Monday, November 30th, 2009 at
1:31 pm
In part one we discussed that a person has to know something, and not just in the general monkey see monkey do sense of the current legion of so called masters. This article has to do with the second and even more important missing ingredient upon the part of todays masters. This article has to do with the amount of knowledge a master must have to be a Master.
Yes, a fellow can study an art and say he has mastered that art. He can get so good at karate, for instance, that nobody can beat him. That, however, doesn’t make him a master.
This is a preview of
How Can You Dare to Call Yourself a Master? (Part Two)
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at
12:31 pm
The truth of the art known as Tai Chi Chuan is inherent in a symbol that nobody understands. If you read to the end of what I have written here you will understand that symbol, and it will enlighten your practice of the martial arts. I am speaking of that grand terminus, the symbol we call yin yang.
The Yin Yang symbol is two fishes swimming is night and day is good and evil is…poppycock. The Yin Yang symbol has nothing to do with those poetic but truncated observations possible to our short lived species. The Ying Yang symbol is actually a quite mechanistic approach and empirical observation to our universe.
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at
12:05 pm
When I was growing up, in the fifties, there was this strange beast called the martial arts. People could defend themselves with little effort, merely through the use of this strange energy called ki. Heck, women could beat up attackers, and even children could defend themselves using this thing called Karate.
I explored Kenpo, and Goju, and judo, and all manner of the combative arts, and I found little trace of this mysterious energy. Mostly, you just kicked and hit the air, and I began to believe that ki might be more of a looney tunes than a reality. Still, I heard the rumors of little men in pajamas able to do the most incredible thing which, even though they seemed a bit muscular, touted this strange energy called Ki.
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Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
3:44 pm
Chi, that mysterious vapor that the ancient masters used to defeat attackers without touching them. A secret force of the body that enables people to live long and healthy lives. Heck, there is even evidence that Chi was behind the success of the Jedi Knights…grin.
Lots of mystery surrounding Chi, lots of things that people don’t understand. Yet, it has to follow rules. If it manifests in the universe, then there are ways to define and describe the way chi functions.
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Friday, July 24th, 2009 at
10:24 am
by Al Case
Not to be disrespectful, it is obvious after all, but both Bruce Lee and Michael Jackson happen to be dead. Finis. Gone.
And, left in their wake is the burning question, which one of these superstars had more impact on the world. They can be compared, and it doesn’t matter that they were in different areas. So, let’s take a look.
When it comes to acting, Bruce Lee wins. Heck, Michael didn’t make much in the way of movies, so he gets a big zero. Bruce, on the other hand made several movies, and they are still avidly watched to this day.
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