Intent Yi (意)

Whether I believe it or not is irrelevant and has nothing at all to do with my stated interest in the subject of this discussion.

- motorists swerving into an oncoming lane for whatever reason, causing an innocent driver to put their vehicle in the ditch, or worse, to avoid a collision without any contact between the two vehicles involved.

- people in sparring or sportive activity, or otherwise involved in some kind of conflict where one of the principals flinches or expresses some other overt 'intent' causing the other person to jump back, or trip and fall over their own feet or an obstacle.

-demonstrations with which you are taking issue that were either fake or genuine.

Again, those instances, be they spontaneous or contrived, are irrelevant.


Do you have any suggestions as to how one might structure a training exercise around the ideas of isolating, and experimenting with, intent interactively in such a way that it lends deeper insight to the subtleties of its suggestive and responsive powers?
Suggestive is the operative word. Yes, I have particular thoughts on the subject. It is relevant, but not in the way the videos depict. I have doubts it can be so easily translated to people in general, and certainly not without the physical training component. Experience with the experienced teacher is everything. We can debate about the real thing without doubting one another’s personal experiences.
 

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