Another reason I don't post at Bullshido.

[GeneChing]

I don't know of any skunk style per se, but I've heard some stories about fighters who use odor as a weapon. Here goes.

Probably the most relevent was from Deng Ming-Dao's Chronicles of Tao. In one of the chapters he talks about a duel his master fought with someone who ate a special diet of garlic and eggs to develop rather noxious ****s. True or not? Hard to say, but it's a hilarious read.

Another one was from some of the writings of William S. Burroughs. I used to have some book tapes of him reading his work (what a great gritty voice!) There were two stories that I remember but I can't remember what the exact citation was. One story involved someone who again ate a special diet to develop noxious breath. That was in a series of anecdotes about various exotic fighting styles. The other was about an outlaw gang in the old west being formed where the leader had his gang members roll in a rotting horse carcass so they would all "stink of death". Even though these were fiction, they were memorable and worth mention here, just to keep this thread going.

The last I can think of would be one of Japan's greatest swordsmen, Miyamoto Musashi. According to legend, he was once attacked in a bath house, after which he didn't bath regularly and maintained an unkept appearence. It was shocking for samurai of the time, but certainly added to his legend.

I can tell you from personal experience working in drug rehab that stinky people are very difficult to deal with. Plus I'm sure we've all had the experience of having to spar someone who didn't wash his uniform regularly. Tha's just plain rude.

Skunk Fu. Another style that would probably be pretty effective on the street, but not worth pursuing and should definately be discouraged.

[old jong]

What about the drunken camel style?...

[Goldenmane]

Emus are mostly harmless unless you **** them off, then they just peck at you.

Sorry joe, but I have to beg to differ. I have friends and relatives who run emu on their farms, and those bastich birds are evil. They have a liking for kicking at you, and are not averse at all to going for your eyes or soft under-parts.

Mind you, the toughest bird in the world is the willy-wagtail.

[Gangsterfist]

I have always wondered if there was a turtle style. I have seen some pictures here and there of martial artists who have their body hunched over and their back looks like a turtle shell. Reminds me of how the teenage mutant ninja turtles look. The only point I would see to this is the roll muscle tissue over your vitals in your front torso region, maybe???

[FatherDog]

Originally posted by GeneChing
Another one was from some of the writings of William S. Burroughs. I used to have some book tapes of him reading his work (what a great gritty voice!) There were two stories that I remember but I can't remember what the exact citation was. One story involved someone who again ate a special diet to develop noxious breath. That was in a series of anecdotes about various exotic fighting styles. The other was about an outlaw gang in the old west being formed where the leader had his gang members roll in a rotting horse carcass so they would all "stink of death". Even though these were fiction, they were memorable and worth mention here, just to keep this thread going.

Both these stories are in The Place of Dead Roads.

[GeneChing]

Thanks Father Dog! I never read it, just listened to the readings. I'll have to check it out. I love those readings. What a voice Burroughs is.

Drunken Camel is a bit too specific. However I'm at a loss to think of any camel styles. Let me think about that one for a while.

As for turtle, there's a lot of turtle references in qigong. The rounded back/hoolowed chest posture of many internal styles and qigong is often called "turtle back" gui bei . There's a nice poetry to this, since the Chinese venerate turtles and spiritual animals. I did see some footage of an alleged turtle style - lord know where - it was something from mainland China, one of those many documentary thingys. The style involved crouching in a humpbacked posture and flipping your arms and hands like turtle fins/feet for some kind of odd blocking move.

[Bluesman]

Originally posted by lkfmdc
but is there a style based upon Duck Dodgers in the 21st and 3/4 century?

I could have been some body if it was not for Looney Tunes and the rest being on everyday when I got home from school.
Today's kids have all the crap stuff, cow and chicken, ed edd and eddie etc....

[GeneChing]

I got the premeire collection of Looney Tunes on DVD for my kid. Really. It's for the kid. She loves the part where Daffy (as Robin Hood) tries to impress Porky (as Friar Tuck) with his quarterstaff work. Now there's some great looney tunes martial arts. Like I always say, you can learn from anything. Mostly, you can learn what NOT to do...

[Meat Shake]

Looney toons are awesome. Ed edd and eddie is fantastic. Whoever does the sound effects for that cartoon is a ****ed genious.