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- Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:51 pm
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: Jian verses rope dart and/or meteor hammer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9567
I don't know any primary sources on this topic, but I have heard stories of the Japanese police using chain weapons against rogue ronin, and the Chinese Imperial guards using chain whips as a way to avoid spilling blood on the Imperial grounds. I have been practicing with an antique chain whip for a...
- Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:10 pm
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: Some Thoughts on Liao.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 47522
Scott- The liao cut you show is a powerful chop that some people in my style do in the same manner. Others do this move without the chop as more of a draw cut to slice the femoral artery. It seems that traditional movements can often go both ways with large versions of a movement and smaller more su...
- Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:17 pm
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: acupuncture
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6312
- Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:16 am
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: Meaning of the seven stars?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10275
I have wondered the same thing. As you know the seven stars refer to the big dipper, but that does not preclude other meanings. In my system seven also refers to the seven colors, but it is the number I know least about. Six is the endless knot, and eight is the bagua, but seven is presented as more...
- Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:40 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: acupuncture
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6312
acupuncture
I recently went to an acupuncturist for the first time, and I had a different experience than that related by most people I have talked to. The experience was more painful and faster acting than either the acupuncturist or I expected. I had gone in for a problem with a tendon in my knee that was too...
- Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:59 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: To Fa jin a Flame
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15333
That is not easy to do with a closed fist like that. You will notice that the person punches with the back of the hand and then snaps it back. Using the back of the hand increases the surface area and the snap releases the vortex. I think the punch has been modified from its normal martial positioni...
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:01 am
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: Some Thoughts on Liao.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 47522
Scott- Have you tried a palm up backhand cut? I haven?t tried cutting anything harder than a leaf yet, but I have been practicing various cuts in isolation a lot. When cutting from the backhand with the palm up I find the pommel of the jian locks into my wrist and allows a very powerful cut. I can g...
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:37 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: Taiji Quan Diet?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 40728
Thank you for the link, and I apologize for my overly strong skeptical stance. You hit two of the major indicators of nuttiness online, food fads, and reference to "ninjas". However I see that you were practicing a legitimate martial tradition, and had decent evidence to base your food choices on. T...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:37 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: Taiji Quan Diet?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 40728
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:26 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: Michuan and Chen Style
- Replies: 61
- Views: 103762
?In Chinese there is a term, which mean to have a match for mutual benefit. When one asks for this match, it is understood that both will do their best but control their power.? ?Instead of creating a rivalry, where the "loser's" side's students feel they have to settle the score, I've found it crea...
- Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:04 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: Taiji Quan Diet?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 40728
I don't know about taiji diet specifically, but there are many general ideas in Chinese diet that would apply. First of all, it is very common for a traditional teacher to order their students to make a change in the students? diet prior to the upcoming full moon day on October 6th. Being a vegetari...
- Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:57 pm
- Forum: Chinese Swordsmanship
- Topic: Saber and Shield
- Replies: 42
- Views: 99431
Rattan is pretty tough and hard to cut on its own, but you should be able to make it even harder by smoke curing it. They do this in Indonesia by hanging the rattan or bamboo over the cooking fires for any amount of time ranging from 3 months to over a year. You wouldn't want it to get too hot, just...
- Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:44 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: gates and gates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5988
gates and gates
Gates have been discussed a few times on this forum, but I would like to understand the term better. Unfortunately I only know dialect Chinese words for the term, but I think we can figure out what I am talking about nonetheless. There is a physical gate you would use to enter a house, like a moon g...
- Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: To Fa jin a Flame
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15333
The easiest way to put out a candle with a strike is with a backhanded slap. You can either end with the fingers pointed at the candle so the vortex slips off the tips of your fingers in the direction they are pointing, or you can slap past the candle so you kind of throw the vortex at the candle fl...
- Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:28 am
- Forum: General Taiji Quan Discussion
- Topic: To Fa jin a Flame
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15333
Please understand that I am speculating, but with a good background in martial arts and physics. I have tried different experiments, but nothing that would stand up to a peer review. However, I have thought allot about vibration, waves and force and how they apply to martial arts. When you hit a bag...