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Ah. My mistake. So if you don't study it, how can you compare it and deem it less effective than the Indo/Filipino ones regarding bladed weapons?

Fine by me. Just one final question: If it is so much below standard, then why do you train tai chi and its edged weapons?

Chimpy

Try this here for more info:
http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/booksvideos.html#floor_fighting
It has some good material for what you're looking for. IIRC, Mande Muda silat has a couple...

I couldn't agree more with your first point. But that's hardly surprising. I/FMAs are designed to work against skilled opponents or as Col. Applegate said "They're for duelling". They have traps...

First of all, if you still feel it's not the same, then we'll have to agree to disagree. No point of going further. Which leads us to the second part of your post.
I gave you a specific response in...

No prob. Have fun with it. :) Remind me in October and we can do some of it then.

Groundfighting for SD sucks whatever the point of view. Too many things can go wrong. I try to avoid going to the...

TCC is a complete system. The tools you need are there and you are very free to experiment with them. Understanding them and being able to use them adequately in different situations is an entirely...

Tai chi has both sword and sabre techniques. Plenty of ground to cover regarding edged weapons in both offense and defense.

Like I said before, you need to adapt your training and techniques to...

Don't get me wrong, I love South-East Asian arts. I study them and am always amazed at how rich and wonderful they are. There's also tons of excellent teachers out there. My point is that however...

Kewl. I asked because the thread is apparently very old. Hadn't noticed that before and my response might not be relevant anymore.
Anyhoo, if you haven't already, read this first.
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I didn't whoop nobody's a$$. Just pushed and pulled a bit. :D

Very busy here, but other than that things are fine. I'm shaping up just for the fun of it. One needs to have goals in life. :)

I...

The one who pushed hands with you and Mikael in the big guys weight category. I'm lighter now
:D

Do you happen to have a really short last name? If so, I think we might have met in Linköping earlier this year.
:)

Chimpy