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July 28th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Ohhhhhh Ya baby!
Love that free falling action!
*heavy sigh* Thank you John, I needed that …….. If only we could have another page…… man I got it bad!
Nytsky
July 28th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Hmm,
This guy Pontagar HAS lost to Zona before, right? And, like, didn’t suffer amnesia from being knocked on the head too hard?
Obviously, he did not heed Rule Number One ^_^
This brings up another question though. Magic is a recognized power in this world, yes? Wouldn’t even “barbarian” peoples have ways to ensure their leaders aren’t being hocused-pocused? (Not that that ever stops Big Bad Evil Guys from doing so >.>)
Loranna
July 28th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Batman Punch! Biff! Pow!
July 28th, 2009 at 12:45 am
“Some say?” F’ckn AYy! Yes ma’am, can I have another?
K’ Let’s hope this winds up with Ponty rolling out. then coming back with a vengance resolving with Zona stuffing Ponty’s left foot into his right ear (apologies to RAH). Doubtless Ponty’s henchmen will snuggle up to Mentl and Tula offering odds or trading insights/thoughts on ongoing wompus.
Tula: “Five to one boys?”
Gorshik: ” Yah! In your dreams. How about tewnty to one?”
Brantik: Sumbiatch jus’don’t learn, fifty to’ or nuthin’ Tula and you got plans for the evening?
Mentl: Uhh guys I’ll give you a hundred to one on Milady Zona.
Brantik: On second thought …
Gorshik: Umm…
Tula: ROGLOL
July 28th, 2009 at 12:46 am
Wait.
I thought Rule One was: Always respect the tiny, old, asian man; For he is inevitably a master of Kung-Fu.”
Did I get that wrong?
July 28th, 2009 at 12:51 am
BOOM! I like it! (Nystsky, we need more popcorn.)
Thank you JED. Yet another great page. Now to go vote…
July 28th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Hi folks.
OK I had a thought and checked the comments from the last few panels to see if anyone else had the same thought. I believe Tricksterton mentioned this on the first panel with the dimwitted douchebag. JE sidestepped it nicely, or maybe didn’t see it:
They are of the FIRE tribe. The bad guy is the god of FIRE. AND… the king of said fire tribe apparently has had schemes in the past to put all dem womans where theys belong. So, JE, obviously you don’t have to reveal anything but perhaps a “no comment” would make for an excellent teaser?
Also, does anybody know where to find the new Battletoads?
July 28th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Yep, that is Rule One as *I* know it.
“Always respect the tiny, old, asian man; For he is inevitably a master of Kung-Fu.” What other Rule One is there?
(And if thereare more, which one is the *real* Rule One?)
July 28th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Heck yeah, excellent page JED, clearly the ego driven young man needs to learn several painful lessons if he is ever going to grow up into a decent man. Zona, Headmistress of the School of Hard Knocks, tutoring blockheads on the finer points of honor and barbarian etiquette, form a line, no waiting.
Also where is your vote button? I cannot find it on this page anywhere?
July 28th, 2009 at 2:06 am
EPIC fist to mouth treatment
Here is hope it’s not a hole in one, so our princess can hand him his ass in tasty morsels
July 28th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Oh, nice on! I like that technique, too: excellent posing and expressions, as usual, but what really makes it is the final frame. There’s no motion blur for the characters, but plenty of action distortion for everything else — really sweet.
July 28th, 2009 at 2:44 am
Booyah! Whoopass in a can!
Awesome effect with that motion blur! I like the way he falls so realistic :p
July 28th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Hopefully he will get back upp again so that she can knock him down again
July 28th, 2009 at 3:06 am
I absolutely love the looks and effects in the last panel. I have seen it used before in this and other comics, but you use vividly and sparingly.
Ah yeah… That’s gooood webcomic. Got my fix.
July 28th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Awesome.
July 28th, 2009 at 3:42 am
And Zona for the Epic Win!
July 28th, 2009 at 3:45 am
Ok, how many comics will it take him to hit the ground?
Could Zona be employed in some sort of booster roll for sending people into orbit?
