This is the result of colliding paradigms. Each has useful insights to be gleaned, but they speak in different languages and quickly lose respect. I'm not trying to pretend to be better, I certainly get angry and engage fruitlessly in arguments from time to time-- but as a third-party observer to this one, it's easier for me to see the causal relationships and remain objective as I examine statements for value. That said, respectfully gpseymour, I have to say that when Diagen was talking about connecting anatomical knowledge to moment-to-moment perception, it was certainly not another language. It was easy for me to understand.
As to whether the *information presented* regarding hormone function was accurate, that I must admit, I have not the knowledge to confirm or deny.
Diagen, the disrespect you show and assumptions you make when speaking to another martial artist do not make your case seem more plausible.
In my experience-- and this goes back to a post I made which was mysteriously deleted without explanation-- there are only two things that matter in discussing the martial arts:
1 ) Does it work?
2 ) Can the practitioner in question successfully use it?
As my sensei said,
"If you get it, it's yours. If you don't, it's mine."