Comments on: Do You Believe in Chi? http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/ Ikigai - exploring traditional karate and martial arts. A karate and martial arts blog that explores theory, philosophy, technique, and more. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shang Lee http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15230 Shang Lee Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:24:26 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15230 You might find this useful. http://renli.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/chi-faq-14/ You might find this useful.

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]]> By: Shang Lee http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15250 Shang Lee Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15250 You might find this useful. http://renli.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/chi-faq-14/ You might find this useful.

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]]> By: Shang Lee http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15229 Shang Lee Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:16:37 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15229 I've actually forgotten about chi for a while now. Just let things flow and the supposed chi should come. I've come to understand not to focus on this mysterious chi, and go with the flow. My current teacher summarizes: "if you don't have chi, you'd be dead". I’ve actually forgotten about chi for a while now. Just let things flow and the supposed chi should come. I’ve come to understand not to focus on this mysterious chi, and go with the flow. My current teacher summarizes: “if you don’t have chi, you’d be dead”.

]]> By: Shang Lee http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15249 Shang Lee Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15249 I've actually forgotten about chi for a while now. Just let things flow and the supposed chi should come. I've come to understand not to focus on this mysterious chi, and go with the flow. My current teacher summarizes: "if you don't have chi, you'd be dead". I’ve actually forgotten about chi for a while now. Just let things flow and the supposed chi should come. I’ve come to understand not to focus on this mysterious chi, and go with the flow. My current teacher summarizes: “if you don’t have chi, you’d be dead”.

]]> By: Steven Smith http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15228 Steven Smith Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:00:38 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15228 I read extensive talk about it on someone's blog (maybe Chris' at Martial Development?) but I don't remember whose. Perhaps <i>well-known</i> is exaggerating, but it seemed well-known in whatever discussion I read. I don't keep good track of it, because, well, it's all quite ridiculous. Like great magicians, they capture attention and awe, and we end up going WOW! That part's okay. But <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1050/david-blaine-street-magic-2-from-heywoodjablome-and-david_blaine_street_magic" title="A magic joke from Funnyordie.com" rel="nofollow">David Blaine</a> does not sell self-defense during or after his shows. That's where I think Qi-fakers amp up my ire: selling their lies as miraculous self-defense. And somewhere, there's always a senior student lurking in the shadows helping the show go on. I could go on...but I leave with this: some students and their teachers (take Chen Man Ching for example) get so taken by their beliefs surrounding special abilities that they are willing to take a pounding (like the video you posted). And that is a shameful sham. I read extensive talk about it on someone’s blog (maybe Chris’ at Martial Development?) but I don’t remember whose. Perhaps well-known is exaggerating, but it seemed well-known in whatever discussion I read.

I don’t keep good track of it, because, well, it’s all quite ridiculous. Like great magicians, they capture attention and awe, and we end up going WOW! That part’s okay. But David Blaine does not sell self-defense during or after his shows.

That’s where I think Qi-fakers amp up my ire: selling their lies as miraculous self-defense. And somewhere, there’s always a senior student lurking in the shadows helping the show go on.

I could go on…but I leave with this: some students and their teachers (take Chen Man Ching for example) get so taken by their beliefs surrounding special abilities that they are willing to take a pounding (like the video you posted). And that is a shameful sham.

]]> By: Steven Smith http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15248 Steven Smith Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15248 I read extensive talk about it on someone's blog (maybe Chris' at Martial Development?) but I don't remember whose. Perhaps <i>well-known</i> is exaggerating, but it seemed well-known in whatever discussion I read. I don't keep good track of it, because, well, it's all quite ridiculous. Like great magicians, they capture attention and awe, and we end up going WOW! That part's okay. But <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1050/david-blaine-street-magic-2-from-heywoodjablome-and-david_blaine_street_magic" title="A magic joke from Funnyordie.com" rel="nofollow">David Blaine</a> does not sell self-defense during or after his shows. That's where I think Qi-fakers amp up my ire: selling their lies as miraculous self-defense. And somewhere, there's always a senior student lurking in the shadows helping the show go on. I could go on...but I leave with this: some students and their teachers (take Chen Man Ching for example) get so taken by their beliefs surrounding special abilities that they are willing to take a pounding (like the video you posted). And that is a shameful sham. I read extensive talk about it on someone’s blog (maybe Chris’ at Martial Development?) but I don’t remember whose. Perhaps well-known is exaggerating, but it seemed well-known in whatever discussion I read.

I don’t keep good track of it, because, well, it’s all quite ridiculous. Like great magicians, they capture attention and awe, and we end up going WOW! That part’s okay. But David Blaine does not sell self-defense during or after his shows.

That’s where I think Qi-fakers amp up my ire: selling their lies as miraculous self-defense. And somewhere, there’s always a senior student lurking in the shadows helping the show go on.

I could go on…but I leave with this: some students and their teachers (take Chen Man Ching for example) get so taken by their beliefs surrounding special abilities that they are willing to take a pounding (like the video you posted). And that is a shameful sham.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15227 Matthew Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:19:34 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15227 I hear ya Steve. Could you talk a little bit more about the burning paper trick? I don't know anything about it and was at a loss to explain it. I hear ya Steve.

Could you talk a little bit more about the burning paper trick? I don’t know anything about it and was at a loss to explain it.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/do-you-believe-in-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-15247 Matthew Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=153#comment-15247 I hear ya Steve. Could you talk a little bit more about the burning paper trick? I don't know anything about it and was at a loss to explain it. I hear ya Steve.

Could you talk a little bit more about the burning paper trick? I don’t know anything about it and was at a loss to explain it.

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