Sparked by the discovery of a pair of Random Bruises on my left arm ( Read more... )

Randomly, the hall outside smells like seaweed.

Friday, I saw . . mm, three Interesting Things. A thistle, taller than I am, over by the greenhouse, all purple flowers and thorns. A white Acura with the license plate 'STRGZR', and a older clone of goshawk on a bicycle ( Read more... )

. . . . you think tai chi can't be aggressive?

Have you seen what those pretty airy movements translate to at speed? Have you seen the weapons that tai chi users have come up with? Star Trek based the Klingon weapons off tai chi work!

Reactive martial art, I will grant you--the tai chi user reacts to someone else's action. But not aggressive?

Even 31 hours later. But ooooh, that was fun. Leverage and the proper use of elbows and open-hand strikes to avoid splitting one's knuckles and why survival is far more important than bull-headedness, and why awareness is the first thing a martial arts student must learn.

silat = !!shiny!!, in case you can't tell already.

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