I don't insist. It is all up to you. Overall, I talk about the real Tai Chi, not the external one.
On Jan 6, 7:41 pm, Isparklaria <[email protected]> wrote: > Orn, > > Women have a lower center of gravity and less muscle excess muscle > tension. However, I don't know if they would be the best in push hands > since it is a training method or sport that favors certain aspects of > the male mind. I'd have to write more than I'd like to write now to > really explain it. If you insist I'll try later. When non sportive > striking is thrown into the mix (chops, eye gouges, palm strikes, > groin kicks, shin kicks and much much more) then the sensitvity that > women have along with the lower center for good balance makes them get > good real fast. Men typically surpase women, because the women rarely > stay at it for years and years. In external arts the men are generally > much better than the women, but what they are doing is not nearly so > good for real self defense. > > As far as Patrick Watson goes, he may have been the only American > student of Cheng Man Ching who was told to open a school. Then again > he may not have been. I don't know for sure. I have heard that he was > best American student but also that he didn't get along with the other > top students. Whose fault that was, I can only guess. As far aa all of > the Students goes, Huang Xing Xian was considered the best by CMC. I > think William Chen was considered the second best. I heard that when > Patrick Watson was asked about William Chen he admited that William > was better. However, I heard that Patrick Watson did claim that he was > CMC's top student without qualifying it by saying top American > student. > > The Cheng Man Ching school was eventually handed down to Stanley > Israel who was highly skilled even though his method was too forceful > for my taste. The people running it before Stanley were not nearly as > good. Stanley also once tied for first in the U S Judo Championships > and was a prison guard. He was also obese like Patrick and also died > relatively young. So much fo tryong to imitate Yang Cheng Fu, who was > obese and also died young. My combat tai chi teacher, who is an > amazing fighter and a retired police officer is also obese, and his > health is not good. No matter he is extremelly fast sensitive and can > hit very hard from all sorts of weird angles. > > On Jan 6, 8:34 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "... women are pound for pound much better fighters than men..." - Ish > > > Ish, I fully agree! The top Tai Chi student in our School is a very > > very short and now very old woman. No one seems to be able to 'push' > > her.... Many of the other top students are women too. The fact is that > > most women don't have to empty so much muscle bound tension in their > > bodies as most men do. > > > On Jan 6, 4:07 pm, Isparklaria <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think that the reason for the foot bindings was to disable woman so > > > they could not fight or run away. In real fighting (not sportfighting, > > > Bruce Lee move, fancy martial arts or whatever) women are pound for > > > pound much better fighters than men. Sad to say most of them never > > > learned how to fight in a way suited to their natural attributes. > > > Also, many women will not fight unless their children are threatened. > > > > On Jan 6, 2:04 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ah, that old crap about small feet is bunk! Your thinking about when > > > > they > > > > used to mutilate their feet with wrappings. Now, I have small feet, and > > > > they are blue! > > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Clogtowner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi y'all - I'll bet your aunt has small feet. I've often fancied > > > > > trying the foot fetish. It is popular in Japan. Of course, they need > > > > > small feet as our regular sized ones would obscure the fun over there. > > > > > > On Jan 6, 9:18 am, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks! Ha. I have the paperback version of Sun Tzu on my desk in > > > > > > plain > > > > > > view and can't wait for one of the guys here at work to freak > > > > > > out....it's > > > > > so > > > > > > unlady like to study ...war... geesh:) > > > > > > > Ever get addicted to Mahjong? > > > > > > > My aunt Yumiko is full-blood Japanese and came over in her twenties > > > > > > and > > > > > the > > > > > > culture bug bit me when I was little. She had full silk kimono's > > > > > > and tea > > > > > > sets along with a huge pile of art supplies at her house. She is > > > > > > loaded > > > > > > with personal charisma and still today has a sheet of black hair > > > > > > down to > > > > > her > > > > > > hips and a classically flawless Japanese facial structure. A great > > > > > beauty. > > > > > > Martial artist she is not, but her mind and way of doing thing is > > > > > > still > > > > > > culturally linked to Bushido! Haven't seen Yumi in few years, but > > > > > > I want > > > > > to > > > > > > tell her I understand more now, how americans and japanese of her > > > > > generation > > > > > > and slightly before feel about each other - about the great wars. > > > > > > My > > > > > > generation is going to have some of the same issues with Arabic > > > > > > Peoples. > > > > > > How she deals with it is important:) > > > > > > > Through my sister I was introduced to the Bruce Lee phenomenon and > > > > > martial > > > > > > arts. It stuck for years and I still love a good viewing of Enter > > > > > > The > > > > > > Dragon...cheesy as it