origami_itto wrote:I have to remind myself that the adults on the internet stopped maturing at 13.
Bao wrote:origami_itto wrote:I have to remind myself that the adults on the internet stopped maturing at 13.
My psychology teacher in high school said his biggest disappointment in life was when he discovered all adults are just overgrown children.
I must say that taking so much time and effort for this kind of silly April fools joke is incredibly childish. I bet he enjoyed himself tremendously.
everything wrote: as you say, mizner comes across like an asshat even for any of us who like his skills.
everything wrote:plus, nobody believes any of the "internal" skills. even when someone can do that TO YOU, it's ridiculously unbelievable. like you cannot believe it as it's happening or after. so as long as someone has some actual skills, there will be the accompanying shit-show of reactions on the internet.
origami_itto wrote: I think R.A.W. was the one that said something like the sad truth people can't grasp is that there is no grand conspiracy steering the ship, no adults in charge at the top taking care of things. People can't accept that and invent all sorts of boogeymen to blame for... well for bridges falling down, when simple greed and corruption and laziness is laying right there bare on the surface.
Giles wrote:everything wrote: as you say, mizner comes across like an asshat even for any of us who like his skills.
Yes.everything wrote:plus, nobody believes any of the "internal" skills. even when someone can do that TO YOU, it's ridiculously unbelievable. like you cannot believe it as it's happening or after. so as long as someone has some actual skills, there will be the accompanying shit-show of reactions on the internet.
Yes also. When it comes to demonstration of internal skills on the internet, there's stuff that's various shades of fake, there's stuff that has good quality but is simultaneously tarted up with "this is the power of qi" mystification, and there's stuff that's pure gold such as Ma Yueh Liang. And to most people it looks all the same.
Regarding MYL, I never got to meet him but I know/knew several people who did. One friend of mine was at that time already accomplished in a family kung fu style, in Xingiquan, in Taijiquan, was a big strong guy and had a fair amount of fighting experience from a somewhat misspent youth. He asked MYL if he could cross hands with him; MYL said yes; they touched hands and my friend immediately fell over without knowing why, forwards into MYL's arms. MYL caught him, smiled, patted him on the back and sent him on his way. [i](I know, video or it didn't happen...)[/i]
Yes also. When it comes to demonstration of internal skills on the internet, there's stuff that's various shades of fake, there's stuff that has good quality but is simultaneously tarted up with "this is the power of qi" mystification, and there's stuff that's pure gold such as Ma Yueh Liang. And to most people it looks all the same.
Giles wrote:everything wrote: as you say, mizner comes across like an asshat even for any of us who like his skills.
Yes.everything wrote:plus, nobody believes any of the "internal" skills. even when someone can do that TO YOU, it's ridiculously unbelievable. like you cannot believe it as it's happening or after. so as long as someone has some actual skills, there will be the accompanying shit-show of reactions on the internet.
Yes also. When it comes to demonstration of internal skills on the internet, there's stuff that's various shades of fake, there's stuff that has good quality but is simultaneously tarted up with "this is the power of qi" mystification, and there's stuff that's pure gold such as Ma Yueh Liang. And to most people it looks all the same.
Regarding MYL, I never got to meet him but I know/knew several people who did. One friend of mine was at that time already accomplished in a family kung fu style, in Xingiquan, in Taijiquan, was a big strong guy and had a fair amount of fighting experience from a somewhat misspent youth. He asked MYL if he could cross hands with him; MYL said yes; they touched hands and my friend immediately fell over without knowing why, forwards into MYL's arms. MYL caught him, smiled, patted him on the back and sent him on his way. (I know, video or it didn't happen...)
windwalker wrote:
The problem is not that there are no videos of that event or similar ones....
there are
wayne hansen wrote:The problem with a lot of people who work with some of these people is they think they have to sell the product
If I did that with my teacher he would soon let u know physically
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