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...ight at work I dropped my favorite 'little knife', a Spyderco Cricket, while working on an elevated platform. Wouldn't normally be a problem except for the fact we were working over a 5 1/2 foot deep ...
...th blades are curved in oposite directions of each other. It is obviously an antique. I have found no information on Bastet other than the Egyptian mythology cat god stuff. For that reason I suspected...
I'd appreciate opinions, comments and information from people in this group. I'm in the market for a diamond sharpening stone. Probably a 2 x 6 size. The guy at the knife store said DMT diamond st
... I think it might have been 'Pete'; a fellow who would make custom Buck knives. Does anyone have that information? My son gave me a 4-1/2 folding Buck knife with a Damascus blade and when I went throu...
Just wondering where I should look for information on knife making? To begin with I'm thinking about just doing some kits, and then possibly later on getting into piece by piece manufacturing and asse
...ront and the other completely bent behind you (more or less). I am wondering what is the best way to perform this exercise, with the instep (of the back foot) on the floor , or the inside of the foot ...
...ibute/s make him better? Comparing to other martial arts, the moves in grappling is extremly easy to perform, unlike those spinning jumping kicks in TKD. So everybody can perform those moves but why a...
Dear Martial Artists: July 19, 2000 Today, I began learning my Blue Belt Form, which begins with inner forearm blocks, reverse upset spearhands, vertical backfists, an X-fist block, and a twin verti
I would like to get some information about Yi Quan, Da Cheng Chuan or Tai ki ken I've heard those style's fighters are really tough and that they train full contact combat with very few rules. Is that
Read in the rec.martial-arts FAQ that Capoeira (or the parent arts of Capoeira) incorporated animal forms. Which Animals were these forms based on? Any info appreciated.
...not sure about what's the difference between Kung Fu and Karate. I like Kung Fu because of all the nice forms it has got, but I'm not sure that in a street fight would be as effective as karate. I s...
... his attitude and not his technique that should be admired now. Anyone who doubts this should watch the forms section at any major martial arts tournament (particularly in the US) and ask themselves H...
...weapon that I believe is a 'Steel Whip' used by certain styles of Kung Fu. Can anyone give me further information on the history of this weapon? Closely resembles a chain but does not have links, rath...
...ions. It has been assumed that I am a hippy, that I would 'dance around' to fight multiples, I get my information from Bloodsport while stood in the crane stance, no doubt whooping like Bruce Lee. Som...
There are perhaps better sources of information.I suggest you read the writings of Fu Zhong Wen and Tung Ying Chieh.
...practice in group is like tuning an instrument on stage or running riffs on stage; practice at home, perform in public. (obviously that can't include the early time of learning the forma with correcti...
...day: I flowed into the butterfly I rolled my right shoulder I spun about 180 then crashed to the floor! form about my waist level!! IT HURT ANY HELP?? JOe...
...us. Kees Boering of Holland had learned some of the deepest and most jealously guarded langkahs and platforms, Pantjar and Sekurum from Pak Vic by 1959. Pak Vic is still teaching these currently and h...
...own away. Not only is this forum the more entertaining of the two, it actually has more real on-topic information exchanged than rma-moderated. Also, the efforts of many people, especially Matthew, to...
... on the test, the student has already passed the test (in his own mind) once he feels he knows & can perform the requirements (self-satisfaction!?!). Sensei Jim can't be accused of not teaching the st...
...suggested that it was safer Kuntao silat uses a lot of non-fist formations for hitting. The theory is that you hit with the big bones- like the end of the forearm at the heel of the hand. You esp
Does anyone have scrolls or the names of the tiger claw movements from the original form. From the southern temple, or are they available?.
...ock [Espada y Daga] drill method. 4. Introduction to Flow Fighter [Sumbrada] drill method, and its nine formats. From slow and to hard and fast, yet always precise. 5. Hand to Hand Combat technical. 6...
...of Adrian Paul during his role of Duncan Macleod on the tv series 'Highlander'. I think he studied some form of Kung Fu, but in the show he was trained by a Samurai (which in doing so dishonored him f...
...ion. Muscles, tendons, ligaments and the inner ear all contain proprioceptors that relay positional information back to the brain. If you have good proprioception then you are much more coordinated ...
... Steve, Seeing as there is no such thing as bad publicity will you be selling your fine videos in PAL format so we over the water can check them out? regards Paul ...
...r Yang Cheng Fu. Different from a student, a tuti (disciple) is accepted into the Yang family through a formal ceremony, and is entitled to receive the full transmission of the art. Disciple in this c...
I'm seriously looking for Silat Instruction in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. Any information would be greatly apreciated.
Hi, I was hoping someone who knows the form can refresh my memory here: after I've done the three front kicks-throat grab-down chops and leg grab-left hand palm strike to the knee, what is the movemen
Do you guys know any good info about wudang tai chi, like the forms, the names of the forms, the grandmasters that are famous and any info I can find on the net related to this topic (wudang style onl
...group. So, I am wondering whether anyone knows a group that practices together in the Sunnvyale area. Informal get-together is fine with me. I can get the instruction I need, just not the group practi...
...est. I just gave you some personal facts about a man I knew. Just human interest.... it's not about his form, or lack there of.... I just wanted to relay to the community that he was, to my experien...
...ilippines copped the overall title with a 16-gold, 14-silver haul. The Filipinos dominated the Sayaw (forms) competition, taking 12 of the 19 titles at stake. In the Carenza Sparring competition, th...
...y without studying a good technique is stupid, the triangle must be learned, as does even good punching form, people think they dont have to invest time, thay can just throw a groin kick or eyejab and...
...est fitness trainers' web http:/.www.turnstep.com. The name : 'Legs up, Savateurs !' The sport : Savate forme (smthg like 'Savate fitness', I think). http://www.turnstep.com/Patterns/2000/July/Jul22.1...

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