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All cured over here in San Diego.
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Was expecting more tai chi and less contact juggling, but nice.
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Nice, but I wouldn’t try it with a real sword.
Reminds me, a bit, of the Sword Dance in Barry Hughart’s “Bridge of Birds” novel.
You use a progressively sharper and sharper sword to develop your Iron Neck Qi Gong:
Soooooo…I’m not the only one who anticipated him ending by slicing through an engine block or something, am I? Don’t get me wrong, very nice work; clean and precise. I just wanted a final ‘there can be only one’ moment.
Roger that! I’m being cured right now!
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