What I believe is that we are trying to develop our techniques to become an involuntary reflex to the stimulus. If it were to be a voluntary response (somatic) it would be processed by the cortex and therefore increasing reaction time. In short, we are trying to ‘tailor’ the ‘fight or flight’ reflexes (autonomic-sympathetic) in our bodies. …------------------
Theory based on a thinking and conciousness type is great.
It is going to be difficult if the full body Awareness and the Living in Now part not being known, understood, experience, and repeatable.
instead of rely on the conciousness and habit which can trick one based on lots of conditions and moods…
Awareness means the full body awareness, Cant just be the awareness of that Tan Bong Fook. Those are just the 3 pice Kenturky fried Chicken meal which is not the full chicken.
Living in Now means capable to swithc channel on the attention and execution, such as non-reaction action, non impulsive action… and that calll for a total “surrender” of reaction thoughts. only via surrender or settle, one is not subject to others control. there the Just do it exercute.
IE when other press one forearm in a certain way, one always react with bong as it is usually train. This is a reaction action can be predicted. That is let the Habit taking care of everything that is not Living in Now.
IE when one get mad or emotional or impulsive or fear or revenge… and result to want to kick others ASSS. One attention has already being control by others via that mad, emotional, fear, … that is not Non-reaction. that is not just do it. That is Impulsive doing it control by the others.
Non reaction Just do it “knows” and selected the consequence.
Impulsive/emotional Just do it " blank" the consequence to satisfy the ego’s needs.
Until one sees the ego related trace or hidden wires or reaction “spyware” in one’s mind and action and be able to not following it. (having full Awareness and living in Now); logic doesnt serve right.
Because Survival is about protecting Ego and one’s identity… as the first priority. Logic is going to serve the Ego/identity ( I am so and so, I am so and so sifu, I am so and so GM, I am so and so figher…) for continous its existance; Not serving proper action.
So, logic is just a computer which serve its master. and the question is who is that master? if the master is Ego, that will lead to reaction response. and one trap because control what one’s Ego wants control oneself. and the opponet can just do that.
Such as putting out lots of video clips show how incompetent one’s art is. showing how to beat the famous move of one’s art. Get one heat up. and guess what, one is going to repeat what has been shown in the video clip. because a Heat up heart dont live in Now and not AWARE but take the clip as real. and trying to use that Heat emotion to force the propaganda to be wrong. remember when Ego wants something, it will ask the body/mind to do it as it wants — the forcefull way without caring for the consequence or it it makes sense.
Chi Sau, until one get into these very difficult to attain state. One is just compete for speed and muscular power and how many tricks one knows more then others. Thus, when facing an opponets react very differently or not following the rule. everything collapse. But then, one is just human. and the suffering of survival to protect the identity and the existance continous.
Until one can become “transparent” and act according to “non reaction.” only then one master Chi Sau. As Leong Jan Said " No Self, No fix pattern habitual move, No state, No limit." I think Leong Jan must have been there.
And ofcorse, one needs the enginee… the physical train… the fighting experienc to get there. A three pice Kenturkey fried chiken Wing and legs are great for fast food. But it is not a whole turkey dinner in Thanks giving.
But then fantasying only on what Leong Jan can do also is about Waiting for the future salvation which never come. It is not living in Now or having a Total Awareness. It is just a way using the fantasy to feed the Ego of " I am a WCner. My ancestor can do this. Thus, I am Great."
Why Chi Sau? hahahha. LIve is very Sticky, even one’s ownself is very diffcult and sticky to deal with. what is the choice without doing Chi Sau?
just some blue dream thoughts.