Nice video. There's a Chinese story (apparently based on a real competition fight) about two competitors. One loud, big and dynamic. the other more slight, quiet and humble. In their fight they matched each other in skill and blows. At the end of three rounds it was a draw. It was agreed they would have another round to give a chance for one to be the overall winner. The big loud guy struck with precision and dynamic techniques clearly structured and easily recognised. The crowd called him the Tiger in the ring, because he was ferocious. The slight guy defended and counter struck every move so not a blow landed on him, he moved smoothly across the ring and attacked with one blow after another. He was quiet and humble in his action and the crowd called him The Lake because he was as still and calm as a lake. At the end of the extra round there was still no clear winner. The judges got together to decide who should win - They chose the the Tiger in the ring because they felt he represented the image of Kung Fu well. They should have given it to the Lake for embodying the spirit of the highest level of Martial Arts.
Hypnotists often use this ideomotor signalling. The more ways we can enhance unconscious to conscious bridging, the more intuition we have at hand. Here’s a few more- -Use a dream journal. -Whenever you find yourself walking out the door, and have a feeling that you might have forgotten something, like your keys, verbally thank that part of yourself, that feeling generator. I usually say something like - Thank you for helping, I’m listening
That pendulum exercise was popular in the 70s; makes a great party game though alcohol makes the finger movements less-subtle. You're right on-the-mark with the idea of quieting the mind and relative stillness in terms of telegraphing your intentions in a duel situation; in a self-defense situation there is rarely the time or the space for subtlety. Thanks for another entertaining and wise video.
Strategy. I like the idea of no mindedness. Staying completely relaxed is right, and anticipating the opponents attack and reacting. I did that once. I was a little buzzed and completely relaxed and I looked for what he might do and I thought maybe his hand might move before he throws it and so I watched his left hand and it moved, and I countered it by ducking under it, and throwing my own left hook from southpaw landing right on his eye and he dropped. It’s kind of like Gervonta Davis’s left hook. The dokkodo’s 21 rules, plus Musashi’s book of five rings and Yagyu Munenori’s book family traditions on the art of war are a great books by Master samurai/ shinobi in a Time of warfare. I like the pendulum I think it represents life and timing the ebb and flow, rising and falling, expanding and contracting, it’s like living water it never stops it keeps on flowing. Musashi said there is timing in everything.
It depends on the circumstances from my experience. Weapons are tools and it takes discipline and circumstance to use a tool correctly. You wouldn’t use a rubber mallet on metal nails, you use a nail hammer. It doesn’t mean a rubber mallet can’t be used for nailing something, it means using the wrong tool for the job is going to make the job more difficult. A katana is arguably the best quick draw sword for slicing at your unarmored opponent, but it’s difficult to use a katana against multiple opponents at once or against an opponent on horseback compared to other weapons. Every once in a while you have a universal tool that can be used for nearly every job, but you won’t always have said tool in your toolbelt when you need it. The most famous duel in Japan between 2 martial artists was between an armed samurai and a famous martial artist. The martial artist came 3 hours late to the duel only armed with a bokeh against the samurai proclaiming once he arrived to the samurai, “I have already won.”. He proceeded to beat the samurai to death with his bokeh.
If I were to personally choose the best dueling weapon where both opponents are equally trained and equally equipped I would say the 3-5 ft spear gets you through most situations in a melee martial duel.
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Nice video. There's a Chinese story (apparently based on a real competition fight) about two competitors.
One loud, big and dynamic. the other more slight, quiet and humble. In their fight they matched each other in skill and blows.
At the end of three rounds it was a draw. It was agreed they would have another round to give a chance for one to be the overall winner.
The big loud guy struck with precision and dynamic techniques clearly structured and easily recognised. The crowd called him the Tiger in the ring, because he was ferocious.
The slight guy defended and counter struck every move so not a blow landed on him, he moved smoothly across the ring and attacked with one blow after another.
He was quiet and humble in his action and the crowd called him The Lake because he was as still and calm as a lake.
At the end of the extra round there was still no clear winner. The judges got together to decide who should win - They chose the the Tiger in the ring because they felt he represented the image of Kung Fu well.
They should have given it to the Lake for embodying the spirit of the highest level of Martial Arts.
Hypnotists often use this ideomotor signalling.
The more ways we can enhance unconscious to conscious bridging, the more intuition we have at hand.
Here’s a few more-
-Use a dream journal.
-Whenever you find yourself walking out the door, and have a feeling that you might have forgotten something, like your keys, verbally thank that part of yourself, that feeling generator.
I usually say something like - Thank you for helping, I’m listening
That pendulum exercise was popular in the 70s; makes a great party game though alcohol makes the finger movements less-subtle. You're right on-the-mark with the idea of quieting the mind and relative stillness in terms of telegraphing your intentions in a duel situation; in a self-defense situation there is rarely the time or the space for subtlety. Thanks for another entertaining and wise video.
Strategy. I like the idea of no mindedness. Staying completely relaxed is right, and anticipating the opponents attack and reacting. I did that once. I was a little buzzed and completely relaxed and I looked for what he might do and I thought maybe his hand might move before he throws it and so I watched his left hand and it moved, and I countered it by ducking under it, and throwing my own left hook from southpaw landing right on his eye and he dropped. It’s kind of like Gervonta Davis’s left hook. The dokkodo’s 21 rules, plus Musashi’s book of five rings and Yagyu Munenori’s book family traditions on the art of war are a great books by Master samurai/ shinobi in a Time of warfare.
I like the pendulum I think it represents life and timing the ebb and flow, rising and falling, expanding and contracting, it’s like living water it never stops it keeps on flowing. Musashi said there is timing in everything.
In many cases that is true. Superb observation and explanation Sir. Very interesting commentary. Great video.
Excellent. Thank you.
Good shit, for sure on so much of what you say. I think at the highest levels your martial arts and your meditation are one.
It depends on the circumstances from my experience. Weapons are tools and it takes discipline and circumstance to use a tool correctly.
You wouldn’t use a rubber mallet on metal nails, you use a nail hammer. It doesn’t mean a rubber mallet can’t be used for nailing something, it means using the wrong tool for the job is going to make the job more difficult.
A katana is arguably the best quick draw sword for slicing at your unarmored opponent, but it’s difficult to use a katana against multiple opponents at once or against an opponent on horseback compared to other weapons.
Every once in a while you have a universal tool that can be used for nearly every job, but you won’t always have said tool in your toolbelt when you need it.
The most famous duel in Japan between 2 martial artists was between an armed samurai and a famous martial artist. The martial artist came 3 hours late to the duel only armed with a bokeh against the samurai proclaiming once he arrived to the samurai, “I have already won.”. He proceeded to beat the samurai to death with his bokeh.
The Hurdy Gurdy Man cometh 😃
If I were to personally choose the best dueling weapon where both opponents are equally trained and equally equipped I would say the 3-5 ft spear gets you through most situations in a melee martial duel.
Yet again, not what to think....but how to think.
Do you play a stringed instrument?
That would be a matter of opinion.
Do you play? Or are you just observant on a Holmesian level? ;)
-AAC
@swordmastery I played accoustic guitar in high school.
Mushin.