July 28th, 2009 at 4:04 am
Actually I thought Rule oNe was:
“Do not act incautiously when confronting little bald wrinkly smiling men!”
made famous by Lu-Tze
July 28th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Beautiful!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:15 am
ah yes! I have been waiting for that the first moment I set eyes on him! Pansy biatch!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Zona should write a book on how to win friends and influence people and it will become so popular that she takes over Dr. Phil’s time slot and then we’d all really, *really* learn something!
July 28th, 2009 at 8:00 am
I love hov Pontagar ends up insulting Zona by saying she can’t knock him down. LOL! THANK YOU! *dying of laughter*
Now the big question is: will Pontagar have suffered a knockout and stay down or will he come back up for another round with Zona in the next page?
*waiting with anticipation*
July 28th, 2009 at 8:02 am
sigh
That’s the problem with thinking with your testicles.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Fatuncle, the moment you said that, I immediately thought, “Yeah, he just needs to get ahold of himself. (Which he’ll probably do in a protective huddle sort of way, once Zona gets ahold of ‘em first…)”
XD
July 28th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Yep, just as dumb as thinking with your ovaries.
We´ll see how Tula manages that, when training magic with Mentl, or Ipola after a little love song by our favorite bard.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:29 am
BTW, O Artist, you might want to get your hands on a copy of “The Armored Rose” by Tobi Beck (aka Duchess Elina in the SCA). It has some wonderful insights into female physiology in relation to fighting. Rising punches (aka the butt-wrap shot) are a female specialty. (Guys are better at overhand blows.) Knowing what I do about the differences in effective fighting styles…I can totally believe she just knocked him off his feet. I think you’d enjoy reading it…
July 28th, 2009 at 9:31 am
How to Survive a:
Marital Arts Movie: Don’t mess with old men, especially if they’re drunk.
Horror Movie: Don’t have sex, especially if you’re drunk.
Action Movie: (assuming you aren’t allowed to be The Hero) Don’t assemble in large groups, and be as lightly armed as possible. For instance, a person with twenty Derringers concealed within one’s coat has better survival prospects than one with a machine gun.
July 28th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Oh and before I forget it again.
JE, hope this time you won´t forget the August Wallpaper too!
July 28th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Nytsky - You’re very welcome! We always aim to satisfy.
Wish I could do a daily, but the Man has me shackled to a 40-hour work-week - plus the 24-hour pager for after-hours!
LorannaPyrel - Yes, she has kicked his ass - in the arena, where they both had sword and shield and it was much more a matter of skill than strength. Pontagar, like most arrogant people, has convinced himself that the loss was not his fault, and that Zona’s reputation is exaggerated. Also, it was six years ago, and he has gotten stronger and more skilled in that time.
wysiwyg - Heh! Now I’m putting her in purple tights and Mentl in a “Robin” outfit. Oh, well, maybe for the “Hot Stuff” gallery. Someday.
Ga’Tor - You’ll see on Friday.
TheLastGarou - Depends on what genre you’re in. In some places, Rule Number One is: “If Jim West has two ways to solve a problem, he will always choose the one that involves leaping from the balcony onto a half-dozen goons.” Others, it’s “If there’s an alien hottie in the room, Kirk will seduce her.”
Lebbrin - Many thanks! Vote away!
A/b/nonomous - Hmm. Well, anything is possible.
Jenna - Oh, lots of Rule #1s out there, as ye see. One of my favorites involves Swords And Sorcery comics and chainmail bikinis …
Professor 61771 - Poor, misunderstood Pontagar. These things just seem to happen to him because the world is hard and everyone’s so mean.
Go to the home page. I have one right under the blog entry for “New Incentive.”
Wolfhardt - you shall see on Friday, my friend. And don’t be late!
Doug - It’s fairly easy in Pshop. You duplicate the layers, use radial blur (zoom) on the top one, then create a reveal matte and strategically reveal the bottom one. Yeah, I likes it meself for these occasions, I does.
Apunkalipse - Thanks! It’s always nice to hear such things from you all, especially since *I* know where all the warts are, and they stand out to me like boogers on the white tablecloth of life. It’s not every day when I, myself, am really completely happy with a page.
Gremalkin - It’s a tribute to his toughness that we are confident that he’ll actually eventually get up at all!
