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  2. Wu-style tai chi fast form - Wikipedia

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    Wān Gōng Shè Hŭ, Draw bow, shoot the tiger**: Mimic drawing a bow and shooting a tiger. Shàng Bù Cuō Chuí, Step up and pound down**: Step forward and pound down with a fist. Yíng Miàn Zhăng, Palm goes to meet the face**: Move the palm forward to meet the face.

  3. Repeating crossbow - Wikipedia

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    The repeating crossbow (Chinese: 連弩; pinyin: Lián Nǔ), also known as the repeater crossbow, and the Zhuge crossbow (Chinese: 諸葛弩; pinyin: Zhūgě nǔ, also romanized Chu-ko-nu) due to its association with the Three Kingdoms-era strategist Zhuge Liang (181–234 AD), is a crossbow invented during the Warring States period in China that combined the bow spanning, bolt placing, and ...

  4. 108-form Wu family tai chi - Wikipedia

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    In Mandarin, it is usually called quan (Chinese: 拳; pinyin: quán; Wade–Giles: ch'üan²). They are performed slowly by beginners and are said to promote concentration, condition the body, and acquaint students with the inventory of motion techniques for more advanced styles of martial arts training.

  5. Chen-style Laojia forms - Wikipedia

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    The different slow motion solo form training sequences of tai chi are the best known manifestations of tai chi performed for the general public. The forms are usually performed slowly by beginners and are designed to promote concentration, condition the body and familiarize students with the inventory of motion techniques for more advanced styles of martial arts training.

  6. Crossbow - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Chinese crossbow often included a metal (i.e. bronze or steel) grid serving as iron sights. Modern crossbow sights often use similar technology to modern firearm sights, such as red dot sights and telescopic sights. Many crossbow scopes feature multiple crosshairs to compensate for the significant effects of gravity over different ...

  7. A Chinese citizen who crashed his car into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Oct. 9 appeared to slash at a policeman with a knife as they scuffled before the officer shot him dead, newly ...

  8. 103-form Yang family tai chi - Wikipedia

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    The following is an English translation from Chinese of the form list used by the current Yang family teachers. Other Yang style schools may have significantly different enumeration schemes. The moves can also add up to 85, 88, 108, 113 [ 1 ] or 150 [ 2 ] depending on how they are counted.

  9. Crowd crush kills 35 children at funfair in Nigeria, police say

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    The president also urged the Oyo State Government to take necessary steps to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring, according to NAN. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said it was “a very sad ...