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MK: I hope you find someone, from any field, that you feel comfortable with and who offers you symptom relief.

Thanks for your responses Fa Xing and taai gihk yahn: it's more clear to me now...

Just out of curiosity, where did you get this statistic? What is it comparing? DC manipulations versus say neurosurgery? Does this include all specialties? Just wondering.

The sword is not with me at moment. I'll get the measurements in the next few days. The weight, in my recollection is ~2lbs (I will of course, get the exact measurement). This blade is in the...

A dragon chasing a flaming pearl is also a typical motif found at the forte, however.

Here is, hopefully, a better picture demonstrating the flower motif.

Since there has been some discussion in the past with people presenting what they though were antiques, I hope the above might be helpful for those looking to experience first hand how the actual...

Flower motif and slogan

Pattern welded body and insert steel edge (arrows point to transition from softer steel body to hardened edge)

Faceted and "bamboo" spine

Antique ox-tail dao:
I thought this might of some interest to those who practice with the dao. It is my own personal opinion that practicing with weapons as close to the originals helps one...

Again, not disagreeing with any of your points. Just different interpretations I guess.

As I stated, performance and show pieces were made. Yet, at the same time, rustic village forge quality...

As far as I know, the technical term for the guard (hushou) has no reference to being a blood cup. However, fullers are referred to as xuecao, which translates to blood groove/ditch even though...

Ah, thanks for providing the source. My understanding is that this reference was written in the latter part of the Ming dynasty right?

I can also see that we are at an impasse because we are...

Again, I don't think that there is any dispute that the jian lost its usefulness in the MILITARY by the Ming dynasty. My understanding is that this was towards the end of the Ming and the Qing...

That the jian basically died out as a formal battlefield weapon at the end of the Ming is not in dispute. The Qing are a Turkic-Mongolian people and the dao was their preferred blade. However, the...

A quick historical survey of surviving jian from the Qing dynasty will show that both the forward swept and back swept guard designs in almost equal distribution if one combines village militia...

Ah, found some photos in my files of a piece no longer in my collection (parted ways a few years ago when I essentially sold off my entire collection). A very unusual piece actually:

Chang...

To CYMac

There are indeed very late Qing and Republican/WW2 era mono-steel swords. I've owned a few in my time.

However, the pieces that you and Lophuken both posted are very consistent with...

I'm sorry to say that this is not a Qing antique, but rather a common replica sold in flea markets and on E-bay. The insert edge is etched/grounded on. There is no evidence of pattern welding (what...

Well that is certainly a way to pile it higher and deeper.

Well, I don't know if there is phishing going on on the site. As far as I know the plug in is for a clip of actual tatami cutting with a jian. The owner is an antiques dealer in Chinese arms that...

Have you looked into http://www.sevenstarstrading.com/

For ~500.00 you can get a jian that handles just like an antique.

Not unheard of for people to have 6 (or 4) lumbar vertebrae, rare, but not impossible. Back to lurking.

I'll be staying in Hyannis, MA for a few months soon and am wondering if there were any reputable CMA or BJJ(or any other grappling art) schools. It would be preferable if the school was within...

Where are the countervaling statistics that are so compelling? I don't mean what you'd find on the general internet, I mean in peer-reviewed journals. Although, to be fair, I'd doubt I'd be able to...