Local Yokel - Thanks again! As I said, I know what I’m unsatisfied with, and hopefully I’m getting better with time.
Kaila - Merci!
Teri - Well, an epic punch in the face, anyway.
Speedhump - Well, I dunno about that, but she was definitely going for distance.
Steve - I loved “The Thief Of Time!” One of Pratchett’s better works!
hans - Thank you. And as to Mentl’s magickal mystery, we shall indeed see how it fares in the Valley Of The Moon.
FireFae - Here, now - I must stick up for Pontagar. He is a brash, arrogant, self-centered, egotistical, violent, bullying berk, but he is *not* a pansy. “Biatch,” I will give you.
Jaibyrd - Actually, what you’re witnessing is conflict resolution Erogenian-style. It may result in the occasional broken bone or lost tooth, but it’s a lot more straightforward than most.
Lora - You’re very welcome. And you shall see the results of Zona’s reasoned counterargument to Ponatagar’s accusations of douchebaggery on Friday.
Fatuncle - Yeah, y’know? Wotcha gonna do?
Jean - They usually don’t go for those in these types of confrontations. There’s actually as many Erogenian rules for fighting as there is for sex. “Dirty”techniques are reserved for true enemies and survival situations. Just, y’know, commenting there.
And thanks for the reference! Gods, it’s been a looooooong time since I went to an SCA event.
Squire James - and, of course - DON’T GO IN THE BASEMENT!!
hans - I promise. There will also be a bonus.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:48 am
“It’s a tribute to his toughness that we are confident that he’ll actually eventually get up at all!”
I think it would be very undiplomatic for Zona to ensure he did otherwise. Not that she’s master of diplomacy, but I think even she’d get it. xD
But yes, he obviously has some level of confidence that he can beat her- after fighting her once before, and therefore possibly having some idea of her weaknesses and style. So I think he might give Zona a bit more of a challenge than people are thinking.
The twins’ potential loyalty does concern me though.
July 28th, 2009 at 10:55 am
This is an awesome way to start the work week.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Hehn.
Insult, invite… it’s all the same…
July 28th, 2009 at 11:15 am
JED
“Yeah, y’know? Wotcha gonna do?”
Get them kicked up between your eyebrows, for beginners.
July 28th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Like Jason, I also suspect this little “dispute” is not yet over. Not only do I think that Zona did NOT hit Ponty hard enough for a knockout, but Ponty is probably better at taking a punch than we’d like to give him credit for.
Friday’s page will most likely show him getting up and beginning his “counterargument”. This ain’t gonna be finished until next Tuesday at the earliest.
July 28th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Hi Guys;
Squire James, I just had to add the first rule in Horror: “Don’t read the book out loud”!
Followed closely by: “don’t sound out the funny name”!
But not to be outdone by: “don’t draw the funny symbols”! Opps! Too late……
July 28th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
I love non politically correct worlds in which you are allowed to beat the ever loving crap out of someone for an insult without fear of a lawsuit. Between that and the relaxed dress code I would make for a very patriotic Erogenian.
July 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Nytsky, If you ever read the “Zebragirl” strip The main characters are cleaning out an attic when one says “Huh, an ancient tome of evil” The other ask “How do you know?” Answer: “Oh, these things ALWAYS show up in dusty old attics”
July 28th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Okay, I thought this might get settled with a little good natured ribbing but it turns out this turnip is both ignorant and stupid. Clean house, Zona!
July 28th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
“wysiwyg - Heh! Now I’m putting her in purple tights and Mentl in a “Robin” outfit. Oh, well, maybe for the “Hot Stuff” gallery. Someday.”
Some of the batgirl outfits I’ve seen look pretty close to what Zona normally wears.
http://ladiesofcomics.blogspot.com/2008/09/batgirl.html
July 28th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
As Pontagar hits the ground one twin holds out his hand and the other puts A pouch of coins in it then looks with discust at the out cold body of Pontagar!
July 28th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Such a polite young lady Warrior!
July 28th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I reiterate.
Zona’s Law: Anything that should be punched, will.
