This seems to be a quite powerful and apt analogy to spiritual traditions and their "one punch knockouts" of ignorance and bondage. A UFC of masters of pure traditions would be interesting. More to the point would be having them come up against cross-training masters.
I liked the story Jerry used to tell of sadhus on the banks of the Ganges, jumping in with their dohti or robes, and then sitting on the banks, in contests with each other, to see who could dry their clothes fastest from internal heat from their bodies. Perhaps way too crude and earthy a demonstration for pure consciousness junkies. But on a day that Sankara uses a brilliantly discusses the dynamics of duality within unity based on an analogy of a wet dream, a little earthiness in spiritual matters seems fitting. Hook up 10 Yogic Shaman Tantric Masters to real time brain imaging machines, results displayed on huge high definition wall panels in the collosium, and then, in peace and brotherly love, have at it. Who can create "cosmic" brain images fastest. Create the most stable. Create them in others via transmission. I can't wait to see those trash talking cross-training yogi/tantric/god-men swagger into the stadium and strut their stuff. "Hey Mr South indian yogi man, I will eat your blissful samadhi for lunch! And show you the all powerful punch of Shatki Love before your most blessed head hits the mat. i have the power of 10 indras to hold absolute and relative together in Brahman and i will crush your massive ignorance with it. Namaste. " "No you most venerable, yet deluded one. I will dance like shiva on your chest as you lay prone why all the devas chant in sorrow yet joy for your most blessed mahsamadi as I liberate you from your still quite existant and reeking bondage. Namaste" --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am very familiar with full contact tournaments. They have many more > rules than a mixed martial arts matches. It is a great sport. But we > started the discussion about actual fighting without rules about > takedowns. One punch one kill is a fantasy perpetuated by people who > stay our of the Octagon. Hitting someone who doesn't want to get hit > is actually very hard. Ever spar with a boxer? All that straight > line traditional attack stuff gets stuffed fast. > > > There is no way inder the sun that a grappler will get near an expert > > in Shotokan. It is over before the grappler knows what has happened. > > This theory has been falsified many times over. If you are close > enough to strike, you are close enough to be taken down. Don't watch > UFC 1-6 if you want to keep your illusions in place. All the one > strike boys end up on the grown tapping out before they pass out. it > is not that people can't be knocked out by one punch. Sure they can. > Its just that it isn't easy to do while someone is taking you to the > ground. Now that all the strikers are cross trained in boxing and Muay > Thai the effectiveness of the traditional karate strikes are very > limited. Just watch the videos of people actually using the > techniques you are theorizing about. > > You talk a good game about scientific studies but you are an > fantasist. But prove me wrong. I have provided video references for > my POV. Show me some examples of strikers staying on their feet > against someone who wants them on the ground. > > Like I said the jury has been in for over a decade on this issue. You > are arguing a flat world theory. All serious martial arts schools do > cross training unless they are traditionalist who don't do challenge > matches. > > > Shotokan people KNOW that that IS A VERY SERIOUS BLOW if full force > > were given. It never is given in the sparring. > > Oh reaaaaaallly! I know all about matches. Now show me how Shotakan > People KNOW this if they don't ever do it in full contact, full power > fights like in UFC? Actually some brave karate master have. They > were willing to learn the truth. But as I am finding out, that isn't > your interest is it? > > >
