“…Ever get addicted to Mahjong? …” – CB Nope. I did have one person teach me, but they were into the gambling aspect…not I.
Go as far as games go is ‘King’ as I see it. Oh, and not just ‘Enter the Dragon’ for me and ‘cheesy’ movies…I’ve watched ‘em all…at least all I can find! Kendo, if not for Tai Chi…I might have looked into it. There was a big group studying it at the campus I was studying Tai Chi a few summers… interesting to say the least. When it comes to getting a bum kicked…in Tai Chi, I cause my own flight to the wall during push hands practice. Not the apparent other person playing. When I am empty, then they seem to fly, not I. On Jan 6, 7:18 am, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks! Ha. I have the paperback version of Sun Tzu on my desk in plain > view and can't wait for one of the guys here at work to freak out....it's so > unlady like to study ...war... geesh:) > > Ever get addicted to Mahjong? > > My aunt Yumiko is full-blood Japanese and came over in her twenties and the > culture bug bit me when I was little. She had full silk kimono's and tea > sets along with a huge pile of art supplies at her house. She is loaded > with personal charisma and still today has a sheet of black hair down to her > hips and a classically flawless Japanese facial structure. A great beauty. > Martial artist she is not, but her mind and way of doing thing is still > culturally linked to Bushido! Haven't seen Yumi in few years, but I want to > tell her I understand more now, how americans and japanese of her generation > and slightly before feel about each other - about the great wars. My > generation is going to have some of the same issues with Arabic Peoples. > How she deals with it is important:) > > Through my sister I was introduced to the Bruce Lee phenomenon and martial > arts. It stuck for years and I still love a good viewing of Enter The > Dragon...cheesy as it is;) My former grand love affair in college was > American Chinese with pure blood parents. He is a Kendo expert with a full > body tattoo, and I just found him on facebook after all these years. He is > a fount of all things Chinese because his parents raised him in two > languages - two cultures. > > Envious of you who know Tai Chi ! We are going back to Karate class this > spring, together, me and my daughter. Sure to get my bum kicked:) > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:06 PM, ornamentalmind > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > For more about Sun Tsu, the standard source has some on him. > >http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Sun+Tsu > > I read his Art book many years ago. If you appreciate the general > > motif, any of the classics will further, from the Yellow Emperor to > > the I Ching...from the Tao Te Ching to any good book on the game of > > Go. > > > I had some wonderful books on Japanese art and architecture when I was > > a kid. I was always attracted to their esthetics too. > > > I started to study Tai Chi around 1970 and have been an instructor for > > decades. > >http://www.taichifoundation.org/Yes, this has its origins in China > > too. > > > I first learned the game of Go in the late 1950s and never played > > chess after doing so. > > >http://www.usgo.org/index.htmlAnd, yes even though it is the national > > game of Japan, it is believed to have originated at least 3,000 years > > ago in China. > > > I studied 5 element acupuncture, admittedly of Chinese origin for a > > few years, after having studied Tibetan medicine for a few years too. > >http://worsleyacupuncture.com/ > >http://www.tibetanmedicine.com/index.html > > > It was only after studying acupuncture that I finally groked Taoism. > > > The cultures, while intertwined, have enormous differences. This is > > easily studied. > > > On Jan 5, 1:27 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Oh, I believe the trial was real we have to cover our asses to some > > > degree. I don't personally know of anyone that thinks Bush didn't > > fabricate > > > an excuse anymore, but I suppose you can find them up the road in the > > > closest baptist church. Check out the Great Derangement when you have > > > time...one link I posted had a free e version. I would be pissed if I > > was a > > > reporter in this era, how the hell would you know if what you see with > > your > > > own eyes is real? > > > > Pre-emptive strike is only used to effect if it can be successful.. this > > > Bush whack-job was not in the long perspective was it? It was a bitchslap > > > that hit the person standing next to the one you wanted to hit, > > respectively > > > eh? > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Isparklaria <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Whether or not shock and awe was out of Sun Tzu or not, Bush made some > > > > concessions to modern geopolitical realities by giving a shout before > > > > the attack. The surprise was lost (Sun Tzu uses surprise as one of his > > > > most important weapons) but we looked a bit better in the eyes of the > > > > world by offering not to attack if Sadam Hussien would agree to leave > > > > the country. THat way the whole thing could look like Saddam's fault. > > > > If he would just leave, we wouldn't