#chinese wrestling

[spectercrums]

Yijun Sketches

Sketching designs for Yijun, Mengben's old childhood best friend. for this design he's wearing a 摔跤 wrestling jacket, 摔跤 (Shuai Jiao) being traditional Chinese jacket wrestling, which Yijun incorporates into his fighting style.

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[kazuha-pista-badam]

ok so if chinese swimmers are fast as hell and broke records/won medals, they are doping; if an algerian female boxer knocks out her weak opponent in under a minute, she's transvestigated and if an indian athlete is 100 grams overweight, she's disqualified without anybody challenging the decision BUT a dutch man is allowed to play on the beach volleyball national team even after raping a 12 year old... pretty interesting in my opinion

[elitehanitje]

我希望你会对我好

[rongzhi]

I seem to remember he is walking through a building with open doorways, stopping by each guy to "charm" them, and then move on. He might have been wearing a red tank top, or not, but he was quite tall. The video was about a minute long, I think, and there might have been a few shorter one in one video. I saw it within a year ago, I think.

OHH. I didn't post it, but here!

[digitalbeachrave]

boyfriend and I were talking about taking aikido or judo lessons coz there's a martial arts school near his place, and he was like, what if we pay for the class and we suck and everyone hates us so we quit and lose our money

and i said, then i guess we suck and everyone hates us and we lose our money! we would've just lost it some other way and not found out we're bad at martial arts

[muskming]

Arm Wrestling 扳腕 watercolour on paper 40×30cm, 2024 © Musk Ming

[vanityangel]

❝I said I'd take on whoever shows up. You took it to the next level. I don't care where it goes: the ring, the streets, the locker room... Boa, bring your battle paint, 'cause I got mine.❞ Solo Sikoa displays the burn scar across his face after being on the receiving end of a fireball launched at him by the possessed alter-ego of Boa in a backstage brawl. WWE NXT (January 25, 2022)

[oplishin]

i think i need to start watching c dramas to improve my language comprehension 😭

[etudelingo]

Honoryfikacja w języku japońskim jest kluczowym elementem komunikacji, odzwierciedlającym szacunek, hierarchię społeczną oraz relacje między rozmówcami. System ten składa się z różnych poziomów grzeczności, które wyrażane są za pomocą specjalnych sufiksów, zmian form czasowników oraz używania odpowiednich zwrotów.

Sufiksy honoryfikacyjne: - „-san” (さん): Uniwersalny sufiks używany zarówno do kobiet, jak i mężczyzn, odpowiednik polskiego „pan/pani”. - „-sama” (様): Bardzo szanowny pan/pani, używane w stosunku do klientów, gości oraz w kontekście religijnym. - „-kun” (君): Używane głównie wobec młodszych mężczyzn lub chłopców. - „-chan” (ちゃん): Używane wobec dzieci, bliskich przyjaciół lub w kontekście pieszczotliwym.

Keigo (敬語): System języka grzecznościowego dzieli się na trzy główne kategorie: - Sonkeigo (尊敬語): Język szacunku, używany do wyrażania szacunku wobec rozmówcy lub osób trzecich. - Kenjougo (謙譲語): Język skromności, używany do umniejszenia siebie w stosunku do rozmówcy. - Teineigo (丁寧語): Ogólny język grzecznościowy, stosowany w formalnych i uprzejmych kontekstach.

[kdram-chjh]

Cdrama: Women Wrestling (2022)

【全集】💘病弱小皇子竟對相撲千金一見鍾情，爭霸武林猛烈追妻，開啟逆襲甜戀！《瓦舍之素舞遥 Women Wrestling》

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iTiBjieAaI

[thetristoneera]

