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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

I think you’re referring to the swords used in Wu Shu that are supposed to be demos only. We used dull, heavier broadswords, and still got lacerations during practice. Fortunately, our sifu was also a practitioner of Chines medicine and had herbs that smelled like Christmas cookie spices but that stopped bleeding very quickly. It’s pretty bizarre to practice w/sharpened ones.


22 posted on 04/21/2012 5:09:10 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy

You are correct, those are the blades. I hesitated in calling them Wushu, because there are so many different kinds of Wushu blades.

As far as stopping bleeding goes, the US Army has invested a lot in the development of “potato powder”, and for a long while they bought up just about every bit that was manufactured.

Marvelous stuff. One of the OTC kinds now sold is called Urgent QR, and I’ve even had success with it even on scalp wounds that typically bleed all over the place. I gather that with direct pressure, it can staunch bigger capillaries than I had to deal with.

It makes what looks like great big scabs over the wound that behave much like regular scabs. It’s a lot better than the typical vasoconstrictors that are used, which can cause problems. And it is also non-toxic. Still kind of hard to get in drug stores.


24 posted on 04/21/2012 6:35:02 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("It is already like a government job," he said, "but with goats." -- Iranian goat smuggler)
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