🐯 Welcome to the Jungle: The Official Den of Johnny (Tiger) Tai

This video dives headfirst into one of the strangest, funniest corners of mythology: What happens when monsters aren’t just enemies… but menu items? We’re talking about the legendary Chinese text Shan Hai Jing (山海經) — The Classic of Mountains and Seas, a 2,000-year-old collection of geography, folklore, strange lands, gods, and an absolutely unhinged number of creatures. Some are terrifying. Some are bizarre. And a surprising number come with notes that basically say: “If you eat this, something happens.” It’s like an ancient fantasy bestiary crossed with a supernatural health guide. 📖 The  Shan Hai Jing : Myth, Map… and Monster Nutrition? This classic doesn’t just describe where mountains and rivers are. It catalogs hybrid beasts, spirit animals, and divine oddities — and often includes the effects of consuming them. To ancient mythmakers, creatures weren’t just dangers. They were sources of power, medicine, protection, and transformation. Bas...

So here’s something that’s been bouncing around my head lately. In class, we’re working pressure drills. You know the ones. Slow, committed punch. You “receive” it. You feel the pressure. You redirect it. Everyone nods like we just unlocked forbidden knowledge. And every time, part of my brain is yelling: “My guy… this is not how people punch.” The classic idea—especially in Wing Chun, Tai Chi, and Aikido circles—is be the rock- or, willow. Let the pressure come in, stay rooted, feel it, and guide it somewhere else. Nice metaphor. Clean. Elegant. And wildly optimistic about how violence actually behaves. Real Punches Don’t Hang Around In real life, punches don’t stay extended so you can admire their pressure. They snap out. They come back. They chain. They hide the second hand. That’s why we keep seeing those viral videos—Wing Chun “masters,” Tai Chi “grandmasters”—getting absolutely handled by boxers and kickboxers who didn’t agree to slow ...