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You will note by Your own admission one man from your list stood alone and it took him 20 years to do it.
This is the statement I disagree with.
I teach open the Mind Door Palm which allows the average person to defend themselves in most situations after about 6 months but it doesn’t use high level dim mak (the whole point) of internal boxing.
The hitting of points and dim mak spring naturally from training - most people with some skill will naturally hit area's of vulnerability without thinking about it. One interesting exercise is to get a points book. get two beginners and get them to push points on the opponents body gently. then refer to the book and see if they are pushing a point. 9/10 times they will.
Just as a western boxer strikes points on the chin for knockout without thinking about it, and internal adept will hit points all over the body without thinking about it. It is a natural byproduct of the skill you learn.
No one can re-train thier reflexes and re-muscle thier body in 6 months or even 10 years for that matter.
You don't do the internal martial arts, you become them. They become the way you do everything not just the arts.
My Original teachers were my Grandfather, Father and uncles who were not stringing me along or jerking me around, and they defiantly were not about the money. They just wanted me around at Christmas when I retired from the military as they had. If your teacher is telling you different, beware.
My teacher has lived his life as a seeker of the truth behind internal Arts. He found that truth in a very precious few. He was lucky enough to find them and gain insight into the hidden keys of the internal systems and has now began to pass these keys to me.
one of the problems internal arts face is the delusions and misunderstandings that have arisen in the west due to a lack of knowledge about eastern tradition and language. this is more apparent in the internal systems than most due to their innate complexity within their simplicity.
Regards
Chris
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