No Fred: At least not in shanghai---my contact in china (whose activities are apparently severly Curtailed post near apocalyptic smog there-they ran small outside forges) they use , and I suppose i have hanging around, at least five type of maunufacture, and i will quote from them: 1. Maru type: &qu...

Hi: Without knowing a GREAT deal about all swords----many for sale are marked "Damascus" (even Katanas) if a "riblike" pattern is perceived on the side of a blade. the pattern generally indicates an attempt at 'folded forging" in which the folds have not been poliished out. ...

Well, I tried watching what "appeared" to be a left hook as he pivoted on the left foot while escaping out of the corner by swinging his right foot our of the corner. Very slick stepping I thought. karates has mostly reverse punches (gyakuzuke) and, in the cae of Uechi Ka, a shallow hook r...

Sorry if the mpving pictures were too short. It has to do with Flick's spce limitations. But if you do have some comments--let me know. From what I have seen of the various airshow pics (where, admitedly, Raptor pilots cannot show the full range of the F-22's capabilities, the F-15 will be badly out...

Well, this sounds excellent-but the point of the forum is to tap your wisdom as to a specific drill, or drills that you use. As for myself, I can't think of a firearm I would chance damaging by have it bounce of a floor. To use a firearm in such a manner would violate the NRA and, by implication, th...

Yes, well I do tend to wander a bit and will probably never fail to drag in what I think was a similar tactical of strategic situation. No, I think my feelings about Custers' "Glorious Conduct" at Gettysburg are well in the 'grey" as I have not heard much about it. I wish the old &quo...

i was unaware of Meade's blunder at Petersburg. If you have seen "cold Mountain" it is quite clear what a screwup the attack following the mine explosin was-in graphic detail. However, sometimes the battle goes to the man who makes the fewest mistakes. At Gettysburg, Meade made, apparently...

Advance sukhoi vs F-22---low speed maneuvering. The simplest wat to do this as the flights are in two different movie formats is to direct you to the home page for my FLICKR account. What I would like for you to compare is the latest demo footage released for the F-22 and the SU-37. Http://www.flick...

This thread relates back to the opning thread on "Spartacus". Of course many of you have seen the series thus far, and it should be noted that Quintus Batitatus was portrayed as a different type of person altogether in Kubrick's Movie. Of course the Cohortal Legions were correctly portraye...

this thread relates back to the opning thread on "Spartacus". Of course amny of you have seen the series thus far, and it should be noted that Quintus Batitatus was portrayed as a different type of person altogether in Kubrick's Movie. Of course the Cohortal Legions were correctly portraye...

Hi mike: Glad to hear your voice, so to speak. In some respects I regard, as perhaps Lee did, J.E.B. Stuart as a bit of a two edged sword. When Lee was counting on him to circle to the Union rear at Getttysburg, he was hard to locate, a bit tardy, and got faced down by non other than G.A. Custer. In...

Hi: I assume you may be watching the somewhat gory but otherwise captivaativing series (due imho to the excellent characters and there development and the "plotting within Plotting"0. Much of what you have seen is true. I appears that Spartacus May have been a Thracian, but this is dispute...

Darksword Amory make a superior item, I thnk. The are attractive although they stick to on typical "motif" for all their swords. The hanwei/Paul Cehn" Gladius is quite good. Del tin is historically accurate in its apearance, but I would not use is. Darksword, although their weapons ar...

Robb: Let's hope that I do. We are not now required to do Dan of Kyu Kumite. although "dan" kumite is a "Yakusoku" kumite in the sense that it is presently the advanced Kumite (prearranged) for the OKK as it presently stands. I takes a great deal from "kyu" kumite and p...

I am scheduled to attend, but I would not presume to be able to instruct at your level in this area. Nonetheless, although T'ai Chi on spends three (almost identical transitional) positions where one's weight is evenly balanced between the two feet, otherwise weight is constantly shifted/shiflted fo...