In 2005 a... Anyone? anyone?... Moron, posted a... really... Anyone? Anyone?... Annoying piece of... Anyone? Anyone? something-h-i-t post with lot of idiot pauses.
Ok, Pal, You've studied 16 years of tae kwon do. (That doesn't make it a real martial art) Dim-Mak is probably a myth. I'm not aware of any reliable recordings of it's demonstration. Tai Chi has a similar principle called vibrating palm, which is demonstrated at many martial arts exhibits, but I digress. Chi is measurable in western science, and simply accepted in eastern philosophy. I'll explain in the example we have for some, unexplainable reason fixated on in the course of this discussion.
Blindfolding: I'll break this down into western and eastern views of this principle. In western terms, blindfolding reduces the stimulus entering your brain via the optic nerve, hence allowing your brain time to process other forms of stimuli. These include not only hearing, but also somacentric(deep body in western science, hana or center in eastern doctrine) senses as well. The chi aspect comes in the form of electro chemical charges(chi) stored in the cell soma of our neurons. The less neurons are firing, the more action potential builds in those neurons, allowing neurons to respond to significantly more subtle stimuli. In other words, the less stimulation you receive with your eyes, the more electro-chemical energy(Chi) is stored up in your brain cells ready to fire.
Western science can measure the level of electro chemical energy(chi) in our brains and CNS in volts. Moreover, western science has documented that exercises such as deep breathing, blindfolding, and meditation increase the levels of said energy significantly, a fact that martial artists and acupuncturists have known for years.
I'm skeptical that someone with 20 years of martial arts experience would be asking these questions, instead of seeking the answers for themselves. I'm not suggesting you're lying, just that maybe it's time for you to take a true martial art and feel it for yourself. Tae Kwon Do is for little kids.
Obviously the one year it took you to get a 3rd degree bb "tae kwon do" taught you all there is to know about martial arts.
Tae Kwon Do And "Jin Jitsu" (I assume you mean jiu-jitsu) are not martial arts at all. One (TKD) is a bastardized sport-version of a once-beautiful form (Tae Kyon) made for whities with no patience for a real art, and the other is a group of martial skills with a focus on grappling, also intended for sport.
Therein lies the difference between a martial art and a martial skill, the art component is the learning of chi and breath control, self-reflection and meditation, without which you have only martial skill, a set of techniques designed to score points or hurt people.
Real martial artists don't only believe in chi, entire arts are based solely on the movement of chi(Aikido, Hapkido, tai chi), and most forms include chi manipulations as part of their core curriculum. Bruce Lee believed very strongly in chi, implementing blindfolding exercises into JKD in order to expand the students mind.
That said, IMHO anyone who calls themselves a Jedi is definitely a douche.
Dan S
Student of the Way
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In 2005 a... Anyone? anyone?... Moron, posted a... really... Anyone? Anyone?... Annoying piece of... Anyone? Anyone? something-h-i-t post with lot of idiot pauses.
Ok, Pal, You've studied 16 years of tae kwon do. (That doesn't make it a real martial art) Dim-Mak is probably a myth. I'm not aware of any reliable recordings of it's demonstration. Tai Chi has a similar principle called vibrating palm, which is demonstrated at many martial arts exhibits, but I digress. Chi is measurable in western science, and simply accepted in eastern philosophy. I'll explain in the example we have for some, unexplainable reason fixated on in the course of this discussion.
Blindfolding: I'll break this down into western and eastern views of this principle. In western terms, blindfolding reduces the stimulus entering your brain via the optic nerve, hence allowing your brain time to process other forms of stimuli. These include not only hearing, but also somacentric(deep body in western science, hana or center in eastern doctrine) senses as well. The chi aspect comes in the form of electro chemical charges(chi) stored in the cell soma of our neurons. The less neurons are firing, the more action potential builds in those neurons, allowing neurons to respond to significantly more subtle stimuli. In other words, the less stimulation you receive with your eyes, the more electro-chemical energy(Chi) is stored up in your brain cells ready to fire.
Western science can measure the level of electro chemical energy(chi) in our brains and CNS in volts. Moreover, western science has documented that exercises such as deep breathing, blindfolding, and meditation increase the levels of said energy significantly, a fact that martial artists and acupuncturists have known for years.
I'm skeptical that someone with 20 years of martial arts experience would be asking these questions, instead of seeking the answers for themselves. I'm not suggesting you're lying, just that maybe it's time for you to take a true martial art and feel it for yourself. Tae Kwon Do is for little kids.
Regards,
Dan
Obviously the one year it took you to get a 3rd degree bb "tae kwon do" taught you all there is to know about martial arts. Tae Kwon Do And "Jin Jitsu" (I assume you mean jiu-jitsu) are not martial arts at all. One (TKD) is a bastardized sport-version of a once-beautiful form (Tae Kyon) made for whities with no patience for a real art, and the other is a group of martial skills with a focus on grappling, also intended for sport. Therein lies the difference between a martial art and a martial skill, the art component is the learning of chi and breath control, self-reflection and meditation, without which you have only martial skill, a set of techniques designed to score points or hurt people. Real martial artists don't only believe in chi, entire arts are based solely on the movement of chi(Aikido, Hapkido, tai chi), and most forms include chi manipulations as part of their core curriculum. Bruce Lee believed very strongly in chi, implementing blindfolding exercises into JKD in order to expand the students mind. That said, IMHO anyone who calls themselves a Jedi is definitely a douche. Dan S Student of the Way
How about virtual real-estate investment? There is currently no tax on internet transactions. WHat's to stop people or companies from acquiring large real-estate(shops, farms, mines, etc) and capitalizing on these virtual properties(tax free)? I think this could be a way to legally make a lot of money! Woohoo! I can invest money in real-estate without uncle sam taking a bite out of my ass, but then, there are the dragin king's land levvies..... damn...