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11:57 October 16th, 2006

“Get back! I have a hostage!”

Posted by: Robert Basler
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We are told in this photo caption that the man is performing a “kind of traditional Chinese martial arts.”  I guess it may be more difficult than it looks, but being able to subdue yourself with a large knife just doesn’t seem all that tough….fridaythroat360.jpg                  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A man from the Meishan faction performs Qigong, a kind of traditional Chinese martial arts, with a steel knife during the 1st Meishan Tourism and Culture Festival in Xinhua County, central China’s Hunan Province October 12, 2006. REUTERS/China Daily

3 comments so far

Ping Dong, even after seven years of training, didn’t seem to grasp the basic concept behind sword SWALLOWING.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Okay, buddy. You got the role of Anne Bolin’s barber.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Slice before you bite, let alone swallow.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

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