j.k: heh, i like his idea of the ufos being from our own future
j.k: thought that myself before

Giordano da Silva: well

j.k: sounds like this is one of Stephenson’s sources for Anathem

Giordano da Silva: i don’t like that he is connected with werner hans erhard
Giordano da Silva: and the landmark education group
Giordano da Silva: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Erhard
Giordano da Silva: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esalen_Institute
Giordano da Silva: this is strange
Giordano da Silva: the list of leaders is werid

j.k: getting there
j.k: wow, weird.
j.k: this is probably a better secret society than the masons

Giordano da Silva: no shit
Giordano da Silva: i mean
Giordano da Silva: linus pauling?
Giordano da Silva: tim leary?
Giordano da Silva: they were asosciated?
Giordano da Silva: and Gia-Fu Feng?

j.k: heh
j.k: Alan Watts was involved

Giordano da Silva: yeah

j.k: I had a weird feeling.

Giordano da Silva: like in the back of a volkswagen?
Giordano da Silva: i sort of want to see what this is all about

j.k: no, that’s an uncomfortable place
j.k: weird feelings are usually associated with ropes and gym class

Giordano da Silva: no wait… hillarity is asosociated with thsoe things
Giordano da Silva: i tend to agree with Adam Curtis
Giordano da Silva: these groups are weird to me

j.k: no, i agree
j.k: but i like them too
j.k: usually there’s too much clannishness though

Giordano da Silva: yeah
Giordano da Silva: fucking deepak chopra
Giordano da Silva: i can’t believe richard feynman was in it
Giordano da Silva: he is one of my heroes
Giordano da Silva: Wheeler: We are participators in bringing into being not only the near and here but the far away and long ago. We are in this sense, participators in bringing about something of the universe in the distant past and if we have one explanation for what’s happening in the distant past why should we need more?
Martin Redfern: Many don’t agree with John Wheeler, but if he’s right then we and presumably other conscious observers throughout the universe, are the creators ‚Äî or at least the minds that make the universe manifest.

j.k: i agree with that
j.k: quite simply, without observers, there is nothing to take note of.
j.k: not that observation is a precursor to existence
j.k: simply that it brings into context an object
j.k: a thing

Giordano da Silva: i have a minor problemwith it… it is like defineing noise as the absence of silence and vice versa… seems redundant to me

j.k: it’s not really
j.k: i mean, it’s a realization of relativity is all

Giordano da Silva: bad word

j.k: it’s quite true though, you cannot define something without a contrasting object
j.k: i don’t mean einsteinian

Giordano da Silva: or can we and just don’t know how?
Giordano da Silva: seems like hand waving arguments

j.k: that’s likely, but since we cannot now and don’t know how then we cannot

Giordano da Silva: but also should not stop looking

j.k: until we can.
j.k: you can’t describe something without stating attributes. stating an attribute is the same as stating the opposite of what is and stating everything it is not, but doing so efficiently

Giordano da Silva: i disagree

j.k: thought i had to edit it

Giordano da Silva: there are first principles

j.k: what’s a principle?

Giordano da Silva: there are first pricnciples which reqire no direct comparison to be defined
Giordano da Silva: for example, universal constants

j.k: okay
j.k: let’s take one

Giordano da Silva: and the existence of subatomic particles
Giordano da Silva: pick any of them

j.k: okay. a muon then. or a quark.

Giordano da Silva: those are foundations

j.k: here we are with this object we call a quark
j.k: okay, smaller then
j.k: doesn’t matter what you call it

Giordano da Silva: ok

j.k: but let’s take X particle.

