Chinese Grip

[ReverseLunge]

Does anyone know what a Chinese grip looks like? Picture?

[C.J.]

http://www.japan-guide.com/g3/ib2039.gif

[ReverseLunge]

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

seriously.....

[darius]

Yeah, cute.

But we're trying to be informative here.

Since not too many people are familiar, here's what the Chinese grip looks like.

darius

[Pho]

Just so you don't get completely amused.....

Blue-gauntlet has a pic of one, think an italian visconti with a little twist out at the end prong so you can bend you wrist in easier.

[pkt]

http://www.japan-guide.com/g3/ib2039.gif

As u might have noticed, that's a Japanese grip: the pointy weapons... Chinese grip is the same but the weapons are blunted: Chinese don't need to cheat.

PK

[pkt]

Yeah, cute.

But we're trying to be informative here.

Since not too many people are familiar, here's what the Chinese grip looks like.

darius

...and pls do NOT call that "ping pong".

PK

[Grey]

For God's sake, thats table tennis.

[pkt]

For God's sake, thats table tennis.

What did you think i was talking about?

PK

[telkanuru]

Ping pong, of course

[C.J.]

What did you think i was talking about?

PK

I think he was referring to the "proper" name for ping pong, which is actually table tennis.

On the contrary to what many believes, Ping Pong is actually not derived from the Chinese name for the sport. Ping Pong is a patented trade name an American businessman came up with and used to sell table tennis, which originated in England, here. So, Ping Pong is actually an American sport, like, baseball. It is commonly believed that Ping Pong was invented in China because the Chinese are so good at it, to the extend that it appears they own the sport.

[darius]

...and pls do NOT call that "ping pong".

My grandmother tore up railroad tracks escaping the Japanese occupation in the 30's, fled to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-Shek in the 50's, and in her mid-70s, used her left hand to beat a buddy of mine, an American "table tennis" under-17 finalist.

She calls it "ping pong."

I'll defer to her wisdom.

darius

[Hurriranger]

hey guys, instead of hijacking the topic. does someone accutally have a picture or know anything about the chinese grip?

[EricS]

Yeah, Chinese businessmen use it to conclude business deals. So it looks like a normal handshake. Well, maybe with more intensity and sincerity. But pretty much just a normal handshake.

[telkanuru]

hey guys, instead of hijacking the topic. does someone accutally have a picture or know anything about the chinese grip?

No. We're attempting to hide our ignorance by digressing. Carry on.

[ReverseLunge]

My neighbor is Chinese and sometimes she comes over when her husband is at work and does the Chinese grip on me. It's great!

[Zilverzmurfen]

My neighbor is Chinese and sometimes she comes over when her husband is at work and does the Chinese grip on me. It's great!

*ROTFLMAO*

[akaiyuki]

LoL @ all the replys... This post isn't fencing discussion now, is it? LoL :P

[noodle]

in an attempt to get the thread back on track

[Windsor]

hmm, isn't the wrist not supposed to bend anyway? i always figured that whenever my wrist was bending i was doing something horribly wrong (and jamming metal into my wrist at the same time)?...