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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

qi = oxygen

Required reading for martial arts students and enthusiasts of "alternative" medicine.


the commonly accepted idea in the west that Chinese medicine is an energetic, metaphysical medicine was singlehandedly created by a French bank clerk with no training in medicine or ancient Chinese language. It is neither historically accurate nor consistent with modern scientific understanding of the body.


Now shut up and practice.
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