Giordano da Silva: they need no opposite to be defined
Giordano da Silva: or no counterpart

j.k: What is X particle but but the Set of everything minus X

Giordano da Silva: mathmatics does not rely on the the comparison of tangibles
Giordano da Silva: you are thinking algebra
Giordano da Silva: this is much higher than that

j.k: i am simplifying my point

Giordano da Silva: algebra is like dog barks
Giordano da Silva: compared tohuman speech
Giordano da Silva: it is not that i don’t see your point
Giordano da Silva: i fundamentally disagree with the handwaving, sort of glossing over details aspect ofit
Giordano da Silva: not YOUR point, but whatever wheler was saying

j.k: so, there’s two schools of thought in this arena

Giordano da Silva: sure

j.k: taking into account what Wheeler is saying
j.k: one states that we can change the past according to how we recall it
j.k: another states that there are infinite futures on which paths are all taken in parallel
j.k: and that the future can be chosen simply by realization of these paths

Giordano da Silva: orothogonal, not parallel
Giordano da Silva: orthogonal

j.k: fine

Giordano da Silva: well

j.k: i’m using Discovery Channel language

Giordano da Silva: i disagree with the changing of the past bit
Giordano da Silva: time is so far a very forward thing

j.k: why? time doesn’t flow, just our perception

Giordano da Silva: no precedence for backwards loops
Giordano da Silva: no time is a real thing

j.k: it is, but i don’t think of it as anything more than another plotting point

Giordano da Silva: nope

j.k: X,Y,Z,T

Giordano da Silva: that is where Einstein comes in

j.k: I think that using X,Y,Z,T with T being a range, a linear progression can be plotted that shows the existence of an object or being.
j.k: if T’s variables were taken into account, the plot would look like a tree
j.k: with the majority of paths going along an average area and less likely scenarios looking like branches

Giordano da Silva: you are calling T = time right?

j.k: yes, with relative position to XYZ

Giordano da Silva: well, the problem is t is a component of each cartesian coordinate in this case in the macro world because of space time
Giordano da Silva: and in quantum mechanics… time is not really… time

j.k: it can’t be used singularly i don’t think. i think even the set of XYZT needs to be defined with relationship others within its causal domain
j.k: i know, that’s what i’m saying
j.k: time is relative to the observer / object / causality

Giordano da Silva: so if we are talking about perception of things and how time flows, sure, good example, but it is still not a good definition of reality from basic principles

j.k: and we get into sheering
j.k: see, this gets me going again on whether or not time exists differently for beings or places isolated from one antoher
j.k: *another.

Giordano da Silva: no… i think time is sort of a constant… it is always space-time

j.k: yes, yes, yes

Giordano da Silva: now our brain is wired to perceive time a certain way

j.k: i am saying that
j.k: I know, I said that before
j.k: we perceive it in a linear fashion

Giordano da Silva: but i don’t thinkt hat time and reality have to be mutually inclusive at all

j.k: but time is time is time
j.k: its more like a big swimming pool
j.k: which is how I thought of the plot system

Giordano da Silva: reality is like current and time is like voltage

j.k: and i’m taking into account waves in this pool

Giordano da Silva: but i think at every infinitesimal division of our writs watch… decisions are made
Giordano da Silva: but all decisions are made
Giordano da Silva: bu we perceive only one because the brain is limited

j.k: i agree.
j.k: but we are in a way self limited
j.k: and get in the way of ourselves

Giordano da Silva: but agian, defining what “is” to me should not rely on opposites

j.k: it doesn’t rely
j.k: it simply is.

Giordano da Silva: we are limited because the brain is limited… i agree
Giordano da Silva: i think sometimes that dreams are tapping into other realties
Giordano da Silva: in which case… i have some pretty awesome ones
Giordano da Silva:

j.k: no doubt. this is us getting out of our own way.
j.k: it’s like the native americans and the european explorers
j.k: anyhow…
j.k: it’s speculated that the existence of the european ships were so foreign and strange to the native americans that they practically couldn’t comprehend it until they had no choice due to direct interaction with the explorers

