silent thunder Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) Space. It isn't empty, it's actually quite full of everything. Edited January 25, 2018 by silent thunder 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 25, 2018 15 hours ago, silent thunder said: *nods* yup and she should... case closed. now... about these whiners/complainers.... One time, training in park by river I noticed , in the park on the grass, further down was a police patrol car watching us . It was just before start of class and there were just two of us practising bo (long staff ) . I said : just do the pattern, no fighting or bunkais, the cops are watching us ... be cool . After a bit the car drove up close, stopped, door opened , officer put one leg out on the ground and sat there watching . He was a a new guy in town and didnt know us . Oh dear, where is this going going to go ? Then he reaches under the seat and pulls out his baton and starts walking towards us smacking it in his hand ..... wtf ? Then when he gets up to us, we stop, and he looks all sheepish and embarrassed and holds out the baton and says " My one is only this big ." And I replied , 'Yeah, but you got that on your hip . " and pointed . He looked down and looked surprised and then as if he had remembered something and patted his service revolver and goes " Oh yeah ! I forgot about that ! " We invited him to join training next week - but he never turned up . 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, silent thunder said: Space. It isn't empty, it's actually quite full of everything. It is .... ... the final frontier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel Karavaev Posted January 25, 2018 On 20.01.2018 at 8:05 PM, Taomeow said: I have to use a wooden sword when practicing in the park, they don't allow metal ones in the open in public, and they don't care that it's not sharpened -- if it's steel, you can't draw it. Which is a bummer, because a jian is like a whip, you vibrate with its flexible movement -- but a wooden one does nothing of the kind. And the balance is off and the weight is too insubstantial. Maybe you as a sword specialist could recommend a source for a really good balanced wooden practice jian? For a wooden sword, you can choose wood that is similar in mass to the steel of the sword. For example, an iron tree can be suitable for such a purpose. You can find a workshop near you that works with heavy wood species, and they will be able to experimentally find something optimal. The hardest thing I had in my hands was the iron tree of Florida, as well as boxwood and ebony are also quite heavy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) .... but they do not ' sing ' . I have had some wooden copy blades made. I have a double machete form I developed ( from Hohan Soken's 3 sai forms and 3 kama forms ) .. even guys in my club freaked about it and backed off .... practising the forms in Aboriginal camp and they " Whoa!" backed off " Put them away ! " ( except 'teacher' - shamanic teacher , not martial teacher - he not worried, his choice is machete in one hand ceremonial bundi {club} in other ) So I got a neighbour, who is good at woodwork, copy and trace their dimensions , and cut , shave, rout, two 30 year old pieces of tallow wood I have been storing. Tallow wood has a very tough, twisted, and entwined grain, very hard and durable. Once it is seasoned you cant nail it , have to drill a hole first and then nail through it . Need that to make the 'blade' thin and strong enough . They come up beautiful when freshly oiled and buffed, with the grain flowing through the handle and blade - all one piece . tallow ; Edited January 25, 2018 by Nungali 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted January 25, 2018 18 hours ago, Nungali said: I totally gave up using metal swords, I am never going to use one in 'real life', to defend . And they illegal. Practising with them just puts me 'off form' . I would hesitate to slice a person with metal, but a good 'bok' on the head or arm is enough , if need be. I don't intend to use it for self-defense in "real life" unless life turns more weird than I can predict. Einstein once said that he didn't know what weapons WWIII would be fought with, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones. If it comes to that, a sword can be vastly superior to sticks and stones. But taiji is my real life, at least a large part of it, and Chen style mastery requires a weapons form thrown into the mix. Can be just one, but once you've chosen, you make it your own. (Of course there's many practitioners who collect styles and forms and weapons, but I'm not one of them. I'm more along the lines of that kung fu saying -- "I don't fear the ten thousand different kicks you've practiced. I fear that one kick you've practiced ten thousand times." ) And of all the things I've tried, jian seems to suit me the best, also it's most compatible with my bazi that is in need of Water. Chen jian is not the kind of stiff Metal that is set in its Metal ways -- no, it's palpably Metal-to-Water transitional phase... A water cannon would suit me even better, but that's a different Chen form, Cannon Fist, which I am working on turning into a Water Cannon Fist. