Comments for Jianghu :: 2.0 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu In between worlds with sword and laptop Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Out of the slough of despond by Bai Yiming http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/09/28/out-of-the-sough-of-despair/#comment-310 Bai Yiming Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:37:05 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=235#comment-310 Yeah, I know, it's hard to get rolling again, but it's only the first few steps. After my summer brake, and several taiphoons here in Taiwan, I had and have to do those first steps serveral times, though. Twice, I allready was sour all over from training, only to get stopped by winds and rains again. And I only practice alone at home when I get motivated by the group work. Strangely, as CMA have a rather bad reputation and bring no image here, we don't find many professional training places where you could train all day. Japanese and Korean dojos are available, but the trad. Chinese culture is in a crisis here, as the Taiwanese developed a new pride for themselfs and the mainland spoils all love for Chinese culture with poisend milk powder and the like. Get up, get started, we need it, Emlyn! Yeah, I know, it’s hard to get rolling again, but it’s only the first few steps. After my summer brake, and several taiphoons here in Taiwan, I had and have to do those first steps serveral times, though. Twice, I allready was sour all over from training, only to get stopped by winds and rains again. And I only practice alone at home when I get motivated by the group work.

Strangely, as CMA have a rather bad reputation and bring no image here, we don’t find many professional training places where you could train all day. Japanese and Korean dojos are available, but the trad. Chinese culture is in a crisis here, as the Taiwanese developed a new pride for themselfs and the mainland spoils all love for Chinese culture with poisend milk powder and the like.

Get up, get started, we need it, Emlyn!

]]> Comment on As I walked out one evening… by Bai Yiming http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/09/24/as-i-walked-out-one-evening/#comment-305 Bai Yiming Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:20:31 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=233#comment-305 Nice, it's the Luoshu (magic square of numbers 1 - 9) walk, done also with posts in many bagua schools. In my rudimentary bagua training, we learned to do first one technique on all post, then opposite directions, then the 2nd technique on all post a.s.o., till you could do the 8 palms on 8 posts, in both directions, Finally, we had to do all 8 palms on all posts, also to change directions. Took a long time, and is still not mastered, of course! Nice, it’s the Luoshu (magic square of numbers 1 - 9) walk, done also with posts in many bagua schools.
In my rudimentary bagua training, we learned to do first one technique on all post, then opposite directions, then the 2nd technique on all post a.s.o., till you could do the 8 palms on 8 posts, in both directions, Finally, we had to do all 8 palms on all posts, also to change directions. Took a long time, and is still not mastered, of course!

]]> Comment on As I walked out one evening… by Ed http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/09/24/as-i-walked-out-one-evening/#comment-304 Ed Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:35:21 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=233#comment-304 I can't see the movie (at work), but I can say that I only found people practicing bagua in a park in China once, in Beijing - except it was really, really bad! Dayum, I never expected to see two young men practicing bagua that was even worse than mine in the baguazhang capital of the world! :( I can’t see the movie (at work), but I can say that I only found people practicing bagua in a park in China once, in Beijing - except it was really, really bad! Dayum, I never expected to see two young men practicing bagua that was even worse than mine in the baguazhang capital of the world! :(

]]> Comment on Happy mooncake day by Ed http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/09/14/happy-mooncake-day/#comment-303 Ed Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:33:33 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=231#comment-303 Hmm - well, you could try to bagua-fy the yiquan, perhaps (put a spiral in here, stick the knees together there :) ). If you have seen Ren Zhicheng's old book "Yinyang Bapanzhang," you can see his method of training standing - a kind of twisty horse stance (horse stance, but with the knees stuck together). Kind of makes sense, in a bagua-sort of way! Hmm - well, you could try to bagua-fy the yiquan, perhaps (put a spiral in here, stick the knees together there :) ).

If you have seen Ren Zhicheng’s old book “Yinyang Bapanzhang,” you can see his method of training standing - a kind of twisty horse stance (horse stance, but with the knees stuck together). Kind of makes sense, in a bagua-sort of way!

