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Jaron Bernstein
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Re: Meyer question

Postby Jaron Bernstein » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:18 pm

Hi Mike, <img src="/forum/images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" />

Well, we tried it here with both long and short edge interceptions. They both worked. When we did it with the long edge interception, there is this moment of the blades "catching" on each other before you come around for the short edge cut. When we used the short edge (knock the other blade to the right and down with the short edge) it just flowed effortlessly.

The only problem I find with this is it doesn't match the description of starting from a right nebenhut and then pushing his blade to my right. I can only make it work (with either short or long edge displacement) starting from my left and pushing his blade to my right.

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Re: Meyer question

Postby JeffGentry » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:31 pm

Hey guy's

Was rereading the Meyer text on this for the umpteenth time, lol, here is the last thing Meyer say's in his text.

"Thus you have fully executed the Blind Strike, which can be made in many ways and from there further on in places."

in all reality we could all be right according to the above statement from the "Master" himself.

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