Carhart Push-Hands
/Tabby Cat has really ruffled his fur over the question, "What is push-hands?" In a slight-of-paw he has decided to avoid a direct confrontation by pulling a "Prince." He now refers to what he does as the Drill Formerly Known As Push Hands (DFKAP). I can probably come up with fifty push-hands genre games or training experiments. Why fixate on one? Well, he tells us.
This one DFKAP is a method for revealing Deep Unconscious Tension (DUT). He keeps telling us that we probably don't know the difference between Surface Unconscious Tension (SUT) and DUT. I don't know why he is saying this. In my experience reading a book reveals both SUT and DUT, my arms get tired after about 15 minutes, so do my eyes, at some point my spine too--that's SUT--the root of that SUT is deep in the torso and is distributed all over the body--it is Deep Unconscious Tension (DUT). I understand the concept but I don't like the terminology. Why? Because it's neo-Reichian. Just for the record, Wilhelm Reich said that the Function of the Sexual Orgasm is to release DUT. So basically Tabby Cat is saying that push-hands is like an orgasm. No wonder some people like doing push-hands with him and some people freak out!
I believe he is making a Cosmological Order Error (COE). Reich was also obsessed with apocalyptic concerns, by the way. Instead of DUT, I prefer to think of Inhibitions of the Spacial Mind (ISM). How great are my ISM push-hands powers you ask? So great that I already defeated Tabby Cat at Push-Hands last Tuesday and he wasn't even aware of it! He still requires touch to reveal unconscious tension while I can do it from right here in the cockpit of my F160 Fighter Jet.
Not able to fully solve this problem myself I have asked a friend for help, so let me introduce guest blogger the MIT* Daoist:
"Tabby Cat stop worrying about peak oil. The planet earth is a battery. Half of this battery is being recharged by the Sun at all times. The gaseous part of the battery only holds energy for a short time but the liquid and solid parts hold it for much longer, and life has all kinds of creative ways of capturing and storing energy. All the world's oil is like baby fat, it's nice when you have it, nice when you don't. Speaking of baby fat, humans are batteries too. We take in water and air to keep the acidity levels optimum. We recharge with food and sunlight. We store energy in fats and sugars. The purpose of push-hands is to extend our battery-life. Push-hands does this by revealing both Energy Leaks (EL), and Energy Transmission Inefficiencies (ETI)."
Thank you MIT* Daoist.
What's that buzzing sound? A mosquito? It's whispering something in my ear...
Here is my unsolicited advice. If Tabby Cat is so good at using DFKAP to reveal DUT he might enjoy giving up the combat mindset. How about finding new ways to lose? Can he still reveal DUT with just two claws of contact? How about when starting with one paw in his pocket and with his opponent's hand on his face. How about allowing his opponent to put him in an arm-lock and beginning from there? How about putting both paws in his pockets and allowing his opponent to grab hold of his jacket and beginning from there?
While I'm giving unsolicited advice perhaps trying to never win would open up new possibilities. Can you consistently stop yourself from winning? Try to not win with your hands up by your head and yet still reveal DUT or ISM?
Tabby, you just scratched your ear with your foot didn't you? See, I did that. Well I didn't actually do it, I just revealed your ISM and they you did it yourself.
I call it ISM because when I truly let go of DUT my Spacial Mind immediately changes. Pure Tai Chi fighting establishes unity through completely melting DUT. Once unity is established the Spacial Mind is free to dance with chaos and harmony. Things like structure, technique, root, or intent are swept aside like those wooden stir sticks at Starbucks. All mass is available to change without inhibition like a Transformer! Why not do push-hands rolling on the ground? It's fun!
Maybe the funniest thing about Tabby Cat's position is his insistence that push-hands is non-cooperative... Oh, never mind, let's do it your way.
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*Monkey Institute of Technology
This one DFKAP is a method for revealing Deep Unconscious Tension (DUT). He keeps telling us that we probably don't know the difference between Surface Unconscious Tension (SUT) and DUT. I don't know why he is saying this. In my experience reading a book reveals both SUT and DUT, my arms get tired after about 15 minutes, so do my eyes, at some point my spine too--that's SUT--the root of that SUT is deep in the torso and is distributed all over the body--it is Deep Unconscious Tension (DUT). I understand the concept but I don't like the terminology. Why? Because it's neo-Reichian. Just for the record, Wilhelm Reich said that the Function of the Sexual Orgasm is to release DUT. So basically Tabby Cat is saying that push-hands is like an orgasm. No wonder some people like doing push-hands with him and some people freak out!
I believe he is making a Cosmological Order Error (COE). Reich was also obsessed with apocalyptic concerns, by the way. Instead of DUT, I prefer to think of Inhibitions of the Spacial Mind (ISM). How great are my ISM push-hands powers you ask? So great that I already defeated Tabby Cat at Push-Hands last Tuesday and he wasn't even aware of it! He still requires touch to reveal unconscious tension while I can do it from right here in the cockpit of my F160 Fighter Jet.
Not able to fully solve this problem myself I have asked a friend for help, so let me introduce guest blogger the MIT* Daoist:
"Tabby Cat stop worrying about peak oil. The planet earth is a battery. Half of this battery is being recharged by the Sun at all times. The gaseous part of the battery only holds energy for a short time but the liquid and solid parts hold it for much longer, and life has all kinds of creative ways of capturing and storing energy. All the world's oil is like baby fat, it's nice when you have it, nice when you don't. Speaking of baby fat, humans are batteries too. We take in water and air to keep the acidity levels optimum. We recharge with food and sunlight. We store energy in fats and sugars. The purpose of push-hands is to extend our battery-life. Push-hands does this by revealing both Energy Leaks (EL), and Energy Transmission Inefficiencies (ETI)."
Thank you MIT* Daoist.
What's that buzzing sound? A mosquito? It's whispering something in my ear...
Invest in loss.
Here is my unsolicited advice. If Tabby Cat is so good at using DFKAP to reveal DUT he might enjoy giving up the combat mindset. How about finding new ways to lose? Can he still reveal DUT with just two claws of contact? How about when starting with one paw in his pocket and with his opponent's hand on his face. How about allowing his opponent to put him in an arm-lock and beginning from there? How about putting both paws in his pockets and allowing his opponent to grab hold of his jacket and beginning from there?
While I'm giving unsolicited advice perhaps trying to never win would open up new possibilities. Can you consistently stop yourself from winning? Try to not win with your hands up by your head and yet still reveal DUT or ISM?
Tabby, you just scratched your ear with your foot didn't you? See, I did that. Well I didn't actually do it, I just revealed your ISM and they you did it yourself.
I call it ISM because when I truly let go of DUT my Spacial Mind immediately changes. Pure Tai Chi fighting establishes unity through completely melting DUT. Once unity is established the Spacial Mind is free to dance with chaos and harmony. Things like structure, technique, root, or intent are swept aside like those wooden stir sticks at Starbucks. All mass is available to change without inhibition like a Transformer! Why not do push-hands rolling on the ground? It's fun!
Maybe the funniest thing about Tabby Cat's position is his insistence that push-hands is non-cooperative... Oh, never mind, let's do it your way.
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*Monkey Institute of Technology
