Comparing Apples to Oranges is NOT logical, is it?

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, " marangneng "

<marangneng> wrote:

> So, by your reasoning, is acupuncture no good unless the needles are

> used for combat? After all, acupuncture and Qigong (I prefer the

> Pinyin transliteration) are about manipulating Qi, are they not?

> Ron

 

Hahahaha!

 

Sorry Ron, you switching topics and comparing apples to oranges is NOT

a valid argument, nor is it worth answering.

 

Try a different approach with me;-)...

 

....and please notice that I said, " different strokes for different

folks, which is okay by me " ...

 

....I don't care if some people would rather do " sissy fu " ...

 

That's their choice.

 

The thing is, doing COMBAT CHI KUNG you get immediate verifiable

feedback " if " your technology works or is hocus pocus...

 

....and I gotta say it, much of " sissy fu " is hocus pocus.

 

As far as the transliteration of the Chinese words for Chi kung,

Pinyin is now the standard in the People's Republic of China...but it

did not use to be.

 

Two other very widely known systems are the Wade-Giles system and the

Yale system.

 

So common spellings are...

 

1. Qi - Chi

2. Qigong - Chi Kung

3. Qin Na - Chin Na

4. Jin - Jing

5. Gongfu - Kung fu

6. Taijiquan - Tai Chi Chuan

 

You will notice that the SECOND spelling is mostly known AND used in

the Western world, at least until about 10 years ago...

 

....and my martial arts history of training goes back to 1950, and I

see NO reason for me to change the spelling since the spellings I

learned during the past 55 years is STILL VALID.

 

Sincerely,