A purpose of study Chinese Martial art history is to be able to decode , clearify technical issues from history data.
Thus, the study of history can become a tool instead of become a myth generator to promote myth.
EI. philosophical wise, On Zen teaching relation.
it has been a while people love to use Chan Patraich, Chan Warrior, Chan teaching, Chan way, or teaching with mouth to ear, body to body....ect.
But wait a minute, the facts in the history of Chan is that there are only about 31 students of HuiNeng who studied under him got the Chan.
So, here is the problem. a patriach in his whole life only has 31 people master his teaching. isnt him teach in the Zenist style, Chan way, .... of mouth to ear, body to body teaching? so why is it only 31 got enligtenment?
The above facts show that even one is teach privately by the Patriach himself, there is no guareentee one will get it. thus, the method Chan, Chan patriach, or mouth to ear, body to body type of teaching is just a tradition but not a must and no guareentee to success or salvation. Not to mention, is the one who passed the Zen is within the 31? if not, then on got a problem of where is that Zen from?
Thus, the Facts about Zen lay clear in the history.
EI. Mechanics wise, FAlling steps vesus Sung/Chen Zhen Jing.
There are components of style which is described/ defined in the Chinese martial art history which one be able to track.
Say, Something which is related to the descrision of the Falling step will be about how to utilize the Falling Potential or Tie Shi (in madarin). one can see this falling potential utilization greatly in the script or kuit of the Drunken Style.
The usage of the FAll to accelerate to transfer power to neutralize power. That Tie Shi or falling potential has no direct relation to Sung/Chen or Zhen jing because it is about Potential not about the way of conditioning the physical body.
It is about how to use a potential in this case ; the potential while falling: be it intentionaly or accidentally. That fall potential then can be further anylize into free nature fall, intent generation fall, fast fall......etc
So, studying history of CMA does be able to provide a decoding help to see what is going on instead of taking Myth or he said/she said as the truth and continous on bebate with the bias speculation. But, see clearly what is what. there is no need to argure because very often the facts lay there clearly in details.
IMHHHHHO
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