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Ben Gash
05-27-2003, 04:17 PM
Mentioned again briefly in the "losing faith in martial arts" thread, and I thought I'd clarify it.
The majority of participants in the Boxer Rebellion were not martial artists. None of them believed that Iron body Qigong would protect them from gunfire.
They were in fact what are known as "spirit boxers" and believed that they were possessed by spirits. They believed that THIS would protect them from the gunfire. This is really a tragic tale of how people (most of them uneducated rural people) were manipulated to meet the goals of others.
dezhen2001
05-27-2003, 06:07 PM
thats sad :(

dawood
NorthernMantis
05-27-2003, 06:52 PM
It's about time. We need to make a thread to educate non cma so they can critique intelligently. THere's nothing worse than someone critisizing about what they don't know.
Laughing Cow
05-27-2003, 07:01 PM
Fei Ch'i-hao:The Boxer Rebellion, 1900 (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1900Fei-boxers.html)
Former castleva
05-28-2003, 09:17 AM
Boxer rebels had their own martial art,I cannot recall the name but it was glorious.

It is true however,that if you train hard enough you can build a shield of external chi which will protect you from gunfire.
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Shaolin-Do
05-28-2003, 09:22 AM
or deflect spears!

but only if you wear your "cool" glasses.
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Former castleva
05-28-2003, 09:25 AM
Oh yes!
Forgot to add that.
Always remember to wear those cool glasses.
:cool:
Shaolin-Do
05-28-2003, 09:29 AM
Actually, If they were all wearing their "cool" glasses they might have won the boxer rebellion. Confused the poor gun toting *******s into fleeing cause they have black things on their eyes...?
I need to go home and take a nap.
and I just wanted to say "cool" glasses again.
Former castleva
05-28-2003, 09:31 AM
Yeah,sure.Itīs cool.
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FatherDog
05-28-2003, 09:58 AM
Originally posted by Former castleva
Oh yes!
Forgot to add that.
Always remember to wear those cool glasses.
:cool:

Ze goggles! Zey do nuttink!
Chang Style Novice
05-28-2003, 10:03 AM
I've said "jimminy jillikers" so many times the words have lost all meaning!
shaolin kungfu
05-28-2003, 10:08 AM
Did the words jimminy jillikers ever have meaning?
Chang Style Novice
05-28-2003, 10:10 AM
Milhaus seemed to think so.

Not a die hard Simpsons fan, eh?
shaolin kungfu
05-28-2003, 10:14 AM
I wouldn't say die hard, but yeah, they're funny. I must have missed the episode you guys are talking about.
Chang Style Novice
05-28-2003, 10:18 AM
It's when Ranier Wolfcastle comes to Springfield to film the movie version of Radioactive Man. He's caught in a flood of acid and shouts "Ze goggles! Zey do nuttink!" Also, Milhaus is cast as his sidekick Fallout Boy, and is frustrated by the repeated line readings of his catchphrase, hence "I've said "jimminy jillikers" so many times the words have lost all meaning!"
GunnedDownAtrocity
05-28-2003, 11:33 AM
that story makes me sad. i don't like to hear about children dying. not for real anyway.
Shaolin-Do
05-28-2003, 01:04 PM
what are you talking about GDA? I thought htey were just talking about simpsons.?
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MasterKiller
05-28-2003, 01:17 PM
SD,

read back a few posts
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1900Fei-boxers.html
Shaolin-Do
05-28-2003, 01:21 PM
Do I have to read the whole thing? I only have in one contact lens, and Im legally blind. So.... My depth perception is sh!t right now. :(
MasterKiller
05-28-2003, 01:24 PM
and Im legally blind.

So, all that pot is for medicinal purposes?
Shaolin-Do
05-28-2003, 01:33 PM
Exactly!
:)
:confused:
They should have the same one with a smile.... :)
norther practitioner
05-28-2003, 02:07 PM
No wonder you think your martial arts are good........
and Im legally blind.


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