what is there to be feared about Fulon Gong? Is there any political, or dangerous aspect of this practi?
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Nope. None at all. It's the Chinese Communists that should be feared. They're the ones torturing them because any group with more people than the Party could become stronger than the Party.
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That the US has used scare tactics often in the last 100 years is a good observation.  But is it too many times?  Probably not.  Most of the instances I can think of were justified.  Government scare tactics united the population against the Germans and Japanese in W W II and the Soviets during the Cold War.  These were very bad people.  We had every reason to be afraid of them.  Maybe the fear mongers were wrong about Vietnam and the Domino Theory, but I think they honestly believed it at the time and felt they were doing a service by alerting the public.
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Never had any exposure to it myself or sparred with someone who trained in it, at least they never said anything about it.\n\nAs a CMA (chinese martial art) that does in fact utilize animal forms it is imperative that you make sure the school is going to teach you legitimately and not give you some load of crap about "we train so we don't have to ever fight" or "what use is sparring when you can learn to fight by yourself".  CMAs have a large chance to be selling you a line of bs.\n\nIf you don't see resistance training (training the techniques against someone else who is non-compliant) then you are at a school that is feeding you a line of bs and you should check out other choy li fut schools (if there are any where you live) or other schools of other arts.\n\nThe important thing is not what art you practice, but the quality of the training. training in untessed techniques with no pressure or against a fully compliant dummy opponent will not help you. You will see some degree of this so you know how it should work, but after doing it 2-3 times you need resistance to see if you are actually getting it right or if it even works or not.
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That style of music is typically referred to as "Gregorian Chant".  It's very low (bass or baritone) and gutteral.  Creepy stuff.  The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De Silos are considered at the top of this genre.  You can find them on Amazon.
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Sounds dangerous to me.
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I do have books on the subject, but they are England and American versions. I implore you to use ultimate caution if you become able to conjur the spirits, you may open a portal that you cannot control and the consequences be devastating.
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I'm mostly interested in Wing Chun Kung Fu, a martial  art developed by a chinese nun during the Ching Dynasty which is very practical and became popular in America after it was discovered that it was the original martial art that Bruce Lee studied before he left China. I haven't really seen any documentaries on this art except for being briefly mentioned in a documentary or two. Also,  there isn't really much info that I've seen on filipino martial arts. They are masters of weapons and knife fighting and it is said that if you train in weapons before you train in unarmed combat, you will posess extreme skill in any martial art. Probably because it takes so much more conditioning to avoid a blow from a weapon than from a fist or a foot. They have arts dedicated to weapons fighting such as Escrima, Kali, and Espada y Daga.
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Dude, don't even THINK of using one of those things.  It is true, nothing may happen, but I've heard of demonic entities and their ilk wreaking havoc through those things.  Stay away!
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That's a scary thought. I don't fear china, but it would be prudent to treat them with as much respect as possible. I believe it would be very costly in lives.
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Well, Yahoo! Answers is a public forum so I suppose if you make threatening statements to other people or government officials, use it to make slanderous comments to someone or use it to search for things that are illegal and then attain those illegal thigs (i.e. copyrighted material or bomb-making materials) then yes you could get into legal trouble.
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Hello Eric, you answered my "moon question". I am on "the fence" with that. But to answer your question, I took Judo at 26 and am acelling fast. I was afraid at first, but if you are 1/2 tough, you will not have a problem. Most people are wimps and easy to beat. I wish to be a black belt soon, you can be too. Just listen to your master even if you do not agree, he knows more than you, so have faith in your master. P.S. My name is Eric aslo:P Good luck with your training, it is not as scary as you may think.
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I don't really know what you are asking, but I recently read that David Lynch is a big supporter of Transcendental Meditation and practises it frequently and says that it helps him in his current primary occupation of conflict resolution. He recently was going to start a conflict resolution program in some high school but the parents objected because they said that TM was a kind of religion and they didn't want their kids exposed to that.
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it has brain threatening side effects!  A person could also go berserk & put him/her self in harm's way.  Like attacking someone, or running out in traffic, or being so crazed that police have to baton him to calm him down.  I've seen it in action - it's awful!  They are like rabid animals!
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According to Chinese folklore, it's supposed to ward off evil spirits. you wouldn't want others warding off evil spirits and have them go to your nice, peaceful place, would you?   ;)\n\nEither way, it's fun watching or lighting up fireworks. Just observe safety.
