Phenix
09-16-2004, 09:35 AM
hendrik's last writing which was not post in the "Remember Tien Die Yan" post while his vanishing---
the Pikachu (sky earth human) model or simply the PIKACHU MODEL.
Momentum, Shape, and Jing (power) are the three important basic components of CMA such as White Crane Weng Chun of Fujian.
These Momentum, Shape, and jing (power) are indeed refer to As Dee Ren Tien. and it is a tangible concept instead of a symbolic one.
Here I try to explain this model in my understanding. So, hopefully, this will generate lots of other ideas and so healitly positively grow this topic. As the Chinese Said, throwing the brick to attrack the Jade. Here I throw my brick. So you who have the Jade or better ideas please share with all of us.
The "body" of the Dee Ren Tien as I have posted before is
Dee = Earth = Allowed the support of the Earth power or mother nature Ren = Human = Awareness
Tien = Sky = Empty the attachment/habit/belive....etc
This is a model for one "works" with one's living in all occation or different situation of live.
This is a Way of life in a sense.
The "application" of the Dee Reen Tien is
Dee = Earth = Momentum
Ren = Human = Shape
Tien = Sky = Jing (power)
This above is a model for martial art training.
People might then ask why so? how so? what is the significant?
The "body" is about pointed out the platform of a cultivation. without the platform if one dont carry on the daily living properly then the foundation will be weak interm of mind and body.
The " Application" is very specifically point out the direction of martial art cultivation. however, it needs the support of the "body: or the platform since, if the platform is weak. The "application: will be weaken or imbalance.
So, if One can make and integration of both the "Body" and " Application" one arives at such as
Dee = Earth = Allowed the support of the Earth power or mother nature = momentum
Ren = Human = Awareness = shape
Tien = Sky = Empty the attachment/habit/belive....etc = jing
As a human, our "capital/resources" is Awareness. Say we want to move a chair. Our Awareness/mind itself is not enough, we need the help of the physical body. and, in the same way, if we want to learn something new. The mind itself is not enought either, we need to "know" how gather new imformation and to make room for the new things, and happen very often, we need to get rid of our believe or habit which was influenced or condition by our environment which we dont even know or hold it as the TRUTH of the universe blindly, in the Zen terminology, that is "empty the cup".
In term of martial art, Human can make up lots of different "shapes" with our body or intend, however, without the support of the gravitation force, these shapes are not that usefull. some might then argue, well we can use muscle power.
Certainly that is true. However, there is a different in term of if one drop a golf ball from top of sky scrapper then one uses one's hand to throw the goft ball is hard as possible.
As for Jing or power, one can see it as Momuntum direct via Intend. So, Momentum is something which is there, the power is there to be used. Shape is the catalis of this Momentum. and Jing is the power release directed by the intention or tailor by the Shape and Support by the Momentum.
As an Example, In the training of SLT, there atleast have three parts of training. 1, the training of manifest proper shape both in physical and mind . 2, the training of manifest the proper momentum. 3, the training of manifest of proper power.
As an general example of proper shape, that is say a sun punch, it has to be perform in such a way that it accord to the physical body nature, breathing, intent.
For the proper momentum, it has to perform in such a way that the shape lead to a proper momentum generation which always stay in a nature balance dynamic state with a positive generated resultant force with can be utilized.
For the proper power, it has to generate a force which is triggle, "shape" by the intend of mind and the shape of the physical body, support by the momentum, travel into the intended direction.
The training of awareness, intention. Qi medirian, breathing then can be view as the secondary level of training which aid the above interm of sensitivity, flow,....etc
This above presenting a conceptual big picture, as for the process of operation details there are another big issues in chinese martial art IMHO. Very oftern, in Chinese martial art tradition or Qigong or Zen or TCM, the philosophy, theory will be presented in great lenght, however, the concept will not be presented clearly, even worst the process of operation will be kept only among a few. This type of information handling has both its pro and con. the benifit is that it is not easy for one to "steal" the Inteligent Property or IP as in todays language. Thus, it serves as a great infomation protection. one can know all about the general Philosophy and Theory, however, one will lost in different interpretations to not be able to easily see the concept. If one finally come to the proper concept, still, one has a long way to know the proper process of operation. Thus, there is a long long difficult or almost impossible way to produce the final result.
and Bottom line, without the process of operation, idea doesnt manifest itself into physical form, all becomes paper exercises.
The problem with this type of imformation handling is as we all know. things got "forgoten" in the process of transmition. As Ven. HaiDen of Shao Lin address in the City of Ten thousand Buddhas in California while he was lecturing there --- If one generation keeps one third of the information for personal reason, then at the grandstudents generation there almost no imformation left to study.
as we know "the cream of the crops "where often "forgoten" to be pasted down to the second generation. Leave the second generation with only 66% of the art. the art will then become not that impressive at all. then at the third generation there is very likely only 33% of the art left on the table. is that still an art? or is it has become a fracture unusefull piece?
the Pikachu (sky earth human) model or simply the PIKACHU MODEL.
