Koshu
Once again..."proof" is not available on-line.
"Burden of proof is largely a western concept"
Sorry, but that is pure spin.
MODERATOR EDIT. No, it is not 'pure spin'. You are clearly exaggerating here. The concept of logical proof began with the Greeks and was especially codified by Aristotle in a work called Organon. There is also some evidence that the Mohists in China discussed some of these logical issues, but Mert's qualification "largely" is accurate.
"billions of people who can relate to something that westerners can't"
Pretty racist of you dude----asserting that there is something inherent--perhaps at the genetic level???---- that would prevent a round eye from being able to "relate" to something.
If I were to suggest that "Asians" couldn't "relate" to something, could not grasp something BECAUSE they were not "western" people would quite rightly come unglued.
MODERATOR EDIT. Racist is a very loaded term, as is 'round eye' and to call someone racist breaks the rules of this forum. If it happens again, the poster will be banned.
Besides--if that is true, then perhaps that is why you can't present data--if round eyes can't "relate" to it then how can they possible learn it and use it?????
Or to look at it another way---if "billions of people"--Asians in this context--can "relate" in ways westerners can't--then why are there so few people of Ueshiba's, Takeda etc. level of abilities?
Take the CMA--vast population, they are extremely old, and over the centuries extremely large populations of students---and yet so very, very, very, few people that became "known" for their IP abilities. And they are Asians to boot
Clearly something is rotten in Denmark in terms of IP and its level teachability in the normal sense of the word.
"kuzushi....power gets negated.....demonstration of ki at work"
Now your shifting the entire basis of the argument......recall that my objection was to:
"drops you at the slightest contact, makes you stick to the tori, impairs your breathing, makes you nauseous, freezes/lock up your body"
Which as I have been saying all along is a big part of the problem---people not defining precisely what they mean by IP/ki in specific discussions.
NOW, you are using a person able to resist being throwing as an example IP/ki. Which is not where we started.
Last edited by cxt; 11th November 2014 at 14:08.
Chris Thomas
"While people are entitled to their illusions, they are not entitled to a limitless enjoyment of them and they are not entitled to impose them upon others."
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