Chinese armor

[Xebsball]

First...

why is this thread on Other Arts???


Here is a site with huge pics of chinese armor:

http://chinese-armour.freewebspace.com

[Pawa-eri-to]

Ego, perhaps you dont know the difference between iron body and chi kung. Iron body is the process of doing controlled damage to parts of the body to build up calluses and cause the bodys tendons and bones to become thicker. This is a natural process of adaptation the body will undergo to allow it to deal with gradually inceasing levels of damage. although this wont stop blades and bullets it would certainly allow you to deal with punches and kicks.

Oh almost forgot to add: Chi Kung is what was used in the boxer's rebellion.

[grogan]

IN 92 while in Singapore they had an exhibition of Chinese History at their museum and I was luck enough to see a Jade suit of armour made for one of the emperors I think I do have photos of it and one day when I go backe to my home state to pick it up I will try to place a picture of it on this forum. The suit even had a jade face mask it was truely magnificent. About the spider thread I doubt that had that in ancient times as I am pretty sure that the Americans are working on that theory now to create bullet proof vests using the silk but they have been working on the idea for awhile now.

[wangsizhong]

a summer or two ago there was a jade exhibit at a local museum in Canada (hamilton, ontario). they had a jade suit (jade scales linked together) for the whole body. it might have been the same thing grogan saw back in '92. but this one was being billed as a burial suit, so its combat application seems doubtful--especially given the cost it must have incurred. on the other hand, it proves they did make them so maybe they used them in life after all...either way, it looked way snazzy.

-Wang Si Zhong

[Machine_Phantom]

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