2004-04-01 - 11:04 p.m.
A young tree bends in the wind, then snaps back with force.
Centered be.
Breath.
Natural movement holds all key.
Be not there.
If attacked, place self in position of advantage while allowing opponent to to enter position of disadvantage
Every block a strike and every strike a block
No ego - seek not gratification of self, yet seek not to humiliate self before others
Action, not reaction
Maintain self-integrity, never compromising self to any other.
One's purpose is not to fight, but to end confrontation by any means necessary, utilizing only enough means to end confrontation. Never more.
The idea, "to win," is not recognized to have foundation except as expression of ego, therefore do discard such notion.
Only self-defense, no self-offense.
Seek not to harm others, but only to protect self from violation by others.
The chi follows the mind in harmony with the breath
The internal reflects the external
Learning Shaolin, one learns the physical movments which change the internal. Having gained the internal, the external is manifest.
No technique, only principle.
It is said, be like water, and like wind, and flame, and earth and stone....
Target / technique presents itself - The end dictates the means, and the means dictates the tools, for, when attacked, the opponent presents his own best weakness. Know that any technique/body movement is correct provided that it does not violate the principles of self-defense / self-protection.
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