Post by Starkindler (The Naked Jedi) on Aug 15, 2005 20:31:04 GMT -5
OK.
My story…so to speak.
Prefaced by saying I’m now sooo out of condition that my former teachers (one in particular) might actually CUT the excess off my body and then beat me into the proper shape if they saw me today.
What I studied:
Shaolin 5 animal system (traditional); Chen style Tai-Chi; Ronin style TKD; smatterings of collegiate wrestling and boxing; hints of Judo; anatomy (since I wanted to be as efficient as possible); Samplings of Chin-Na.
I have occasionally, when surprised or unthinkingly blocking a playful jab from someone, regressed and rendered a hand or arm numb/unuseable for a time. (VERY troublesome since one time it was my wife, then fiancé)
Closest Jedi experience:
Choosing one I’d say it was the time I was sparring with a friend in Tai-Chi class. Class had finished for the day and there was free time. My friend was also in the Shaolin school with me so we decided to put on a bit of a show since no one else had studied anything other than Tai-Chi. One thing led to another and I ended up blindfolded (why I cannot remember but it likely had to do with a dare). My friend proceeded to smack me around a bit until something “clicked” inside me. Dunno what it was or how it happened, but all of a sudden I knew where he was, could feel his body heat, the displacement of air as he moved. I blocked the next series of attacks as if he were in slow motion. It was better than seeing ‘cause I seemed to have more time to react.
We both freaked out at this and of course I lost whatever it was immediately upon getting emotional. It was an amazing feeling and experience. I still occasionally have small instances that bear resemblance, but still aren’t the same thing……..
My story…so to speak.
Prefaced by saying I’m now sooo out of condition that my former teachers (one in particular) might actually CUT the excess off my body and then beat me into the proper shape if they saw me today.
What I studied:
Shaolin 5 animal system (traditional); Chen style Tai-Chi; Ronin style TKD; smatterings of collegiate wrestling and boxing; hints of Judo; anatomy (since I wanted to be as efficient as possible); Samplings of Chin-Na.
I have occasionally, when surprised or unthinkingly blocking a playful jab from someone, regressed and rendered a hand or arm numb/unuseable for a time. (VERY troublesome since one time it was my wife, then fiancé)
Closest Jedi experience:
Choosing one I’d say it was the time I was sparring with a friend in Tai-Chi class. Class had finished for the day and there was free time. My friend was also in the Shaolin school with me so we decided to put on a bit of a show since no one else had studied anything other than Tai-Chi. One thing led to another and I ended up blindfolded (why I cannot remember but it likely had to do with a dare). My friend proceeded to smack me around a bit until something “clicked” inside me. Dunno what it was or how it happened, but all of a sudden I knew where he was, could feel his body heat, the displacement of air as he moved. I blocked the next series of attacks as if he were in slow motion. It was better than seeing ‘cause I seemed to have more time to react.
We both freaked out at this and of course I lost whatever it was immediately upon getting emotional. It was an amazing feeling and experience. I still occasionally have small instances that bear resemblance, but still aren’t the same thing……..
