everything wrote:Only some very few of us (seemingly nobody) have experienced the receiving end let alone being the “pusher”.
Peacedog wrote:Not a fan of Adam Mizner for any number of reasons.
But he does have skill at this kind of thing.
What I will add is that people with a history of head trauma seem to be much more susceptible to this kind of thing. And I cannot see a career fighter making it out of that career field without more than a little of that.
Also, the Gracies were known for being fans of a variety of yogic practices and those in turn increase sensitivity to this kind of thing.
It wouldn't surprise me if the man in question had some experience with qi gong, yoga, etc.
And those also make pulling this kind of thing off much easier.
everything wrote:lol wut. machida and werdum and the strongman i forget have "head trauma" so can be easily "manipulated" is the question / idea? hypnosis, belief, disbelief, paid actors, shills, etc. ... at some point you have to think about the ridiculousness of the made-up strawmen even while confronted with something that can look (and feel) "unbelievable". the participants even say "unbelievable" out loud and shake their heads (which is the same thing all of us probably say/said). that isn't the reaction if you want to have everyone fake it or if you're hypnotized.
"If it can be explained by physics or psychology"
(Tai Chi), it is both scientific and philosophical.
These two are combined together, using boxing principles and boxing methods.
So I think it means that if you don’t have the knowledge of Tai Chi and the understanding of the word Tai Chi,
you won’t be able to practice Tai Chi very well.
What is Tai Chi?
It is Wuji (infinity), Wuji generates Youji (extremes),
Youji generates two characteristics, two characteristics generate four images, and four images generate eight trigrams.
But what is Youji?
It is divided into virtual and real, or internal and external parts.
But what is Wuji?
Wuji is a circle, it is just an empty space.
It is explained using the science from the culture that originated it.
everything wrote:explained using the "science" as in "a systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject."
but not "scientific method" as in "a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses." basically you need "statistically significant" differences to reject a "null hypothesis". but that may or may not tell you much. it certainly doesn't lead to a "xyz is not scientific" kind of hare-brained statement.
Peacedog wrote:Not a fan of Adam Mizner for any number of reasons.
But he does have skill at this kind of thing.
What I will add is that people with a history of head trauma seem to be much more susceptible to this kind of thing. And I cannot see a career fighter making it out of that career field without more than a little of that.
Also, the Gracies were known for being fans of a variety of yogic practices and those in turn increase sensitivity to this kind of thing. It wouldn't surprise me if the man in question had some experience with qi gong, yoga, etc. And those also make pulling this kind of thing off much easier.
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