11-25-2018, 09:14 AM
The man who spawned a legion of card throwers. His specials were epic. And he also turned out to be a consummate actor in David Mamet films.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
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RIP Ricky Jay
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11-25-2018, 12:27 PM
His book Cards as Weapons escaped my martial arts library and is the MOST SOUGHT AFTER book remaining for me of the 'out of print' collection. I stupidly lost of my copy years ago. I studied some of those techniques. They were very practical. And that book - maybe I still have it buried in my collection but I went looking for it several times over the years without success.
If you don't know him, I highly recommend the PBS American Masters Doc: Deceptive Practice.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
11-25-2018, 01:13 PM
This is a long and fascinating read. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/..._brand=tny
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
11-25-2018, 04:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-25-2018, 04:35 PM by Drunk Monk.)
Look at what I found - Cards as Weapons online as a free PDF. Take a gander and you'll see why this is such a brilliant contribution to the field of martial arts.
cards as weapons pdf I rank this even higher than Honor Blackman's Book of Self Defence. And I'm still hoping to find a hard copy to add to the collection. This and the Stevie Nicks Self Defense book are top of my out-of-print collectables list. And sure, I could probably just find either on the web somewhere, but that'd likely be too pricey, plus where's the sport in that?
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
11-25-2018, 05:05 PM
Wow. Meant to just skim that pdf, ended up spending 15-20 minutes on it. Looks like a great read, and resource.
Good luck finding the hardback. |
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