]]> Comment on Reset; decrement counter to zero; by Emlyn http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/08/30/reset-decrement-counter-to-zero/#comment-302 Emlyn Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:55:17 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=229#comment-302 Hi Hermann, I'm still here, alive and well - just needing to get out of a bit of a slump! How's your new semester going? I hope you didn't get blown around too much by the typhoon! Hi Hermann,

I’m still here, alive and well - just needing to get out of a bit of a slump! How’s your new semester going? I hope you didn’t get blown around too much by the typhoon!

]]> Comment on Happy mooncake day by Emlyn http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/09/14/happy-mooncake-day/#comment-301 Emlyn Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:42:13 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=231#comment-301 Hmm, something needs to be checked behind the scenes, as I didn't receive the normal email notification about this comment... Anyway, yes, it's a real shame - but simple fact is, there's only so many hours in the day and RMB in the bank, so something had to give. I've reached the point where I have to focus, so... well, I have to choose what I think will help me the most. Will yiquan and bagua conflict? I don't see that, based on my experience so far - but only trying it out will tell me! Hmm, something needs to be checked behind the scenes, as I didn’t receive the normal email notification about this comment…

Anyway, yes, it’s a real shame - but simple fact is, there’s only so many hours in the day and RMB in the bank, so something had to give. I’ve reached the point where I have to focus, so… well, I have to choose what I think will help me the most.

Will yiquan and bagua conflict? I don’t see that, based on my experience so far - but only trying it out will tell me!

]]> Comment on Happy mooncake day by Ed http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/09/14/happy-mooncake-day/#comment-299 Ed Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:40:29 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=231#comment-299 Good to hear that you are going to focus more on certain arts (although it is a shame to lose some of those teachers, one does have to choose what is best for them). (I wonder if yiquan and baguazhang will conflict with each other, anyway, but - we will see I guess!) I do think it is doable, if you work hard enough, though (say, 2 hours of each per day? :) ) Good to hear that you are going to focus more on certain arts (although it is a shame to lose some of those teachers, one does have to choose what is best for them). (I wonder if yiquan and baguazhang will conflict with each other, anyway, but - we will see I guess!)

I do think it is doable, if you work hard enough, though (say, 2 hours of each per day? :) )

]]> Comment on Reset; decrement counter to zero; by Bai Yiming http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/08/30/reset-decrement-counter-to-zero/#comment-298 Bai Yiming Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:19:55 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=229#comment-298 Jianhu, where are you? Everything allright? I have to be back at university on Monday, if Sinlaku isn't too bad. When do you start again? Best Hermann Jianhu,
where are you?
Everything allright?
I have to be back at university on Monday, if Sinlaku isn’t too bad.
When do you start again?
Best
Hermann

]]> Comment on The Yiquan Academy: Review by Emlyn http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/08/12/the-yiquan-academy-review/#comment-297 Emlyn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:08:42 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=225#comment-297 Hi Jose, Sure, feel free to mail me. Master Yao Chengrong's site was down for a while but is back up now; it looks as if they were adding new material. Hi Jose,

Sure, feel free to mail me. Master Yao Chengrong’s site was down for a while but is back up now; it looks as if they were adding new material.

]]> Comment on Holiday reading by Bai Yiming http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/2008/08/25/holiday-reading/#comment-296 Bai Yiming Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:27:09 +0000 http://burningpearl.com/jianghu/?p=227#comment-296 Happy holidays for you! I'm just back from 23 days of perfect German summer, nice beers, lots of cheese and good dark fullcorn bread. Still 3 more weeks of vacation for me, so I try to catch up on my writing, gardening and start training slowly, after a 2 week break. Happy holidays for you!
I’m just back from 23 days of perfect German summer, nice beers, lots of cheese and good dark fullcorn bread.
Still 3 more weeks of vacation for me, so I try to catch up on my writing, gardening and start training slowly, after a 2 week break.

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