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Use the last line of the preceding haiku as the first line of yours. The structure is three lines: 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables Here goes... I toss the pebble Ripples distort the surface Flowing back to self

This so deserved to be honoured like this. Enjoy! Blessing, Neiye__Inner_Cultivation.pdf

Excuse the apparent double-up on other current threads. I am just setting this up for my own indexing 為無為，wèi wú wèi, appears in Laozi Ch 4 Line 14 and is the focus point of much discussion and varied views. Rather than rely on common online dictionaries I thought I would set up a close examination of the character etymology. 為 wèi has 2 pictographic variants. Firstly it could be a picture of a hand feeding or leading an elephant: Used in this sense we can have the meanings of "lead, govern, handle." Secondly it could be the image of a mother monkey: In this sense we have the meanings of "act, do, serve". 無 wú also has 2 pictographic variants. Firstly it could be a hill that has been cleared of all its trees: In this sense we have the meanings of "no, without, negative, destitute, lack". Secondly, and interestingly, it is a dancing shaman which links to the Wu Shamans of ancient China. Now why was this used to designate a sense of "nothingness or not-beingness"? Of exceptional interest is that Wu designates specifically "female shaman; sorceress" as opposed to xi 覡 "male shaman; sorcerer". So we have a continuation of Laozi's emphasis of the femine or Yin principle as a philosophical axis. Also the Wu shaman predominently dealt in the unknown, mystery of life, engaging in spiritism, sorcery, spell casting etc. So perhaps we can see the idea of a connection with the invisible, unknown, mysterious sphere of life hence the meanings of "nothingness, non-existence, no, not, negative. Perhaps also, and this is only conjecture, when the Wu shamans danced the tassels become the focus of attention and the dancer “disappears”. Personally I prefer the Wu shaman connection rather than the forest clearing root. I want this first post to be purely the etymology. I will add my own take in following posts. References: http://www.internati...mologyHome.aspx http://www.yellowbridge.com/ http://www.alice-dsl...iren/index.html http://en.wikipedia....iki/Wu_(shaman)

Fajin is about creating an explosive impact. With this mechanism you can use 3 measurements to improve your fajin strikes: ~ the total distance the weight travels (further the better) ~ the distance hand withdraws before strike (shorter the better) ~ the distance past the starting mark the fist moves after the initial impact (shorter the better) Explosive force is dependent on the time the fist stays in contact with the target. The shorter the time of contact the greater the explosive force. My take on Fa Jin is what's called Impulse Force. The basics is that the shorter the time the fist is in contact with the target the greater the Impulse Force. The purpose of this apparatus is to remove the human factor (i.e. the partner faking or exaggerating the effect) I have had some folks commenting that fajin is best demonstrated on a live subject. Testing on humans is problematic because of the proven capacity folks have to "ham it up" ... exaggerating or even faking the effect to create a marketable "wow factor". So rather than "enhancing" the demonstration in most cases it robs the ability of any and all credibility. With this mechanism we can be more objective about it and have a fairly common means of communication. In a very real way I am challenging folks to recreate the model themselves and post up a video showing how they would create this "short power".

As part of the WKA Tournament Toowoomba October 25th 2014. Featuring Dylan Green -- Ziranchuan Kung Fu & Golden Rose Tai Chi Chuan. Analyzing the Tai Chi Chuan fighting principles used by Dylan Green in his successful bout in the WKA Full Contact Tournament in Toowoomba, 25th October, 2014. This is in response to some folks crying that "This isn't Tai Chi Chuan" ... however, if examined properly, it is possibly better Tai Chi Chuan fighting then 99.9% of the rest of the "Tai Chi Fighting" videos you will find on the internet.

OK sure ... you certainly didn't give the impression that your comments "weren't serious". All good Gotta love the medium of written word exchange

Some interesting assumptions in one sentence CloudHands... Innocent children ... Dylan is 22 and though he is one of the kindhearted men I have ever met he is far from "innocent". Also Dylan was determined to enter this fight, I just took him under my wing to make sure he would have the best chance of putting on a good show. Dangerous fight ... It was a pad fighting full contact tournament with rules preventing elbows & knees. Sure in such contest the chance for "shit happening" is always there. But Dylan's conditioning was good and I had given him a solid defense so the danger was minimal. Fight for yourself next time ... again it was Dylan's push to fight here, I just coached him to help him perform well. And in terms of fighting for myself I will be competing next year in the Daqingshan tournament.