July 28th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Yep, I was waiting for that one!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Aww, he fell right over. I’m betting he gets up though. This is a boy what has no learning curve.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
BAM! goes the dynamite fist
July 29th, 2009 at 12:24 am
… Shouldn’t that be “what” if I did?
July 29th, 2009 at 1:14 am
Local Yokel;
Thanks for the Zebra Girl hint. I found it. I love it…… it is very much my flavor.
Thank you
*bowing head*
July 29th, 2009 at 1:15 am
Well, it’s good to know they have rules of conduct for combat. (I mysellf had to memorize the Rules of Combat for the SCA…@.o…) This nonsense about women not being as effective at fighting as men are is exactly that: nonsense. If you train a woman to move like a man, she’s fighting the way her body is put together, so of course she’ll be “lousy” at fighting. Her body literally does not move in the same way (the way how the legbone sits in the hip socket is very different on a woman than on a man, just for one example). However, if you train her to move like a woman’s body moves, to work with how her physiology works, she becomes a deadly, potent warrior. Wing Chun is one of the few martial arts disciplines that was designed from the start as as a fighting system for women instead of for men; it was developed by buddhist nuns in the way kung fu was developed for buddhist monks.
And yes, I’m an information geek. <3 Scientia est Potentia. Live with it.
*snerk*
July 29th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Re: Rule One
“The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia”
I think the translation here would be “The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Erogenia”
July 29th, 2009 at 2:31 am
Can’t say he didn’t ask for it.
July 29th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Mos def, Wulf….
Now, if I was Zona, I’d follow up with a quick tap to the nether regions, make sure he didn’t get up for a while ^_^
July 29th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Thanks, Jean, now I know why I can’t get enough force behind my kicks and blows.
I’ll have to tell my intructor this when training starts up again. 
“Sorry, Kyosamin, but I can’t do that because I’m not build for it.” It would be funny to see his/theirs expression.
*love of information(and geeks)*
(And JED, I’m guessing that one of things you don’t like is Zona’s barbie leg in the last panel. Right?).
July 29th, 2009 at 10:14 am
(Argh, misspelled Kyosanim. I need to spend more time reading up on the terms…).
July 29th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Jason - It is very reasonable to assume that, though Zona can behave distinctly like a bull in Precious McFragile’s Emporium for Extremely Breakable Crystal, China and High Explosives, here in her own stomping grounds in company with other Erogenians - even disagreable ones - she’s a lot more comfortable and sensible to the way things work. No, of course she wouldn’t use lethal force for an insult like that. She’s gonna give `im SUCH an owie, tho …
Latty - So, rather than the double latte and danish, you’re digging thfist-to-the-douchebag’s face, eh?
Kern - I was thinking the same thing. And that reminded me of the wonderful line from “Adventures Of Baron Munchausen” where the cannons are blasting all around and the boat is sinking and the Baron says confidently, saber raised high, “They are inviting us to defeat them!”
Fatuncle - Ouchie.
Macnut - Oh, yeah. I mean -no, that’s … Wait: Friday? There’s a new page on Friday?? I can’t wait!
Nytsky - Then there’s always my favorite: “Nuke `em from orbit. Only way to be sure.”
Ami - See, this is the reason why Erogenians never suffer from all the stress-related ailments that afflict civilized westerners. They have very elaborate rules regarding how to get out of line, but if you’re really being rude, they don’t shun you or pretend you didn’t say something. They thump you.
Local Yokel - Heh. It’s funny.
firegoat - This is actually the best thing for Pontagar. He’s a champion and a badass in his own right, so despite the protocols, he gets away with a lot that he shouldn’t, especially loudmouthed obnoxiosity. Zona’s giving him a little accountability moment. He should thank her.
wysiwig - Woo-hoo! Batgirl! Le Rowr-rowrr…
Lady Amber - It should be interesting to see how big P’s companions do react.
NTxOkie- As Captain Kangaroo used to say, “These are the magic words: ‘Please’ and ‘THANK-you!!!’”
Sleepinin - Amply demonstrated.
Black Ethel - Yeah, you and everyone else.
Tricksterson - Provided he wasn’t knocked out, of course. You have to hit Erogenian warriors REALLY hard for that. But then, of course, Zona can hit REALLLLLLY hard.
