Gareth_W

Works been a bit quiet of late, so yes, I wrote this just before lunch. Im glad you liked it

Do you really believe that all things in life happen for a pre-determined reason? Is there really such a thing as Fate or Destiny?

Wow - What an interesting thread. Hello mopaistudent

Facinating stuff. I need to read more. Isnt it frustrating that this type of news does'nt get more prevalence. I guess the mass's would rather read about Amy Winehouse.

Does anybody remember the story of the Nepalese "Buddha Boy". Who was in a constant state of meditation for 10 months without food. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4824530.stm Does anyone know or have any more recent news on what happened to this boy? Do you think he really fasted for 10 months? Or was it merely a way to generate income for the friends & family?

I believe 'Life' is a force. Like we have gravity and always have done, we have Life. Like we have the universe and always have done, we have Life. I believe 'Life' and 'Matter' are separate. But just as fire needs air, Life on this planned needs matter to manifest. It could just be this dimension / realm / place that we find ourselves in, but wherever we are (the physical world) - Life needs matter to flourish. All life is equal, as Life is simply - Life. I am no different to a butterfly carried by the wind - we are one and the same - Life. Life is a force that is intertwined with this universe, and our physical world that we live in is but a tiny part of the infiniteness of everything.

Hi All. I apologize if this has been posted or debated before, I did search before posting. I stumbled across this clip today which I had not seen before. Its an apparent KIAI Master. This master claimed to have never been beaten in over 200 fights in Vale Tudo. There is small montage of clips at the start of the video of him in training, apparently knocking down multiple opponents with his Chi powers. He put up $5000 dollars as a challenge that he could apparently beat any MMA fighter. I will let you watch the result! What do you make of this?

This is a good active Forum. I like it. I only wish I could generate this kind of traffic to my own forum (Thinkers Corner Small plug there ;-) Ill go over the other videos posted later - cant be bothered to do much work today! Hangover on a Friday = limited work. I have another good clip thats along the same sort of lines. A master who zapps his students, who fly off him, and bounce up and down while the energy is running through them - Its ridiculous.

Ok, so I think every one is in agreement. We are all well aware of Chi/Qi and its use. This so called 'Master' had obviously deluded himself over the years. He probably believed that he really was a master - until the reality check hit home. (And lets face it, that was an easy win too!) But what about his students in the video??? There is another clip here of him in training: What are these students doing reacting to his movements?? Do you think they think they really feel something?? It must be part of the psychology, they are conforming?

I just dont see how this guy has managed to delude himself for so many years. Maybe his students fear him so much, they fall because they think they should, which in turn gives the master more confidence. Its funny to see an MMA fighter go straight up to him and punch him in the face! This master has probably not been touched for years!

So why are all his students dropping to the floor at his sweeping arm gestures??? Is it a form of conformity? Is it acting? Is it a case of "if you believe in it enough, it affects you" ? Or is this clip a complete fast? I believe in Chi, and I trust a lot of footage of various masters on the internet, but when I see examples like this, where scores of trainees are literally bouncing of an old master, I find it very hard to believe... Unless witnessed personally, you have to go on your own judgment... This guy looked shocked when he was hit the first time, then he went down like a sack of bricks. Has his whole life of martial practice been in vein?

This is great everyone! I will be reading up over the weekend.

Again - Thanks Ian. I will have a good look over his site!

I will have a look into Taiji - Its not something im familiar with... Thanks Minkus.