1930's Tianjin Wrestlers (Historical Pic)

[Three Harmonies]

Not sure how to post pic's here so I will post a link to my blog. (http://threeharmonies.blogspot.com/2010/07/1930-shuaijiao-in-tianjin-pu-enfu.html)

Thanks to William for this awesome picture find online! I have always wondered what it would be like to go back and see how those guys trained 100 years ago!

Enjoy,
JAB

[sanjuro_ronin]

Not sure how to post pic's here so I will post a link to my blog. (http://threeharmonies.blogspot.com/2010/07/1930-shuaijiao-in-tianjin-pu-enfu.html)

Thanks to William for this awesome picture find online! I have always wondered what it would be like to go back and see how those guys trained 100 years ago!

Enjoy,
JAB

What ??
TCMA posing without their shirts one to show their muscles ???
Those photos must have been photoshpooed because no real AUTHENTIC (TM) TCMA would do that !!

[taai gihk yahn]

What ??
TCMA posing without their shirts one to show their muscles ???
Those photos must have been photoshpooed because no real AUTHENTIC (TM) TCMA would do that !!

I was just going to say, it's obvious that none of those guys had an understanding of so-called "internal" practice...

[KC Elbows]

Clearly their pecs will become hangers in old age. If you see a real internal master in his old age, his bosoms are plump and perky, and can still make a newborn's mouth pucker.

[Laukarbo]

and none of them looks like they ever trained...:cool:

[taai gihk yahn]

and none of them looks like they ever trained...:cool:

no, I'm sure that they did a lot of forms, all the time

[Dale Dugas]

yeah they would never strength train with stone locks, barrels full of rocks, barbells, sandbags that were used to train the grip, etc....

They just did qi gong and posed in strongman poses for chicks, its always about the chicks.

[Dragonzbane76]

ah there just MMA knuckleheads like the rest of us. Clearly my "theory" is that the picture was made purposly black and white and those are props. they are wearing in an exotic location. They are probably going to try and take over the world with the gang they created called "the new world order"

[KC Elbows]

no, I'm sure that they did a lot of forms, all the time

Clearly they didn't do the real forms. It's just a shame, living in a country with all that jow, and they just didn't care enough to do something about all that swelling.

[Scott R. Brown]

yeah they would never strength train with stone locks, barrels full of rocks, barbells, sandbags that were used to train the grip, etc....

Don't forget carrying buckets of water up innumerable steps with knives tied to their biceps. Everyone trains that way right?


They just did qi gong and posed in strongman poses for chicks, its always about the chicks.

Are you sure? So far I've only seen guys posting here admiring their physiques!

Personally I am not impressed, I am already built better than all those guys.....I am sure it is all my stair climbing with buckets of water!

[Iron_Eagle_76]

Pfft, we all know strength training and muscle endurance are not the work of true TCMA masters. Clearly being both scrawny and weak is the way to go. :D

[KC Elbows]

We prefer the term "supple".

[Scott R. Brown]

That is, soft and scrawny arms and legs, but a BIG buddha belly!!

[Laukarbo]

no, I'm sure that they did a lot of forms, all the time

no,Im sure they were standing around smoking cigarrettes and chat about wimen

[KC Elbows]

Yes, I have an enormous belly from breathing exercises. The method is called chijiaozihepijiuquan.

[Dale Dugas]

Don't forget carrying buckets of water up innumerable steps with knives tied to their biceps. Everyone trains that way right?



Are you sure? So far I've only seen guys posting here admiring their physiques!

Personally I am not impressed, I am already built better than all those guys.....I am sure it is all my stair climbing with buckets of water!

scott,

please post up some pics.

curious to see what you look like.

Here is my new Got Qi? Shirt from Gene:

http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/Boston_Baguazhang/IMGP1612.jpg

[Dale Dugas]

here are some modern teachers and practitioners

http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/Boston_Baguazhang/IMGP1233.jpg

[bawang]

gene ching looks like a crackhead from hawaii

[Dragonzbane76]

is that Uki in there? Was he trippin on shrooms when you worked out together? :D

[taai gihk yahn]

Who's that scrub all the way on the right? He's much smaller the other non-Asians, I bet I could kick his flab-wad asz no problem...

[sanjuro_ronin]

Who's that scrub all the way on the right? He's much smaller the other non-Asians, I bet I could kick his flab-wad asz no problem...