AdamZero - Yup!
Sage - Nope. I chose it specifically to sound less like modern American English. It’s perfectly correct, just not commonly used.
Jean - Thanks for the educational part of our program.
Hypertrophic - Just think how long it would take for Fezzini to get thumped in Erogenia. Can we count it in minutes? Or maybe seconds?
Wulfram - An invitation to thumpulation, verily.
Sleepinin - As I said, that’s reserved for deadly situations. But you can think about it, if you want.
Lora - Not sure what you mean, there. That’s just her following through on the line of the punch. I do know what you’re talking about, in general - too many stock poses assume high heels for female characters - but in this case I posed her myself.
July 29th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
“some say” that Zona is quite capable of knocking him down.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
As to how Pontagar’s companions will react I’m guessing there are rules about that too, namely it’s a one-on-one matter of honor and if they interfere, the gloves come off and unless one of them is a spellchucker Mentl and tula will fry ‘em. plus I’m guessing they’ve seen this show before too and know better than to get involved.
July 29th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Zona’s Law: Anything that should be punched, will.
That goes in the Quote file… right there with all the murpheys and Pirate laws
July 29th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
All we need is for Mentyl to start humming the Batman theme song and voila! Bat-Zona and her sidekick, Mentyl!
July 29th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Hi Gang;
Just thought I would drop in and let you all know that although we left Shuach safely in the otherwhen (or so we thought), he has somehow managed to escape………Yepers! I am in the Seattle area, and it is hotter than Shuach’s otherwhen here right now. It is 102* F at this moment in time with an “Air Stagnation Advisory In Effect”…… So….. JE? If you are missing him; this is where he’s got to. Juuussst thought I would let ya know. Oh, and ……. feel free to lock him back up in the safety of his…. Urrrrmmmm…. hole AKA “a hollow space”…. preferably with a tight lid and an “Air Stagnation Advisory In Effect” whenever you have a spare minute and can come fetch him. In the mean time I will continue throwing ice cubes at him.
How do you think he feels about fire extinguishers ????
Nytsky
July 29th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
102? In Seattle? In all my years there I don’t think it ever got past 95F. It truly is that last days…
(I grew up just east of Seattle. Haven’t been back in a few years though…)
July 30th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Yepers! Still a scorching @ 10:00 PM. I went out to buy a fan today (WA residents don’t usually have air conditioning… we don’t need it; USUALLY) no one has them; no air conditioners either. A friend of mine had an air conditioner stolen from him while shopping at Home Depot. It was in his cart, he looked away for about 10 seconds and when he looked back his cart was gone! All hail mighty Shuach…. Errrrr… NO, not really….*breaking out the fire hose*
July 30th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Really? The more you know~
July 30th, 2009 at 7:42 am
I vote that Zona picks up Pontagar and hangs his sculpted-jerk-ass up in a tree, let him swing and sputter for a bit
July 30th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Good grief. I think even Yatta-ta could teach Ponty here a thing or two about common sense and not letting your mouth write checks your ass can’t cover.
“Some say”? Geez. That whole pretending to speak for an unspecified hypothetical majority crap qualifies all by itself for deserving a beating, never mind directly insulting Zona’s mom right to girl’s face.
-SteinarB
July 30th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Nytsky, I’ll take your 102 in Seattle and raise you a 106 in Portland yesterday…… Ack! You would think I was still in Arizona!
July 30th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Grade A Dumbass gets Grade A Beat down!
News at 11!
July 30th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Grade A alright, the class is Pain 101, instructor Zona Zonn-Ipola ^_^
July 30th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
LOL, HA! Blam Zoom!! ROFL……… Can’t stop crying i’m laughing so hard. Breath, breath……Ahhhh, I thought he would say something dumb but really ” poor little girly going to try to do something to big tough me” thought that was banned except from playground fights for two year olds. Just shows some never ever learn. Also, rule number one is never screw over your partner..thanks
July 30th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Heh, looks so far with the last two our darling prince is mostly just a prick, but now to see after his “attitude adjustment” if he becomes a hindrance or help in the end.
