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Old 12-31-2008, 10:16 AM   #2
Ron Tisdale
Dojo: Doshinkan dojo in Roxborough, Pa
Location: Phila. Pa
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Re: Plum blossom questions

Look up references to sho, chiku, bai. From John Steven's perspective as he told it to me, the bai refers to the plum flower as it blossoms...think of the fingers of the hand extending with ki.

Or so I remember it, anyway...

Best,
Ron

Ron Tisdale
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