the Chinese Wrestling Federation boasts an entertainment schedule through out the week. That showcases show wrestling, gladiator entertainment, ridiculous game show entertainment & fitness wellness for the masses. The eleven here are some of their most entertaining personalities. Some with decade long careers & aliases. They recruit the crazies from all around the world & even those in Ongree & Ziestl come to Earth for the entertainment. Hellmouth happens to have the longest career, Final E was right with him until his untimely death. Mason Drex' career is just as long as theirs. Dragonfly Power & Butterfly Kisses were a dreamy package deal. Real Cruel & Bad Worm came around at the same time. Prozia, Chicano Bull, the Tragedy & Yihoho Misil are the rest of the youngins. Even some of the other characters of the story have come through the Chinese Wrestling Federation. It's real hardcore entertainment for the masses that never disappoints. No one needs them to do more, as if they couldn't; but when super powers are unearthed, it's going to be the focal point that will never stop giving for real. Just to take it back a bit; Hellmouth is known for his fire showcasing abilities & yes, he has been covering up his super beingness through out his charades. Final E was the current day, most ridiculous dare devil. Mason Drex is physically the fastest out of everyone; they have to handicap him sometimes for the marathon shows. Dragonfly Power boasts a lot of finishing moves & is regarded as the most creative when it comes to choreography. Butterfly Kisses is the most dreamiest of the line up. Real Cruel has a mouth on her & boasts a lot of finishing moves. Bad Worm brings contortionism to the show, second when it comes to choreography. Prozia is the toughest, she hasn't lost an endurance match up since her first day in the big leagues. Chicano Bull is the second fastest, but his character is the most sought after; a three horned bull keeps them coming for more. the Tragedy has the most therapeutic & ridiculous story line; she's the princess that must avenge her family by becoming a champion of the Chinese Wrestling Federation. & Yihoho Misil is a gold medaling gymnast who is the embodient of the term brave.

[projectbatman193]

Been developing an increased interest in grappling, though I've been practicing pretty much only striking arts for 20 years. Gotta course on Shuai Jiao tomorrow, I'm excited for it. It's like a form of chinese judo.

[not-the-cheese]

one sentence summaries of every TMA episode

(1-60 i'll add more soon)

part 2 up!

world's most effective anti-smoking PSA

man DOES NOT open coffin. everyone claps.

woman is judgemental towards neighbor even though she has hobbies that are just as weird.

book makes multiple people fall off chair.

man finds bag of teeth and decides he absolutely needs to fuck around and find out.

worm sti.

there was a SCARY MAN in the WAR.

fuck this tree

well at least ted bundy was a great father :)

i'm like 55% sure vampires are real and i'm willing to take those odds

bitches be dying. you're next.

we kill this man because he made the soda too warm.

sorry ur husband's dead. maybe get some help.

Unbox with me ! (GONE WRONG)

hah i'm safe from this one because i have decided to Never Go Into a Cave Ever.

man is so annoying about this spider that even his cat can't be bothered

man's bully finds a book about a Bone Turner and subsequently begins turning people's bones.

this guy sucks at DIY home improvement

aw maybe this priest didn't do anything THAT bad!

oh fuck nevermind

THE SKY ATE MY SON.

the worms stole my identity. i haven't left the house in days.

man beats german children at game of bravery and wins a coin (he later loses this coin)

my ex boyfriend gets casted in the muppets and dies

sorry mom, i've abandoned jesus for a new religion : jesus in the dark.

tall squiggly and HANDsome

old man arm wrestles demon through door knob

the buzzfeed unsolved guys finally catch a ghost but it's their sound tech

immortality but at what cost

working at the big meat factory was so traumatizing it made me vegetarian

i go to america and get almost killed by a furry

well if you love that wasp nest so much why don't you MARRY it (and then she did)

antisocial boat crew bands together to exclude one guy from a midnight party. he dies from the rejection.

bone apple teeth

remember when that norwegian guy threw a tantrum about us not digging a hole? turns out we were right to not dig that hole.

babe come over my parents have taken ill and passed away

man fucks around and it costs him everything

HOMOPHOBIC CHINESE VASE

oh god oh fuck the worms are here

thank you for participating in worms! please rate your wormsperience from 1 to 10.

the wormsperience has left me deeply scarred. i'm going to get lost in a tunnel about it.

🎸music makes me loose control🎸

spooky stories to tell at the next police slumber party

child threatens to run away and join the circus one too many times, and now the circus has come to cash in.

these mosquitoes are mad sus

man frequents local barnes and noble and then dies(?) after liking a book too much.

realtor gets eaten by the backrooms twice. it's a terrible shame.

both me and this weird goth dude have an unsatisfying italy vacation

guy who turns people's bones gets a new job where he continues to turn people's bones.

man who should never be allowed to build prisons builds a prison.

