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From our readers: The nexus, or The way of the warrior

THE FIVE TANGIBLE TOOLS
The five tangible tools in which the warrior is given the method and necessary weapons to ensure the Evolution of the Spirit and Soul.

I: THE MIND: The center of will and the residence of thought and of spiritual power.

The mind must be regulated through Detachment and Stillness. Only after removing the emotional manipulations of our desires can we become one with the primordial root. Reach within your original source or primordial root from which we all grow. Let go of your programmed negative self. And the clarity of your true being and will,...will come as a force unbound by programmed perception. Regulate your thoughts and you will sense the path. The way will manifest unconditional love and compassion will surround you. Atonement with this state should be trained so that one breath is all that is needed to achieve the transition in the evolution of harmony. When this can be achieved you will have the key that unlocks the door of true perception. Now that the mind is true, the body can be focused.

II: THE BODY: Because of the ability of adaptation: the human being is a splendor of evolutionary strength and the embodiment of existence in pure form.

Through repetition and constant shifting within, and kinetic theory, the body will learn to respond with the utmost efficiency. Dexterity and manipulation of the mind-body connection will strengthen, thus, the your reaction will quicken and become one as a whole mechanism working in harmony. Chemical structure has memory, the bodies musculature and the bone, (skeleton), will store actions, and instinctive reaction will become only one part of the whole. A living viable evolutionary organism. Your full potential realized.

III: THE HEART: The Xi. The Kokoro. The Christ heart. The emotional content and element is determined by the will of intention within the warriors process of deduction.

By regulating this content and neutralizing the element you gain the objective perspective. But, is not the heart and soul of perception lost? Therefore seek not to empty the heart but to fill it. Perhaps not with descriptive, categorical emotion but with the primordial essence of emotion itself. By finding this secret within yourself, you can attain the still tranquility and truth behind the motions of mind an body. Are we not emotional beings? Thus the secret is formless emotional explosiveness. Nobility is the fire within this crucible. The secret is grand!

IV: THE CHI: The Bio-psycho-physiological energy within every aspect of the tangible tool is the secret and purpose of all martial sciences.

Cultivation of such energy and responsible management is the key and reason the teaching have been withheld. The aspects of defense and attack (Wushu) are mere by products of the self expression of such energy as it manifests. The stylistic conditioning of the Chi is put only in form as a tool to educate and for the potential evolution of the ignorant of such secrets. By empowering the lowly, the strong become equal with those who were their slaves.

V: SHEN: The spirit governs all. The lower four aspects of existence are the tools of the spirit. By regulation and cultivation of mind, body, heart and Chi; the spirit will balance itself and the connection between them will endure. Think of the spirit as the Nexus of all aspects of the human evolutionary potential. Harmonizing the lower four into one force united with spirit is on the first step. This, raising of the perception, thereby raising the potential of the spirit to govern at a higher state allows purer refinement The understanding and practice of Chi Kung will evolve and truth can be realized. This is the highest state, yet, only the beginning. The truth must become actualized.

THE FIVE PERCEPTUAL QUALITIES
The warrior solidifies the necessary awareness and manifest the spiritual attributes inherent within.

FOCUS: Is the lending of the entire self to the Ideal that the purpose or goal in which you endeavor to accomplish is attainable, bringing all aspects of the mind, body, and soul to one fixed point, in which clarity and perception of the will becomes divine and not a product of conditional reasoning.
PRACTICE: Repetition of thought and/or action in which the focused nexus of the will manifest through engineered techniques designed to train and condition the subconscious as well as the conscious thought process. Therefore, improving dexterity, response assessment and the complexity necessary for the pristine attainment of the Tao.
PATIENCE: Becoming still and emptying the intention and mind of all conscious movement and tangible thought. Embracing the stillness within. Re-centering with the realization that through stillness, movement will manifest. Patience is the key and is essential to developing the inner enlightenment as well as, the warrior monks providence. Defeat the desires and attain the truth and the secrets of Shaolin will surely be seen as simple as a sunrise on Wudang Mountain.
PERSEVERANCE: Through dedication and confidence the desire to persevere will manifest. The will to forgo any pre-conceived notions of perception and realities structured as well as the patience to adapt and conquer any obstacle from external or internal influences is the founding of nobility in which the warriors providence of this prolific supreme force is found within.
NOBILITY: Perception that has now increased and power that is now realized is the greatest & gravest of responsibilities. It is apparent and necessary to govern these intrinsic forces with nobility and compassion even in the midst of combat! It is the highest code. Only through respective humility, actualized and taught by inner divine will, with intention and constructive use of such energy directed towards evolutionary enlightenment will we find the Tao. This force, this power, this divine energy with which are only tools is the greatest single understanding, thus, Gift we are given. We are held responsible for the way we use this thought-form and spirit; Therefore, let us understand and reach for the highest point. Understand that constant evolutionary change, the Tao, is that of love embodied in the principalities of light. This the way in which we are governed masters of action with respect of increased power and the great responsibility of this divine energy. Our highest code. Focus, Practice, Patience, Shen, Perseverance, and Nobility are the practice of Ling Chuan.

WU-HSIN CHUAN GUNG FU/HUNG FA YI WING CHUN

THE NEXUS

I. THE PRIMARY CONCEPTS:

3 DOORWAYS OF ENTRY, ROTATION, ESCAPE ( FRONT, SIDES, REAR )
4 QUADRANTS OF MOTION ( UPPER. MIDDLE, LOWER ROOT )
4 RANGES OF CONTACT ( LONG, MIDDLE, SHORT, TRAPPED )
5 ASPECTS TO MOTION ( PREPARATION, ACTION COMPLETION, ACTION, RESETTING )
10 WAYS OF BLOCKING, INTERCEPTING, REDIRECTING, ASSISTING, DESISTING, DODGING ( OCTAGONAL, FORWARD, BACK )
4 STRUCTURES FOR BALLISTIC STRIKING ( SNAPS, THRUSTS, SWINGS, ROLLS )
4 STRUCTURES FOR GRAPPLING ( TRAPPING, LOCKING, THROWING, PASSING )
7 SPHERES OF CONTROL ( HEAD, SHOULDERS, ELBOWS, WRISTS, HIPS, KNEES, ANKLES )
4 METHODS OF LOWER QUADRANT STRIKING ( SNAPS, THRUSTS, SWINGS, TRIPS )
3 METHODS OF STEPPING ( SLIDING, BOUNCING, SINKING )
3 STRATEGIES OF RESPONSE ( PROGRESSIVE, REGRESSIVE, CONTAINMENT )
3 GEOMETRICAL CONCEPTS TO ACTUALIZE ( TRIANGULAR, CIRCULAR, OCTAGONAL )

II. 5 AREAS OF INTROSPECTIVE STUDY ]

KINETICS
BIO-PSYCHO-PHYSICS
PHILOSOPHY
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
BEHAVIORISM

III. FORMULAE

TECHNIQUE OVERCOMES STRENGTH
LEVERAGE OVERCOMES TECHNIQUE
ANGLE OVERCOMES LEVERAGE
MOBILITY OVERCOMES ANGLES
ADAPTABILITY OVERCOMES MOBILITY
EVOLUTION OVERCOMES ADAPTABILITY

This is the central nexus of my personal development and the core of my teaching philosophy.

by Ryan K. Travis

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