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Chinese Martial Arts At The Beijing Olympic Center 2008
Posted On 08/23/2008 22:03:13 by wingchuntaiji

Dear all,

I have not seen any video clips on the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 at the Olympic Center yet. But, I found the following link to some outstanding Wushu and Sanshou pictures of the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament at the Olympic Center that you can look at:

http://www.iwuf.org/news_photo_1.asp?id=416



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Muidokan embu: 2 person forms for karate
Posted On 06/02/2008 10:14:21 by dandjurdjevic
Introduction

The concept of 2-person forms as an adjunct to training is not new: in China many schools develop such forms as an additional means of practising their techniques in a contextual environment and packaging their knowledge . In China these types of forms or drills are known as " dui da quan". This tradition is, by contrast, not well established in karate. In order to find 2-person forms in Japan you have to delve further afield into arts such as Doshin So’s Shoriji Kempo or t... Read More



Jo suburi 6-10: a reanalysis
Posted On 04/16/2008 05:40:39 by dandjurdjevic
Well, continuing with my reanalysis of traditional aikijo techniques, here are the suburi and drills relating to uchi (strikes).

As discussed previously, these jo drills are designed to be used for 2 person practice, where the same sequence applies to both sides, however one starts mid-way through the sequence.

Here are the suburi:



And here is drill 1:



And here is drill 2:



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Jo suburi 1-5: a reanalysis
Posted On 04/13/2008 23:50:33 by dandjurdjevic
Well I'm on 2 weeks holiday - to spend time with the kids.  I've been getting up early and practising jo in the park. 

I started training in aikijo in 1990 under my instructor, but it has evolved a bit, influenced by some of the tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu that my instructor started in 1996 and also my Chen-Pan Ling internal and shaolin arts.

While I like the austerity of katori shinto ryu, I much prefer the flow of aikijo.  What I've tried to do is take the 2... Read More



Movies in 2007 (Non-Martial Arts)
Posted On 01/26/2008 21:41:35 by skyline81
Posted this on a forum, and figured I would post it here as well.

My ranking of the 20 movies (released in 2007) that I've seen.


01. There Will Be Blood (A)
02. No Country For Old Men (A)
03. Nanking (A)
04. Superbad (A)
05. The Simpsons Movie (A-)
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06. Eastern Promises (A-)
07. Smokin' Aces (B+)
08. 300 (B+)
09. Juno (B+)
10. I Am Legend (B+)
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11. Sicko (B)
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