In John Maki Evan's great book, "Kurikara", he teaches the 'Peacock Pose' as the ultimate exercise for the direct cultivation of the Tanden and is the gateway to the advanced Tanren practice. FYI, "Tanden" is Japanese for the Chinese "Dan Tien".
"This is the ultimate exercise for direct cultivation of the tanden and is the gateway to the advanced tanren practices. ... In yoga texts, mastery of this pose is said to lead to such powerful digestive power that even poisons can be metabolized. More importantly, this mastery shows control of the inner "serpents"-the nadis or energetic flows. The integration of the external power of the limbs with the internal channels is the goal of the basic kata and manifests through dragon-like undulating and spiraling movements. According to the trantric schools, it is only when the energy of the limb "dragons" is fully freed that the central serpent power or kundalini can be accessed. Master of kujaku shows that one is at this turning point."
From "Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent " (2010) by John Maki Evans , pgs 46-48
My drawings for Inktober 2017 - drawing at least 1 pic each day in October:
- Inktober Day #1 - Taiji's "Snake creeps down"
- Inktober Day #2 - DBMA's Chupacabra knifefighting stance
- Inktober Day #4 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's knifefighting stance
- Inktober Day #5 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-Com's "Passata Sotto"
- Inktober Day #6 - "Grab & Stab" vs. "C" Grips
- Inktober Day #7 - Richard Ryan's/DCM's Knifefighting Stance
- Inktober Day #8 - Michael Janich's/MBC's Knifefighting Stance
- Inktober Day #9 - Michael Janich's/MBC's "The Filipino Grip"
- Inktober Day #10 - Bob Kasper's/Kni-com's In-Waist Band Carry
- Inktober Day #11- Trapping's "Pak Sao"
- Inktober Day #12 - Bob Kasper's 'palm push'
- Inktober Day #13 - Bob Kasper's tiger claw entry
- Inktober Day #14 - Michael Janich's Vascular Knife Targets
- Inktober Day #15 - John Styers' On-Guard Stance
- Inktober Day #16- "Box Theory" by Terry Trahan
- Inktober Day #17 - Bob Kasper's 5th Principle of Knifefighting - "Stay in the box."
- Inktober Day #18 - Dwight McLemore's/American Fighting Congress' "Window of Combat"
- Inktober Day #19 - Beware the hidden knife!
- Inktober Day #20 - Richard Ryan's Tactical Concealment/Deceptive Carry Methods
- Inktober Day #21 - Lee Morrison's/Urban Combatives' Body Language Cues
- Inktober Day #22 - Lee Morrison's/UC's The 3 Es
- Inktober Day #23 - John Styers' In-Quartata (or Out-of-Line)
- Inktober Day #24 - John Styers' Passato Sotto
- Inktober Day #25 - John Styers' Targets
- Inktober Day #26 - Amante Marinas'/Pananandata's 12 Targets
- Inktober Day #27 - Fernan Vargas'/Raven Combatives' Fairbairn Vital Template
- Inktober Day #28 - Bloody Brazilian Knife Fighting Techniques' Immobilizing Targets
- Inktober Day# 29 - Hank Reinhardt - Old fencing trick
- Inktober Day #30 - Michael Janich's/MBC's Abanico
- Inktober Day #31: Craig Douglas' Pikal: Some points and stance
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