Monday, June 28, 2010

Robert W. Smith On Internal Martial Arts


Robert W. Smith Punching Wang Shujin

From page 22, "Hsing-I, Chinese Mind-Body Boxing":

"A system based solely on body mechanics remains forever at the level of calisthenics and rudimentary fighting. Functionally, such a system is limited by the fact that in the animal world man is something of a weak creature.
Except by recourse to his brain, he cannot stand physically with most of the other animals.
But the brain itself needs to be checked and trained. The trouble with urban cultures throughout the world is that man's brain is out of control. The internal imposes the restraint that, paradoxically, leads to freedom. The mind is king -remember this- and must be accorded priority over the body."

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Martial Development said...

"The trouble with urban cultures throughout the world is that man's brain is out of control."

"The mind is king and must be accorded priority over the body."

Are these contradictory statements? If not, why? And what does it mean for the mind to be accorded priority over the body?

jc said...

a controlled brain is king????

Unknown said...

"The soul is the prison of your body"foucault

there is "body" or "brain" just YOU, or should I say..ID?

The ID must fight, the "body" and the "brain" can later write about it....but this is the "trouble" with urban cultures.

Unknown said...

Correction:

"The soul is the prison of your body"foucault

there is NO "body" or "brain" just YOU, or should I say..ID?

The ID must fight, the "body" and the "brain" can later write about it....but this is the "trouble" with urban cultures.

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