tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post117018451711054192..comments2024-02-20T17:22:43.089-06:00Comments on The Literary Assassin: blameworthyHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-37177451255895479132008-03-28T10:02:00.000-05:002008-03-28T10:02:00.000-05:00"It's like if someone created a martial art whose ..."It's like if someone created a martial art whose primary purpose was to look like the movies; I'm not saying it wouldn't be an art, wouldn't be hard to learn, but it's not the same thing as an ancient tradition that's intended to make fighters."<BR/><BR/>Er... some would say that's exactly what modern wu shu is.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-38483337494935630542007-02-12T12:18:00.000-06:002007-02-12T12:18:00.000-06:00The question of whose place it is to comment or qu...The question of whose place it is to comment or question, and in what way, is a tough one. I've had many similar experiences to your video with the sparring partner -- and my response generally tends to be, "Why didn't you tell me?"<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, as you point out, there's the ignorant troll premise. The moderately comfortable medium on which I've settled seems to be, well, I'll try Abby Franquemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213664026949436272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-1170270935325029732007-01-31T13:15:00.000-06:002007-01-31T13:15:00.000-06:00Thanks, Abby, for dropping in and for commenting! ...Thanks, Abby, for dropping in and for commenting! I definitely enjoyed your writing.<BR/><BR/><EM>"hard to know, sometimes: where to rail against it and denounce it and say, "That's not the flame; those of you watching, don't be fooled!..."</EM><BR/><BR/>Yes. And I wish I could say I am a master and above it all, but I'm still pretty reactionary. So that makes it harder--how do I separate my Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-1170265806705997182007-01-31T11:50:00.000-06:002007-01-31T11:50:00.000-06:00I'm stoked that you read that, and that you relate...I'm stoked that you read that, and that you related! Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Some things I learned in a scant few years, long ago, studying a small "hard-and-soft" Japanese style, have stuck with me forever; and many of these things are zen things and little parables, and they apply... just... everywhere. To my thinking, some of the most important stuff to really work through is the "beginner's mind"Abby Franquemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213664026949436272noreply@blogger.com