Giordano da Silva: yes i saw that

j.k: while i don’t exactly subscribe to this idea, i do find it intriguing

Giordano da Silva: or read that

j.k: i think the possibility is there for larger scales
j.k: but they understood what a boat was, they understood floating, they had seen objects in water
j.k: so not “seeing” it and not “seeing it for what it was” are two entirely different things
j.k: there was no real context for them to define a large ship, but it didn’t make it exist less

Giordano da Silva: but you are bringing the probelm back to perception when i am trying to get away from it

j.k: perception is tied to our existence

Giordano da Silva: perception should not be part of the equation to define reality

j.k: and aren’t we all trying to get away from perception?
j.k: then you can’t define anything

Giordano da Silva: that is like saying i perceive that car to be fast because it has metal strips sticking out of the back
Giordano da Silva: sure you can
Giordano da Silva: mathmatics does not rely on perception

j.k: but that’s assuming that our mathematics are perfect

Giordano da Silva: no

j.k: or that we can perfectly understand our mathematics

Giordano da Silva: the mathematics
Giordano da Silva: the mathmatics just are

j.k: or that the mathematics exist for it and we can discover them

Giordano da Silva: and constantly progress

j.k: Sure, but we cannot always derive the set of functions that equal the definition
j.k: otherwise the grand unified theory would exist
j.k: and no longer be theory.

Giordano da Silva: yes we can
Giordano da Silva: and we will

j.k: WILL

Giordano da Silva: sure

j.k: but now we’re back in linear time

Giordano da Silva: i said it progreesses no

j.k: and perception

Giordano da Silva: it is like learning a language

j.k: so, it is not separate

Giordano da Silva: the more you read the better the vocabilary
Giordano da Silva: lath is the language by which things are defined

j.k: i agree, but we are linear in both a singular and a cumulative sense
j.k: and because we have to reach one conclusion in order to get to the next with exception give to rare cases, we must achieve the skills over time
j.k: and so math may exist to define something
j.k: but until we can understand and perceive that definition, it is speculation

Giordano da Silva: i disagree
Giordano da Silva: understanding and perception are not the same

j.k: i didn’t say that
j.k: but one begets the other
j.k: you have to perceive something then you understand it, even if the perception isn’t conscious
j.k: and when you read it, you may not interpret it the same as another person
j.k: if you did, we’d not be discussing this at all

Giordano da Silva: no, perception hints at sensory input… sort of reflex

j.k: no, not really
j.k: look at spin

Giordano da Silva: how else do you perceive things
Giordano da Silva: you mean, quantum mechanical spin?

j.k: yes

Giordano da Silva: what about it

j.k: well, you don’t have to “see” something to cause it to choose
j.k: you simply have to exist in its presence
j.k: further extended
j.k: the particle under your ass exists here and not near the andromeda galaxy because you are sitting on it
j.k: subsequently the floor sits under the seat
j.k: and the foundation under the building
j.k: it’s Turtles all the way down, sonny

Giordano da Silva: how is this realted to spin?

j.k: i was correlating that to position and observation

Giordano da Silva: actually spin is netier observed nor does it really spin… it was jsut a name given to it

j.k: i know

Giordano da Silva: are you referring to the uncertainty principle?

j.k: yeah, of which spin is related
j.k: sorry, i assumed you’d make the connection. anyhow, i think i made the point i was attempting to convey

Giordano da Silva: spin is related to uncertainty like lettuce is related toa slad
Giordano da Silva: anyhow
Giordano da Silva: you have made no point to my satisfaction of defning reality based on priciples and not contrast

j.k: WHY CANT YOU PERCEIVE MY REASONING!?
j.k: ha
j.k: i guess my point is that because of our own limitations, we cannot take universals as given.
j.k: and so to define something, we must use wording that takes perception into account

Giordano da Silva: you take them as landmarks and keep pushing
Giordano da Silva: but so far planck’s constant, boltzmann’s constant, e, pi, and so one… well ntohing so far refutes them

j.k: and perception includes defining an object not only by what it is, but by contrasting it to what it is not.
j.k: and so there are exceptions to the rule
j.k: and if strings indeed make up our reality, until we can prove it, we will speculate that they are composed of gluons or fermions or whatever the fuck it is they think they’re made of.