Some rather big questions there nantogph.... As was mentioned, Taoism is a pluralistic beast ... many different "versions" of it from orthodox, aesthetic, philosophical, folk, through to "Holy shit man stay the fuck away from those whack jobs!!" If though you are looking to do a report I would recommend you look at this: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/daoism/ That should be more than enough for your purpose

Bahahahah ... damn you mYTHmAKER ... I just spat my soy milk on my keyboard

Cripes ... I share a vid of my boys doing some honest fighting and it gets trolled by woo-woo fajin nonsense ...

Heya Steve, As always conversations with you are the amongst the most rewarding on this forum Touch (zhan), connect (lian), stick on (nian), follow (sui), and do not separate (bu dui ding). Did you have a good look at the Analysis video? Check from 14:45 ... there is a perfect example of young Dylan following the principles of zhan nian lian sui bu diu and bu ding. The rest of what you are suggesting is there in abundance ... though it would seem your eyes are looking for something else. Could you please post a video of someone from your school or lineage fighting full contact where they are adhering to your preferences. It would help with the sharing of knowledge. Cheers Steve

You obviously have a camera and know how to produce videos ... I would be very interested in seeing a clip of you and your students doing some solid sparring.

LOL ... I will raise the stakes here Vitalli ... here's what Taijiquan actually looks like in a real fight:

I am sure your view is shared by many. "... to release internal force at will." Now there is an interesting comment. I am assuming that you are trying to say that a true Tai Chi master has some sort of "special power" in terms of fajin ... the problem there though is that there is not a single scrap of credible evidence in the world that can prove that these powers can be used in real life. Amongst the hundreds of videos online of these "fajin powers" none of the people in those videos have been able to reproduce this "skill" where it counts ... i.e. in full contact combat or in a scientifically controlled study. Therefore we can place no confidence in the practicality of these powers and likewise can place no confidence in the instructions to attain said powers. In the world of combat there is no room for faith belief. So unless you can provide some sort of evidence to support your claims then I really can't pay them much credence. To the contrary I have shown above that you can train and utilize Taijiquan on a practical level that well and truly succeeds where it counts.

don't look behind you... and if you do don't dare blink... angels coming close. [WIN for the Dr Who reference !!!]

there you go, all done... scones and lemonade ready for Sunday high tea

life is born anew... and yet this summer repeats here we go again

anticipation... watching the new growth of spring life is born anew...

child greets his father... the tree bears fruit in the sun everyone wins

boundless and carefree the progenitor returns and smiles at his child

Obviously many of us Bums are martial artists of one sort or another. I would be very interested to find out just how many of us are MA's and what types are trained. So if you post "Yes" I would be very grateful if you post down below what martial arts you are involved in. Thank you in advance for your kind participation.

Thanks for your words Apech Actually if you recall I was passionately advocating for a moderation system where, if something came up, a topic was created in a dedicated Moderation Forum that was, at the very least, open and viewable by every member. Preferably though it would be a process where any and every member who felt they had a "stake" in the issue had the right and availability to speak their mind and be heard. Formal or official "moderators" would be there only to facilitate the discussion. Out of that discussion a consensus would be found. It would be members moderating themselves. That was my position back then, and it still is now Was I invited to be a part of this discussion that ultimately lead to the "approval" of this thread that completely misrepresents my views and comments and is littered with not so subtle insults and denigrations??? No... Have I had any communication from the Mod Team in regards to the discussions and considerations that were taken to "approve" this offensive content? No... The Mod Team have put their stamp of approval on this thread and have clearly declared that is OK for members to deride and denigrate each other even if the basis for that denigration is based on misrepresentations. Apologies if I have been abrupt here ... I am quite upset over the short-sightedness demonstrated by the moderation team. -------------------------------------- Drew, How many times is it going to take for people to tell you that you have misunderstood and misrepresented me for you to realize how drastically you have wronged me in this thread? Stuart

Hehehe ... well I have been running a project with $1.5million up for grabs for anyone who can prove this stuff ... interesting ... no takers yet Protocol to test Subtle Fajin.pdf Protocol to test Subtle Fajin.pdf