tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Cook Ding's KitchenRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3029125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-938668774328021642024-02-14T07:29:11.616-05:002024-02-14T07:29:11.616-05:00Thanks for visiting!Thanks for visiting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-45152513505712460742024-02-12T15:31:19.741-05:002024-02-12T15:31:19.741-05:00Thanks for sharing this RickThanks for sharing this RickChristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17471279753965989365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-41495343664486975272024-01-15T14:38:40.063-05:002024-01-15T14:38:40.063-05:00It was unfortunate that tcc in America was not inf...It was unfortunate that tcc in America was not influenced by the Dong family first and second generations instead of the junior student of YCF that was supported by the CIA agent. Otherwise, understanding and general progress would have been notably more profound.<br /><br />signed...student of an old frame. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-38928957220004996702023-12-31T11:40:52.629-05:002023-12-31T11:40:52.629-05:00Confucius had 2 main disciples, one advocated that...Confucius had 2 main disciples, one advocated that nature or talent was was important, the other said that training or work, was more important, the two ideas were reconciled about 2000 years ago. Cool that we are still reading about this. The 10,000 hour idea, is predicated on very specific work, not just checking the box mentality that passes for academia today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-11730023155588493612023-12-31T09:31:20.960-05:002023-12-31T09:31:20.960-05:00Thank you!
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Os...Thank you! <br /><br />Happy New Year to you and yours. <br /><br />Osu!Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-31902472277022505452023-12-31T09:26:49.639-05:002023-12-31T09:26:49.639-05:00Thank you
Osu!Thank you<br /><br />Osu!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-58919843893056745692023-12-30T12:10:06.777-05:002023-12-30T12:10:06.777-05:00Dearest Cook Ding: I only wish to say thank you. F...Dearest Cook Ding: I only wish to say thank you. For the quality of your posts and for the judicious choices you have made over these many years. Your taste is spot on, bringing us all some of the best martial views, methods and beliefs. So admirable! So well done over the long period of years. Bravo! Your page and works are inspiring. When someone does such good works I believe it is important to let them know that they are seen, recognized in the good way. I appreciate you. Many blessings. May the New Year bring you only good things. Thank you again. In martial spirit & brotherhood: James Albert KeatingJAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03162052410171844128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-6156460398625675432023-11-22T09:51:49.858-05:002023-11-22T09:51:49.858-05:00Interesting article, Karriman sensei’s brillance w...Interesting article, Karriman sensei’s brillance was the body mechanics, after training with him and papasan, every other martial art looks different. <br />T. WhitmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-47848133356645277012023-11-18T08:01:21.866-05:002023-11-18T08:01:21.866-05:00Hey! It’s good to see you on the web!Hey! It’s good to see you on the web!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-85920338059670369382023-11-17T19:28:37.175-05:002023-11-17T19:28:37.175-05:00Cook Ding!
Your old friend from the Dragon'...Cook Ding! <br /><br />Your old friend from the Dragon's Orb blog from long ago. I havent played blog in a long time. Nice to see you are still at it!<br /><br />Cheers!Erik the Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719361294346916751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-7752111586474749032023-11-07T10:11:21.374-05:002023-11-07T10:11:21.374-05:00Thank you!Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-66538018027344704922023-11-06T11:14:58.088-05:002023-11-06T11:14:58.088-05:00Happy belated birthday and retirement.Happy belated birthday and retirement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-12550250509508516012023-10-16T18:52:04.786-04:002023-10-16T18:52:04.786-04:00Thank you!
