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Old 04-30-2010, 01:10 AM   #31
Ernesto Lemke
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Re: How do you take a step in Aikido?

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John Brockington wrote: View Post
And although the dantien/tanden is a concept, it is also a definite physical entity, not metaphysical, not purely conceptual.
Hello mr. Brockington,

Would you mind elaborating a bit on your statement that the dantien is a definite physical entity? I may be misreading you. My interest was raised by your phrasing of the dantien as something physically tangible which I took as something physically tangible on it's own. A 'real' 'ball' if you will. The dantien as a nexus point, IOW something that connects other (physical) parts is how I currently understand the dantien but I don't see it as a stand alone physical entity, like a liver for example. Conceptually yes, physically, well, hmmm, no, maybe, I dunno. Never heard of surgically removing or locating a 'real' dantien.

So I wonder if you would mind shedding some more light on this.
Best regards,

Ernesto Lemke
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