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- Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:23 am
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Historical Arms in Beijing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19315
Re: Historical Arms in Beijing
I'm going with this http://www.csc.edu.cn/ program - Chinese government scholarship, so only national Universities - I'm either going to Beijing University, Beijing Normal University or Beijing Foreign Studies University. I've been studying Chinese for 2 years (majoring in Chinese), right now just c...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:15 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Historical Arms in Beijing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19315
Re: Historical Arms in Beijing
I'll be spending my next school year (sept - july) in Beijing, so this thread is a very interesting reading to me also. Michael, in what University you are? (I won't know before July, to which one I'll get)
- Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:16 pm
- Forum: Estonian Branch
- Topic: GRTC Eesti lipp
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9712
GRTC Eesti lipp
Mõõgafestivalil on plaanis üles panna osalejate maade mingid sümboolsed lipud koos festivalilipuga. Ameerika ja Austraalia lipud on inspireeritud ajaloolistest lippudest. Kui ma saaksin selle nädala lõpuks kavandi, siis ma võib-olla jõuaksin teha ka Eesti lipu, aga mul puuduvad igasugused ideed. Kas...
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:25 pm
- Forum: Chinese Historical Arms
- Topic: Brass Dots on Antique Jian
- Replies: 26
- Views: 34435
Re: cosmological significance of the seven stars
The arrangement of seven inlaid plugs on the surface of a jian blade represents Ursa Major, the constellation known as Great Bear or Northern Dipper. Of all the constellations, it is revered by Taoists since it radiates by its tail from the Pole Star, Ursa Major doesn't radiate from the Pole Star, ...
- Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:33 am
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: a bit of advice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6393
- Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:39 pm
- Forum: Test Cutting for Historical Swordsmanship
- Topic: What not to use
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20807
Even this may be too much for an old grip. I've seen swords with even new grips, that were done right, come apart & send the blade flying well before they hit the target. Even new swords may brake quite easilly if they are used constantly (seen this quite a few times on medieval swordfighting tourn...
- Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:15 pm
- Forum: Estonian Branch
- Topic: Taiji alaste raamatute tellimine Eestisse
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17259