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A martial manifestation of the Middle Way, could be when one practices a move/block, not to concentrate on it being a block or an attack. For example, when one is walking in the snow, the depth that one's step sinks, is not predictable:
If one were to think of position, it is ideal to position one's energy and move at half the distance since:
A Buddhist meditative concept of practise, for me, would be to not concentrate on the practical application of the move to offense or defense, but to become one with the flow and energy. The move being more than it's use to the practitioner. A posture that focuses on one's own energy flow, and the feeling of another's Chi through one's center or hand contact, would be more universal and whole. Contrast this to responding, via cause and effect to another's move, which is based on reactions, and have specific limited paths. Better to be there before the move, seeing the Yi and Chi. In a fighting situation, movements should not be commited to, but should be dynamic and perceptive. Sometimes non-movement is the better than the response. Feints are useless on this level, for the opponent. For the attacker,a feint is not truley dynamic, since it should have the capability to become a full powered blow, depending on the state of the opponent. When gazing at a candle, there are other angles to be seen, than from the position of the viewer. There are also many things that are missed by the eyes limited of what is around the burning part of the wick, the most obvious being the heat above the flame, and the onion effect of the areas around the center of the flame. Similarly, there is more to the candle, than how we use the candle, or how it directly influences us. Modern physics is starting to see the geomagnetic properties as well. There is more to the moon than what we see. The classic example is the Dark Side of the Moon, that we never see, yet is part of the whole moon. Perhaps the energy around life, is similar to the halo around a candle, some would say this is the aura. There is more to the whole than the sum of the parts. Doing Push Hands slowly, non-competitively, and blindfolded, will help sensitize one to these energies, as well as meditation and Chi Sao drills. ======
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