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yes I agree...\nKarate and TKD forms are self explanitory and you dont need to be a master to understand how to use them.\nKung fu, is designed to be deceptive and are really hard to figure out how to use by just sight alone unless you practice kungfu with masters. Kung fu people usually being more secretive and select and traditional would LOATH at the idea of anything more than basics being put online. Its respectful to the tradtion of the kung fu you are learning to find a teacher that has lineage. \nthat brings everything full circle.\nyou can learn from a book,dvd, online but unless you are already a master and good already, you wont be contributing to the real spirit of wholeness that kung fu is built upon.\nEthic values persay... for lack of words...\n\ndo a "bit-torrent" search for \nkarate, tkd, kung fu.. ect...\nI found lots of whole dvds to pirate. \nthose fools uploaded a map of their defenses to me for free!\n\n\nyes fun fact is right - kung fu means Hard work translated.\nIts an unbrella term used in anything you bust ass at and do it good. You have good kung fu if you work hard and do good. \nIts full circle. the systems have different names,... those martial systems are geared towards self enlightenment or understanding usually. Not always, but usually... and if they dont know kung fu means work hard at anything and never give up, bounce from the ground back up higher than before,.... avoid them... I cant see a chinese system that calls itself kung fu not knowing this...  even wushu players can have good kung fu,... but a good kung fu artist might not be the best wushu player at first... kinda weird... \nyou can pour tea with good kung fu...\nyou can clean and have kung fu that is connected directly with that. Its mental.. its philosophy.. not religion or spirituality... although some view it as such.. but i wouldnt dare tell them that.. \nand you should find out what it means to you... dont take my word that its just philosophy.. I dont wanna give you the wrong idea... so.. remember that...  \nI can help you learn some forms across the internet...\nI have dvd's and stuff...\nbut I wont share them with general public...\n\nNever settle with a half ass teacher...\nnever... its better to have no teacher than one that teaches you wrong... I can say from personal experience... \nif you get hurt from the wrong teachings, it can harm you and ail you for life... something like a knee injury can happen quick.\nThen again, you can hurt yourself by yourself alot quicker...\nso... lesson is...  practice, practice, practice...\nI didnt get to where I can do a 720 cresent by not trying, but I didnt rush and twist my leg horribly..\nTeachers provide a pace, and to see you from the outside... and to make sure you get it right.... \nIve seen people without teachers... They tend to rush themselves in the fact they wont accept they cant do something,... cut a flip, and they just couldnt do it...\nthey got hurt... some landed and did ok...\nSince you will have no qualified instruction, or person to watch and make sure the fine points are correct,... you will have to practice and train twice as many hours... \n\nIm willing to help you if you send some video files on the computer... I wont train you forever... but I'll be willing to get your boat afloat, sails hoisted, chart plotted, and help you find a Master, but, if your really serious,... its a life long practice, and you will travel great distances for a good master. \nYou just cant not practice and still do a 720...\nif I stop for a month... I run risk of not having control... \nJust cause I know how to do it, doesnt mean I can actually do it..\nIf your just looking for fighting techniques alone...  few in any martial art will work... it makes no sense not to be fit and be into martial arts... You just have to be strong to get the technique to work... even jiujitsu... I got a black belt in it.. you cant be lolly gaggin and not have a firm grip on the person.
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We are doing about that in sociology at the moment! \n\nWe are doing about how youth in increasingly subject to preventative targeting and restriction from public space, and we have already tried the classical music treatment in England and it has worked really well!!  Im not sure when exactly but it was about 2 yrs ago that I heard about it being played in train stations at night.\n\nI think it pretty much does work....who wants to listen to Stravinsky at their favourite hang out place? Who would want to listen to Public Enemy over a romantic meal? I think the reasons it works are obvious.\n\nI think its a great Idea and although most of the people on my course say it was an outrage and the result of unfair stereotyping..........they seem to forget that young ppl can feel intimidated by other young ppl and are the  main victms of youth crime. So the interests its protecting arent some great opressive "force" hovering above about the descend at any minute to encapture us all, as some ppl seem to annoyingly and stupidly believe. I think I am the only one being honest in  our seminars sometimes, the rest just follow whatever view is fashionable and non offensive to hold. It does my head in as you are probably seeing right now!!\n\nWhen has it been the right to intimidate people and cause trouble? Its addressing a real and exisiting problem and it frustrates me that no one wants to say it.
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Its scary as hell because its a chinese company. But I have it on my watch list and I'm debating throwing some cash at it.