Comments on: Kiai! http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/ One Mormon boy’s iconoclastic quest to remix and rectify his notions of truth, mind, myth, love, life, and transcendence. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:27:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jonathan Blake http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-8217 Jonathan Blake Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:38:21 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-8217 You would think that would be a good idea. I don't know if he did or not. I have my doubts. You would think that would be a good idea. I don’t know if he did or not. I have my doubts.

]]> By: Phil http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-8216 Phil Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:52:08 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-8216 I agree the part played by psychology, but can't imagine Yanagiryuken would make the wager without testing his powers on people who weren't his students - i.e. surely he would have known that students are a special case? I agree the part played by psychology, but can’t imagine Yanagiryuken would make the wager without testing his powers on people who weren’t his students - i.e. surely he would have known that students are a special case?

]]> By: Jonathan Blake http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-7539 Jonathan Blake Sat, 17 May 2008 23:15:54 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-7539 I'm pretty sure that they were all self-deceived, like a non-religious cult. Ki has yet to be demonstrated in a controlled setting. I group it with the likes of astrology and palm reading. I’m pretty sure that they were all self-deceived, like a non-religious cult. Ki has yet to be demonstrated in a controlled setting. I group it with the likes of astrology and palm reading.

]]> By: Me http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-7536 Me Sat, 17 May 2008 21:38:26 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-7536 Anonymous: This is not about magic powers. Chinese and Japanese traditionally believe ki is life energy and that it's real. For some reason, his kiai technique seemed to work with his students. I don't know why it did. But also obviously, it didn't work on the MMA opponent who was not a student of his and likely didn't know anything about kiai. So what happened ? Yanagiryuken apparently was not experienced enough with actual grappling and punching. Kiai was all he relied upon and once it didn't work.. he was in for trouble. Does that mean it works, after all ? I don't know. Anonymous:
This is not about magic powers. Chinese and Japanese traditionally believe ki is life energy and that it’s real.

For some reason, his kiai technique seemed to work with his students. I don’t know why it did. But also obviously, it didn’t work on the MMA opponent who was not a student of his and likely didn’t know anything about kiai. So what happened ? Yanagiryuken apparently was not experienced enough with actual grappling and punching. Kiai was all he relied upon and once it didn’t work.. he was in for trouble.

Does that mean it works, after all ? I don’t know.

]]> By: Green Oasis » Sword of Truth http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1996 Green Oasis » Sword of Truth Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:18:54 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1996 [...] another for the file of self-deluded martial artists. This man believed that he could perform a ritual that would protect him from his own razor-sharp [...] [...] another for the file of self-deluded martial artists. This man believed that he could perform a ritual that would protect him from his own razor-sharp [...]

]]> By: cybr http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1302 cybr Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:25:11 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1302 You can mock all you want, but come to my place. I bet $5.00 my little daughter's pu pu dia pur technique will knock you back a couple of feet. You can mock all you want, but come to my place. I bet $5.00 my little daughter’s pu pu dia pur technique will knock you back a couple of feet.

]]> By: Jonathan Blake http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1300 Jonathan Blake Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:16:23 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1300 I still can't believe he got into the ring with a real fighter. I'm dumbfounded on how thoroughly deceived everyone was. <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=P6CPTb5qMkE">I wonder if they came up with reasons after the fact why it didn't work to save face</a>. Tongue in the wrong part of the mouth, fiddling with your big toes. Uh huh. I still can’t believe he got into the ring with a real fighter. I’m dumbfounded on how thoroughly deceived everyone was. I wonder if they came up with reasons after the fact why it didn’t work to save face. Tongue in the wrong part of the mouth, fiddling with your big toes. Uh huh.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1299 Anonymous Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:56:57 +0000 http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/03/23/kiai/#comment-1299 I quite agree with the above comments.This man and his students clearly BELIEVED that their master had magic powers and yet, he was made to look like an average old man who has never been punched before. Belief; whether its religious,political or spiritual becomes worthless when faced with fact based,hardcore scientific truth. I do hope he recovered though,a solid punch on the chin can ruin your well being. I quite agree with the above comments.This man and his students clearly BELIEVED that their master had magic powers and yet, he was made to look like an average old man who has never been punched before.

Belief; whether its religious,political or spiritual becomes worthless when faced with fact based,hardcore scientific truth.

I do hope he recovered though,a solid punch on the chin can ruin your well being.

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