paximperium
Penultimate Amazing
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As a practitioner of martial arts, chi/ki or inner energy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch'i ) plays an important role in many traditional eastern martial arts.
I've had the luck of studying with good sensei's that teach some meditative components of martial arts but are not into the whole supernatural chi powers although they do believe in power of things like Kiais (Good Ki shouts) etc.
I understand that chinese martial arts tend to have more supernatural beliefs but am wondering if anyone else has seen any really ridiculous supernatural claims in martial arts.
One of the worst I've seen is Dim Mak or Death touch where a "practitioner" can knock a person out(even kill them) by disrupting an opponents chi with a touch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_mak
Here a rather funny youtube video on a local news report on it
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pdrzBL2dHMI
I've had the luck of studying with good sensei's that teach some meditative components of martial arts but are not into the whole supernatural chi powers although they do believe in power of things like Kiais (Good Ki shouts) etc.
I understand that chinese martial arts tend to have more supernatural beliefs but am wondering if anyone else has seen any really ridiculous supernatural claims in martial arts.
One of the worst I've seen is Dim Mak or Death touch where a "practitioner" can knock a person out(even kill them) by disrupting an opponents chi with a touch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_mak
Here a rather funny youtube video on a local news report on it
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pdrzBL2dHMI