If you strip out the fight, you get a philosophy with hand gestures.
With attendant health benefits.
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Emily - Oct 07, 2005 8:11:25 am PDT #4217 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
JohnSweden - Oct 07, 2005 8:11:39 am PDT #4218 of 10002
I can't even.
Cindy -- I'm not sure about the Tai Chi. I can't separate the martial out, but I'm sure they have woo-woo classes where they make it artsy and mysterious for people who have no tolerance for martial in their art.
I took tai chi for about a year up here and they really played down the martial stuff. It was all about meditation and movement and improving your health. I was pretty broke at the time and wanted to stick with it to learn sword forms, but I realized I was a long ways away.
If you strip out the fight, you get a philosophy with hand gestures.
They were selling it here as just healthy movement, although it was pretty obvious we were learning blocks and strikes in slow motion for good technique.
Vortex - Oct 07, 2005 8:13:04 am PDT #4219 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Jazz hands!
shouldn't be Philosophy hands!
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2005 8:14:09 am PDT #4220 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's the magic of Eastern philosophies - world peace and fewer headaches.
JenP - Oct 07, 2005 8:14:36 am PDT #4221 of 10002
Thanks for the movie advice. Turns out I was wrong about the broad appeal to the group thing. They're still agonizing over what to see. I threw in the towel and said I'd see anything and put it off on them. Ha.
I tried Tai Chi via DVD and decided 1) I liked it, and 2) I'd be better off in a class with someone who could tell me whether I was even close to getting things right. I haven't looked for a class yet.
DavidS - Oct 07, 2005 8:14:46 am PDT #4222 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
shouldn't be Philosophy hands!
Jazz is a philosophy.
tommyrot - Oct 07, 2005 8:19:04 am PDT #4223 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jazz is a philosophy.
And also a basketball team.
DavidS - Oct 07, 2005 8:20:14 am PDT #4224 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And also a basketball team.
From Utah, the birthplace of Jazz!
DavidS - Oct 07, 2005 8:21:18 am PDT #4225 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Imdb indicates the Jefferson's theme was sung by Ja'net DuBois (who co-wrote it with Oren Waters).
IMDB's wrong then, because the credit should be Ja'net DuBois and Jeff Barry.
He also did the One Day At A Time theme.
::checking credits::
Huh. He also had a song in our oft cited Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. ("Oy Mamacita")
Also, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure ("Boys and Girls Are Doin' It")
tommyrot - Oct 07, 2005 8:21:24 am PDT #4226 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I want a Utah Jazz funeral.