[QUOTE=SimonM;1112171]The people you are debating are interested in CMA, in Chinese culture, philosophy and religion.
If you look at my book shelf you’ll find the Dedaojing, the Analects, the Zhuangzi, the Sunzi, several ch’an texs from China and Vietnam, a copy of the Qran (but, of course, the Islamic influence on Chinese thought isn’t likely something you will want to admit to), the Anecdotes About Spirits and Immortals, Sanguo Yanyi, etc.
I am not ignorant of the Asian mystical tradition or it’s religious and philosophical origins boyo, regardless of what you want to think.
I’m also a rational sceptic and prefer to be shown some sort of proof of efficacy.
Any proof. I’m not being particularly picky. But I haven’t gotten proof from you, just attitude and dispersions about my level of erudition. And that got my back up.
So, you know what, put up or shut up.
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Books reading understanding, no matter how many books you read, those are just one’s speculation according to one’s mind set. it is said dead reading. The most of this type of people are just books worm which is no can do. one can read tons and tons of these type of people in the Chinese history.
you know, your issue is you dont have any or proper transmission. in Kung Fu, no proper transmission, no cultivation means not even entering the door, not entering the door means no kung fu.
speaking of Chan, you read the books,
You think Shen Hui of Shao Lin is so stupid to stand in the snow and chop off his own arm just to beg Damo for Zen’s proper transmission or ? he can just read a few books and sutras while he does what he does?
think twice.
from your posts, you obviously have never studied under the real sifu who has the proper transmission who passing the transmission to you.
On another hand, you want to talk about Yiquan’s strenght and weakness? just reasoning like you do is not good enough because those are just empty talk.
the real deal is could you using modern physics to identify how many different type of momenentum generation mechanics exist in Yiquan’s standing stake while practice the hun yun lik?
How many is Xing Yi’s San Ti Shi? how many in a boxer’s punch? how many in an mmA’s take down…etc?
you want go real, tell me how many of them?
if one cant even identify these momentum generation mechancis, that means one is doing blind practice. as in any engineering blind practice with no parameters control cannot have good repeatability, not to mention without knowing these doesnt know the boundary. and without boundary condition one just flying blind.
Flying blind is no kung fu. kung fu is precise and concise and evoke at will.
your rational mind doesnt worth much in the eyes or real kung fu practioner with proper transmission in Xing Yi and Yi quan.
Kung fu is not a philosophy not a culture but some thing real which could stand the details analysis in a physics lab and evoke at will when needed.
So, Chinese Kung Fu? you havent seen yet. In my humble opinion, humble because there are lots of croching tiger and hidden drangon in this world and I dont know it all.