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    Quote Originally Posted by 冠木侍 View Post
    Most contemporary Americans don't really care about calligraphy. They only learn Kung Fu for it's fighting principles, its external values. The physical aspect of Martial Arts is only a part of the whole equation.

    It is refreshing to know that value is still placed on such things. Gives me hope for the future of martial arts.
    Not looking at the writing, or the words, but the way you feel the individual strokes. Being firm at first, how much pressure is placed at the beginning of the stroke, to drawing the stroke, allowing the energy to lighten, making the line thinner, then thicker, the grace of the line, the end of the stroke, etc. These are all dealing with "extending your energy and intent into the brush and through the line." Not really mumbo-jumbo, but ways of describing qualities of energy, and sensitivity-body control. This transfers to your bridge as well as your strikes.
    I cannot do calligraphy, but my Chinese student does. She "gets it."
    I studied Sumi-e with Yukio Tashiro in the 80's, and he explained it the same way.
    He was also a Master of the sword, as well as the brush.
    "My Gung-Fu may not be Your Gung-Fu.
    Gwok-Si, Gwok-Faht"

    "I will not be part of the generation
    that killed Kung-Fu."

    ....step.

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    I can say with utmost confidence that calligraphy, painting and dance are directly related to one's skill with a sword.

    seriously.
    Kung Fu is good for you.

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    You'll never win a UFC match doing calligraphy. And winning in the UFC is the only valid measure of a martial artist.
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    Ftw

    Yes, there's an embedded vag vid, if you follow the link.

    Women painting calligraphy with their vaginas too 'vulgar' for government group, artist expelled



    The China Artists Association (CAA), which was founded in 1949 and includes many prominent artists, has expelled one of its members for his vaginal calligraphy.
    Sun Ping is a 63-year-old artist and graduate of the prestigious Guangdong Academy of Fine Arts. He first joined the CAA way back in December of 1985 and has often been known to push the boundaries of membership.
    Like every messy breakup, this one began online. The CAA issued an announcement on WeChat criticizing Sun for "sexualizing calligraphy." They claimed that Sun's style was not only "vulgar" and "degrading to traditional calligraphy and civilization," but also has negatively impacted the pristine reputation of the CAA. The committee decided to expel Sun based on the provisions of item VIII of Article IX in the Member Code, which states: "purposeful violation of the code or cause of adverse social impact could result in loss of membership".
    From the beginning of his career, Sun has interwoven a sexual theme into his art. When he was in the army, one of his first works, "Wet Dreams," consisted of sperm-stained bedsheets expressing the "frustration of spirit," Global Times reports.



    Sun first started vaginal calligraphy in 2006 in his installation "Bu Zhi Dao" (I Don't Know). It depicted a half-naked woman holding a calligraphy brush between her vagina and writing on large pieces of paper laid on the ground.
    His motivation was to question societal norms.




    "Our culture impregnated us with sexual taboos. If art is revered why can't sex be revered as well? People who look at Bu Zhi Dao with a perspective that is merely sexual, will immediately criticize and thus miss its deeper meaning and message," Sun explains.



    "This may seem unfair, ugly and vulgar on the outside because we're clouded by principles and conventions. But it also bears elegance, beauty and inner value. It is also art."



    In a telephone interview with Sixth Tone, Sun urges viewers of his work to question their definition of vulgarity. "A vagina is too often considered vulgar, but it is where we all come from," he said.
    Sun responded to the repeal of his membership with ease and laughter. He joined the CAA early on in his career to have more opportunities, but he was never ideologically aligned with them. When he heard that he had been expelled, he found it funny to be "reminded of the slightest connection between them," Sixth Tone reports.




    Most netizens support the CAA's decision to revoke Sun's membership and say they are shocked by his art:
    "I just want to know why you can't write with your hand," wrote @鸡米宝.
    "[His membership] is finally cancelled. Sun Ping is such an old man already, just continue following tradition. Why do you have to invent 'sexual calligraphy.' This is too vulgar," wrote @July-Chen7.
    If you don't think it's too vulgar, watch the video below:
    Vagina font

    By Sarah Lin
    [Images via Ace / Global Times]
    Contact the author of this article or email tips@shanghaiist.com with further questions, comments or tips.
    By Shanghaiist in News on Jun 14, 2016 8:45 PM
    This concludes today's newsfeed posts.

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    On loan...

    ...or not.

    ‘This Is an Insult to Our Ancestors’: Chinese Social Media Erupts Over the Loan of a Prized Calligraphic Work to Japan
    Taiwan's National Palace Museum loaned Japan the work, complicating the issue further.
    Sarah Cascone, January 16, 2019


    Yan Zhenqing, Requiem to My Nephew. Photo courtesy of Taiwan's National Palace Museum.

    When the Tokyo National Museum in Japan organized an exhibition dedicated to master Chinese calligrapher Yan Zhenqing (709–785), it didn’t anticipate how fresh the wounds of the second Sino-Japanese War, starting in the late 1930s, when Japan occupied significant Chinese territory, still are to some Chinese people.

    There is widespread outrage on Weibo, the popular Chinese social media network, over the loan of one of Yan’s most significant works, Requiem to My Nephew, from Taiwan’s National Palace Museum to the Japanese exhibition “Unrivalled Calligraphy: Yan Zhengqing and His Legacy,” reports the BBC.

    “This is humiliating. This piece represents the heart and soul of China… and they are sending it to Japan. This is an insult to our ancestors,” wrote one Weibo user, according to the BBC. “Has Taiwan forgotten what Japan did to us? Do they know what the Nanjing massacre is?” asked another user, referencing the 1937 tragedy in which China claims Japan killed upwards of 300,000 people.

    Yan’s work, a draft for a now-lost final version, is considered especially prized because it features additional markings by the artist. Yan created the mournful piece in 759 when he learned his beloved nephew had died. The Tokyo National Museum singles out Requiem as one of the artist’s masterpieces in the exhibition description, noting that he “succeeded in establishing his own style of calligraphy, which would have tremendous influence for ages to come.” It also proudly proclaims that the work is “on exhibit for the first time in Japan!”

    Until now, Requiem has not left Taiwan since 1997, when it traveled to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

    The issue is further complicated by Taiwan’s contested status within the Republic of China. During the Chinese civil war in the 1940s, the Nationalist government fled to the island of Taiwan, setting up a government in exile—and bringing some of the nation’s most prized possessions, including Requiem, with them. Despite calls for reunification, Taiwan remains self-governing today.

    As of press time, neither the Tokyo nor Taiwan museums responded to requests for comment.
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    江頭2:50、YouTubeに参上!【BADASS SAMURAI】



    This is so wrong that I have to share it here.
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