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Eastern martial arts were often tied to religious/philosophical practices. For example, many Chinese martial arts are from an evolution of Taoist "physical alch
by stryan 6y ago
Eastern martial arts were often tied to religious/philosophical practices. For example, many Chinese martial arts are from an evolution of Taoist "physical alchemy" and massage practices. It's a lot easier to forget a martial art when it's no longer useful in war and has nothing else going for it.
- baxuz 6y agoA lot of early German books included alchemy: https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Pol_Hausbuch_(MS_3227a)/11r_-_12r https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Pol_Hausbuch_(MS_3227a)/11r_-_12...
- stryan 6y agoInteresting! I'll have to look more into that. Chinese internal alchemy is a bit different though; it's more like the martial art is the alchemical process itself, with the practitioners body being the reagent/substance. This looks more like alchemy being used in creating weapons.