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Thanks, guys. I appreciate the advice.

Good evening.

My sword is becoming very loose and I need to tighten it. In the past, I was able to just tighten the nut on the butt end, but this particular sword does not have the nut exposed. ...

Thanks for your help. I have options now.

My tiger fork is a bit top-heavy. I am in need of a counterweight for it. Not sure if that is the exact terminology, but I see spikes sometimes on the end of some long weapons. Any ideas of...

I love it!!

Thanks for the replies.

I am going through my forms and breaking down individual sequences. I notice that this particular footwork pattern shows up in a lot of my forms (hand and weapon). Here's a description:

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Nice vid. What is the name of the technique at 0:42 - 0:45 seconds? We have that technique in a few of our forms as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ra88ylAbVA

This guy used industrial-sized coffee/food cans filled with cement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puk_6zwNBqI

OK. You're right. I know this one. I never knew it had an actual name; I just have been calling it "tam tui with scrape". Thanks again for your help.

That's funny you should say that, I set this as my home page about a month ago after I learned that I'd be learning this technique in the next form. I'm on step 2.
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I'm learning 7 kicks now and am having the hardest time executing the rising heel kick (the one right after the 360 sweep). Did anyone else out there have problems with the...

You're right. Hey you might get a kick out of this. I used one of the techniques from Straight form during our self-defense class. I hadn't planned on it, but it just came out. My partner was...

Thanks for the info. That makes sense. I have to admit, I've never thought about cupping the calf and pulling into the throat chop.

For the closing in straight form (heel kick to lady horse stance w/grab to low chop), can anyone share the application of this series? I'm thinking a kick to the solar plexus or what ever is open,...

Yeah, I was wrong about the block after the high elbow. It is an uppercut. I think I misinterpreted it when first learned the form. Thanks for the info.

Is there a "poem" associated with SF,...

What is ling? My guess is that it is kind of like using 2 man drills? Help me out on this one.

Just recently we were discussing the "iron finger" YEE used in some of the forms. It was explained to a group of us that when LKS moved to southern China, he incorporated some "Hung Gar-like" things...

Little ghost holds the flag
Open the window and look at the moon
Laying down boards to make a dock
Looking for a snake in tall grass
Sit on the horse and attack
Poison snake comes out of its...

Will do. There is another sequence in SF that I love. It is the "long gwa choy" then uppercut then straight punch then high block to pek choy (all with the right arm as you quickly advance...

Frogman,
Step behind elbow turn uppercut, no block. Your left fist rests on the hip then fires right after the spin. . . I have chow choy double elbow, gwa, low hook, turn heun choy, gwa again, low...

Yes I am. This is my first taste of martial arts and I must say I love it so far. Its funny how these forms and even the info seems to be like an onion. You learn something on the surface, but...

Thanks, Yao.

No, Yao, that's not me. I searched hard to try to find this form on the web and this was the ONLY clip I could find. I kind of feel bad for posting this kid's vid now. In retrospect, maybe I...

You know, you guys are really opening my eyes to a few things. I never thought about using that technique as a defense, but it does make sense to me. Here is the hyperlink to straight form. The...