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Sam
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:44 am    Post subject: ultimate MA quiz Reply with quote

Just an idea... not sure if this has been done already so i apologise if im stealing someone elses idea.
Someone posts a question about MA in general, and whoever answers it posts the next question.


1. Where does the idea of black belt being the highest coloured belt come from?
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm probably wrong, but is it because way back when, people didn't wash their belts, so by the time they were very advanced, their belts were a dark colour?
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

(this could be wrong too)

I thought I heard/read once that it was supposed to signify a day?

i.e. White belt - beginning of day/beginning of ma training

and as the day/training progresses, it gets darker..
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like that idea!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Several books agree with both, but most of what i read suggests June1 was correct - the colour would show how long you had been training as it would get darker naturally.
So whats your question then?
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yay! And oh, no! I haven't prepared anything! Okay... let me think...

How many styles of Tai Chi are there?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just to clarify- main styles as in types, or like sub styles as well?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

But main styles i think (as is my limited knowledge of Tai Chi) there are 5:

Ch'en style
Yang Style
Wu Yu-hsiang (Wu Yuxiang) Style
Wu Chien-ch'uan (Wu Jianquan) style
Sun style- Sun Lu-t'ang (Sun Lutang)
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll assume that's correct!

Your turn again, Sam!
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What's t he fastest ever punch recorded?
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