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Welcome, relax, sit for a spell and let me tell you some Tales of Old Wudan
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Most men fear pain.
But that's all I ever knew atop Wudan.
I welcome pain.
Give it to me.
ALL OF IT.
I will take it and turn it into BRILLIANCE.
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Whereas it seems impossible for one man to be smarter than all the rest put together,
one man can be right while everyone else is wrong.
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Peace Amongst The Trees
In a previous life, I lived 5000 human years atop Wudan mountain.
I remember every lived second.
Life is competition.
Competition is violence.
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Tales of Wudan - CARRYING THOUGHTS
For the first 1000 years atop Wudan mountain, I was tasked with fetching water from the stream at its base.
The walk would take many days, and occasionally Master Po would accompany me and ask me questions about Zen.
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Tales of Wudan - STRAW PILLOWS
Atop Wudan, the nights were always especially cold.
We would sleep on concrete floors with straw pillows and blankets were forbidden.
Many of the students would opt to do their chores in the middle of the night in an attempt to stay warm and then
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I’m not a fighter till I’m a champion.
I’m not a chess player till I’m a grandmaster.
And I’m not a businessman till I’m a millionaire.
Until then...
I’m a student.
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Tales of Wudan - Master Po's Dance with Curiosity
Master Po was near invincible. Immortal.
I say this as it was all he ever demonstrated. Supreme power. He did however carry a scar above his left eye, exactly an inch and a half long.
Considering I had seen him destroy armies
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Dedication means eternal commitment.
Through all seasons of life.
Until the very end.
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Sore body, clear mind.
I found peace in preparing for war.
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My body and mind were forged into iron.
I devoted my life to training and fighting.
Thousands of human years of absolute obedience to Master Po.
I became a weapon.
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The secret to absolute BRILLIANCE?
Repetitions.
Countless repetitions.
Beyond physical repulsion.
Beyond mind numbing pointlessness.
Few are willing to go that far and KEEP going.
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Tales of Wudan - Frozen Wasteland
Po traveled alone through the forest in a harsh winter, he reached a snow-covered clearing.
In the clearing stood the largest tiger in the known world, his name was Jin.
Through snarling teeth and frozen breath, the tiger and Po held locked
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I stared death in the eye.
I lived and breathed pain for 5000 years.
I stood the brutal trials of Po.
And succeeded.
I fear no one now.
I fear nothing.
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Po taught me that the sharpest edge is not of metal.
But of thoughts.
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I allow manipulation to find out where my enemy wants me to go. Then I use my mind to break the trap and punish the perpetrators.
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Even in old age, Master Po trained and fought.
He kept destroying his opponents.
War could not leave Po.
She stayed by his side until the very end.
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On the coldest night, say your last name.
An endless source of heat.
An endless source of hope.
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You cannot fight without balance.
Soft and hard.
Light and heavy.
Calm and rage.
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Men like me cannot stop.
We are looking for endless battles.
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It was sunset.
The day was over, practice ended,
But all I saw before me was the training session.
All the mistakes I made.
They haunted me late into the night.
Mastery requires perfection.
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Stress, anxiety, fear, doubt, disbelief in yourself.
You can exorcise them from your mind.
Cast them to damnation.
With hard WORK.
Peace of mind takes a lot of sweat.
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Even if you don't feel like fighting,
Your enemies do.
You don't have a choice.
Life is eternal war.
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In the days of my youth,
I learned what is necessary to become a man.
I slowly stopped wanting to smile.
All I wanted was to feel proud.
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Master Po would snap the necks of adepts.
The skill of the adepts he punished seemed adequate.
Nobody knew why he punished them.
I only knew I could not lose focus.
Assessment was constant.
I had to be perfect.
Death comes unannounced during training.
And during life.
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Atop Wudan we were taught to kill bloodlessly.
Blood on my uniform was unacceptable.
Even in the heat of battle.
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Do not meditate to calm the mind.
Do it when the mind is already still.
You will not tame the fire by venturing inward.
You need sweat, brute force, grueling physical practice.
Fight fire with fire.
Once the mind is calm again, you earned your quiet lotus seat.
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Priest Master Yan Hui ordered me to damage a tree with bare hands.
I struck three times, shattering my bones.
He grabbed my broken fist and squeezed.
"You have learned NOTHING"
I tried to hide the agony.
Then he plucked all leaves from the tree.
"That's damage, is it not?"
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It is not about force.
It is positioning and timing.
You must understand the secrets of Wudan.
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For the first 1000 years atop Wudan Mountain,
I was tasked with fetching water from the stream at its base.
The walk would take many days.
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I was born for Wudan.
And if there is fight in your heart, you were born for it too.
We are warriors.
The patient Mountain awaits your climb.
I look forward to the day we shake hands at the top.
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Climb the mountain enough times,
And scaling cliffs is part of the journey.
Your footing is always sure.
