And people with poor ethics (wude) just shouldn't learn Kung fu.
37. Oral Transmission of the Theory of Life and Death Acupoints
There are life and death acupoints, but to learn them requires oral transmissions. Why is this? One,
because of the difficulty; two, because it relates to life and death; and three, because it depends on the
character of the individual. First, one must not teach those who are not loyal and filial; second, one
must not teach those who do not have a good background; third, one must not teach those with evil
intentions; fourth; one must not teach those who are careless and crude; fifth, one must not teach those
who have no consideration for others; sixth, one must not teach those who are outwardly polite but not
compassionate; seventh, one must not teach those who are not reliable; eighth, one must not teach those
who are quick to learn and quick to forget. It is important to know the eight disqualifications; as for
outright criminals, they need not even be mentioned. Those who do qualify may be given the secret
transmissions orally. You may teach those who are loyal and filial, emotionally stable, faithful to the
teaching, respectful to the teaching, and always consistent. Given these five qualities, if the student is
truly consistent from beginning to end and never wavers, then you may transmit every aspect of the art.
From generation to generation, this is the way of the transmission. Alas, is it not a pity that there are
still criminals in the martial arts!
Steve James wrote:And people with poor ethics (wude) just shouldn't learn Kung fu.
People with bad ethics should not be taught or given the power to hurt people. Actually, that's a specific point in the Yang "Forty Chapters." I'll quote the chapter:37. Oral Transmission of the Theory of Life and Death Acupoints
There are life and death acupoints, but to learn them requires oral transmissions. Why is this? One,
because of the difficulty; two, because it relates to life and death; and three, because it depends on the
character of the individual. First, one must not teach those who are not loyal and filial; second, one
must not teach those who do not have a good background; third, one must not teach those with evil
intentions; fourth; one must not teach those who are careless and crude; fifth, one must not teach those
who have no consideration for others; sixth, one must not teach those who are outwardly polite but not
compassionate; seventh, one must not teach those who are not reliable; eighth, one must not teach those
who are quick to learn and quick to forget. It is important to know the eight disqualifications; as for
outright criminals, they need not even be mentioned. Those who do qualify may be given the secret
transmissions orally. You may teach those who are loyal and filial, emotionally stable, faithful to the
teaching, respectful to the teaching, and always consistent. Given these five qualities, if the student is
truly consistent from beginning to end and never wavers, then you may transmit every aspect of the art.
From generation to generation, this is the way of the transmission. Alas, is it not a pity that there are
still criminals in the martial arts!
It's from Doug Wile's translation, if interested.
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