Osu!Thank you!<br /><br />Osu!Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-88435257143769585072023-10-16T17:41:18.666-04:002023-10-16T17:41:18.666-04:00Rick, I want to wish you well on your retirement. ...Rick, I want to wish you well on your retirement. I also admire your attitude. All my best.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Richard<br />Martial History TeamRichard Bejtlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512184196416665417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-8366954014105602122023-09-18T07:35:47.882-04:002023-09-18T07:35:47.882-04:00in tao, if part of your body hurts, the opposite p...in tao, if part of your body hurts, the opposite part of your body is broken, yin-yang in balance always !, but mind, breath and body can itch. withstand the wind, bow and bend if needed like bamboo. untill it blossoms it will live !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-46918964790491111822023-09-04T01:24:24.327-04:002023-09-04T01:24:24.327-04:00Why so three people? Even two people walk together...Why so three people? Even two people walk together, they could learn each other. The proverb should be like that: If you walk with others, you learn from them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-89030723455419192262023-08-22T22:13:04.500-04:002023-08-22T22:13:04.500-04:00“one of my teachers, a doctor in psychology said t...“one of my teachers, a doctor in psychology said that he believed that if you understand Tai Chi you cannot be arrogant. If a “Tai Chi Master” is arrogant, he does not understand Tai Chi.”<br /><br />It seems obvious once said (but not before!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-67405616789068332212023-08-19T01:02:45.129-04:002023-08-19T01:02:45.129-04:00Total BS. Total BS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-33778395109655498202023-08-10T11:34:57.924-04:002023-08-10T11:34:57.924-04:00LolLolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-27727680886514393622023-08-08T10:38:06.421-04:002023-08-08T10:38:06.421-04:00Some One should Hold that Big Red Sword In That Ph...Some One should Hold that Big Red Sword In That Photo and see what's it looks like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-4419563824267561802023-06-26T16:30:23.692-04:002023-06-26T16:30:23.692-04:00I agree with the comment on the actual fights in t...I agree with the comment on the actual fights in the movie. However, I really liked the Tai Chi shown when the main character was taught (and corrected) by his master, performed by the late Yu Hai.Roel Jansenhttp://www.kraanvogel.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-6156191220752470142023-04-12T07:03:16.160-04:002023-04-12T07:03:16.160-04:00Mr Ellis has no idea what he's writing about h...Mr Ellis has no idea what he's writing about here. Aikido (and Bagua) are not martial arts, try thinking of them as graduate level degrees for people that already know how to throw down. And the ‘purists,’ accomplished fighters raised in aikido only schools actually were taught aiki jiujitsu. Travis Whitmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-84409192269514068782023-02-19T15:49:53.298-05:002023-02-19T15:49:53.298-05:00This is written in the manner of a xing yi practio...This is written in the manner of a xing yi practioner who isn’t familiar with yiquan. My teacher is Han xing Qiao and I am closed door. I can tell you factually so many things you are only able to speculate about. Such as Wu wei. My teacher was a student of master Wu first and introduced Wang to Wu. Lhbf is completely woven as typical movements into Han family yiquan. Further my teacher was there when Wang coined yiquan as a formal name, was there as the art was born and the formal representative of Wang in public. He was the one who first moved and called it the health dance, the fist dance. Wang would say, “ show the people yiquan”, and Han would move. Han added tiger and dragon postures from his background. Wang taught my teachers wife ba gua and we practice the core essence of ba gua in Hsyq . I understand you did the best you could but yiquan isn’t a distant dead history, it lives in Hsyq. I am happy to help as Han was a first person witness to most of the history of yiquan up until ww2. Han was Yao’s teacher for 8 years and I can tell you why Yao system is so mistaken and external. And no, Wang didn’t neglect xing. And yes 90% of xing yi is broken just chasing xing, but hey now yiquan is 90% broken just chasing shape once again. I’ve crossed hands with many many practioners and none have what Hsyq has, they have bits and pieces. Wang rediscovered the core of quan fa. Of the origin of xing yi, lhbf, ba gua etc. our primordial source. It’s not a style but it is a method of zhang zhuang. That is the method. And it’s genisis came from the San ti Shi zhuang, But it’s nit held for time. In fact Han states that he couldn’t do it for more than 3-4 minutes. That mistake is Yao’s. Yao made so many mistakes. Argued with Wang. Wang quit speaking with him. Anyway I’m happy to talk if you like. Fb page is history of the Han family. I am an adopted son of the Hans much as Wang adopted Han.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-79164544309554562182023-01-13T22:40:36.631-05:002023-01-13T22:40:36.631-05:00I believe WXZ succeeded in his goal. I think it’s ...I believe WXZ succeeded in his goal. I think it’s a strange premise to believe that he lacked insight into the “traditional “ martial arts of Tai, Bagua, Xing, etc. I’m sure he had the ability and opportunity to fill in any “gaps” that may have existed in his training. I believe that he did what he set out to do and returned to the essence of his art, not unlike most geniuses do (Bruce Lee). <br /><br />Additionally, his art produced results. He had renowned fighters, renowned healers, and a deep understanding of the Tao. These arts all started art from simple meditative practices. Their originators all stressed simplicity. Every powerful teaching dissolved into excessive adornment. Can one be a great Christian without reading the Bible or visiting the Vatican? Jesus would say yes. Can one become enlightened without studying the myriad Buddhist “traditions”? The Buddha would say yes. Can one condense an art to its purest form and become realized? I think WXZ proved this. If you read what he wrote and practice deeply what he teaches you can have no doubt.Daoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193793507339173261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-79220789996343682402022-12-26T11:28:02.793-05:002022-12-26T11:28:02.793-05:00Ouch!Ouch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com