need to attack. > > > > > Right now I am wondering whether or not the real Saddam did leave the > > > > country. Perhaps Bush wanted to attack under any circumstances. > > > > Perhaps the trial was just a show with a fake Saddam and the execution > > > > also faked. Well this is probably not the case but I rarely refrain > > > > from questioning the information we are fed. > > > > > As for the current sittuation. I don't know if it was planned, but in > > > > the long run it may very well benefit the neocons. The mess is so bad, > > > > I don't know if it can be improved much in 4 or 8 years. Soon the > > > > masses will be ready the typical chicken hawk neocon candidates again. > > > > Hopefully Obama will be a wise comader in chief by using negotiation, > > > > embargos, threats of violence, violence and what ever other policies > > > > he need to use. It is funny to say that violence can make the world a > > > > more peaceful place, but sometimes the situation calls for it. In my > > > > opinion even premtion is a good tactic, when used properly. Bushes > > > > reckless use of preemption has made a good tactic look bad. > > > > > On Jan 5, 2:57 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Was "Shock and Awe" exposed, given a shout out, before it was > > > > implemented? I > > > > > can't remember. If so, it would not be as effective as Sun Tzu would > > use > > > > > it, which would be much quieter, and with more deciet. And, it would > > > > have > > > > > been effective because we would have know the enemy much better that > > we > > > > > did..as results have proven. Ha, I can see military history writers > > > > slapping > > > > > the Sun Tzu influence down in the final draft of Bush's story just to > > > > make > > > > > the shituation look like it was supposed to happen that way. Blah! > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Isparklaria < > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Sun Tzu Lives! Okay so he probably never lived to begin with but > > this > > > > > > link goes to a page with some infomation about how much Sun Tzu has > > > > > > influenced battles that the American army has fougt in. It mentions > > > > > > Colonel John Boyd the greatest American military strategist and > > > > > > student of Sun Tzu's classic. > > > > > > >http://www.artofwarsuntzu.com/america_experiences_sun_tzu.htm > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 2:13 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Ha ha! *Caesar was both a proficient tactician and statesman!* > > Too > > > > bad > > > > > > they > > > > > > > killed him... You on the other hand...are a brilliant tease, vino > > > > expert, > > > > > > > and professional provacateur! > > > > > > > > Sun Tzu probably didn't exist...a lot like Jesus, but the work is > > > > > > attributed > > > > > > > to him anyway. Probably a compilation of good general's work as > > the > > > > > > > introduction explains. No matter, our goobers in the goverment > > should > > > > > > > incorporate it on principle. Wishful thinking again:) > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Clogtowner < > > [email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi y'all - my ancestors were very familiar with Caesar's > > > > methods.... > > > > > > > > Veni, Vidi, Vici. > > > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 12:54 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I may be one of the last people on Earth to read this thing, > > but > > > > I'm > > > > > > > > almost > > > > > > > > > through the Introduction section and hope someone else has in > > our > > > > > > group > > > > > > > > has > > > > > > > > > already read it... > > > > > > > > > > What got me to go ahead and read it was this passage that > > caught > > > > me > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > flip through... > > > > > > > > > > *"When Sun Tzu wrote, ware had become a dangerous business; > > the > > > > > > recouse > > > > > > > > when > > > > > > > > > other means had failed. The best policy, he says, is 'to > > atack > > > > the > > > > > > > > enemy's > > > > > > > > > plans'; the next best to disrupt his alliances, for 'to > > subdue > > > > the > > > > > > > > enemy's > > > > > > > > > army without fighting is the acme of skill'. This indicates > > his > > > > > > > > perception > > > > > > > > > that war was no longer a regulated pastime, but the ultimate > > > > > > instrument > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > statecraft."* > > > > > > > > > > I am personally curious to how similar his methods were to > > > > Caesar's. > > > > > > > > Caesar > > > > > > > > > could'nt have read Sun Tzu due to the supposed time period of > > its > > > > > > > > > creation... but Napoleon did.... > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > gnothe se auton > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > gnothe se auton- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > -- > > > > > gnothe se auton- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > gnothe se auton- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > gnothe se auton- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. 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