Momentum, Shape, and Jing (power) are the three important basic components of CMA such as White Crane Weng Chun of Fujian.
These Momentum, Shape, and jing (power) are indeed refer to As Dee Ren Tien. and it is a tangible concept instead of a symbolic one.
Here I try to explain this model in my understanding. So, hopefully, this will generate lots of other ideas and so healitly positively grow this topic. As the Chinese Said, throwing the brick to attrack the Jade. Here I throw my brick. So you who have the Jade or better ideas please share with all of us.
The "body" of the Dee Ren Tien as I have posted before is
Dee = Earth = Allowed the support of the Earth power or mother nature Ren = Human = Awareness
Tien = Sky = Empty the attachment/habit/belive....etc
This is a model for one "works" with one's living in all occation or different situation of live.
This is a Way of life in a sense.
The "application" of the Dee Reen Tien is
Dee = Earth = Momentum
Ren = Human = Shape
Tien = Sky = Jing (power)
This above is a model for martial art training.
People might then ask why so? how so? what is the significant?
The "body" is about pointed out the platform of a cultivation. without the platform if one dont carry on the daily living properly then the foundation will be weak interm of mind and body.
The " Application" is very specifically point out the direction of martial art cultivation. however, it needs the support of the "body: or the platform since, if the platform is weak. The "application: will be weaken or imbalance.
So, if One can make and integration of both the "Body" and " Application" one arives at such as
Dee = Earth = Allowed the support of the Earth power or mother nature = momentum
Ren = Human = Awareness = shape
Tien = Sky = Empty the attachment/habit/belive....etc = jing
As a human, our "capital/resources" is Awareness. Say we want to move a chair. Our Awareness/mind itself is not enough, we need the help of the physical body. and, in the same way, if we want to learn something new. The mind itself is not enought either, we need to "know" how gather new imformation and to make room for the new things, and happen very often, we need to get rid of our believe or habit which was influenced or condition by our environment which we dont even know or hold it as the TRUTH of the universe blindly, in the Zen terminology, that is "empty the cup".
In term of martial art, Human can make up lots of different "shapes" with our body or intend, however, without the support of the gravitation force, these shapes are not that usefull. some might then argue, well we can use muscle power.
Certainly that is true. However, there is a different in term of if one drop a golf ball from top of sky scrapper then one uses one's hand to throw the goft ball is hard as possible.
As for Jing or power, one can see it as Momuntum direct via Intend. So, Momentum is something which is there, the power is there to be used. Shape is the catalis of this Momentum. and Jing is the power release directed by the intention or tailor by the Shape and Support by the Momentum.
As an Example, In the training of SLT, there atleast have three parts of training. 1, the training of manifest proper shape both in physical and mind . 2, the training of manifest the proper momentum. 3, the training of manifest of proper power.
As an general example of proper shape, that is say a sun punch, it has to be perform in such a way that it accord to the physical body nature, breathing, intent.
For the proper momentum, it has to perform in such a way that the shape lead to a proper momentum generation which always stay in a nature balance dynamic state with a positive generated resultant force with can be utilized.
For the proper power, it has to generate a force which is triggle, "shape" by the intend of mind and the shape of the physical body, support by the momentum, travel into the intended direction.
The training of awareness, intention. Qi medirian, breathing then can be view as the secondary level of training which aid the above interm of sensitivity, flow,....etc
This above presenting a conceptual big picture, as for the process of operation details there are another big issues in chinese martial art IMHO. Very oftern, in Chinese martial art tradition or Qigong or Zen or TCM, the philosophy, theory will be presented in great lenght, however, the concept will not be presented clearly, even worst the process of operation will be kept only among a few. This type of information handling has both its pro and con. the benifit is that it is not easy for one to "steal" the Inteligent Property or IP as in todays language. Thus, it serves as a great infomation protection. one can know all about the general Philosophy and Theory, however, one will lost in different interpretations to not be able to easily see the concept. If one finally come to the proper concept, still, one has a long way to know the proper process of operation. Thus, there is a long long difficult or almost impossible way to produce the final result.
and Bottom line, without the process of operation, idea doesnt manifest itself into physical form, all becomes paper exercises.
The problem with this type of imformation handling is as we all know. things got "forgoten" in the process of transmition. As Ven. HaiDen of Shao Lin address in the City of Ten thousand Buddhas in California while he was lecturing there --- If one generation keeps one third of the information for personal reason, then at the grandstudents generation there almost no imformation left to study.
as we know "the cream of the crops "where often "forgoten" to be pasted down to the second generation. Leave the second generation with only 66% of the art. the art will then become not that impressive at all. then at the third generation there is very likely only 33% of the art left on the table. is that still an art? or is it has become a fracture unusefull piece?