Congratulations, on your recognition. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see you when you were intially advertised earlier this year to appear in Easton, Bristol, South West England. Hopefull when you are in the UK again I can get to see you?
It’s a difficult job for some to realise that the barriers to different ideas are re-inforced by their commitment to remaining blinkered. This in it’s varied guises exists always I guess. Still I champion the corner your in Rich, take care and well done again!!
Any people who think they can project their chi and knock people over, or render them unconcious, or do any of that supernatural cr-ap on ANYONE BUT THEIR OWN STUDENTS, please contact Mr. James Randi, www.randi.org , who has a standing prize of 1 million dollars for anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural ability under laboratory conditions.
What, no takers? You’d get a million big ones! And a Nobel prize as well, for discovering a force hitherto unknown to science!
Come on, step on up, ya charlatans.
Randi has been doing this for about 20 years, and no one ever gets beyond the preliminaries, because.. there ain’t no such thing!
What did the Zen Master say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.
You can read his article in our Jul/Aug issue 2001 - External Qi Healing - A Primer.
Hey Rich, I hope this doesn’t mean you going to just write for those Brits! Don’t forget your friends at Kungfu Qigong!
I will be in darlington tomorrow night, then in accrington on friday night, and then in huddersfield on saturday, and oakham on sunday. you are welcome to come and attend any one of those seminars.
Randi is not a scientist. he is however a very sick and perverted individual, and since he is the sole judge of who gets his alleged money, I would have no doubt he is as biased a person as any. further more I have already had run ins with him, and he has proved himself to be an absolute and consummate liar. If what I do is not real, why do I get honored by Combat Magazine, and Martial Arts Illustrated, and the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame? I will tell you why: cause those folk actually have met me, seen what I can do, and have felt it for themselves. There are maybe two people on KFO who have actaully met me, seen what I can do, and know I am 100% legit. the rest are just talking trash. period.
Lastly, I never use my own students in my demos, so if you have the cojones, just call 01254-667599
and find out my schedule. I am willing to put up, what about you? Show up and show me the courage of your convictions. If not, then O well…
I’d love to see your demonstration. I have experienced ling kong jing myself through my current teacher, but I’d love to see someone else who can do it.
I suggested that you submit to the scientific method. Mr Randi is a follower of the scientific method, and the experiments that he proposes are based on this method, but more importantly agreed with before hand by the claimants, so there can be no room for disagreement.
The scientists who actually run the experiments are well known, highly regarded, and without bias. They are also agreed to in advance by the claimants, so again there can be no disagreement afterwards. Mr. Randi does not take part in the experiment.
On the day of the test, all the conditions having been agreed to before hand, the claimant is asked whether he/she is happy to take the test, and asked to agree that the challenge will be a legitimate test of their so called supernatural ability. Only then is the test attempted.
Now, if you can do something that is considered to be supernatural, then why not take the test? You could win a million dollars!
Imagine the status boost you would get if Nobel Laureates had to admit you had this ability? What have you got to lose? Apart from your reputation.
The question is, in properly controlled scientific conditions, can you successfully do your stuff?
What did the Zen Master say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.
Actually, I disagree with Frank. I talked to Randi’s organization a few times, and the standards that they have for winning the “million dollar Challenge” are actually quite ridiculous.
I would like to check out your school before I leave texas. Not sure that I will be able to, but I will try. Will you give me a demo, and can I be assured that you or your students won’t harass me or challange me? This is a legit inquiry, and I will honestly report what happens here (if you care) and let you film it.
As far as qualifying as a whole or nothing, I’m not sure exactly what you mean. I can only base my opinions on my own experiences and observations. Lets just say I have experienced and observed a of kung fu guys who don’t spar full contact, don’t groundfight, don’t hit hard and get hit hard in return, don’t understand conditioning concepts, and spend a truckload of time practicing solo forms and stances. Based on these things, my conclusions stand as I have stated them, althou
“I didn’t realize that posting to this board constituted writing an article. I’m going to have to add that to my writing credits too. I’m still looking for the mention of him in Wong Kiew Kit’s Tai Chi book.”
Daniel Madar:Who said this?
Hmmm. Can i copyright my postings or do they become the property of KFO?
Who gets the royalties for reprints?
“A wish to go to Heaven is the very beginning of falling into Hell.”
You just pasted a knifefighter response into a vasco post. This is PRICELESS!!LOL!!
God! If this doesn’yt provve it nothing will.
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As far as qualifying as a whole or nothing, I’m not sure exactly what you mean. I can only base my opinions on my own experiences and observations. Lets just say I have experienced and observed a of kung fu guys who don’t spar full contact, don’t groundfight, don’t hit hard and get hit hard in
return, don’t understand conditioning concepts, and spend a truckload of time practicing solo forms and stances. Based on these things, my conclusions stand as I have stated them, although I am always willing to be proven wrong. [/QUOTE
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