Giordano da Silva: i disagree with you
Giordano da Silva: well
Giordano da Silva: i still refuse to rely on perception for definition
Giordano da Silva: so no perception
Giordano da Silva: and basic principles only
Giordano da Silva: no coparison
Giordano da Silva: sure
Giordano da Silva: speculation is based on math
Giordano da Silva: liek any theorem must be proved or disporved

j.k: speculation is based on thought which is backed up by math.

Giordano da Silva: i idsagree… math is there
Giordano da Silva: it is not the reasoning
Giordano da Silva: it is it
Giordano da Silva: the thing
Giordano da Silva: the very fabric
Giordano da Silva: the essence if you will
Giordano da Silva: the psice
Giordano da Silva: the ether

j.k: i know that, but you can’t do anything with that fabric without scissors

Giordano da Silva: the certain thing the french a call “i don’t know what”

j.k: and to make that connection, we have to reach it. everything exists.
j.k: whether we are capable of perceiving it is different
j.k: just because we can prove something mathematically means it can and likely does exist
j.k: but we can’t always draw the connection
j.k: perception does not preclude nor exclude existence

Giordano da Silva: perception is a consequence of physiology
Giordano da Silva: nothing more

j.k: and we are physical beings

Giordano da Silva: existence is a chore of the mathmatical realm

j.k: Trees tree, dogs dog, the Bu bus and people people.
j.k: we are limited by our own selves. to accept that is to move on and move forward.
j.k: because you can then leave it behind

Giordano da Silva: i disagree… the Bu is obviously a chicken-duck

j.k: i know that sounds all silly and spiritually, but that’s not how i intend it
j.k: she is larv

Giordano da Silva: it does sound that way you fucking hippie
Giordano da Silva: i am going to beat your hippie ass in your white navy uniform and tar and feather your shit to a tree you damn commie

j.k: what i’m trying to say is that because we know we are limited by ourselves, it’s better to work from the point that we are going to have to deal with our own limitations and attempt to break through them by other means
j.k: or use them as the spring board to position ourselves in a manner that better lets us understand.
j.k: A rose by any other name…

Giordano da Silva: well, godel’s incompleteness theorem deals with limits
Giordano da Silva: and he says there is always more
Giordano da Silva: so

j.k: except when there is less, but less is more, so he is right.

Giordano da Silva: again… with the opposites

j.k: haha, that was a j.ke
j.k: jeez
j.k: opposites aren’t the problem
j.k: they simply help

Giordano da Silva: i am going to have a new theory “hidden beat theroy”

j.k: and with that i’m highlighting this conversation and posting it.

Giordano da Silva: opposites are training wheels
Giordano da Silva: you have to take them off at some pint
Giordano da Silva: otherwise youa re a grown ass man riding like a retard

Little Idea Form – 108 move set.

Siu Nim Tao (Xiao Nian Tou)

- Common meaning -

Sil Lim Tao

# 1

Hoi Yee Jee Kim Yeung Ma

(Kai Er Zi Qian Yang Ma)

Opening trapezoidal clamping goat horse

Opening stance

1

Ha Cha Sao (Xia Cha Shou)

Low crossed arms

Cross arms

2

Seung Cha Sao (Shuang Cha Shou)

High crossed arms

Bring them up

3

Seung Sao Kuen (Shuang Shou Quan)

Double closing fists

Make fists, withdraw

4

Jo Yaat Jee Chung Kuen
(Zuo Ri Zi Chong Quan)

Left vertical thrusting punch

Left punch

5

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Left Tan Sao

6

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Left Huen Sao

7

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

8

Repeat on Right side

9-12

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Left Tan Sao

13

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling arm

Huen Sao

14

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

15

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Wu Sao

16

Jo Fook Sao (Zuo Fu Shou)

