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#622 From: "kaze_jin14" <kaze_jin14@...>
Date: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:56 am
Subject: What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means? 		kaze_jin14
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I am puzzled.


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#623 From: Jeff dela cruz <jeff5kyudo@...>
Date: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:49 am
Subject: Re: What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means? 		jeff5kyudo
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From what I understand, the movements of the sword must be contained with yi (intention) so that the sword has power in it.

From: kaze_jin14 <kaze_jin14@...>
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Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 10:56:38 AM
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I am puzzled.



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#624 From: roh mih <rbhalabaso@...>
Date: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:52 am
Subject: Re: What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means? 		rbhalabaso
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I don't know where the phrase was taken (I don't do tai chi sword...:-)  ), but what came to my mind first when I read the query was the book enttiled "Book of Five Rings", which says something about the relation between fighting with sword and the mind. Will get back to that book and see...
 
roh mih 

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From: Jeff dela cruz <jeff5kyudo@...>
Subject: Re: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?
To: taichi_phil@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 2:49 PM

From what I understand, the movements of the sword must be contained with yi (intention) so that the sword has power in it.

From: kaze_jin14 <kaze_jin14@yahoo. com>
To: taichi_phil@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 10:56:38 AM
Subject: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?

I am puzzled.




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#625 From: mutantfist@...
Date: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:26 pm
Subject: Re: What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means? 		mutantfist
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As what was taught to us, the sword is the extension of our body. The fluid motion of the hands should reflect up to the tip of the sword. Since internal arts involved the use of the mind, a tai chi practitioners should be able to focus and command that energy particularly our chi channelling that to the sword literally giving it life.
 
One movie that tackles this is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
 
Ton

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From: roh mih <rbhalabaso@...>
Subject: Re: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?
To: taichi_phil@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 4:52 PM

I don't know where the phrase was taken (I don't do tai chi sword...:-)  ), but what came to my mind first when I read the query was the book enttiled "Book of Five Rings", which says something about the relation between fighting with sword and the mind. Will get back to that book and see...
 
roh mih 

--- On Mon, 6/22/09, Jeff dela cruz <jeff5kyudo@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Jeff dela cruz <jeff5kyudo@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?
To: taichi_phil@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 2:49 PM

From what I understand, the movements of the sword must be contained with yi (intention) so that the sword has power in it.

From: kaze_jin14 <kaze_jin14@yahoo. com>
To: taichi_phil@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 10:56:38 AM
Subject: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?

I am puzzled.





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#626 From: edramirez@...
Date: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:18 pm
Subject: Re: What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means? 		liuhebafachuan
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sword => any weapon such as your body or any weapon you might yield

mind => sensory and psychomotor; ability to sense and respond accordingly

unity => proficiency or harmony



unity of sword and mind => interconnection of sensory and psychomotor

faculties with the ability to yield the weapon; proficiency


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#628 From: Bon Anthony de los Reyes <kaze_jin14@...>
Date: Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:29 am
Subject: Re: What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means? 		kaze_jin14
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Every time I draw a sword in its sheath, (a wakizashi, a katana, or a butterfly sword) I always get confused of what is my purpose in drawing it. I read books, got information from the scripts of my ancestors but it seems that I must know something important first before I draw a sword from its sheath.

Wherefore, I decided to take the philosophy of the unity of the sword and mind wherein I am confident that in learning this principle, I will be able to handle the sword by letting it unite with myself or letting myself to unite with the sword.

--- On Mon, 6/22/09, roh mih <rbhalabaso@...> wrote:

From: roh mih <rbhalabaso@...>
Subject: Re: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?
To: taichi_phil@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 4:52 PM

I don't know where the phrase was taken (I don't do tai chi sword...:-)  ), but what came to my mind first when I read the query was the book enttiled "Book of Five Rings", which says something about the relation between fighting with sword and the mind. Will get back to that book and see...
 
roh mih 

--- On Mon, 6/22/09, Jeff dela cruz <jeff5kyudo@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Jeff dela cruz <jeff5kyudo@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?
To: taichi_phil@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 2:49 PM

From what I understand, the movements of the sword must be contained with yi (intention) so that the sword has power in it.

From: kaze_jin14 <kaze_jin14@yahoo. com>
To: taichi_phil@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 10:56:38 AM
Subject: [taichi_phil] What does the statement "unity of the sword and mind" means?

I am puzzled.





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