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August 30th, 2006, 07:08 PM
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Which weapons are used (and which one is your favorite?)
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August 31st, 2006, 12:32 PM
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- Good training principles and a fairly unique perspective on forms makes xing yi a pretty hard art to pass up.
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August 31st, 2006, 01:22 PM
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Posted By: warlordblade 
So it's better because you don't have to be a brick out-house?
Which weapons are used (and which one is your favorite?) | ” | |
Within Xing Yi there are the usual swords and sabres, but also there is spear (XY is famous for spear), needles and archery.
Personal favourite is archery, but im most proficient with spear. |
August 31st, 2006, 02:58 PM
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I'm a big sword and sabre fan - and my grandpa used to own a good ol' bow-hunting shop, so I likes the archery - not much experience with spears or needles, but I wouldn't mind...
When I went to an assessment type thing out of the three they offered, they said Wing Chun or Hsing-I would probably be the best fit for me - so I'm trying to find out as much as I can while I'm working on paying some junk off to start! So thanks for the info.
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August 31st, 2006, 03:12 PM
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It covers - in depth - the first and most significant animal of Xing Yi, in all its full gloriousness. Swords, needles and spear. We couldnt do the archery due to UK laws and the twitchy nature of police not liking mad men with bows and arrows trying to shoot each other...
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August 31st, 2006, 03:22 PM
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August 31st, 2006, 03:34 PM
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Tim Westwood?  What? 
Whodat?
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September 1st, 2006, 07:21 AM
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September 1st, 2006, 07:40 AM
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the UK version of Pimp My Ride. | ” | |
which is *kinda* different from the US version, but really funny (at times) if you dig that dry English humor...
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September 1st, 2006, 11:08 AM
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September 2nd, 2006, 03:56 AM
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Best episode I saw was with exibit -
"Dude, we took your girl, we gave her 6 inch heels, uprated the suspenders, and when you want to get jiggy, we installed a 15 inch flat screen tv in the back! You've been officially pimped!"
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September 6th, 2006, 02:33 PM
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So in Xingyiquan, when exactly are weapons forms taught in most curriculums? Is it something you start off with or is it something that only the advanced students do?
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September 7th, 2006, 03:00 PM
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September 9th, 2006, 03:16 PM
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Yea, its building a nation as we speak...
Best episode I saw was with exibit -
"Dude, we took your girl, we gave her 6 inch heels, uprated the suspenders, and when you want to get jiggy, we installed a 15 inch flat screen tv in the back! You've been officially pimped!"
"Thanks MTV for pimping my bride!"
http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/pimp-my-bride.html | ” | |
lol
tim fakewood he's called round these parts
looking forward to meeting up tomoz mate for some xing yi weapons |
September 10th, 2006, 07:16 PM
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yeah interesting and fun cheers for that - see u weds! | |
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