Comments on: Symphony in the Key of Oblivion, Pg 29B

By: Zarafraze

Zarafraze — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:07:21 +0000

@xcal Indeed swordfigthting style was compared to caligraphy in “Hero” a chinese movie about the union on china under one ruler, and the rebellion against him, starring Jet Li.
And again yes, her stances look, but are not exactly like the tai chi positions for “horse bows down to drink water”, “birds fly to pass the night” and “rhino looks at moon(holding the moon” There´s a lot of time since I don´t go to class so those names may vary, so http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/sword32.htm

By: Mia

Mia — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:32:39 +0000

I think sword-fighting can be an art – it can be creative, you can learn it, but at the same time you need to have some kind of skill with it to become a master. It’s just a different type of art to that which creates. And yet, that which creates can also destroy….

And now we come to the million dollar question!! Is Rona a Nemsiiki?!

By: xcal

xcal — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:34:09 +0000

Albert: Kung Fu forms (karate kata’s etc) are the Arts side of the Martial world. some practitioners train it as a dance, I learn it as one would learn opening chess moves…use the exact set of moves if applicable, but generally apply the principles behind the set of moves. Either way, Martial or Art, the forms look beautiful….ok, this depends on the individual practitioners skill.

In this case, I could say that painting=battlling because the hand/wrist motions could look similar whether you wield a paint brush or a sword.

and I didn’t get a chance to hit that play button:-( my wife put on the brakes…”not THAT movie again!”

By: Docsmith626

Docsmith626 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:23:35 +0000

As usual, the more the Lady reveals, The more obscure she becomes.

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:19:20 +0000

Painting isn’t battling. Painting is an art. I think what the lady is saying is, at their core, the arts of painting and swordplay — at least the way she taught them — require the same mindset, and form the same expression of will and beauty on the world.

But what she means by ‘painting’ probably isn’t the same as what we do.

As far as Rona, I’m expecting the Lady to say something like “What you are is not for ME to say, dear.”