Scott Park Phillips's Blog, page 6
October 11, 2019
The Golden Elixir, Identity and the Martial Arts
September 23, 2019
Can You Compare Cultures Somatically?
If you learn an art or a skill in one culture and then study it, or something similar, in another culture you might not notice how different it is. Comparing somatic (felt/kinesthetic) experiences across multiple cultures can give big insights into what is different or, on the other hand, what might be Universal.
Let’s look at rhythm and its relationship to Dance-Martial-Arts.
I first learned Modern Dance in the Western tradition and then Classical Ballet. Of course I grew up in multi-ethnic...
September 9, 2019
Patreon is Coming
I’m moving things over to Patreon but it is taking time. I expect to have the Patreon site populated with videos and files by the end of this week (it looks good but it I don’t have much up there yet). Here are a few of the promo-video’s I made for the jump. They are still in “unlisted” mode but I wanted to give my regular blog readers something to chew on while the main meal is still cooking.
September 2, 2019
What is China Doing?
Soft-power
Rule the world
Revenge
These are the three explanations for the behavior of the Chinese government. I think Long-Game Revenge is the best explanation for Chinese government behavior.
Zhang Weili knocked out UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Jessica Andrade in just 42 seconds during the UFC Shenzhen main event to become China's first ever UFC title holder in Shenzhen, south China on Saturday.
Why do I think Revenge is the best explanation? Well, every Chinese child learns the the Ki...
August 26, 2019
Reversing What You Know
Keith Johnstone, one of my mentors, created his approach to Improvisational Theater by reversing everything his teachers taught him. Crazy?
Most curriculums in the West are progressive. Learn this, then this, then this. Each step will get you closer to the skill or knowledge.
We also have modular curriculums. Learn this, or this, or this. It does not matter what order you learn them in because all the pieces fit together loosely, like a tool kit.
In India, Japan, and China, they have Great Work...
August 12, 2019
The Tantric Buddhist Roots of Chinese Martial Arts
This could be the title of my next project. It is coming into focus. There is more and more evidence pointing to common roots. Tantra and the Golden Elixir? Invulnerability meets extreme vulnerability? The Diamond Body meets the Cloud Body?
There is already a body of research pointing the way.
Start with this wonderful article in Tricycle Magazine Matthew Gindin, “The Buddhist Roots of Tantric Yoga.”
Then read Meir Shahar’s essay “Diamond Body: The Origins of Invulnerability in the Chinese Mart...
August 10, 2019
Qi on the Back
August 9, 2019
Breathing
What is Daoist Breathing, Reverse Breathing, Neigong, Daoyin, and how are they all related?
Books by Scott Park Phillips
August 5, 2019
Free Book Give Away
Kungfu Magazine is doing a free give away of my book Tai Chi, Baguazhang and the Golden Elixir. Please feel free to share this SWEEPSTAKES far and wide. Last year my book Possible Origins was their most successful give away ever!
