a reply to:
Cassie Clay
I don't know if this experience would class as a "superpower".
(early apology for the long post) :
Back in 1995, a friend wanted me a martial arts instructor wanted to meet me, but I couldn't know anything about this person. I said- sure
We met
at a field and there were about 10 people there (his students & him). He told me to punch him and out of respect and for demo, I went slow. He tapped
the outside of my R forearm with his extended index & middle fingers (he used the middle finger's edge) a few times up my forearm & humerus. I
thought, Ah... he is being respectful and going quick & hard to not break my arm
He said- Your arm would be broken here, here and here (where he touched).
I thought, Okay... and said- You mean if you went faster and harder, right?"
He said- No... just like this.
I thought maybe he didn't understand what I meant, so gave him the benefit of the doubt.
He then told me to grab his wrist and then he tapped wrist lightly with his two fingers and said it would be broken. Almost every counter he did, all
he would do is tap his fingers lightly wherever and said that would break. Oooooookay... my poopmeter ran high, but out of respect, I said nothing...
to each their own.
He said to me- I can tell you don't believe me.
I said- You're right. I don't. Prove it... break my arm, rib, whatever by just touching lightly, not speeding up or going harder. Do it.
He said no, but would give me a demonstration. He told me to move away (on the grass) until I was far. I went approx 20' and he said to keep going.
So, I went (in total) approx 50' away. He told me to take a "strong stance" and I told him I don't have a "stance", so stood there and told him I was
fine. His students shouted I was going to get knocked on my butt; he shushed them, laughed and said to me that he would go easy, then. I thought,
"Easy"? Yeah, right! Now, I'm skeptical... very! What is this poop! Pfffft!
He shouted for me to close my eyes and to not open then; I shut my eyes, as requested. Several seconds later, I started swaying a bit. Baaaah...
it's just me doing micro movements... pfffft. Then, I got really taken off balance to my right to where nearly all my weight I was on the edge of my R
foot and L foot almost off the ground. Then, quickly taken off balance to the edge of my L foot. Then, I was pulled forward. What the heck is going
on! It felt as if someone was right on front of me and pulling my shirt's front to take my off balance. My upper started moving in clockwise and
counterclockwise circles (horizonal plane) and I peeked. Nobody was directly in front of me. I angled my head down very slowly, so as to not alert
anyone I opened my eyes. My shirt was moving as if something was pulling it! What the..?
I looked up and the instuctor was moving one hand in motions to correspond with how my shirt was being pulled. He did this for a few more minutes,
then abruptly stopped. When I got back to the group, I asked to see a close-up demo. This was not a trick, etc. and wanted to figure this out. He
smirked- No... I know you know it's not a trick, so you don't need anymore proof.
His students reacted and said they'd been shown more proof.
He said to me- I know you'll figure it out, but I don't want you to... it's mine. You can't control it.
The way he said,"You can't control it" made me really cautious. Was this some entity he learned to control? I don't need that in my life and didn't
want to chance it, so I'd never delved into it. It would be letting out more from my Pandora's Box, so to speak.
In 2002, I met another very experienced martial artist (like the 1995 one) and I asked if he'd ever heard of a person that could do this moving
ability and if it was legit, but I didn't tell him of the full experience or where this happened. He said- You mean xx (name) in xx (location). He is
the real deal. Which bones did he break on you?
As I hadn't told him about the touch/bone comments; that added more validity for me. I told him that none were broken, but I had asked to have some
broken : This 2nd instructor said I was lucky because the 1st one tends to be a jerk to skeptics; he'd personally known people that had been broken
by this 1st instructor's doing that. This 2nd one chose to not learn that skill the 1st one did.
* I don't remember the name of either instructor anymore and used "xx" (for name & locaton) & didn't mention the art for their privacy reasons.
Although I've met people that can do other things, I've never experienced anyone like that 1st one again.
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As to the Original Post's questions:
1. No. I think people with various abilities have existed throughout history.
2. Yes (current year is 2016).
3. From the people I've met, they do take it seriously. Which particular skills (all or just certain ones)? I don't know.
4. I feel scattered & not attract attention is better.
But, I feel it also depends on the person in regards to how they feel about the ability/abilities the have and if they want or need support. Perhaps
if they are tired of having prove over and over and defend what they can do as real and not a hoax... and that repeated proving & testing might be
depressing & draining. Or other ppl might only approach for use of the person's ability and then the person (with the ability) might feel the main
reason people want to know them is for the ability... that can be disheartening, too. Some might need support just to know others exist, too, and/or
to perhaps develop more, etc. And others might not want the support of others (like the 1st instructor).
I do not feel you are being paranoid.
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