Comments on: “Empty Force” and No-Touch Knockouts Real? Take Our Survey

By: Josh Skinner

Josh Skinner — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:52:01 +0000

I've been writing a series of posts on the Lin Kong Jing. You guys might find them interesting. The Truth about the Lin Kong Jing Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Unlike many people who talk about the Lin Kong Jing, I've actually trained in the system. Train Hard, Josh Skinner

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:36:36 +0000

I have seen enough evidence myself to be convinced of the existence of the “empty force”. What fascinates me as a scientist myself is that this concept may well be impenetrable to the scientific method as it now stands. Although I am not adept in Buddhism, I do think that the buddhist philosophical appraoch is probably able to encompass this concept effectively – indeed this appears to be from where it has arisen. Therefore, the empty force may well represent conspicuous example of a phenomenom that highlights the short commings of the western philosophical approach and should be of great interest to us all.

By: Justin B. Tamayo

Justin B. Tamayo — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:45:04 +0000

how my going to control my chi,please tell me ! I’M going crazy here i kept shoching my self with my chi .

By: Nigel

Nigel — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:56:51 +0000

IMO i believe that there is a unseen force that can affect us in many ways. I once sprained my ankle during training and my sensei brought me to a hall where many people practice tai chi in the morning. So after a brief introduction my sensei passed me onto the master. He told me to lie down and started rubbing his hand.. then he place it on my ankle.

The thing is initially there was nothing unusual about anything, then his hand started to warm up and then it became so hot that it was unbearable.. he told me to just sit still and it will be over soon.. so i endured and endured till it was over. I was like touching a frying pan when it is on the flame. My ankle of coz did not instantly heal, but however i was able to walk around much quicker than in the past when i sprained my ankle. Im a clumsy fellow.

So my point is that there is some unseen force that experts or masters can control. It usually take a long time to learn and discipline is the key. i doubt that any city slicks can control these so called energy to the extend of taking a person out. It might be possible but not without some seeeeriouuuuuuus traning.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:33:58 +0000

Do educate us Jeff. What were your answers to the survey questions? And what do you suppose is the average age of the participants? How old are you?

By: Jeff Baxter

Jeff Baxter — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:06:30 +0000

No touch knock ours are real in the sense that hypnotism and delusion are real. That’s all they are. Con artists making an extra buck by pretending to have supernatural powers. If you think any different, and you’re over the age of 12, seriously, evolution should have taken you out by now.

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By: Cobra-kai

Cobra-kai — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:32:38 +0000

humans are made up of energy why not be able to control and use it the whole universe is made up of energy particles chi may just be electricity going through the body or heat or both what the Chinese called chi we may call electricity i do believe in it but i do not believe in the myths around it no touch knock outs do not exist chi may be a strong force but being able to move things without touching them or knocking someone out without touching them is pure myth i think half the stuff around chi is lies while the rest has truth in it people have being able to endure extreme amounts of physical pain saying it is chi or energy that i will believe

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:26:38 +0000

Bob,
Well, I had my epiphany five years ago, so it must be your turn!

In days past, I have played the forum troll, the rational skeptic, the reality-based martial artist, and assorted other roles–and I’ve smartened up alot since then. Is smartened a word? Anyway, I’ll read your link.

Colin,
Yes, I draw an experienced, intelligent, and presumably well-dressed audience.

Jay,
Sure, neither “Chi is real” nor “chi is fake” is a particularly profound or useful statement. Yet, I think we ought to start at the beginning.

Unfortunately, the poll widget I selected does not allow for any correlation of the answers. Apparently, there are good polling tools, and there are free tools; I went with the free tool this time. (If anyone has a paid PollDaddy account, and is willing to repost this survey there, please let me know.)

And before I forget…I would like all female respondents who rate themselves a 10 to please introduce themselves!

By: Jay Gischer

Jay Gischer — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:38:34 +0000

I’ve seen and felt things, and had things done to me that I would not have thought possible. At the same time, physicists describe four known forces in the universe: electromagnetism, gravity, and strong and weak nuclear forces. I don’t think there’s a fifth one called “chi” that they’ve overlooked. However, sufficiently advanced technique is indistinguishable from magic.

Mostly, my attempts to break something down into stuff that I do understand is met with hostility by the people doing it. They experience my skepticism as rejection. That’s not what it is to me, so I mostly keep my opinions and analysis to myself. Mostly the beliefs that people have correspond to behavior that I endorse, so why try to take away the beliefs?

My sensei and friend and long-time teacher says that his credo is “Never subtract, only add”.