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If I stood silent,
I could hear the faint sound of the chanting monks who lived atop Wudan.
The summit called me.
I MUST CLIMB.
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“When life is so beautiful, why do we fight?”
His reply was simple.
“Do you think the largest tree you sit beneath, grew so tall amongst many, if it didn’t fight?”
Such is The Way Of Wudan
- Tateshinkai
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To achieve brilliance is a wonderful thing. To act brilliantly is rare.
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There was an old man with no hands and no feet.
The only man to whom Master Po would bow.
He watched me sweep each morning.
"Why do you watch me sweep?" I asked.
He replied, "What better unison of hands and feet than sweeping a floor?
If you were me, you'd savor the task".
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The sword was above my head.
Decapitation was imminent.
I froze.
With one strike, Masters Po broke the sword in half,
Then used his fingers to rip the eyes out of my opponent.
The battle was over.
I carried the broken sword with me.
A bitter token of my need to improve.
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I sat beneath a tall tree.
I could feel life all around me,
And wondered, "When life is so beautiful, why fight?"
The wisdom of Shi Yan Hui emerged,
"You think that in the quest for resource, the tree you sit beneath grew tall and beautiful among many,
If it didn't fight?"
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The easiest way to win a war is to win every single battle.
A loss isn’t ever acceptable.
No matter how small.
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I removed my top and ventured into the tall grass of Wudan.
Here Master Po learned to fight thousands of years before.
As his best adept, it was my duty to succeed Po himself.
But that pressure didn’t crush me,
It lifted me up.
I felt as light as the butterflies around me.
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Atop Wudan, sunsets were dear to adepts.
The final moments of warmth before the shivering nights.
We slept on concrete floors and blankets were forbidden.
It is very difficult to sleep in the cold.
But I didn’t care.
I wanted to be capable of sleeping on ice.
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I began to grow in size and strength.
Unexpectedly, my knowledge grew as well.
There is deep wisdom in the rhythm of practice.
With each repetition, I turned a page of an ancient book.
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My knuckles were deadlier than swords.
I trained my punches by carving dents on the bark of trees.
But my most lethal weapon was another one.
My tongue.
To master Wudan, you must learn how to wield words.
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Your mind shapes how you see things, it is your mind which makes sense of why something is happening to you.
It is your mind that CREATES reality.
Do you understand?
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At the heart of every weak man is pity.
Self-pity.
Longing for strength they don’t have.
Too weak to build it.
Hating those who have it.
It’s impossible for a weak man to be truly happy within himself. It’s biological and evolutionary.
Strength is happiness.
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My flame is just an illusion,
It burns because you think it is real.
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Atop Wudan, long before facing men,
I first had to battle ideas, emotions.
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Blades are not as dangerous as sticks.
A blade may sever swiftly, it's true.
But it's rigid. It doesn't dance with pressure, it breaks.
A stick bends and twists,
Yet remains unbroken.
Do you understand?
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I have lived many lives atop Wudan.
What you see is only one of many.
Each death is more beautiful than the last.
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A veteran blocked my path.
Eyes locked.
He knew I was the best adept.
He goes, "I do not fear you,
I have been to war 5000 times.
"When you knock me down, I WILL GET UP!"
I said, "brother, listen to your words. I will knock you down.
You know the future.
Apologize to me."
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When I graduated as a Master of Wudan,
I spent many years walking.
Roaming from town to town.
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After graduating from Wudan, I did not feel like a master.
As long as Po lived, I was a student.
His best one.
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Atop Wudan, we only knew action or inaction.
The stillness of nature or the screams of training.
Blossoms and butterflies or brutal practice.
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Life only has 3 categories.
Cause and effect.
Purpose and intent.
Action and reaction.
When you master all three realms you begin Tateshinkai
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At the sight of battle,
I am fully committed to destruction.
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All they see is magic.
They don't see the decades of unceasing work behind it.
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On my last night atop Wudan, Po and I sat on the largest rock.
Eyes were closed.
Hours later, I opened them and saw Po staring at the Moon,
With tears on his face.
“Why are you crying?“
No reply.
I looked at the Moon and cried with him.
That night, I reached mastery.
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Although Wudan had very few visitors,
We are taught respect, courtesy and manners with strangers.
But we are always ready.
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You hide from self-reflection.
From your negative assessment.
I wield it in my hands.
And make it my sharpest edge.
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To move mountains with your will,
The body must follow suit.
Mentality and physicality are deeply attuned.
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I was awoken by thunder.
The fiercest storm struck.
I did not dare to leave my room, I needed Po's permission.
At 5am, I left for our morning exercises.
The Temple was destroyed.
The sun was shining.
Master Po was smiling.
"Look at all the rainwater we can now drink."
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You cannot be lethal when indulging in beauty.
Master Po’s desire for women died many thousand years before.
He helped and saved them without smiling or saying a word.
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The first year atop Wudan, I was clueless.
