Yeung wrote:I am in the process writing up a paper on my research, your comments will be very useful for further researches to address them, the summary as follows:
Saintliness is the oneness of humankind and heaven, which influenced the thoughts of martial artists but it was not clearly defined until the excavation of the writing of Zisi (481- 402 BC) in 1973 and 1993. He defined saintliness as benevolence, righteousness, courteous, and wisdom. The aim of this research is to review the influence of this concept in the theory and practice of taijiquan.
The methodology is contextual study of the Zisi’s 5 element model, establish standards of these 5 elements in traditional theory of taijiquan, evaluate the practices of taijiquan by a penal of long time practitioners of qigong and taijiquan, and rationalize the findings with the latest scientific development.
The concept of saintliness is the sum of benevolence, righteousness, courteous and wisdom, which is consistent with Yi Jing and the writing of Mencius (372-289 BC), but this concept is somewhat mixed up with Babylonian culture from India and various local elixir practices. Taijiquan seems to maintain the 5 element model of Taiji, Yin and Yang, and four directions, with the centre as the sum of the four directions. Benevolence is exhibited by the attitude of control with superior adhesive skills of stretchiness and springiness. Righteousness is exhibited in the concept of being right or correct with awareness of the internal and external forces. Courteous is exhibited in the techniques of following and neutralization. Wisdom is exhibited in the discernment of the opponent’s movement. The acquisition of the skills is difficult but it does have a profound influence of the character of the practitioner. The latest research in eccentric muscle contraction and muscle elasticity and meridians has validated the benefits and advantages of taijiquan.
This research has validated the applicability of the saintliness model in taijiquan but further research is required.
Yeung wrote:太極功
THE TAIJI ART
宋書銘
by Song Shuming
[1908]
[translation by Paul Brennan, Mar, 2017]
此書十不傳
TEN TYPES OF PEOPLE NOT TO BE TAUGHT
一不傳外教
1. Do not teach those of different traditions.
二不傳無德
2. Do not teach those without virtue.
三不傳不知師弟之道者
3. Do not teach those who do not understand instructions.
四不傳收不住的
4. Do not teach those who cannot endure.
五不傳半盡而廢的
5. Do not teach quitters.
六不傳得寶忘師者
6. Do not teach those who gain the treasure but forget the teacher.
七不傳無納履之心者
7. Do not teach those who are ungrateful for what they receive.
八不傳好怒好慍者
8. Do not teach those who are prone to losing their temper.
九不傳外欲太多者
9. Do not teach those who take excessive delight in worldly pleasures.
十不傳匪事多端者
10. Do not teach those who cannot handle a great variety of tasks.
wayne hansen wrote:He was just a passive instrument of the attackers suicide
oragami_itto wrote:A man once tried to challenge Yang Pan Hou by hiding in a bush and jumping out to attack as Yang was walking past with his daughter. Yang killed him dead on the spot.
He had a high level of achievement in Taijiquan, would you consider this murder saintly?
Gichin Funakoshi"The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become an object of an attack is an indication that there was an opening in one's guard, and the important thing is to be on guard at all times."
Trick wrote:oragami_itto wrote:A man once tried to challenge Yang Pan Hou by hiding in a bush and jumping out to attack as Yang was walking past with his daughter. Yang killed him dead on the spot.
He had a high level of achievement in Taijiquan, would you consider this murder saintly?
Didn’t he also kill his daughter later on ?
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