Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-21064603-20131211232516/@comment-16838895-20131223052528

Hisame Kumo wrote: Everland, like almost everything you take for granted nowadays, PK started as a martial discipline. And what I meant by everything you take for granted, here are some examples.

The microwave, the walkie talkie, radio waves, most nylon fabrics, the internet, almost any form of metal above bronze, every single bladed implement with an edge on one or both sides, and a great many other developments besides.

PK was really a focused extension of "Ki" or mental energy. Hence, the Ki in Kinesis. Ki originates in Japan, where it is a major focus of the grappling martial art form of Aikido.

Chi, on the other hand, is from China. Chi means body energy. One form of martial arts that focuses Chi is Tai Chi(come on, you had to expect that...)Several others also focus Chi. When I took Isshin Ryu Karate, the instructors talked about Chi briefly. Almost every form of eastern martial arts does touch upon Chi in some way. i only skimmed that, but the ki in kinesis has nothing to do with chi or ki. its actually because its a greek root word which means “reaction to a stimulus” The whole ki part just happens to be a coincidence.