What equpiment do you have/want?

[johnrieber]

i'm randomly throwing out one of my favorite free pieces of equipment drills.

- go grocery shopping at two in the morning, when the aisles are empty and no one cares if you're a little odd. use a cart. pick one that rolls pretty straight.

- put some groceries in your cart.

- while you're doing the rest of your shopping, pull the cart back at yourself hard and fast, root, and bounce the handbar of the cart off your dantien. absorb and issue thus, and see how fast and far you can make your cart roll away.

- either see how far and fast down the aisle you have bounced the cart with your dantien, or catch it with both hands just as it's about to roll out of reach, and repeat.

[Bhassler]

anyone ever buy a bag and fill it themselves? Any comments on different types of filling?

Army duffle bag filled with beans-- I think you can get 150-200 lbs in there if you stuff it really full. Nice consistency (sand is too hard for me). If you plug up the top well enough you can use it to practice throws.

[fuga]

anyone ever buy a bag and fill it themselves? Any comments on different types of filling?

Army duffle bag filled with beans-- I think you can get 150-200 lbs in there if you stuff it really full. Nice consistency (sand is too hard for me). If you plug up the top well enough you can use it to practice throws.

200 lbs of beans!!! You're going to be strong and ready in case there's an earthquake and you need to feed the entire town.

[taijiplayer]

I want a Sabre that isn't sharp like the one I have. I took a PCV tube and cut it along the edges of the tube to cover the sharp edges. It seems to work well but it's ugly to look at. Maybe I should keep it. You'll never know when you'll need a sharp broadsword during recession crisis like we're having now. I'm afraid the crime rate is going up. I might need the sharpness of a sword to defend my territory. I like the idea of a sledge hammer. Reading Conan comic books keeps me entertained. Conan is a imaginary sword master!

[WujiRob]

I would like something to practice the 5 elements on. Question is: What is suitable? Bag would be fine for beng, heng, and pao, but how to train pi & zuan?

Suggestions are welcome

[chrislomas]

Rob,
For Pi and Zuan cut a tyre in half. Stick one half on the wall at the right height/angle for Pi, stick the other half a little higher for Zuan. I find it good anyway.

-Chris

[WujiRob]

Rob,
For Pi and Zuan cut a tyre in half. Stick one half on the wall at the right height/angle for Pi, stick the other half a little higher for Zuan. I find it good anyway.

-Chris

Sounds like an excellent suggestion! Thanks!

Do you, by any chance, have any pics available? I'm not that much of an engineer

[chrislomas]

I'm afraid I have no digital camera. I am no good at DIY either so I basically stuck lots (and lots) of 'no nails' glue stuck onto a piece of wood screwed deep into my garage wall! Hope it works for you. The upward angle is good for barefoot snap kick training also.

[WujiRob]

Haha, that sounds like something I can mangage! Thanks!

[fuga]

I need to get around to posting a picture of my SpongeBob Mace (filled with concrete).