Steve James wrote:Did he use his fist?
Taste of Death wrote:Steve James wrote:Did he use his fist?
Yes, Sam hit him in the right side of his abdomen with a left-handed punch that came up short but projected into his body. Then Sam did some of his voodoo and the pain went away. He said it was like getting hit with a baseball bat. He asked Sam to do it so he could feel it. Not a good idea with Sam Tam.
windwalker wrote:I have said whether touched or not the process by which it works is the same.
Tom, did feel this.
windwalker wrote:Yes I do agree some of the demos look cheesy, but one should remember in most cases its done in China,
for a Chinese audience. If one teacher shows something the others tend to show the same things.
They are all "demos" its a small aspect of a much lager process at work..many teachers use this aspect to demo a concept.
That said am happy to be proven wrong.
wayne hansen wrote:How old was Zhang at the time and is there any film of him around that time
Taste of Death wrote:I trained with a 62 year old African American police officer today with decades of martial arts experience including kenpo, small circle jujitsu, tkd and other arts. He said the two heaviest blows he's taken were a kick from a kenpo master and a punch from Sam Tam. The big difference between the two was Sam did not touch him. My taiji/xingyi sifu Henry Look had been on the receiving end of Professor and Madame Yu's lkj and I have kung fu brothers who have witnessed and been affected by Sam Tam's no touch punch. I have never felt or seen such a thing but I don't think the people I train with are lying.
dspyrido wrote:
So windy why would I want to prove anything wrong or right? Because I dont want to believe in something that is rubbish. Does chi exist? Sure - the term means something to me but I know I probably only get about 20% of what it means. But the 20% I get is because I understand it & how it can be used to learn better. I don't believe it is very smart to claim knowing chi and its use unless it is understood and tested.
windwalker wrote:My point was that the underpinnings of the process depends on things like concept of qi. I don't see how it's possible to accept one without accepting the other parts of it. I have tested my own understanding and abilities in this area.
windwalker wrote:You mentioned qi how did you test it , what functions did it give you that you did not have without it
The use of chi as a learning method is not required to be great fighting. In fact it is more of a hindrance for many because they are chasing a dream instead of concentrating on the basics, timing/distancing and technique. I like to think of it as something that is taken into consideration after the foundations have been put in place.
I have tested my own understanding and abilities in this area.
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