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Guys
 
I'll soon be scanning in the material i found on Barton-Wright concerning being a 'strong man'.  I know it's not combative as such but i'm sure people will find it of interest.  Give me a couple of weeks and i'll place it all in the files section.
 
Will - you've seen it....what do you think?
 
Thanks
 
James
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Wed May 12, 2004 5:50 am

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Guys I'll soon be scanning in the material i found on Barton-Wright concerning being a 'strong man'. I know it's not combative as such but i'm sure people... 		James
jimmy_fatwing
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5:50 am

It's very interesting, historically. I'm not sure how practical it is, but it's great to see BW in action. -Will James <jimmy_fatwing@...> wrote: ...
will thomas
baritsumaster
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8:08 pm

It all works with a bit of practice. This was B-W's take on a popular late 1800s vaudeville/music hall act, which modern magicians refer to as a "resistance...
lone_wolf_92001
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1:35 am

Oooooh, I like that, Tony. If you could find that Houdini book again, and tell me the reference, I'd like to track that down. Harry's a favorite of mine. -Will...
will thomas
baritsumaster
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12:22 am

... again, and tell me the reference, I'd like to track that down. Harry's a favorite of mine. Hi Will, mine too, but the jiujitsu reference is just made in...
lone_wolf_92001
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12:38 am

... A good illustration of this is when the sumo wrestler, Sorakichi Matsuda (http://ejmas.com/jalt/jaltart_Svinth1_1100.htm), was one of the strong men pitted...
jason-couch@...
banshay
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