Faye (Li) Yip's Bow stance is wrong?

[JowGaWolf]

So, which one of you fellas can pee the farthest?

It's just the way things go it's common when speaking of theory and concept.

 

[Wing Woo Gar39]

Probably the one who stands on the words of others to show their haughty virtue

Or maybe the one who talks about himself as being the most in touch with reality

I can soapbox hands on my hips as well as anyone, so I’m halfway there, the elevation helps somewhat.

 

[Wing Woo Gar39]

It's just the way things go it's common when speaking of theory and concept.

I’m teasing.

 

[isshinryuronin]

So, which one of you fellas can pee the farthest?

Not me. I'm lucky if I can get past the rim. One of the pleasures of having an old man's prostate.

 

[Wing Woo Gar39]

Not me. I'm lucky if I can get past the rim. One of the pleasures of having an old man's prostate.

I wouldn’t be asking if I thought it was me.

 

[Same Trick50]

No, the language is partly alchemical. If you do not have high level wu de you cannot understand high level kung fu.

「學者須先明此圖。」
"Those who would study must first understand this diagram." --Neijing Tu

TTC23 says; Those who are one with the Way are welcomed by the Way.

This is a different kind of thinking than western thinking, which takes virtues and goodness from a list of rules and separates this from daily behavior. In Chinese, you can brush your teeth with Wu De.

「喜怒哀樂之未發，謂之中。發而皆中節，謂之和。中也者，天下之大本也；和也者，天下之達道也。」

"When joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure have not yet arisen, it is called equilibrium (zhong). When they arise and are all in due measure, it is called harmony (he). Equilibrium is the great root of the world; harmony is the universal path." (Doctrine of the Mean, Chapter 1)

This is not an analogy. It is a direct equivalence to wuji. Wuji is of the mind -- internal -- not physical. Not external. If anything external must move.

Li Yiyu writes​

一曰心靜
1. The mind is CALM.

If your mind is not calm, it will not be focused, and each movement of your hands, be it forward or back, left or right, will not be in any definite direction. Therefore your mind should be calm. At first your movement will not yet be able to come from yourself, and so you should clear your mind and let your body intuit, going along with the opponent’s movements.

Free-flowing qi is natural and unrestrained, you cannot feel it without special methods. Look for it and you will never find it because it is invisible. You cannot feel it because it created you and you are your own natural state. You would never even know it is there in your lifetime if a master didn't tell you.

Yes, but does WuDe as a concept to focus on lead to become one with the way, if so then how ?
why would “western” way of thinking not give clue to be one with the way, western society was long influenced by Christianity and the thinkings of the ancient Greek philosophers

 

[Appledog43]

Yes, but does WuDe as a concept to focus on lead to become one with the way, if so then how ?
why would “western” way of thinking not give clue to be one with the way, western society was long influenced by Christianity and the thinkings of the ancient Greek philosophers

Not sure what you mean, Wu De isn't a concept that focuses on lead.

I honestly thought you would know more about Wu De because you study martial arts in China. Go figure?

 

[Same Trick50]

Not sure what you mean, Wu De isn't a concept that focuses on lead.

I honestly thought you would know more about Wu De because you study martial arts in China. Go figure?

That’s what I mean, you can go all the way without the specific(concept) WuDe. I have not learned less in CMA because my western upbringing

 

[Appledog43]

That’s what I mean, you can go all the way without the specific(concept) WuDe. I have not learned less in CMA because my western upbringing

So why do you think Faye Yip's bow stance is wrong?

 

[Appledog43]

Hi, I can't seem to edit the previous post. I wanted to include an image for reference.

 

[Same Trick50]

So why do you think Faye Yip's bow stance is wrong?

I Haven’t claimed her stance(s) wrong