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Those are some intense exercises! I felt like I was watching an intense movie-training montage, but this is real life. I'm glad that you got to train in other styles and to experience the changes that you did. I think it really emphasizes to me that as martial artists we think that we are unchanging, and yet, we change all the time. The key being is to adapt accordingly, which as human beings, we are very apt to do.

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Thank you Tracy, I am glad you enjoyed it.

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Nice piece. I was intrigued. Found a glimpse from an 80 minute documentary that features some of the techniques you mentioned.

https://youtu.be/R7PF224xP1o

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Thank you. Yes, that documentary shows very well the kind of training that was done. What was interesting about this group is that they designed and made their own training equipment, some of which were not necessarily traditional. They had knuckle press-up stands like mini turntables that allowed you to rotate your fist as you performed a press-up.

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