Quiet Dragons

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New sessions of all Seisanryu karate, Tai Chi Chuan, and Tai Chi Flow classes at the FVPD start this coming week,

When people began to push back on the claims Tai Chi teachers make about Qi, some in the Tai Chi world began making claims about controlling fascia. I even saw someone on a video moving a larger student by "controlling his fascia." It was total B.S., of course. But fascia talk makes the teacher sound scientific, offers a sense of hidden mastery, and, in short, makes the teacher appear to have abilities you don't have.

Fascia is part of the body's connective system, a vital, web-like connective tissue network throughout the body that wraps and supports muscles, organs, bones, and nerves, providing structure, reducing friction, and facilitating movement, but even though fascia is a part of the force transmission network of your body, it is not an independent driver of force, any more than your skin is.

If you buy a raw chicken thigh, or any part, and open the piece of chicken up, you'll see its fascia. It is the same in humans.

Taiji skill is about controlling structure, timing, and balance. If someone with anger issues comes at you with fists flying and muscles tensing, go ahead and try to control his fascia while I watch. Then, after you are taken to the hospital, I'll break the person's structure and take them down, and might add a bit of fajin in the process.

Remember, if something works only if the partner cooperates, it's not a method, it's a demonstration, and it's not a demo of skill. In the photo below, the white webby stuff is fascia. You can't control mine and I can't control yours. If a teacher says he or she can, find another teacher.

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Just a reminder - never block a kick straight on

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