南刀 Nandao

One for me, and one for mini-me;

Now that's what I call responsible parenting...

I can resist anything except temptation....

Have ordered new sword. Eagerly awaiting its arrival. Watch this space....

I'm Mandy, Fly Me...

It would appear that Hong Kong Airlines have decided to train their cabin crew in Wing Chun to deal with unruly passengers.

It's certainly a style that lends itself to use in confined spaces. Perhaps training cabin crew in safety procedures and the martial arts is an ideal opportunity for me to combine my work and my hobby...

Want!

...and why have I never thought of that pun before?

Demolition Man

After a few minutes of side-kick practice on the heavy bag last week I noticed that I was pulling several courses of brick out of the wall of my house. Luckily I noticed before they came right out and bricks plus 70lb of kick bag collapsed on to me, but it looks like I'll need a builder to sort it out (picture is after I've pushed them back into place as much as possible).

Needless to say, other half has banned me from using the kick bag any more.

Called this song to mind - I couldn't decide who's version to post, until last night I heard the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain do a cover of Slave to the Rhythm...

Bananeira

Spotted this Fritz Hoffman photo on One Inch Punch, one of my current favorite websites. See more at National Geographic.

Apparently handstands teach you to "eat bitterness"...and here I was thinking they were just a bit more of a fun way to exercise the upperbody than endless press-ups.

Carradine and The Cannibal

Well, today I discovered that one of my favorite Jazz artists, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, once appeared in Kung Fu. Whilst not one of his typical Hard-Bop performances, worth a watch I reckon - he appears around 5:30 in this clip;