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You surprise me Witch! On the contrary to deflect is not to parry not that we've taken to punching the only words we know into the foreheads and hands of those who love to grow. Those song singers sing lullabys into the ears of the sleeping. Awake! Sound the silent gong of awareness. -Spectrum

Maybeing I'm missing the allegorical suggestion? I can't do standing meditation before bed because of that. If I havn't practiced for a couple days I can get away with it, but when I'm tuned up it's a no-go. Spectrum

Best time to practice around trees seems to be dawn and dusk w/ their breathing cycles.

Thanks Rain. That's up my kazoo. With regard to hand positions. It makes perfect natural sense positioning the fingers and thumb in different configurations will enhance or nullify certain fields present in the meridian system. I've experienced it directly and there are specific finger configurations to use when you are applying Tui Na that amplify or diffuse, same goes for martial art application. IE sword fingers of taoist wudang, etc. Spectrum

Xing Yi would give you a nice form to work with over the next few years as well. Xing Yi, Tai Chi Chuan and Bagua are considered the three treasured internal arts of China. They respectively move from more linear patterns to more circular. Regards to your practice, Spectrum

Seekers seen passing by silent sights A Monkey grasps without might sitting still, within minds eye letting go of when and where finding out how and who while winding waves of why Into Eye. Wave hello, Wave goodbye. -Spectrum

Cameron, I'm not sure I know where you're coming from. I didn't mention bouncing in this thread that I can find? Something I said musta bugged you? Cobras and dodgeball? Bounce away. Just being myself. -Still Just Spectrum

Timely. It is fall. I hear single leaves, making their way down. Lonely rattles spiral colored branches, Wind listens in the shadows of movement, Earth echoes stillness of heart and mind. Down the Way Leaves Sing Of the Fall Timelessness -Spectrum

sometimes this happens dragons and tigers dancing in the trees swaying

Undulation is nothing special. Sitting in 90 degree chairs is. Ergonomic brainwashing of the thrown. Learn, Relearn, Forget. Spectrum

Power Sleeping is possible. You're suggesting to yourself to drop to the Theta state immediately. You can get an amazing amount of rejuvanation rest by not dreaming. Spectrum Cameron, There is nothing special about practice. You're learning what you already know. Spectrum

animal skin rug? masks? is leg shaking and swelling into the hands suppose to be something special? A mark of achievement? I'm not sure I understand what is special about this practice... or is that just it... it's "special"... Keeping an open mind though... Spectrum

Xeno, did you say something?

That was last year. This year it was in Sept.

Aikido and BJJ would be an interestingly dynamic duo...

I like the style... NLP is just another "re-enactment" though... Spectrum

Anything you do every day will yield results. Learn BJJ to learn how to move your hips on the ground and how to get back to a standing position. They free roll to so you can feel how it is to move WITH a person who is trying to move AGAINST you. This is key. Try to find a gym, no mater where you look, where you see the upper ranks moving "WITH" resisting "opponents"... it will appear that they expend little effort to overcome strength. You can spot this easily in bjj clubs, it's more difficult in standup clubs, but not impossible. You have to understand the playfield that people test themselves on. Push hands is useless to people who want to feel a tap. The don't understand the inquiry process involved in the game. It's better for them to play "tap & learn" Avoid clubs where there is an obvious pecking order or a lot of people out w/ injuries all the time, etc. My .03 Spectrum

Bunny Iron Shirt

Yeah I gotta say I grew out of the roll around on the ground phase here. It's only one range really, grappling is. After you figure out how many different paths and routes there really are about the body... how about flying over the topology instead of hugging it? Grappling is ok for a tussle if someone succeeds in taking you down, but the concrete and walls are hard. It is a good whole body workout. It's good to learn how to feel comfortable in a variety of positional situations, allowing you to make a map in your instincts of what positions are bad and what is good. You want to develop "peace of mind" while moving, grappling is good for that, but so is punching, ie: peace of mind while slipping incoming projectiles. For the long haul it is good to be versed in all ranges and types, but to look for common threads of truth. Ultimately you will be like the people you train with. Examine them closely. Do you want to drive smooth and fluid, or 4x4 w/ a lot of stop and goes? There is a spectrum to observe. One body. Many arts. One Art. Spectrum

Gungness.

The scene at the top of this page reminds me of the timelessness of which nature, embodiment, meditation, learning, knowledge and reflection dwell. Words. Spontaneous. Rationally Compulsive. Compulsively Rational. Spontaneously Compulsive. Ration Obsessive Compulsion, Rational Compulsion Obsesses, Compulse Rational Objections, To Obsessions Rational Compulsions. Obsessive Spontaneaty. Spontaneous Compulsions. Spontaneious Rational Words. Learn who you are through your habits of thought (mind) & body. Fasting Can Save Your Life Fasting from Social Patterns can knock huge chunks out of the Wall. I think that a huge sheet of fabric in the wind would provide adaquet feedback for feeling the negative space, maybe a spanish zoro theme instead? I think some are missing the point of certain clothes. There is a move in a form I'm learning called Jade Girl Brandishes Sleeve. To grasp the meaning of the movement you must take into consideration the sleeves natural movements w/ the arm. It is a fascninating alignment and movement process. The metaphor association, the achievement of various spirals in motion, kinesthetically feeling them is a thousand times more valuable to me then someones judgement down the beach, who's dog might suddenly start pulling them the other way anyways, so who cares the air is to fresh to worry. Spectrum Spectrum

Childs Play

love

Demos, Midnight Meditations, Solo Sunsets, Moonlit Luxuries, Lonely Sunny Days. Beach Walks, Tidal Companionship, Standing in the Sand. No-one can take this from you. IMHO The judgement of others stops at their perceptions. Even those close to you, a pearl, at the right place... and time. ....the red dust. Can you imagine? The perfect spot, the perfect time, suddenly... "you are hidden, suddenly you appear.... A great hero has no enemy. In a word it comes to this." (40 poems) I can't seem to get a CD from amazon up to here, it seems someone at the PO is listening to "How about Uke" c'mon~!....Share the Love! Blessings to your package from NY to arrive fine.

I am assuming all the responses on this thread are still looking for connections for buying traditional chinese clothing? Spectrum