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This is a
brand new section created by Yaddy.
He and Toasty did some research behind all of this madness and came up
with some interesting conclusions. Read on below to find out
about where Ki came from and what it is.
ART OF KI
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Ki is not something can be
described in a simple definition, however there are very
complicated ones elsewhere.
A yoga was developed in India that is very similar to what
we call Ki in America. This definition is VERY hard to
follow. This particular Indian ritual is often done, and
power to heal, see far, also see into people bodies, and to
accomplish great feats is enabled. There is much yet to be
explained, but that is a very short definition in which some
vital info has been withdrawn.
The ancient Martial Arts of Japan referred
to as Chi Kung is a little closer to what we see in
Dragonball Z and GT. It actually came from an ancient art
very few could perform. It requires the focusing of mind and
body to the point where you can channel energy as you wish.
Some masters of Chi could heat their bodies and
channel heat waves through their hands to catch fire to
objects. Sound familiar?
However the Ki in Dragonball Z/GT is
still a little different. It is described as energy within
that must be channeled through the body and formed in what
we call Ki or the so called "energy" as it is
called in the dubbed versions of Dragonball Z on cartoon
network. Many people confuse Ki with power level. This can
be understandable because the stronger you get the better
your Ki blasts and so forth. Energy and power level are
somewhat linked though, because if a character were to get
hit, his power level would decrease and his energy within
would be hindered. The best way to understand it is to think
of it as different categories. If you are weak in one
category the other may fail to produce correctly.
In America we call the practice of
focusing energy Ki. It is mainly used for healing. Many
people don't know that there are similar practices all
throughout the world. The people of India use Kia. The
Japanese use Chi Kung as mentioned above. The Chinese
use Qi Gong and Tai-Chi. We can never be sure if any of this is
"real". We only have myths and legends to go on.
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