Left controlling arm

Fook Sao

17

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

18

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Huen Sao to Wu Sao

19

Jo Fook Sao (Zuo Fu Shou)

Left controlling arm

Fook Sao

20

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

21

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Huen Sao to Wu Sao

22

Jo Fook Sao (Zuo Fu Shou)

Left controlling arm

Fook Sao

23

Jo Chum Sao (Zuo Chen Shou)

Left sinking hand

Drop hand

24

Jo Wu Sao (Zuo Hu Shou)

Left protecting hand

Huen Sao to Wu Sao

25

Jo Pak Sao (Zuo Pai Shou)

Left slapping hand

Pak Sao

26

Jo Jing Jeung (Zhuo Zeng Jeung)

Left straight palm

Left palm strike

27

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

28

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

29

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

30

Repeat on Right side

31-48

# 2

Jo Wang Gum Sao (Zuo Heng Jin Shou)

Left side pinning arm

Left Gum Sao

49

Yao Wang Gum Sao (You Heng Jin Shou)

Right side pinning arm

Right Gum Sao

50

Seung Hao Gum Sao (Shuang Hou Jin Shou)

Double back pinning arms

Double rear palm strike

51

Seung Jin Gum Sao (Shuang Qian Jin Shou)

Double front pinning arms

Double front palm strike

52

Seung Lan Sao (Shuang Lan Shou)

Double barring arms

Bring arms up

53

Seung Fak Sao (Shuang Fu Shou)

Double whisking arms

Double Fut Sao

54

Seung Lan Sao (Shuang Lan Shou)

Double barring arms

Bring arms back

55

Seung Chum Sao (Shuang Chen Shou)

Double sinking arms

Drop both hands

56

Seung Tan Sao (Shuang Tan Shou)

Double dispersing arms

Double Tan Sao

57

Seung Jut Sao (Shuang Jut Shou)

Double choking arms

Double Jut Sao

58

Seung Biu Jee (Shuang Biao Shou)

Double darting fingers

Double Bil Jee

59

Seung Cheung Kiu Gum Sao (Shuang Chang Qiao Jin Shou)

Double long bridge pinning arms

Double Gum Sao

60

Seung Ding Sao (Shuo Ding Shou)

Double butting arms

Double Tarn Sao

61

Seung Sao Kuen (Shuang Shou Quan)

Double closing fists

Make fists, withdraw

62

# 3

Jo Pak Sao (Zuo Pai Shou)

Left slapping hand

Left Pak Sao

63

Jo Juk Jeung (Zuo Ce Zhang)

Left side palm

Left palm strike

64

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

65

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

66

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

67

Repeat on Right side

68-72

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Left Tan Sao

73

Jo Gaun Sao (Zuo Geng Shou)

Left cultivating arm

Garn Sao

74

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

75

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

76

Jo Dai Jeung (Zuo Di Zhang)

Left low palm

Left low palm strike

77

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

78

Jo Noi Huen Sao (Zuo Nei Juan Shou)

Left inside circling hand

Heun Sao

79

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

80

Repeat on right side

81-88

Jo Bong Sao (Zuo Bang Shou)

Left wing arm

Left Bong Sao

89

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

90

Jo Tok Jeung (Zuo Tuo Zhang)

Left butting palm

Low palm strike

91

Jo Tan Sao (Zuo Tan Shou)

Left dispersing arm

Tan Sao

92

Jo Huen Sao (Zuo Juan Shou)

Left circling hand

Huen Sao

93

Jo Sao Kuen (Zuo Shou Quan)

Left closing fist

Make a fist, withdraw

94

Repeat on right side

95-100

Jo Tut Sao (Zuo Tuo Shou)

Left freeing arm

Strike down with right hand while wthdrawing left arm

101

Yao Tut Sao (You Tuo Shou)

