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thanks, that wiki link helped alot.

im just wondering about the different types of karate, and what the basis of each is and how they differ from eachother. so if anyone would be so kind as to differentiate that would be great!!!!

i train with fans. usefull for todays self defense, heck yeah, ill try to get you guys a video of me vs a jin(straight sword). fans are perfect for tai chi and bagua, specially if you learn joint strikes jlocks and changes. in the right persons hands they can be just as efective if not even more than a sword.

i already know how to use the fans. ive never seen a tonfa in action. guess ill have to google it. im kinda stuck on the kamas though "there pretty sweet"

well after training on the fan for a while its time to start on a new weapon. i was wondering what you guys though of the kamas? they look like they could be effective, but a lot of the vids i see are ppl just twirling them around and being flashy. info please!!

that video posted in this topic only backs up my statement. as for superior taichi styles. dunno each has its ups and downs and different aspects. wudang is not "considered" a branc of tai-chi but in all aspects it is, same with bagua. wudang, wu style, and yang style are the top styles in tai chi. on and sun style is not just a collab of yang and bagua, but a collab of yang, bagua, wu, chi na,and a bit of plumb blossom thrown in. it is a more recent branch of tai chi and is "very" focused on martial aplications. like i said before all tai chi is effective in combat.

this is a timeless argument, and it has been answered many times. but once again ill say it. YES tai chi can and is effective agains ALL mma's and other styles. everyone percives tai chi as being practiced slow and used slow, this is not the case, the slow practice is for perfection and familiarity in the moves stances, and confidance. it is not always used slow. some of the tai chi we see today is kind of un-rooted<-- if you get what im saying, but its still kinda close. the sad part is the ppl who practice it, and dont back up their style, sad times, same is seen with capoeria

u can block with a straightsword, just be careful what u block against, or more correctly deflect.

oh oh oh me me me, i would fight sapp. but then again i am 6'6 200+ lbs. but its not cause my weight. all body shots exept for the last one. what would my target area be......... lungs solar plexus 12th ribb everything that had to do with breathing. and then i would work his kidneys after that i would wear his chin down. if he decided to rush me i would simply step aside and knee him in the kidneys. in case he did get a grasp on me, i would get as close a distance to him i could take away the oppertunity for him to give face shots and i would knee the heck out of his ribs and abdomen. thats jus me though.

straight sword. more agile, and deceptive. not realy a matter of being good or not (skill does count, dont get me wrong), but more an issue of having faith in your style. broadsword doesnt seem that heavy to me but i do prefer straight as i said before. never had any trouble aginst katanas,bo's, or spears. i did have trouble aginst the twin hooks, naginata, and my own personal favorite the fans.

its real hard to find vids and such on the ropedart. there is a master in china, i do beleive it is, that had some vids released but the government owns the rights and wont reshelf them. for the most part ppl say wath movies with sequences in them and then learn that way. im shure there are some ppl in the us that know how to use them a lil bit or maybe a lot but the problem is finding them. good luck with your search. wushu and some kung fu is where u will find them the most.

if they are long and skinny with a ring in the middle and what looks to be two spear shapes at the end u are talking about emrie peircers or something like that. there is a major weapons supplier on the net that carries exotic weapons or something like that just type it into yahoo. youll find them.

u know i was wondering about this as when i run (when i run) i get a pain in my lower back but i also have a bad back. i was reading mens helth mag at work on my break and it stated that when u run u should land on the back part of the ball of your foot, lean forward when u run, and try not to bounce. dont know if thatlll help but it was worth a shot.

chain whips are easy to disrupt and most of the time when u do they get tangled. mostly despite the flashy katas they are used for trapping and binding. the defenses mentiond are probably the best shoe etc etc. u can fight a chain whip for its like a snake, the head does most of the damage. once u catch it with your arm or disrupt it its useless.

im convinced my appt has an EVIL spirit in it or maybee even a demon. had some pretty scary dreams surrounding it. also my family has a history of ghosts and spirits. and where i am from(WV) is i think 85% or so haunted. theres even a book on it. "Tale tales from the lilac bush" is what it is called i do beleive.