAL ONE.

Anyone attaching the name 'Chi Machine' to a unit that is not a Sun Ancon Chi Machine (original machine was known as Sun Harmony no longer available in the USA or Canda), is attempting to sell an imitation chi machine and committing fraud.

The 'Chi Machine' is a registered trademark name belonging to HTE.
The Sun Ancon is the original Chi Machine, personally created by Dr. Inoue in 1990.

Imitation Brands Include: Chi Exerciser, Chi Vitalizer, Chi Swing, Swing Master, Footshaker, Zen Chi, Evergain, Exerciser 2000, Chi Flow, Zen Chi, Ki Motion, SunOxygen.

CHIMACHINES BUYER GUIDE:

- Medical benefits and data claimed by imitations ALL come from the Original Sun Ancon.
- To the best of our knowledge, NO imitations have been medically researched or licensed as a medical device.
- Few of the imitations present proof of patent.
- NONE of the imitations were approved by Dr. Inoue, creator of the original Sun Ancon after 38 YEARS of research.
- Countless customers have testified they returned imitations due to injury, against 0% of Sun Ancon Chi Machines.
- Variable speeds have been frequently reported as to cause aches and back pain.
- Variable speeds have been frequently reported as to raise blood pressure.

When buying a machine for health and wellness, customers should research and inquire if there is:
1) A patent number.
2) Documented medical research or clinical trials and date and name of facility.
3) A medical license and FDA approval documentation.
4) Ask for the name of the company and check their background.
5) Ask how many years on the market.
YOU GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU PAY FOR.


Sun Ancon Goldfish has been taken by multiple imitation 'chi machine' sites.
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Infomercial deliberately falsely claims it is the original. The company was contacted by telephone and asked if the Chinese doctor in the infomercial is an actor or a real doctor. No proof was offered by the company the doctor is authentic and no proof of written medical documentation was available. No explanation or apology was given for claiming multiple times throughout the infomercial that the Ki Motion is 'not an imitation'.

Knowledge of the original Sun Ancon was at first denied, then several minutes later acknowledged with hostility.

John Johnson.
JMP Enterprises,
Portland, Oregon.

ALL their medical info has been taken from the Original Sun Ancon.

Tom
Mathews.
Portland, Oregon.

When a customer inquires to buy the Sun Ancon or Sun Harmony, Mathews lists several false claims and manipulates the customer into buying the imitation.

Mathews has been contacted several times but refuses to comply with legal business practice. This man is currently under investigation.

Andrew Dolan,
Valley Forge, PA.

Patrick Wong.
New York.

Complete ignorance of the original Sun Ancon. Deliberate lies to consumer!!!

TRUTH:
NO PATENTS - NO MEDICAL LICENSE. NO MEDICAL RESEARCH. NO PATENT PROOF. ALL info stolen from the Original Sun Ancon with no apology.

Dennis Harwood.
Hixson, TN.

Daniel Higgins
Sedona, AZ.

Total Body Works.
Randy Lanier.
Weatherford,
Texas.

2) This websites primary goal appears to be to persuade you to buy the Exerciser 2000 from Clark Enterprises who they have several links too, and also suggest their distributorship.

Germany,
Switzerland,
Austria, Spain.

Casey Fisher.
Layton, Utah.

John Robben.
Seattle, WA.

Healthy Swinger,
with swivel disc - 
offered elsewhere
for $50 less!

Telstar Innovations.
Langhorne, PA.

Takale Enterprise.
Taiwan.

They show a photo of the 'old' Sun Ancon original design, the 'Sun Harmony', and give no details. They say "details coming soon" but they never do, because this machine design is no longer made in the USA or Canada.

West Connection
Enterprises.
Valencia, CA.

 
October 2007:
Too many imitations to document. The consumer is advised to always research products in depth and draw conclusions for themselves.

October 2005:
Many imitation 'chi machine' websites no longer exist, but there are still quite a few that persist. HTE the exclusive distributor of the Original Sun Ancon, are aggressively pursuing these deliberately misleading merchants for copyright, fraud and patent infringement.

If an imitation harms someone, breaks down or does not do what the original does, this is a bad reflection on the original WHICH WORKS and was created to help people.

March 2004:
Many of the imitation chi machines have now resorted to having gimmicks attached to the machines including infrared features, heating pads and magnets, besides the damaging multiple speeds. Quite honestly, a pogo stick, a hula hoop or a trampoline are safer and more beneficial. If you cut costs with your health, you pay a non-refundable higher price in the long run. To compare the REAL Chi Machine, the Sun Ancon, to any existing imitation machine, is the same as trying to compare a go-cart to a Ferrari ... you can't!

October 2003:
Some websites have re-worded and changed fraudulent information since being first presented here. However, all the 'chi machines' presented above, remain imitations and are potentially harmful. To date, all of them still remain medically unproved with NO clinical research  as Flinders University in Australia conducted with the original Sun Ancon Chi Machine.

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Everyone is entitled to sell any product they choose, but selling products under false pretenses in order to make a profit -  in this case at the expense of your health - is dishonorable, greedy and plain wrong when it comes to something as important as your health!

How to instantly recognize an Imitation Chi Machine:

The ORIGINAL Chi Machine is known as Sun Ancon.
The ORIGINAL Chi Machine is distributed globally, exclusively by HTE.
The ORIGINAL Chi Machine has a SET price of  $480.00
The ORIGINAL Chi Machine has NO variable speeds.

The Original Sun Ancon Chi Machine creator and his exclusive chosen distributor, Dr. Shizuo Inoue and Hsin Ten Enterprises (HTE) Chairman Gordon Pan.

One is American/Canadian, the other is Australian.
Same machine, same company, different voltage
and case design.

The Original Sun Ancon Chi Machine
The real thing!