Taiji Bum

Starjumper, Sorry dude, I thought I read somewhere you only started taijiquan 5 years ago. Also none of the post that you quoted was directed at you. It was directed mostly at my sisters old school and the majority of taijiquan people I have met. BTW, I dont get thrown when I try to punch. It happens during normal randori. Got any video? I love seeing us 20+ year taijiquan guys move! Thanks, Darin Nice vid Spectrum!

Any chance you could elaborate on this in a thread of its own? Thanks, Darin

Welcome to da Bums.

....and who are you?

Sean, I've read Stephane is seeking ascension. Do you know anything about that, like the method he follows? Is Ghita ok now? Never seen it aside from that.... "instructional" video. I didn't think the squirting was gross, just our conversation about it and did you read Shons post?

Too true.....

Taobums has hit a new level of grossnessness! I need to take my brain out now and wash it in sea salt....

Welcome to da Bums.

Woohoooooo! It's bacon day! Bacon Bacon BACON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frak! 20 years of Bagua? Got any videos? Welcome to da Bums!

I wish I would have read this thread before I listened to his relationship advice MP3 last week. I figured a PUA with a chakra angle couldn't be that bad but the guy is pretty bad.... actually he's pretty sick. After listening to him I was so disgusted I looked him up online and found all the evil stuff about him. Crud... now how do I erase all his evil funk from my mind.....

Why didn't you just let him try and take you down? Experience is king! I've done this with tons of judo guys and its only the BIG black belts who can take me down. I know you have only been at taijiquan a few years but still it is an awesome experience to get "taken down" by a professional who is good enough to not hurt you.... especially when your bones start getting old. LOL I had this one black belt throw me and it just felt magical. He was a black belt in both judo and brazillian jujitsu and I landed like a feather. You can learn a lot by losing. EDIT: Its also magical how fast egos disappear when you take it to the mats all the time. A lot of taijiquan guys dont know how bad they are and think that practicing the form is just going to magically make them a killing machine... and they act like it.

That article was very biased and unscientific. That being said I have gone ova/lacta vegaterian this year but I still crave extremely rare steaks. I like my stake still quivering..... I used to love to hunt and on my first buck kill as a kid I munched on raw deer heart as did my brothers.

I noticed the shoulders during seated meditation first. I'd sit for as short a period as 20 minutes and they would end up around my ears. Standing meditation was a leg shaking problem mostly until I figured out it was a balance exercise and not a strength one.

With me it was the shoulders. The different places we hold tension tell us alot about our personal issues too. I think Louise Hay writes about that.

The heck with Lingam what does "fallaciously" mean?

There are role playing games where you make a psi sword. Even if you could make a tangable sword or staff from chi..... a bullet will still take you out. Thats unless you have and invisible forcefield too, of course.

Whats new? I think the Man Tin Sin guy is gone. I take a huge break from the internet in the sping, summer and fall but in the winter all I do is forum surf.

I just realized that my mom is a narcissistic freakshow and I am her "golden child" and THATS why I think our family was so great. The total love and attention I got from my mom was not there for my siblings. GAWD.....

Welcome back!

For quite awhile I have thought I was pretty evolved but since I've gotten a gf I am realizing what a dick I am.

Thats me. No abuse, middle class, no alcoholics, grew up on a tiny farm with horses, all my siblings were pretty nice, my parents showered love and affection on us and if my father hadn't died they'd still be together... it was idylic.

Starting off the day with THAT tear-jerker should be interesting.....

My only question is why is this "Off Topic"? I meditated in an old copper mine once and it felt icky. I wont do that again.