And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Russian Cossacks have been doing that forever. Chinese Woo Shoo teaches that in at least four forms. Several Chinese martial arts do something similar and have for at least 2000 years. It probably go's back to the bronze age and the first swords. Olivia Munn(above) is seen here training for a movie roll in an upcoming Marvel superhero epic . That is a blunted alloy and plastic training- prop sword. Rumor has it that she got quite good after an unusual three month training period.---Ray
When did this sword twirling thing start? It must be with Conan the Barbarian or some other Hollywood thing.
ReplyDeleteKung Fu movies of the 70's.
DeleteHow does that skill transfer to domestic chores? (And don't say Veg-o-matic).
ReplyDeleteRussian Cossacks have been doing that forever. Chinese Woo Shoo teaches that in at least four forms. Several Chinese martial arts do something similar and have for at least 2000 years. It probably go's back to the bronze age and the first swords. Olivia Munn(above) is seen here training for a movie roll in an upcoming Marvel superhero epic . That is a blunted alloy and plastic training- prop sword. Rumor has it that she got quite good after an unusual three month training period.---Ray
ReplyDeleteShe has skills.
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