kyudo wrote:
What I meant is that Bob earlier alluded to 'either having it (internal power) or not'. That is digital in the sense of duality: you either got it or you don't. I would argue that some people may have some of it. And the one person's internal power might not be the same as the next person's.
Igor,
Most people have none.
Most people don't even know it exists.
And the ones that do will never possess it.
A very few have it.
And yes there are shades.
And the really good people do not agree on all the details.
So your comment about digital is ..a waste of breathe?
Of course everything is analog...and most people are on one end of the analog scale.
My point is that most people who have it have no interest in sharing it, at least to the masses.
And from my experience it takes a lot of work and correct instruction.
Sagawa did 1,500 pushups per day in his pursuit of this stuff. Not to mention all kinds of other exercises. He trained all day, everyday.
It takes a certain type of maniacal dedication.
I think the really wise people who know this stuff perhaps realizes that explaining this is just a waste of breathe since the audience won't get it anyway?
Plus you end up creating a bunch of goobers who talk like they know but they can't do anything.
If you can't fight with it then it is worthless in my opinion.
At the end of the day you have to be able to destroy people otherwise what's the point?
That's where most tai chi fails in my opinion. But then again most karate people can't really fight either so we fail just like tai chi, aikido and the rest. Sometimes I think sumo is the only place where you are forced to manifest power. I'm only talking about unarmed combat. Put a sword in someone's hands and you change the equation. But then put a knife or a sword in the hands of someone with internal power and it is no longer funny. That's when you reach for your gun (if you live in America).