Careful, I hear he can kill people with his thesaurus.
:D

[Dale Dugas]

is that Uki in there? Was he trippin on shrooms when you worked out together? :D


that is our Uki, and he was great. You should see his skills at juggling iron. He has some mad skills in that area.

Always great to meet people in person.

[mooyingmantis]

What ??
TCMA posing without their shirts one to show their muscles ???
Those photos must have been photoshpooed because no real AUTHENTIC (TM) TCMA would do that !!

Nope, no REAL TCMA practitioner does that! LOL!!!

[Dragonzbane76]

that is our Uki, and he was great. You should see his skills at juggling iron. He has some mad skills in that area.

Always great to meet people in person.

yeah I enjoy meeting people in person as well, Net. is not very good at conveying enough language.

You guys ever plan up another meeting I would enjoy doing that. :p

[Dale Dugas]

Gene and I have been telling people to come visit this event for a while and LamapaiShifu, Tai Ghik Yahn, Uki came to visit us while we were attending the Zhang Sang Feng Festival.

I will be there next year in PA where it is held.

I also will be at the Tai Chi Gala.

Ill keep everyone in the loop and invite people to come out and be known.

[Dale Dugas]

Who has bigger hands?



http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv155/Boston_Baguazhang/IMGP1238.jpg

[GeneChing]

a crackhead from hawaii? More like a drunk from Chinatown...:o

[lkfmdc]

Careful, I hear he can kill people with his thesaurus.
:D

he is known to "deconstruct" them to death :eek:

[taai gihk yahn]

Careful, I hear he can kill people with his thesaurus.
:D


he is known to "deconstruct" them to death :eek:

there is some verisimilitude to the above, if one applies a hermeneutic analysis thereupon...

[David Jamieson]

I guess it would be an ebola like strain of malaria that would kick in and you'd instantly fall asleep...

[Scott R. Brown]

scott,

please post up some pics.

curious to see what you look like.

We ARE Facebook friends!:)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs108.ash2/38740_142781615747507_100000470084642_368278_67343 17_n.jpg


Who's that scrub all the way on the right? He's much smaller the other non-Asians, I bet I could kick his flab-wad asz no problem...

"What are you doing?"

"I'M KICKING MY A$$!!!!"


there is some verisimilitude to the above, if one applies a hermeneutic analysis thereupon...

Whereupon is thereupon?:confused:

[SevenStar]

that's actually not a bad idea...we need a pic thread.

[Frost]

Not sure how to post pic's here so I will post a link to my blog. (http://threeharmonies.blogspot.com/2010/07/1930-shuaijiao-in-tianjin-pu-enfu.html)

Thanks to William for this awesome picture find online! I have always wondered what it would be like to go back and see how those guys trained 100 years ago!

Enjoy,
JAB

thanks for the pics and the article was great too.

who would have thought it a chinese master combining grapplig and western boxing to make himself a better fighter and fighting in full contact events to test his skills

[Dale Dugas]

We ARE Facebook friends!:)

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs108.ash2/38740_142781615747507_100000470084642_368278_67343 17_n.jpg



"What are you doing?"

"I'M KICKING MY A$$!!!!"



Whereupon is thereupon?:confused:

Scott,

Was poking fun at you brother, though its great to see your lovely visage.

[Three Harmonies]

Crazy huh Frost;) And you thought Fedor invented cross training:D

[Scott R. Brown]

Scott,

Was poking fun at you brother, though its great to see your lovely visage.

Yeah! I knew that!:)

That is why that surprised visages! Even my daughter was shocked by your request...as you can see!:D

[Frost]

Crazy huh Frost;) And you thought Fedor invented cross training:D

I thought it was those crazy Brazilians lol

it’s nice to see proof of what we all knew , the old school guys cross trained, fought and worked out just like the present day MMA guys, and were always open to new ideas...it’s a shame so many have become closed minded and are chasing an ideal that does not exist (except in their own minds)

seriously thanks for the photos

[Dale Dugas]

Yeah! I knew that!:)

That is why that surprised visages! Even my daughter was shocked by your request...as you can see!:D

Excellent!

Though I can see it now brother. In another few years she will bring home a boy and say, "Dad, this is (Insert Name Here), (Insert Name Here), this is my dad"......

When she goes to get her jacket, I can so see you showing him the shovel and bag of lye you have in the corner.