Right freeing arm

Strike down with left hand while withdrawing right arm

102

Jo Tut Sao (Zuo Tuo Shou)

Left freeing arm

Strike down with right hand while withdrawing left arm

103

Yao Lien Wan Kuen (You Lian Huan Quan)

Left linked chain punch

Left punch, Right punch, Left punch

104

Yao Tan Sao (You Tan Shou)

Dispersing arm

Tan Sao

105

Yao Huen Sao (You Juan Shou)

Circling hand

Huen Sao

106

Yao Sao Kuen (You Shou Quan)

Right closing fist

Make fist, withdraw

107

Sao Ma (Shou Ma)

Closing horse

To attention

108

Sil Lim Tao form complete

Fist – Yat Chi Chun Kuen, “Sun Shaped Fist” … fingers are closed and brought into the palm. Thumb closes over fingers and rests over the first two knuckles, tip resting above the crease between the middle and ring fingers. Back of hand is flat and in line with forearm.

Punch – maintain structure, silk reeling energy, intent and fa jing

• oi mun choy – outside, over-forearm blocking punch
• noi mun choy – inside, under-forearm blocking punch
• sae mun – The Four Gates

1. tan sao
2. gan sao
3. pak sao
4. gum sao

tan / gan drill – tan meets tan, gan meets gan. Same and opposite sides. Intended to perfect structure and make the techniques more natural.

kuen su kuen (punch against punch) – Punches meet on the outer forearm, crossing. Later, this can be turned into kuen lap su kuen lap.

tan drills – vs. straight, hook, cross

gan drills – vs. same side uppercut

pak drills – vs. straight and cross

gum drills – vs. opposite side uppercut

correllary drill: mix up the attacks against four gates, hooks and uppercuts, working in all the techniques.

Stance

• Yi Chi Kim Yun Ma – legs are together. Sink at the knees keeping the back straight, until the legs for an approximate 135 degree angle (incidentally, this is the angle for our arm techniques at the elbow: tan, bong, gan, fook, etc…) feet open, rotating at the heel until the angle is 45 degrees. Rotating on the ball of the feet, spread ankles out until the resultant angle is again 45 degrees with the toes pointing towards the apex. Tailbone rotates under and parineum lines up with top of the head. Back is mildly curved, chest is not poked out. Weight is sunk into the knees and adductor muscles flex to draw body down towards the ground with the energy being expressed in a forward manner along the bottom plane of the feet.
  
• hao ma – sitting stance. one leg back, one forward. 90%/10% weight ratio. Toes of front leg line up with heel of back leg. Hips and torso face directly forward, square with your intended direction. Both feet are at a 45 degree angle to the center line of the body. Adduction is KEY to maintaining proper structure.
  
• toh ma – (aka short flat walk) Following rules from hao ma, front leg steps forward. Adduction force pulls rear leg towards front, sliding across the floor. Lifting the foot potentially removes grounding.
  
• jeet ma – shooting step (longer toh ma). Front leg shoots out a greater distance to cover more ground. Used for bridging a safe gap, performing an attack, etc. Same as toh ma, but faster and farther.
  

Kicks

• jeet gurk – shooting kick. Toes are pointed inward, analogous to hand position in gan sao. Leeding foot edge is striking point. Intended for targeting legs normally. Knee is lifted, kick’s energy whips from knee.

• tai gurk – rising kick. Leg is lifted upwards, using the top of the foot as the striking surface, as if kicking a football. Adduction drives kick, power is generated from thigh muscles, sinking into the rear leg a miniscule amount before striking powers the ground and gives structure.

• fung gurk – flat forward kick. Toes point upward, striking point is the bottom of the foot. Intended for larger surfaces like the stomach, thigh-torso connection, or bottocks / back (say if the opponent is performing a spin kick.

• dim gurk – crushing downard kick. Energy is sent downward to folding targets like the knee (or between knee/ankle) or femur-hip connection. Energy sinks and is directed towards the ground. Goal is to fold the target, forcing the knee to bend or the torso to drop straight down.

bong sao – rolling and intercepting.

