tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827293309574913027.post4287303042881081887..comments2023-03-30T00:52:50.594-07:00Comments on Sword and Circle: Assassins, Secrets, and TimeMaijahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264657619197571965noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827293309574913027.post-90621475804651419592015-03-18T15:14:38.966-07:002015-03-18T15:14:38.966-07:00Oy! There are short cuts. But yes, I can show a ...Oy! There are short cuts. But yes, I can show a student exactly what I am doing and if she hasn't practiced it, it will not only seem like magic, it is unlikely that see will even comprehend it. Somatic language and visual comprehension requires somatic experiencing. But there are still short cuts.<br />And to the extent that your art is performative, there will be secrets, call them tricks if that feels more moral to you, or perhaps all them counter-intuitive insights. Use google translate to see the vast number of words used to translate secret in Chinese (of Inuit and snowflakes). Shen (spirit, god, spatial mind, the unseen-world), and xuan (dark, mysterious, obscure), are some of the most common words used to describe martial arts, both are sometimes translated as "secret." <br />And lastly, all bullets are magic bullets. The secret is you have to load them into a gun and point it at a target. <br />By all means, be generous with your secrets, the world needs more of them! But heavens to Betsy, don't give them all to one person! (Present company exempted of course.) Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771944484286659825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827293309574913027.post-58557802951342451882015-03-13T08:22:16.296-07:002015-03-13T08:22:16.296-07:00Secrets sell, we love the idea of secrets, the mag...Secrets sell, we love the idea of secrets, the magic bullet, it's why conspiracy theories abound... and the idea that there are short cuts!The European Historical Combat Guildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425115205496881300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827293309574913027.post-14998546428900906072015-03-12T22:24:57.068-07:002015-03-12T22:24:57.068-07:00Great blog! It's refreshing to know there are ...Great blog! It's refreshing to know there are instructors like you despite your excellent points of 'there are no secrets', there are still instructors out there who sell 'secrets'<br /><br />Or as they say in Cantonese, "Bo wu fahn woon" (Protect the Rice Bowl).<br /><br />And probably the 2nd best Judoka ever, Kyuzo Mifune said: "Kyuzo Mifune. "Polish the mind through ceaseless training; that is the key to effective techniques."<br /><br />Thank you for being you!Stickgrapplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01942498807835887798noreply@blogger.com