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Old 06-13-2005, 03:54 PM   #16
Mike Sigman
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Re: Nishio Sensei and Extending Ki

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Jan Max Bunzel wrote:
As Stefan wrote I think Nishio sensei was quite fed up with all the fuzz about ki. When asked directly about ki I remember that he frequently replied "Once there was a demonstration of Ki in Japanese television - a guy pointed his finger at the head of person seated in chair and claimed that with the force of Ki he would now prevent the person from standing up."
Actually, I would laugh at that, too. And I think Tohei would laugh at it.... you never see him doing those kinds of hokey demonstrations. However, that's not the kind of "ki" I'm thinking about (i.e., not the "emitted qi", because while there seems to be some sort of feeling attached, it functionally doesn't appear to do much)... and I don't think it's the kind of ki that Tohei was referring to IF the alleged statement was ever made.

Mike
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