As a kung fu guy myself, I am in the CLF corner :). seriously though, did you post website links for these schools? I may have missed them or...
The guard and pommel are both low carbon “structural” steel. I bought a bar of steel from Lowes for the guard and found rod stock from an online...
I do not have any pictures of scabbard making. The concept is not difficult. You take a board that is a couple inches wider and longer than the...
There is no other school near me, Tibetan crane is not a common system and there are few instructors in the entire continent. So I train mostly...
Congratulations on the promotion! When my son was born almost 9 years ago, it was very disruptive to my training and I had a period of about 2-3...
Seems there are always people ready to drink the kool-aid. I am sure there are always people who will claim it was a great experience. If that...
Any time water is forbidden during hard training in a hot/humid environment, it is time to leave. That comment about people being able to survive...
Given how much you wrote about this experience, you already know what the answer is. You don’t ever need to justify to anyone, when you make the...
Here is one designed for two swords Geralt's Back Scabbard Harness the Witcher Leather - Etsy
Or just go straight for the back scabbard built for a sword, something like this: Leather Back Sword Strap Harness Scabbard Holder Medieval -...
Check out an archery back quiver, they had a strap design made to hold the quiver more securely in place than a single cross-body strap....
I’m gonna guess that most small cities and towns have zero kung fu schools, and for the most part, only bigger cities are likely to have several....
When your physical capabilities are modified by age or injury, you need to make modifications to how you train. You do not need to justify that...
Gotcha. Sometimes it’s easy to misunderstand the intended message here in the forums. It’s an occupational hazard of the venue.
Elements of African methods were brought to Brazil and became capoeira there, likely mixing with some Indigenous and European stuff too. But what...
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