is;) My former grand love affair in college > > > > > > was > > > > > > American Chinese with pure blood parents. He is a Kendo expert with > > > > > > a > > > > > full > > > > > > body tattoo, and I just found him on facebook after all these > > > > > > years. He > > > > > is > > > > > > a fount of all things Chinese because his parents raised him in two > > > > > > languages - two cultures. > > > > > > > Envious of you who know Tai Chi ! We are going back to Karate class > > > > > > this > > > > > > spring, together, me and my daughter. Sure to get my bum kicked:) > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:06 PM, ornamentalmind < > > > > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > For more about Sun Tsu, the standard source has some on him. > > > > > > >http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Sun+Tsu > > > > > > > I read his Art book many years ago. If you appreciate the general > > > > > > > motif, any of the classics will further, from the Yellow Emperor > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > the I Ching...from the Tao Te Ching to any good book on the game > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > Go. > > > > > > > > I had some wonderful books on Japanese art and architecture when > > > > > > > I was > > > > > > > a kid. I was always attracted to their esthetics too. > > > > > > > > I started to study Tai Chi around 1970 and have been an > > > > > > > instructor for > > > > > > > decades. > > > > > > >http://www.taichifoundation.org/Yes, this has its origins in China > > > > > > > too. > > > > > > > > I first learned the game of Go in the late 1950s and never played > > > > > > > chess after doing so. > > > > > > > >http://www.usgo.org/index.htmlAnd, yes even though it is the > > > > > > >national > > > > > > > game of Japan, it is believed to have originated at least 3,000 > > > > > years > > > > > > > ago in China. > > > > > > > > I studied 5 element acupuncture, admittedly of Chinese origin for > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > few years, after having studied Tibetan medicine for a few years > > > > > > > too. > > > > > > >http://worsleyacupuncture.com/ > > > > > > >http://www.tibetanmedicine.com/index.html > > > > > > > > It was only after studying acupuncture that I finally groked > > > > > > > Taoism. > > > > > > > > The cultures, while intertwined, have enormous differences. This > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > easily studied. > > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 1:27 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Oh, I believe the trial was real we have to cover our asses to > > > > > > > > some > > > > > > > > degree. I don't personally know of anyone that thinks Bush > > > > > > > > didn't > > > > > > > fabricate > > > > > > > > an excuse anymore, but I suppose you can find them up the road > > > > > > > > in the > > > > > > > > closest baptist church. Check out the Great Derangement when > > > > > > > > you have > > > > > > > > time...one link I posted had a free e version. I would be > > > > > > > > pissed if > > > > > I > > > > > > > was a > > > > > > > > reporter in this era, how the hell would you know if what you > > > > > > > > see > > > > > with > > > > > > > your > > > > > > > > own eyes is real? > > > > > > > > > Pre-emptive strike is only used to effect if it can be > > > > > > > > successful.. > > > > > this > > > > > > > > Bush whack-job was not in the long perspective was it? It was a > > > > > bitchslap > > > > > > > > that hit the person standing next to the one you wanted to hit, > > > > > > > respectively > > > > > > > > eh? > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Isparklaria < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Whether or not shock and awe was out of Sun Tzu or not, Bush > > > > > > > > > made > > > > > some > > > > > > > > > concessions to modern geopolitical realities by giving a shout > > > > > before > > > > > > > > > the attack. The surprise was lost (Sun Tzu uses surprise as > > > > > > > > > one of > > > > > his > > > > > > > > > most important weapons) but we looked a bit better in the > > > > > > > > > eyes of > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > world by offering not to attack if Sadam Hussien would agree > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > leave > > > > > > > > > the country. THat way the whole thing could look like Saddam's > > > > > fault. > > > > > > > > > If he would just leave, we wouldn't need to attack. > > > > > > > > > > Right now I am wondering whether or not the real Saddam did > > > > > > > > > leave > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > country. Perhaps Bush wanted to attack under any > > > > > > > > > circumstances. > > > > > > > > > Perhaps the trial was just a show with a fake Saddam and the > > > > > execution > > > > > > > > > also faked. Well this is probably not the case but I rarely > > > > > > > > > refrain > > > > > > > > > from questioning the information we are fed. > > > > > > > > > > As for the current sittuation. I don't know if it was > > > > > > > > > planned, but > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > the long run it may very well benefit the neocons. The mess > > > > > > > > > is so > > > > > bad, > > > > > > > > > I don't know if it can be improved much in 4 or 8 years. Soon > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > masses will be ready the typical chicken hawk neocon > > > > > > > > > candidates > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. 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