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted January 25, 2018 now how would that fajin go 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted January 25, 2018 Kryptonite will only make it stronger. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted January 26, 2018 Kryptonite? I don't have any Kryptonite, but how bout a Yeh Ming Zhu? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted January 26, 2018 41 minutes ago, silent thunder said: Kryptonite? I don't have any Kryptonite, but how bout a Yeh Ming Zhu? Love it. Is it for sale? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted January 26, 2018 Can't sell what I don't own. Lao decides where to go, I'm just the legs... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 26, 2018 3 hours ago, silent thunder said: Kryptonite? I don't have any Kryptonite, but how bout a Yeh Ming Zhu? Oh good ! Precious stones and minerals .... so in keeping with this threads subject matter : Oooooooooo ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted January 26, 2018 Lapis lazuli. A big chunk thereof. It's sooo hot. I had a small collection of minerals and semiprecious stones as a kid. It was rare at the time and place. No one had that. My dad used to bring them to me as souvenirs from his frequent business trips to the Ural Mountains region famous for this kind of goodies. My classmates used to come play with them, they fascinated everybody. One girl, when we had a falling-out (at the age of about 8), yelled, "I wouldn't even be friends with you if it wasn't for your minerals!" It was amusing -- I never considered her a friend and only let her in because of her fascination with my minerals -- but also educational. It was one of my first lessons in added value people gain in the eyes of other people due to their material possessions. It caused me to think long and hard and come to the conclusion that I despised that. Not much has changed since. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted January 27, 2018 My latest girlfriend is Labradorite. She just jumps out and grabs my awareness. To me they're Thunderstorm Stones, the layers, the levels... the saturation of the colors... woof! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Taomeow said: Lapis lazuli. A big chunk thereof. It's sooo hot. I had a small collection of minerals and semiprecious stones as a kid. It was rare at the time and place. No one had that. My dad used to bring them to me as souvenirs from his frequent business trips to the Ural Mountains region famous for this kind of goodies. My classmates used to come play with them, they fascinated everybody. One girl, when we had a falling-out (at the age of about 8), yelled, "I wouldn't even be friends with you if it wasn't for your minerals!" It was amusing -- I never considered her a friend and only let her in because of her fascination with my minerals -- but also educational. It was one of my first lessons in added value people gain in the eyes of other people due to their material possessions. It caused me to think long and hard and come to the conclusion that I despised that. Not much has changed since. I got bored with my collection in their boxes, collecting dust on window shelves and taking up space on bookcase , So I made a desert garden with them (mineral samples, crystals, opals, etc ) and planted it out with unusual cacti and 'stone plants' (lithops) ; They on the sunny side of the path in, the other side to the desert is 'Rainforest' a shade house with fish ponds, tree ferns small palms, purple passion and pantho-sperma . ... and speaking of garden ( and thread subject ) it rained yesterday ! HOO RAY ! (must have been that rain dance I did on neighbours front lawn with their baby ... and today .... cool winds and big heavy thundercloud towers to the west Come on ! But no hail .... PLEASE ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 27, 2018 But back to the real subject ; swords and blades that should be actually . Ummmmm .... 'someone ' got rather injured / hurt at training this morning . Oh - O . Not TOO serious or a maiming , but ... we will wait and see . 'Someone' used one of my own wooden machetes ( I was talking about above ) and rushed at me with a head slice . Next thing I knew, they on the ground moaning groaning loudly . Not THAT bad as they were able to get up by themselves and make it to the side line and sit down. I mean, would be urked by that with anyone but this happened to be our instructor , Oh dear . I am just glad the others were watching to affirm , to their surprise, I WAS being slow and gentle . During the disarm, I had my shuto lightly on their wrist and I felt a 'click' , coming from their shoulder or neck . Anyway , he was eating scones and jam with us later ... so I guess he okay ? OOOOOOPS . