On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 11:08:01AM -0700, Jot Powers wrote: > > >And here I thought Tai Chi was a form of meditation. > > > > Watch it speeded up some time. It's a serious form, just > > oft-neglected. [...] > "Mastering tai-chi is for the inhuman. Us mortals master the others." > > Now, naturally, I will have to dig up the book and find the exact quote. _Moving Zen (Karate As a Way to Gentleness)_ by C.W. Nicol pg 49 [...] In that case, I countered, what about Tai chi chuan? Nakayama sensei [then chief instructor] laughed, and with a smile he said, "For human beings, Karate is the best way. But there are some men who are superhuman, and perhaps a few of the Tai chi sensei are just that." -Jot -- Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> http://www.bofh.com/books/ "I'm upping my standards, so up yours!" -Pat Paulsen (1927-1997), Presidential Campaign Slogan