1. Rolling bong sao is a response to an attack which makes contact with the arm and is attempting to drive through. This is not an active block as much as it is a structural answer to an opposing force. Arm rolls over from wu sao (or extended position) into bong position.
2. Intercepting bong sau blocks an incoming punch with its structure in place before the punch makes contact with the arm. The energy is generally at an intercepting angle to the punch and force is equally distributed along the leading contact edge of the forearm, between the wrist and elbow.

chuen ma exercises (stance turning)

• sae mun (four gates with stance turning)
• bong sao (bong with stance turning)
• sae mun + returning energy (four gates with turning, body turns back to center position and send a punch using the turning energy to drive it.)

Self Defense – Knife Drills

Continuing under the premise that students may not stick with Wing Chun, “self defense” techniques which can translate to real life scenarios and be learned easily are still being taught at this stage.

1. Inside slash (follow through counter, pull back, high, low)
2. Back slash (high, low)
3. Downward stab
4. Stomach stab
5. Kidney stab

*** I didn’t write down the sequences for these techniques. I’ll need to work through each one and try to remember the correct responses.

Footwork:

Seet Ma (light/heavy leg)

• “light leg” seet ma – from hao ma facing the opponent, forward leg moves out to about 45 degrees of centerline. Rear leg arcs in coming next to the lead foot. Weight is transferred to lead foot and the angle is again reversed towards the opponent and the forward leg becomes the rear leg. Used to avoid attacks from various locations and attain a better attack angle.
• “heavy leg” seet ma – from hao ma facing the opponent. Pushing towards the open side of your stance with your front leg, the rear leg steps away from the centerline at 90 degrees. Upon settling, direction is shifted 45 degrees towards closed side of stance, changing the direction of your centerline. This is used to change the angle of attack on an incoming opponent without losing ground. Typically the opponent’s side will be exposed if executed properly and in the right scenario.

Seung Ma (double step) – Used to advance quickly upon a retreating or distant opponent when doing so does not compromise one’s position. Front foot steps as if doing a seet ma (long flat walk?) and upon making contact with the ground, shifts angle from inner 45 to outer 45 degrees (a change of 90 degrees). Weight is then transferred and the front leg becomes the back as the former rear leg now shoots to the forward position into the hao ma position once again.

Toi Ma (sweeping/arcing backstep) – Used to retreat and repostion without changing direction or even forward intent. Front leg sweeps around in an arc and repositions as the rear leg, shifting accordingly.

Drill: Oi Mun Choy (outer arm blocking punch) against opponent’s punches using Oy/Noy Seen Wai
Kicks with Stepping:

• tai gurk
• dim gurk
• jeet gurk
• fung gurk

Hand Drills

• tan da with yan chun - tan punch against a hook, tan hand flips over to become a yan chun (open palm strike, fingers straight up).
• tan sao, yu dai chun, pai jarn - tan sao against a straight punch, slides down over punch to become lower palm strike (yu dai chun) to naval/dan tien/bladder, arm folds and rising elbow (pai jarn) strikes chin.
• pak da, biu sao – pak punch. wu sao strikes forward to eyes/throat/soft spot with biu sao.
• jum sao, jik kuen – jum sao against lower straight punch, turns into a responding straight punch to torso.
• gan da, tai kuen — gan da against an upper cut, gan hand turns into a rising punch

Front hand, rear hand response Drill *can’t remember exactly what this is, i’m going to consult my old classmates to confirm my thoughts.

Dan Chi Sao – single hand chi sao, no stepping. Simply learn mechanical response to the basics. Opponent starts in tan sao, Exponent in fook sao. Opponent strikes with straight punch, Exponent response with jam sao. Exponent strikes with straight punch, opponent response with bong sao.

