Some may know I train southern praying mantis. I’ve never been a dedicated athlete or disciple type and I often feel like an embarrassment to my...
A couple of new youtube SPM videos were published by Sifu Grant Guirey a few days ago. It's 12+ minutes going over the Yum Yearn (Yin Yang)...
The word 'Forum' is asterisked out of my avatar label which should read, "Forum Part-timer". Que pasa?
This is a report rather than a question, but comments are welcome. Background: I've always been the class joke when it comes to mantis pushups....
I like this clip. It's a selection of applications. http://www.chowgarprayingmantis.com/Chow_gar_Mpeg_movie_clips.htm Rgds, David
Here's a turn-up for the books - me looking into training supplements... A friend has a genetic condition which, through knock-on effects, leads...
http://r33b.net/ Sure could do with some dead flies.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=28&ObjectID=10356014 Shaolin... jokers...
I can't believe I missed out on two goth threads! This is me coming out of the closet as an ex-goth :). To this day, I find it impossible to wear...
I've always wanted to be able to draw my kungfu etc with diagrams rather than having to write it down in a dense text format. Every time I try,...
I've been taking guitar lessons for the past few weeks; it's led to this observation for those who think dim-mak and pressure-points are...
Yesterday, I met a guy with some unconventional ideas, one about ninjas and one about ju jitsu. Regarding jj, he said that it was a...
Someone yesterday was telling me that Ninjas never existed, that they were merely heavies in black clothes sent out to terrify peasants into...
A friend has sold-up and I charitably bought his 5' kickbag from him. What are my options for hanging this in an upstairs room of an older...
I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I'm doing some weights for pure vanity. It's my pectorals. I don't seem to have any. 7+ years of kung fu...
An old bookmark, might interest http://www.geocities.com/dino_rack_training/
I've had 2 (count 'em) lessons in ninjutsu. It's been fun so far and I look forward to many more lessons: the classes are frequent, convenient,...
How are elbows perceived and used within your system? Southern Mantis is very particular about them. Rule #1 in SPM is that the elbows always...
...that "Jim'll Fix it" is brought back to British TV but with Ozzy Osbourne instead of Sir Jimmy Saville.
Does anybody know about a Chinese sifu called Danny who taught Bak Mei in Plymouth (UK) back in the mid-80's? A fairly new friend trained it a...
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