... CG- Yes it is Perry. Everything else so far at a cursory glance appears to be congruent but this doesn't gel. Since Lang and everyone in that book is dead...
... Just return back from teaching classes at this year HF convention - currently Australia's foremost western martial arts event. While attending the event I...
... Oddly no. As I was transcribing the I noted it but remained faithful to the misspelling. There are a number of words that our modern spelling flag as...
... Oct 2006 02:15:23 +0000 ... Thank you Tony . but ... Just to add to Tony's comments .The two handed guard utilized as an en guard position ( a position to...
Hold everything ( this lunch break is becoming longer than i thought) . Tony check out fig-43 from Lang's manual - I think this could be considered a two...
Craig, that all seems to make sense now, thanks! I have seen photos of Vigny in what I presume is the "Guard by Distance" and I would agree that takes more...
I thought Vigny was pronounced Vig-ui (Vig -wee or vish-wee) and maybe Lang wrote it phonetically for some reason, although first guess was that Kirk did it!...
I use this as my basic position in my own "StreetStik!" system. I find it is good for not looking overly aggressive yet allowing attacks from left or right....
Hi Craig, ... considered ... chapter X " ... Vigny's more ... environment then ... attack. I think it was Lang's Fig. 43 that I had in mind, as being...
... of Vigny in what I presume is the "Guard by Distance" and I would agree that takes more time to learn and master. As well, I think the "Guard by...
... maybe Lang wrote it phonetically for some reason, although first guess was that Kirk did it! I wonder if Lang is having a giggle up there somewhere over...
... While I was in France I heard several ways to pronounce Vigny - at the end i gave up. "I wonder if Lang is having a giggle up there somewhere over the...
... Interesting story Perry. The 1992 Spring Edition of 'Fighting Knives' included a very good 6 page article on " Fairbairns Swagger Stick - Colonial cutlery...
What is really interesting is my paternal grandfather was for a while a tent boxer in northern England. He was wounded several times in WW1 and walked with a...
Aha, all is becoming clearer, plus I just watched Craigs' DVD's! The two handed stuff is as I have been doing it pretty much for years, the one handed guards...
Excellent, Tony. May have to get a copy. -Will Tony Wolf <lone_wolf_9@...> wrote: Will, ... List member Phil Giles was kind enough to send me a copy of...
Awesome story, Perry. -Will perry gamsby <perrygamsby999@...> wrote: What is really interesting is my paternal grandfather was for a while a tent boxer...
Let's talk dads for a moment. Mine was at D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. His father taught him how to box, but he never taught me, though he drove me to...
Vih-nyee is how I've always pronounced it. -Will ... maybe Lang wrote it phonetically for some reason, although first guess was that Kirk did it! I wonder if...
I wonder how many of us have similar stories in our own family oral histories? Just think what our ancestors lived through, what we consider history! Not the...
Thanks for sharing that Will, D-Day and the Ardenne! They don;t get much noisier than those two! How about other members? Lets hear a little about your Dad's...
Tony, Perhaps Phil might help with the second manual at some point. Hmmmmmm? -Will ... Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+...
... OK! My father has vague memories about his own dad bringing in a boxer to teach him some self defence when he was a kid in England during the 1940s, but he...
Hi Will, ... I'll take all the help I can get, from whatever quarter. Honestly, with the number of "free-time" publishing projects I have coming up, I can't...
Tony, please give my regards to both your parents. I remember having an enlightening conversation with your mother about the Maori and I could listen to your...
My dad was quite the athlete in hs youth - running, jumping and rugby. His dad was a draftsman and designer during the war, working on designing things like...
