Finding my Qi: The Story of Robert Jay Arnold
(Note: It's been about ten years since my last serious blog entry so this is a bit lengthy. Get a soda, some chips or coffee and enjoy the trip. Thanks) To Qi or not to Qi, that is the question. Myself I have never been a skeptic, but always a realist. Whatever works in terms of self-defense, was adopted into the arsenal. But effectiveness has always gone hand in hand with truth. Is Qi something real? Or just an ancient Chinese parlor trick used to bring in more students. This is my journey, my search and discovery. A highlight from 4 years old to 40; my evolution in the martial arts. I began my training at the age of four, under my militant-ass father, strictly for reasons of not getting "dusted" by the other boys on the playground. My brothers and I started with Taekwondo and boxing, but my father and old school Korean instructor weren't as concerned with the art in terms of how it looked, as they were with self-preservation. "How can you k...
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I admire your revolutionary style and the concept of Tian Wu Dao. I am currently attending college in America but my origins are in Taiwan and I am glad that your research is going well there. While I have not been actively practicing your Bagua applications, I appreciate your sense of hip-hop. In particular, the rhythm and rhyme used in your video:
Gao Bagua Applications Advanced Fox -- 柔身連環八卦掌,
fascinates me. I would appreciate it if you would upload your music on your blog for mp3 downloading.
Thank you and best regards to the Tian Wu Dao,
Scott
Thanks for sharing your moves.
I am reading your past posts and i learn with your thoughts.
Hugs from Brazil