“Act without action.Do without ado.Taste without tasting.”Lao Tzu There are many assumed connections between the philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism and the martial arts. In over 45 years of the study and practice of both I rarely find any meaningful intersection of the two, there is generally just a shadow of the philosophy taught …
I’ve written before about my severe criticisms of the concept of ‘give and take’ fighting. Your opponent attacks and then, for whatever reason pauses, and you attack. It’s thought of as a strategy like a chess game with constant, precise attacks and parries till one bests the other. It’s total nonsense. Fights are chaotic messes …
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