#rodell

[rizardofether]

Rodell, my hunter, has a pet named Ashtail, the “rare” fox you can get. And the thing is an anomaly, so far it has shown powers such as: floating, standing on air etc. turning into a human ghost, just straight up disappearing.

Rodell has no art yet but once I commission some I think I want to just commission Ashtail next to him but it’s just as polygonal as it is in the game and is also glitching out, while Rodell looks like normal rendered art.

[trendsnewsandnetwork-blog]

Get to Know Besha Rodell. And Maureen Dowd Is on Her Way to Sydney.

Get to Know Besha Rodell. And Maureen Dowd Is on Her Way to Sydney.

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[steelandcotton]

Quoted from "The Unfettered Mind" - ...if the mind is with the sword a man is going to strike you with, there will be an interval, and your action will be lost. But if In the interval between your opponent's striking sword and your own action, you can not introduce even the breadth of a hair, your opponent's sword will become your own. ...the mind should not be detained by things. Pg. 8 Photo: http://svenfrenzel.com/

[steelandcotton]

The Thirteen Movements Song attributed to Wang Zongyue 十三總勢莫輕視， 命意源頭在腰隙。 變轉虛實須留意， 氣遍身軀不稍滯。 靜中觸動動猶靜， 因敵變化示神奇 The thirteen postures should not be taken lightly, their meaning and source is in the waist. Changes, turns, empty, solid, one must be mindful of these. Qi is every where in the body, without even a small obstruction.

Trans. S.M. Rodell

[steelandcotton]

Just Out - http://www.amazon.com/Shi-Jian-Pu-Handbook-Swordsmanship-ebook/dp/B00RH1ZYV0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419628157&sr=1-1&keywords=Shi+Jian+Pu+-+Manual+of+Ten+Sword+Skills+-+A+Handbook+of+Chinese+Swordsmanship Shi Jian Pu 十劍譜 Manual of Ten Sword Skills A Handbook of Chinese Swordsmanship by Yan Ziyang Translation and notes by Scott M. Rodell

[steelandcotton]

Traditional Manchu Archery

of the Qing Imperial Guard is available at

http://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Manchu-Archery-Imperial-Guard-ebook/dp/B00O4FFDT0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

And coming soon, my translation of a Qing dynasty work,

the Shi Jian Pu (十劍譜), Manual of Ten Sword Skills,

A Handbook of Chinese Swordsmanship.

[steelandcotton]

The daoist sage Zhuangzi summed up jian strategy best centuries before taijiquan was created: “the art of the jian is to deliberately expose a weakness, giving the enemy the impression they have the opportunity to attack. Your hand moves after the enemy moves, but your jian strikes first.” Quoted from “Chinese Swordsmanship: The Yang Family Taiji Jian Tradition” * pg. 259 by Scott M. Rodell *http://sevenstarstrading.com/site/booksvideos/chineseswordsmanship/

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Manchu Mounted Archery

Qing dynasty, Daoguang period

Those interested in Manchu Archery might be interested in my new book-

http://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Manchu-Archery-Imperial-Guard-ebook/dp/B00O4FFDT0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415975974&sr=1-1&keywords=Traditional+Manchu+Archery