Happy New Year Everyone! We will be having our traditional "First Training of the New Year" a bit late this year. Saturday, January 5th Englwood Elementary...
Hello I will be at this location :Highland broadsword. no charge for class <token donations accepted no more than 2 $> there is a gate fee at this location. ...
Dave: Reading your excellent opinion piece, something hit me: everyone talks about Funakoshi Gichin and his son Gigo and their modifications to Okinawan karate...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqfsq-kW5G4&feature=related I don't think they had a beer together after. now here is the reverse. TKD handing out some hits. ...
more fun videos ... From: Vadim Palshin Date: 01/19/08 13:40:41 To: Broadsword_Heavy_Sabre@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Broadsword_Heavy_Sabre] How good are these...
Here are the same group of "Polish" fencers.....don't know about that: Polish doesn't use cyrillic script But they are doing drills that look kind of familiar:...
... The drills are good. the sideways foot comes from stability in a muddy place. the foot is sideways for stability and when in lunge the knee is over the...
I am thinking it should be: Polish style fencers, not Polish fencers. Just like we are Japanese/Okinawan style karate-ka, not Japanese karateka. Stuff like...
By the way, did you know that I can claim Szlachta (noble) status from my paternal grandmother? Nobility in Poland isn't as much of a big thing as it was in...
wow! that is a very interesting article. Thanks for sharing that. Douglas, .....when do we get to learn to fight in armor with wings???? :) DBeasley ... From:...
Wednesday is my reporting day for Weight Watchers. I have officially (my wife read the scales) lost 19 lbs. since starting Weight Watchers January 2nd. I...
Here are some educational and fun videos. Enjoy :) Denise ... From: Chris T. Date: 01/19/08 17:45:33 To: Broadsword_Heavy_Sabre@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
I hate the sound of the aluminum swords banging together....reminds me of banging pots and pans together as a child in my mothers kitchen. Swords should ring...
... Ahh but n training one needs the item to be safe a durable. <although the jury is still out on aluminum. Film work they are used frequently for heavy...
Hi Hank. I agree with Douglas. The aluminium swords are comfortable and reasonably
durable. They do make a distinctive clanging sound as compared to steel, and...
Dear Sensei In order to register for this tournament I need some information. When is it? Exactly where is it? How much does it cost? Is there a website I can...
http://image.aausports.org/sports/Karate/08/08OR_RegQualifier.pdf http://www.oregonaau.org/dispsport.asp?id=4 This should tell you what you need to know about...
Dear Hank Thank you very much for the information regarding the tournament and the AAU That is exactly the information I needed to know. ... From: Hank Prohm ...
As some of you folks know, I've followed Doug's example and joined weight watchers. I've been doing it on line since I'm not a big fan of meetings, but still,...
We now have a Northwest karate Federation Blog. Check it out at: http://nwkf.blogspot.com/ I will be posting interesting articles and worthwhile videos as I...
Good job! :) ... From: Hank Prohm Date: 02/28/08 12:24:36 To: baileysacademy@yahoogroups.com Subject: [baileysacademy] It's Official As some of you folks know,...
H.E. Douglas Bailey will be teaching a sword seminar at the Celtic Heritage Festival in Albany at the Linn County fairgrounds this Saturday, April 4th. He will...
Here is a link to a video from Germany in which they describe the
protective equipment that they use for swordplay. There are some very good
ideas here. ... ...
As I was telling Rick and Ryan on Thursday: there are about a thousand variations on each of our kicks and each variety has it's purposes. There is no value in...
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