July 30th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Lora, ask him to try you on a few “advanced” techniques. I know it’ll sound strange and he’ll probably balk, but strange as it is, some of the advanced stuff is easy for women, but hard for men. Vice versa, some of the stuff that’s easy for men (and thus often taught first) is hard for women. It’s literally a difference in physiology. “The Armored Rose” shows a picture of a man and a woman side-by-side, the exact same height in black body suits. White tape marks their arms, legs, knee joints, waists, hipbones, etc. A woman’s torso is visibly shorter than a man’s and her thighs are longer. The thighbones are set deeper in the socket.
When fighting with sword’n'board, a man puts his left foot forward if he’s right handed, because when he swings and twists his body, his hips snap into line with his shoulders, putting a lot of power behind his blows. A woman’s body doesn’t do that; her hips won’t turn like that because of the way the legs sit in their pelvic sockets. She fights with her sword-leg forward, not her shield-leg. This aligns hips and shoulders and adds power to the blow. It looks like her knee isn’t protected by her shield, but because of the way the pelvis is on her body, she leans forward just enough for the shield to protect it.
Another tip is the way women and men throw a punch. If guy holds a stich in his hand, it sticks out at a 90 degree angle to his arm. If a gal holds one, it’s more like 45 degrees. So to tell a girl to aim with the first two knuckles when punching…will break her hand. If she aims for the last two (ring and pinky finger knuckles), the bones in her forearm line up and she won’t damage her hand)…which explains why I kept breaking my hand (microfractures) in Karate class…
Jean
July 30th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Bets that the first panel on the next page is him feeling his jaw, grinning, and saying “Not bad!”
July 31st, 2009 at 12:30 am
LOL, Yeah, Elfguy… That fits.
Ok, it’s 12:30AM Central… I guess it’s an early morning update today… off to bed then….
July 31st, 2009 at 1:04 am
Yes, I know too much…and yet, not enough… >.>
July 31st, 2009 at 8:23 am
Jean: thank you, thank you, thank you!
I knew it wasn’t right to hit with my first two knuckles; it just doesn’t feel right, not since I’m supposed to keep my wrist and hand aligned. The middle ones are usually the ones that end up red when punching. ;P Oh, well. I agree on having right foot forward and using the right hand to fight. It just feels more natural. 
(I’m not a swords fighter, but I do it for fun at times).
JED: What I was referring too, is her knee which looks like a barbie knee; all smooth, no curves. Human knees tend to have curves and be a little woobly. (Hope that clarify things).
August 1st, 2009 at 1:13 am
Don’t try to align your knuckles like a guy does it. Double-check by holding a pen in your hand. The pen should be angling up and out, not perpendicular to your forearm. Aim for the outer edge of your fist, the last two knuckles (ring and pinky fingers), and even just smacking your fist into your own palm, you can feel how solid and comfortable that sort of blow is–even if you aim with the first two knuckles, do not distort the position of your wrist, and you’ll do well enough.
…I really didn’t like the microfractures I got in karate class, before I stumbled across that book…
August 1st, 2009 at 2:27 pm
What book? *interested* I generally try to go with what feels right, even if it’s different from what our instructors say. (Besides they don’t always completely agree).
And they have told us that we should always listen to our body and go with what our physique can do and can’t do.
They don’t want us to hurt ourselves by accident. (Well, not more than will happen when doing a combat sport).
August 4th, 2009 at 4:13 am
Where the heck did you get the single best expression of ‘bull in a china shop’ - ‘a bull in Precious McFragile’s Emporium for Extremely Breakable Crystal, China and High Explosives’ - I have ever heard/read from? It would be cool if it came out of your own head. Personally, I get my good ideas from those few seconds before I wake up when my brain’s in timeshare.
August 4th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Jean:
Thank you fpr your comments on the reason pelvic structure forces stance. I read a C J Cherryh book, years ago, titled IIRC The Paladin, in which an aging master took a female pupil, and had to tailor all he knew of swordsmanship to her, inventing new forms because the old ones he was taught wouldn’t work for her. (The plot was more complex than that, but for the subject at hand …). Cherryh made several comments that made little sense at the time, which you have explained.