Theory: double yang arc (2 movements on same side of arc)

Bong Lop Da with Chuen Ma (stance turning), returning energy (striking with arm you’re centering towards)

Pak sao – biu sao with stance turning and returning to center punch.

Lop Sao Drill

• guat sao (bowl scraping block) — done from punch after the lop sao.
• tan sao response — from bong, arm turns into tan sao after opponent strikes and rear arm turns into a punch.

• double leg take down – going down with knees together.
• chain punching/elbows/kicking
• ground “ready” position”
• rotating and moving around
• switching legs
• heel / knee trap
• roundhouse response to knee grab
• getting back up
• defense against the headlock to ground

Ankle/Leg Lock Counters (counter with Toy Ma, Pak Da, Jik Gerk, Toh Ma, Lin Wan

Kuen)

Seung Gan vs Seung Gan drill — focus on snap and forward intent of both gan sao.

Counter to Roundhouse Kick

• toh ma with double gan sao
• seet ma with double gan sao

Static Defense

• jik gurk versus side kick
• dim gurk vs. roundhouse kick
• dim gurk vs. spinning kick
• sae mun vs. various punches

• respond to attacker stepping out and throwing a roundhouse punch
• defender response with seet ma, turning into the attacker and using chain punches

• attack stands with YCKYM and throws single punches
• defender response with oi seen wai then alternately, noi seen wai.

Boxer’s Crouch drill (punches, roundhouse/turning kick…)

Cau Sao to Bong Lop

Knife Kick Punch Grab drill — Opponent attacks with knife, neutralize and stay ready for a kick form the opponent. Defend from kick then be ready for another attack, typically a punch. Defend against that. Opponent grabs, use level 1 self defense techniques to get out and “finish” the opponent so you can get away.

Self Defense drills, follow up with Lin Wan Kuen (chain punching)

Bottle.
New song I wrote in early November while driving. This is the first recording; the guitar was improvised on the spot, so its rough. I recorded it a second time, but felt that this was raw and more real than the second iteration.

The Brine Song
this is a rhodes, a ric 4001, a ’47 ric lap steel, ’79 gibson es-335 CRR, a tele for the “bell” tones and a leslie 60s for the solo swirlies.

Devil’s Love
whisky and women.

I’ve begun uploading tunes to Last.FM, even if they’re just demos and whatnot. I need to get a move on (fit for the sun) if I ever want to get a band together. Here’s the link: http://last.fm/music/Country+Rock+Regular

My disdain is simple. I lack patience for the vapid and vacuous. I’ve often been heard bad mouthing the South Tampa native with their artificial plumage: vertically striped shirts, bulbously impertinent false breasts, perfectly hydrophobic hair, and popped collars on pastel colored Polos. While socializing, like with any other animal, it is easy to avoid these creatures. Simply make a wide swath around the bars and clubs vomiting bad covers of Dave Matthews Band over their P.A. or turn tail and run when you hear the mind numbing 4/4 beat of one of their beloved House Music venues.

I have found small pockets where I am comfortable and happy, like miniature oases in a vast desert of suck. Places like The New World Brewery and Fuma Bella were like a second home at times. The Hub with its absurdly alcoholic drinks and PBR in a can caused me countless mornings of self inflicted pain. After later moving to Pinellas, I found myself at Indian Shores Coffee and Mickey Quinn’s Irish pub, where I made more than a few fast friends.

Which brings me to a poignant part of this note. I will miss my family and friends in Florida, of which I have made many and reconnected with others which will last until my end. To them I say “thanks,” for putting up with my quirks this long. I’ll certainly miss each of them. Though far and out of the way, there will be a place in Seattle for them to crash if they find themselves in the Pacific North-West.

My move from Florida may seem quixotic to some, but I assure you it is not. It certainly isn’t a “safe” venture in terms of sensibility, but it is a necessary one for my peace of mind. I will paraphrase Oscar Wilde: If you’re living within your means, you are not at all living.

It’s time I started living again.