No repetitions, no confidence.
But long before I achieved mastery, I happily told all adepts I would become the best.
I decided to live the story of the greatest Master of Wudan.
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Master Po used to sit atop a rock.
With eyes closed and 42 breaths per minute. Such was the way of Wudan.
If I left him and returned hours later,
I would still find him there.
His breathing pattern hadn’t broken.
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It was important we were always learning, training and performing our temple duties.
Master Po snapped necks at will.
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After descending Wudan,
I learned a warrior doesn't belong in the peace of civilization.
He cannot resign the fight in his heart completely.
My return to the mountain was fast.
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I was happy to struggle.
I didn’t want to be happy.
I wanted to be great.
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I contemplated for many years the words of Po.
Even his shortest speeches would keep me up at night.
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A Master doesn't simply defeat his opponent,
He turns his own strikes against him.
He fights fire with fire.
And makes you defeat yourself.
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Do not get too heavy-footed.
What you gain in firmness, you lose in speed.
Life is constant change.
Keep your footing light.
Keep it moving.
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Why train so hard?
Why strive for mastery?
Why learn?
To one day teach.
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I trained in absolute silence.
I tried my best not to make a sound.
Not a single grunt, gasp for air, or loud step.
Only in quietude could I hear the faint sound of chanting monks.
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It is not about force.
It’s positioning and timing.
You must understand the secrets of Wudan.
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Becoming old means my enemies had to fail... had to hide, had to return to the roots of cowardice.
To face me is to lose.
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The blades I wielded became limbs.
The cuts on their edges hurt like scratches on my skin.
I could feel the warmth of the flesh I sliced and the wetness of the blood.
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Master Po was a living legend.
Many respectable masters heard the rumors of his power.
It bothered them.
Stinging more than a dagger to their hearts.
They all ascended Wudan to challenge him.
Some got their death wish granted.
Some become his most devoted students.
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I practiced Wudan for centuries,
After countless repetitions, my technique began to fail.
My footwork and stances were irregular.
But instead of correcting myself,
I let it happen.
I didn’t know it then, but these irregular movements were the beginnings of Tateshinkai.
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Practice was brutal, but the purpose was not to train the body.
Po was training our minds.
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I acquired my powers from 10,000 years of humble servitude upon Wudan.
Absolute obedience to Master Po.
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Imagine you.
The you who mastered emotions.
The you who has committed his life to hard work.
Imagine his powerful mind and strong physicality.
As you look in the mirror, he is beside you.
Quietly assessing his competitor.
Understand he is your only opponent.
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Although Wudan had very few visitors,
Stories of the adepts' achievements somehow permeated the outside world.
My abilities were well known.
I was the best adept.
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There is no man alive who achieved amazing things alone.
Steve Jobs had a team.
Tyson had a trainer.
YOU NEED a network.
So look at the one you currently have... Exactly.
You need an upgrade.
Access to resources and knowledge.
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As I climbed, the winds got stronger,
The air thinner,
My breath heavier,
The freezing cold pierced through my skin, biting my bones.
But I kept climbing.
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Do not doubt your warrior spirit for feeling fear.
Fear finds all men.
Welcome it,
Bow to it,
And challenge it to duel to the death.
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Twice a year, Master Po took me to a haunted field.
Here spirits suffered eternal damnation.
Spirits of murderers and cowards.
Nobody visited this place.
The spirits would engage instantly and try to kill you.
For us two, this was sparring.
With eternal consequences.
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Tales of Wudan - The One Hundred Blossoms
Atop Wudan In the year 109, Master Po took me to the cliff’s edge.
“The first lesson in Zen is about mortality,” he said.
“When you reach my level of power, you know exactly when you will die.”
He produced a handful of pink apple
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Master Po crushed hundreds of men with one strike.
I could fight one or two, but it took me long for each victory.
Too many mistakes.
I grew frustrated. I did not want Master to think I was weak.
I needed more power.
I wanted him to teach me to defeat an army with one move.
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There is no such thing as postponed bravery.
Bravery is immediate.
You fight when the fight starts.
If you wait, you have already lost.
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When Master Po instructed me to practice,
He sat and watched me without moving.
In perfect stillness.
Unsure what to do, I continued.
Hours passed.
The sun faded and the moon appeared.
But even the wind which shook the trees did not dare ruffle the fabric of his robe.
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After mastering Wudan, I descended from the mountain.
The only way back to civilization was to cross the Xing Gou River.
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Atop Wudan, the sun shone the brightest,
But cast the darkest shadows.
The teachings of Po shed light on my mistakes.
On my need to improve.
On my need to work harder.
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The tall grass of Wudan was blessed with butterflies.
Grabbing one is doable.
To snatch one without damaging it, is hard.
This is how Po learned to fight.
Just as he could pluck a butterfly from the sky at lightning speed,
He could rip your throat from your neck.
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