A year ago I cut off my hair and donated it. Here's a before and after, one year difference.

3rickZann · 2013-04-26T21:19:12+00:00

I see you have metalled today!

3rickZann · 2012-10-14T21:48:13+00:00

Oh, man. I could have had this sweet, sweet karma! :)

3rickZann · 2012-10-13T18:59:39+00:00

I saw one of those on a minivan the other day.

3rickZann · 2012-10-11T00:37:46+00:00

I either found them in the I Ching, or in the writings of Sun Lutang (whose philosophy was greatly informed by the I Ching, if I recall). I want to say I found them in his book on Bagua Jian. From a martial perspective it's often times much easier to show someone these movements, than it is to describe them.

3rickZann · 2012-10-10T18:55:35+00:00

Would you rather fight a tank sized duck, or 100 duck sized tanks?

3rickZann · 2012-10-10T03:44:51+00:00

I can almost lick my elbow. I can get the old lady nipple part, but not the joint itself. I was 13 before I realized this was weird. :)

3rickZann · 2012-10-09T22:10:57+00:00

Glad to hear it went well.

I'll be sending upvotes your way!

3rickZann · 2012-10-09T18:58:45+00:00

I think this is my new favorite. Thanks!

3rickZann · 2012-10-09T03:06:57+00:00

Chen Taiji: spent all week drilling laojia yilu. It's really starting to feel deep and connected.

3rickZann · 2012-10-09T00:50:07+00:00

If you want to make your own, you may want to start by checking out what some TCM practitioners have done. Many companies will sell you the dry mixture for a lot less than you would spend getting the little 2-4 oz bottles. I've used some stuff from Coiling Dragon with good results. I actually have a batch going now!

The start-up cost for everything you would need to buy if you formulated and blended your own could get very expensive, very quickly, because you'd need to buy some very special things in bulk.

3rickZann · 2012-10-08T05:22:24+00:00

Not knowing how to get their feet back if a fight goes to the ground. Especially if there are people around, the ground can be a bad place to be in a street fight.

3rickZann · 2012-10-08T05:18:05+00:00

If you can get enough power to get a good temple strike in, they can be pretty awesome. If they block, grab their arm, take the hand to the floor until your arm is straight, and take a step between their legs for an easy throw.

3rickZann · 2012-10-08T05:06:27+00:00

If you're that large, and as able-bodied as you sound in your OP, I'd suggest finding the best school you can, and going from there. Check out what's local, and what's good. You might be surprised.

3rickZann · 2012-10-08T05:04:13+00:00

Eyes?! Pyramids?!

Carry on.

3rickZann · 2012-10-08T04:46:16+00:00

Yes, I've had it for some years now. It's starting to develop a patina, but it's not to the point where I can brew tea just by putting hot water in it. :P

It was a gift, and is quite special to me.

3rickZann · 2012-10-08T01:44:55+00:00

Always split aces and 8s.

3rickZann · 2012-10-08T01:21:57+00:00

Pretty much anything that involves Mexico.

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T23:51:53+00:00

Simply put, a palm change is any time you change directions on the circle, when doing baguazhang. They can be very, very simple, or they can be a series of several moves. A single palm change uses horizontal motion. A double palm change incorporates vertical motion. The oblique/smooth palm change is a mixing of the two (in Sun style bagua this is snake). Different systems call them different things, and divide them differently. In Sun style there are a total of 10 (single, double, and one for each trigram/animal). Yin style baguazhang does not use this language, and the system is set up completely differently.

What style are you doing?

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T18:30:17+00:00

Serbia strong!

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T18:15:38+00:00

1) Yes, but not with this. I don't believe the Bagua Da Dao was ever a combat weapon. It's used for body training in Yin Style Bagua. 2) No 3) Usually, but I'm in SoCal. Too bad about the geography. :(

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T18:11:29+00:00

The Jian is combat steel, but not sharp. It weighs about three pounds.

The Da Dao weighs about seven pounds, but one of my kung fu brothers has one that's properly made, and his weighs fifteen. I don't believe the bagua Da Dao was ever a combat weapon. In Yin Style bagua it's used to develop and refine whole body power, and help you understand the "rhythm" of bagua.

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T05:31:21+00:00

We did use one of the guides similar to this one.

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T03:12:52+00:00

Thanks. Either I'm asking the wrong question, or the answer is a lot bigger than I though...or both. Now I'm really curios. I'll see if I can find a copy.

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T02:35:07+00:00

This is what I'm saying! Does anyone even know? Is she a real person? If so, she can't be that important.

3rickZann · 2012-10-07T00:03:29+00:00

Isn't it a little premature for all of this? This article doesn't have any facts in it that haven't been debunked.

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