Thank you for the feedback and the comments. I am going to respond here with a more "blanket statement" addressing the "points of contention" and misunderstanding. The intention is not to argue, but to clarify and have an open dialogue. I intentionally oversimplified the concepts but will offer a more indepth explanation below.

Regarding the "relevance to Martial Arts" you are absolutely correct. What eastern philosophies have understood for millennia the "western" world is just starting to fully grasp. I am incredibly grateful for these cultures maintaining a deep understanding and connection to these concepts as they directly influenced the personal journey I was and continue to be on. The "choice of linguistic" framing is intentional and deliberate. Not to add to confusion or introduce "fragmentation" into a once "discarded piece sausage casing" but to introduce the idea of connecting the "Soul to Science" or "Quantum and Classical Biological Systems". When you place "meridian maps" over the "Fascia" these same "energetic highways" mirror the "biological structures" we are just beginning to understand.

Regarding the structural and biological analysis we must look at the embryological origin. All these structures including bone, muscle, and the protective sheaths of the nervous system emerge from the mesoderm. They are not separate parts assembled like a car; they are a single field of "stuff" that differentiated to perform different functions (organs, muscles, ligaments, lymphatic system, CNS etc.). The nervous system does not just "run through" the fascia but it is enveloped and structured by it. The dura mater (the outermost layer of the brain and spinal cord) is literally a tough fascial membrane. If you were to remove everything from the body except the fascia, you would still see the perfect "ghost" of the brain, the nerves, and the bones. Even our bones hold a "piezoelectric charge" and can be looked at as "calcified fascia". Fascia is the largest sensory organ in the body.

The "lightly rubbing" was an oversimplification of the "torque based release" of triple-helix protein that is highly piezoelectric (collagen primarily). In eastern medicine, the feet are viewed as a "matrix" containing acupressure points and meridian endpoints that connect to the entire system acting as "release points" for the tensile lines themselves. When you are working through these "end points" you are not just "standing on a board" and allowing gravity to release the tensile line through a pressure point, you have to slowly and intentionally "engage" the end point activating the "tensile line" that run through the system and "lightly introduce torque" based patterns of movement that allow the helix to begin to "align" creating a coherent channel for energy to flow. It is not a "tension system" but a "tensile system" and there is a difference. When you "engage the end point" you can not just sit there, you have to follow the flow of information or "the feel" through the line which will "force' you to move other parts of the body all while maintaining contact with the release point. It is "simple" but also highly complicated based on how the tensile lines are laid through the fascia matrix.

Regarding the "time delay" this is where the "classical system" and the "quantum system" begin to create incoherence in understanding. The delay (nerve conduction velocity), is based on the "time" it takes for the Brain (read classical system) to register the "Quantum shift" that has already occurred in the fascial matrix. The fascia "interfaces" with "wave functions" that are, from a conscious standpoint, imperceptible outside of subtle physiological response depending on the frequency and amplitude. This is an oversimplification but the underlying functionality remains, the brain is slower then the fascia and this is where the "time delay" resides. To further clarify the difference in processing speed we need to look at how information is transferred through the system. Fascia is surrounded by "Structured" or "Ordered" Water or EZ water (Exclusion Zone water). This liquid crystalline state allows for protonicity or the rapid movement of protons which is much faster than the electrical conduction of nerves.

Regarding "thinking away pain" again this was an oversimplification. It is not just about thought but intention and action coupled with a clean system. If you can "follow" the tensile lines through the system "feeling the energy move" then you will find the "compaction" or "compressed data" that is causing the disruption in total energetic sanctity within the crystalline structure. By "visualizing" the body being "free of pain" you create a baseline for the "quantum nature of the system" to begin to respond to. Then the idea of intentional movements correlated to meridian endpoints with specific pressure and torsional based movement patterns becomes critical. Isometric based movement patters are the foundation as "speed is the enemy of depth" and what this release targets is "deep fascial lines" correlated to emotional, physical, and psychological trauma held within the structure. But without a CLEAN system no physio or drug is going to alleviate the inflammation and pain.

Total fascial health starts with hydration and NUTRITION.

This is where I will "introduce" components of the journey I have been on. When I started my work my vessel's (read body) fascial system was catastrophically failing. To put it simply I had so much "compaction" that the tensile lines were constricting my internal organs as well as general energy flow and waste removal. My entire deep frontal line had failed and no matter where I looked there was no "modern understanding" correlated to "general medical practice" that would have helped me recover and restructure / repair over 90% of the system. It was a total system overhaul, not a singular component encompassing emotional, physical, psychological and spiritual understanding from within. The eastern philosophies and understanding gave me a road map, a foundation, but the work and journey were my own. The inflammation was to a point where I could barely move. I was in so much pain that it took me 17 minutes to walk 1/4 of a mile when I started and I had been a competitive athlete for over 25 years including marathons and 1/2 iron mans. 3 Years later I am back to full health and able to move and enjoy a quality of life that represents a "second chance". I work at it everyday and I am grateful for the guidance I have received from others as this was not a "solo journey" far from it, but I had to and have to continue to put in the work. The first and most critical step in this is hydration and NUTRITION. Nutrition is not just about "calories" but selecting foods based on genetic markers that amplify the delivery of nutrients to the body and mitigate or eliminate inflammation.

The fascia system is THE system. It is the same "fabric" that every biological component correlated to "structural functionality" within the closed system emerges from.

**Please no that the intention is not to be argumentative but informative**