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Before you understand anything about life…

When in history did it become possible for Chinese people to afford a proper warm coat? Historically, the broad stabilization of the Chinese population to the point where an average person—specifically a university student—could reliably afford their own proper winter coats and leather shoes coincided with the economic reforms of the late 1970s and 1980s .  [ 1 ,  2 ] However, looking at the intersections of university access, economic class, and basic clothing tells a more complex story across three distinct historical eras: 1. The Imperial and Republican Eras (Before 1949): Elitist Affordability Before the mid-20th century, modern higher education in China was almost exclusively reserved for the wealthy elite. [ 1 ] The Clothes:  In the early 20th century, the standard university uniform for men was the  Zhongshan (Mao) suit or long gowns paired with Western leather shoes, while women wore the  Wenmingxinzhuang (civilized new outfits) or early  Qipao . [ ...

Other ideas: sub menu

Other ideas: sub menu New ideas page New Skunkworks Faraday Barn  - a bit old now Ideas Page  -  this one isn’t getting updated anymore. It’s old. It might help you to see many thought process, but you might be better off just reading some of my story (listed above).

Additional Information: Boxing and being “spring loaded”

Boxing and being “spring loaded” There is another story line that I should probably discuss. Which is that the habits I picked up in boxing at the age of 15/16/17 had an effect on my posture and the patterns of tension in my body. It has an effect on posture and patterns of tension to do that sort of stuff. And you jump rope a lot, and bounce around a lot in stance on the balls of your feet, and this connects in with the tensions and tone in your stance. And there are a lot of push ups and sit-ups, and plenty of bag work. And because of that,  the whole body is "spring loaded". I trained in shadow boxing and moving around in stance, so that my stance was alway spring loaded and connected in with my punches. I did more shadow boxing than bag work. Much more. And so much jump rope. And that there may have been some significant interactions between that situation of being spring loaded and having those patterns of tension in my body, and the stuff they did to attack my posture a...

Martial Arts: a few thoughts, suggestions

This page is here as an act of service to those who are thinking about getting into in martial arts or combat sports. It's for those who think that they ought to do it, and for those who think they need to, or are supposed to. And also for those who want to do it because they just want to do it. It's for women as well as men, and for teenagers as well as adults.  It isn't for older people, or people with serious health issues or suffering from significant infirmity. It isn't for  people over forty. I wouldn't know what to suggest for that demographic I'm sorry. Even well before that age it's difficult to know exactly what's best for someone who is new. It's aimed at those aged 15-34. Introduction to martial arts If someone (under thirty) wanted to learn something about martial arts, and they didn't know anything, personally I would recommend a combination of judo and Muay Thai. As an introduction to martial arts, I would suggest to them that they...

Basic fit: A basic approach to moderate fitness and exercise

No one is required to do this!! It’s just to make you think and give you some good ideas!! **** **** Basic fit A basic approach to moderate fitness and exercise This is supposed to be a somewhat unexciting and bland but otherwise perfectly satisfactory approach to exercise and fitness, consisting of true moderation and plenty of it. It's not supposed to be aspirational. It includes some sports, some strength training, a moderate amount of light-moderate cardio, some stretching, some lifelong learning (education in the area of physical skills grows your brain, a lot), some walking and a little bit of exposure to nature. I'm not sure exactly who the target demographic is. Perhaps it is suitable for persons 15-45, male and female, and in tolerable health (and who aren't morbidly obese). The idea is that it contains ideas for moderate exercise and moderate physical activity in appropriate quantities. Please note, it doesn't have to be a life long approach. This is because l...