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I am just back from Ireland, and I am knackered!
Was at a Tai Chi seminar (AKA Pirate Class). My feet are blistered and I am covered in bruises, best 5 days I can remember in a long while though! In case any of you are wondering, Tai Chi for Health, as in old people moving slowly, is a western concept, it is actually a full martial art. The guy who teaches us learned in Hong Kong from a very famous full contact fighter, and he himself is a world full contact fighter, not just against Tai Chi I hasten to add, but in a competition open to all styles and all weights. He is Scottish to boot!
I have the bruises to prove it!
Sword fighting against two opponents armed with spear and sword is great fun though. Throwing folk and locks is grand too, and kicks and strikes. Bugger it, it's all great! So glad I gave it a try!
But on to the real stuff, after Tai Chi! It is true, Guiness in Ireland is superb, they know how to pour a pint of guiness! Live music in the pubs, what a place! Helps that they love the Scots too! I will be back next year for certain for the Guiness alone!
Was at a Tai Chi seminar (AKA Pirate Class). My feet are blistered and I am covered in bruises, best 5 days I can remember in a long while though! In case any of you are wondering, Tai Chi for Health, as in old people moving slowly, is a western concept, it is actually a full martial art. The guy who teaches us learned in Hong Kong from a very famous full contact fighter, and he himself is a world full contact fighter, not just against Tai Chi I hasten to add, but in a competition open to all styles and all weights. He is Scottish to boot!
I have the bruises to prove it!
Sword fighting against two opponents armed with spear and sword is great fun though. Throwing folk and locks is grand too, and kicks and strikes. Bugger it, it's all great! So glad I gave it a try!
But on to the real stuff, after Tai Chi! It is true, Guiness in Ireland is superb, they know how to pour a pint of guiness! Live music in the pubs, what a place! Helps that they love the Scots too! I will be back next year for certain for the Guiness alone!