Comments on: My yoga is unstoppable

By: Shodan

Shodan — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:24:19 +0000

Marital Arts Read his other stuff too. Perfect way to waste Friday afternoon.

By: HMF

HMF — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:16:56 +0000

I was thinking... I make so many spelling mistakes on a daily basis, maybe they switched the "I" & "T". It could happen, all of a sudden: Martial becomes Marital

By: Ennis

Ennis — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:45:22 +0000

Marriage. The Indian Martial Art.

By: HMF

HMF — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:52:24 +0000

HMF-you dance under trees?

Only when I can't find empty fields.

Seriously, though this whole bidness of where martial arts was invented is useless anyway, lets assume there was unequivocal evidence to prove India invented modern MA. it only shames us further by not solidly developing it in our national culture. It's like we've too busy arranging marriages.

By: John

John — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:49:58 +0000

More info on Bodhidharma..

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhidarma[/url]

By: payal

payal — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:01:54 +0000

HMF-you dance under trees?

By: Shodan

Shodan — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:33:25 +0000

Let's not forget Muay Thai's Desi connection. See special features on Ong-Bak DVD. They show some deadly moves w/ mostly Desi names.

By: louiecypher

louiecypher — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:56:42 +0000

I think this film is symbolic of the tensions between China and India as both countries try to assert themselves regionally. We might be double jointed human love jalebis, but damn it they have buckets of glue and aren't afraid to use them.

I am skeptical of the attribution of East Asian martial arts to the Desh as Daruma is an apocryphal figure at best, but I don't want to be a killjoy and will join in with this tidbit: Daruma invented tea. He grew frustrated with his desire for sleep, ripped off his eyelids and tossed them to the ground where they grew into tea plants.

By: HMF

HMF — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:03:01 +0000

Its possible however that HMF's version may be true in part or completely

Oh please don't. You flatter me.

And the whole thing with meditation, self-control, and focus etc. ties into 'monk-ishness' of the travelers as well.

Bodhidharma's influence is acknowledged by the Shaolin ministry. As for other Chinese martial art forms, not grown from the Shaolin temple, there's evidence both sides.

One thing's for sure now: they kick ass. We dance under trees.

By: Seeker

Seeker — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:31:32 +0000

everything-comes-from-india- payal (#19), That’s my understanding too. Its possible however that HMF’s version may be true in part or completely. I think the self-defence theory makes sense as the Buddhist monks were supposed to not carry arms, or a lot of worldly (and/or protective)goods, hence the development of self-defence techniques that uses body parts as weapons. And the whole thing with meditation, self-control, and focus etc. ties into ‘monk-ishness’ of the travelers as well.