my philosophy

[Tao_Of_Water]

the art of abstractiveness is the way of expressing your self, your soul, your mind, body and heart.

in true expression nothing is greater even power because power doesn't mean you're strong it simply means your ability to lift objects that are heavy. sometime power lacks intelligence.

i believe you can never achievethe rank of a master until your movements are faster than your shadow because a master would be like a god. no one can achieve perfection in this world therefore even a master cannot stop trying to master his moves.

give me your opinions, but do not copy my thoughts.undefinedundefinedundefinedundefined

[Hugh]

I'd have to understand your thoughts in order to copy them. What point are you trying to make? What is "abstarctiveness"? do you mean "abstraction"?

[killbill]

yes, this is a bit confusing.

[Vanir]

Hatsumi Soke describes being a grandmaster as zero. He says (paraphrasing), "I am at zero, that point towards which the master aims."

Bruce Lee described Chinese Gung Fu (formally, Wing Chun) as water-based, its strikes aimed at achieving a "wang" rather than a "bang," as there were more force in this expression of action.

Some would say that intellect was power, rather than inversly lacking it.

Fluidity may seem insubstantial, however the wind would be more abstract. Aikido seems very wind-based and is Taoist-Buddhist, I understand.
Early water-based forms are styles such as Gyokku Ryu ha.

[chof]

when he spoke of water, be water, his words, he simply was describing feel your weight transfer, thats all

[NZ Ninja]

Yeah be water,go stand out in a big swell and feel it smash you down and throw you around raking your skin on the sandy bottom. :D

[ap Oweyn]

when he spoke of water, be water, his words, he simply was describing feel your weight transfer, thats all
No he wasn't. He was talking about a great many things. (Not that he was the first to use that analogy.) Among them, adapting fluidly to an opponent's changing tactics, styles, etc.

I think it's a philosophically overblown notion, but it's still not quite as simple as weight transfer.


Stuart