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) Edit: moved to PPD Edited January 27, 2018 by Taomeow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted January 27, 2018 good going, yahoo - do you really think that people are dumb enough to believe that north korea would stage an entire ski resort, complete with chair lift and snowmaking....for a friggin photo shoot??? https://www.yahoo.com/news/nbc-host-duped-north-korea-reporting-staged-ski-resort-100310902.html "look everyone's wearing the same outfit! that's how you know its staged!" lol....but I thought NK would have a small mfg capacity and thus there wouldnt really be a lot of design choice? go ahead and look, people are wearing all kinds of different stuff. sometimes I just think articles like this are a test to data mine the comments and see how many idiots actually believe the story Quote An NBC News host was reportedly duped by North Korean propaganda after he delivered an upbeat news report from a ghost town in the secretive state that had been transformed into a ’busy’ ski resort. Lester Holt reported from the Masikryong resort on Monday, a facility that was personally ordered by Kim Jong Un and is typically empty. the creation of a ski resort, personally ordered by kju? ok...believable for nk? yeah, (not that our data is the greatest) are ski resorts "typically busy".....well, my buddies and I would almost always pick to go skiing during a weekday, precisely because they are typically empty on non holiday weekdays...and that's in addition to the skyrocketing prices of lift tickets making weekends that much worse. and would it be that out of the question for kju to say "free skiing day, the americans are filming"....nope! pack 'em in! smh its interesting to see kju suggest korean reunification... (they put that on the propaganda "news" channels, yes? no?) but I think the red shield will be a big sticking point, we'll see how that part of it goes... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 27, 2018 7 hours ago, joeblast said: good going, yahoo - do you really think that people are dumb enough to believe that north korea would stage an entire ski resort, complete with chair lift and snowmaking....for a friggin photo shoot??? https://www.yahoo.com/news/nbc-host-duped-north-korea-reporting-staged-ski-resort-100310902.html Oh no ... its true, because everyone had the same clothes on ..... and we know that NEVER happens in In North Korea 7 hours ago, joeblast said: "look everyone's wearing the same outfit! that's how you know its staged!" lol....but I thought NK would have a small mfg capacity and thus there wouldnt really be a lot of design choice? go ahead and look, people are wearing all kinds of different stuff. sometimes I just think articles like this are a test to data mine the comments and see how many idiots actually believe the story Just you wait until the tunnel they are digging comes up in your back yard ! 7 hours ago, joeblast said: the creation of a ski resort, personally ordered by kju? ok...believable for nk? yeah, (not that our data is the greatest) are ski resorts "typically busy".....well, my buddies and I would almost always pick to go skiing during a weekday, precisely because they are typically empty on non holiday weekdays...and that's in addition to the skyrocketing prices of lift tickets making weekends that much worse. and would it be that out of the question for kju to say "free skiing day, the americans are filming"....nope! pack 'em in! smh its interesting to see kju suggest korean reunification... (they put that on the propaganda "news" channels, yes? no?) but I think the red shield will be a big sticking point, we'll see how that part of it goes... Obviously, all those 'same clothes' photos during China Mao revolution were faked as well .... now , where is my singlet , footy shorts and thongs ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 27, 2018 On a more pleasant note : Celestite ; 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 27, 2018 Attractively dangerous ; Spoiler Realgar ( arsenic ) . 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted January 28, 2018 https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/180126-australia-heat-wave-thirsty-animals-vin-spd 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted January 28, 2018 its another double bloom year for the xmas cactus, nov, and now feb 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 28, 2018 15 hours ago, zerostao said: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/180126-australia-heat-wave-thirsty-animals-vin-spd Yes, my bird bath very popular lately , sprinkler in the tree, lots of birds sit in branches and have a shower. A basin of water near the fish ponds ( so others dont need to jump in the pond ), one near the front tap and a kiddy pool in back garden. However, it rained heavily yesterday , and is drizzling this morning. Digging below the surface, VERY dry down there. Good news is, after more than a week of testing and turning things on and off and measuring levels , finally found the leak in our water system - hooray ! - an old T - join with a tree growing on top of it. Impossible to dig up now, gotta lay a new route and section of line around a bunch of tree regrowth . We got a pipe layer somewhere in the shed ; 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted January 28, 2018 cleanest 'working tractor' I ever seen in my life ! ^ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