Something Big Is In The Water.

what if u heard me about 15 feet behind you fumbling around and calling out ur name 😳 (and we were both prison guards)

i'm going to be honest i didn't retain anything from this episode except that this guy has the silliest old man voice ever

everybody hates the tax man, including these creepy taxidermy animals

hmmgh. ant house.

so turns out being only 55% sure that vampires are real in my career as a vampire hunter has had some consequences.

the only thing keeping you company in space is your abandonment issues

🎶 the snack that smiles back 🎶 (my husband!)

maybe the real treasure was the house siblings we encased in spider web along the way.

your dead brother wrote books about ancient myths and WHAT

Part 2

[detroit-become-hurt]

Sweet Thing

So to kickstart this block again I'm regressing into old hyperfixations. So here's a fanfic I'm working on for The Lost Boys! I hope you enjoy it!

Summary: Moving to Santa Carla was a sudden decision, but something about it just felt right. There was something about that place, calling you to it, you just didn't know what.

Or: you're drawn to Santa Carla cause you're the final mate of The Lost Boy's pack

I sighed heavily as I sat on a bench at the boardwalk. Santa Carla was fun for the first week upon moving here, but after that it sort of just lost its charm. It was the same routine of showing up to work at the little oddities shop between the chinese take out place and some other little resturant that served the greasiest burgers. It wasn’t a bad job, but it wasn’t always the busiest as there were other attractions to see that were much more interesting. The shop consisted of bad taxidermy, crystals, fake skulls (which a lot of people thought were real), and tarot cards/readings. It wasn’t a bad gig, just again, not the busiest. 

Tonight was my night off, and I really had no idea what to do. I decided sitting here was better than sitting at home, with even less to do. Deciding it was best to grab some food I stood up, making my way over towards the shop and the chinese place. Chinese sounded good for dinner. As I neared the resturant, I couldn’t help but notice a group of bikers loitering outside the shop. There was two blondes, rough housing with each other. A tall dark haired main leaned on the wall of the front of the shop, watching the two blondes wrestle. And finally, leaned against one of four bikes was a third blond, a cigarette balanced between his lips. His eyes flitted through the crowd, taking in faces, a dark look lurking behind them.

It wasn’t really of any concern to me seeing these four, Santa Carla was full of different types of people, and I’ve seen them around before at different places on the boardwalk. We never interacted before, but a cloud of trouble oozed off of them. I tried to keep to myself. 

Ordering my food I waited to the side for them to finish preparing it, tapping my foot lightly as I listened to the sounds around me. Rollercoasters whizzed by with screams that lasted mere seconds, loud carnival music and people chattering away. It was almost overwhelming, the sounds. But you grow used to it pretty fast. Finally my order was called, and I picked up the bag containing the food. Upon closer inspection I realized that they had gotten my order wrong…but it wasn’t worth arguing. They ended up giving me more than what I ordered, I wasn’t going to complain.

“Perhaps Sandra would want some of this…” I wondered out loud, thinking of my coworker who was currently working tonight. Deciding I would share my feast, I walked over to the shop, towards the group of four bikers. As I approached, I caught the attention of the blonde leaning against the bike. His eyes trailed up and down me slowly, sizing me up. “Um…excuse me. Could you move your bikes, so I can like…get inside the store.” I asked, trying to maintain eye contact.

“You want us…to move our bikes…so you can go inside?” He repeats back to me, and I instantly knew what he was doing.

“Yes. You, move bikes. I go, inside?” I throw back, raising an eyebrow. The banter between the two of us caught the attention of the other three. The second blonde with curled ringlets going down his back couldn’t help but snicker, flashing me a dangerous smile and a wink when I looked his way. “Really it would just be easier if you moved, so I don’t have to weave in and out of your guys bikes and risk knocking one over. So what’s it gonna be pretty boy?” I asked shifting weight on my feet.

The third blond, who’s hair was teased to high hell and back laughed loudly. “Aw come on sugar, if anyone’s pretty here it’s you.” He says wrapping an arm his friend with the ringlets. “Do we at least get to know your name?” 

“What’s your name? I’ve seen you guys around before.” I say chewing my lip. I really did not expect to get into such a conversation, but it seemed like there was no backing out now. “If I tell you my name, will you please move your bikes?” I throw in, hoping they would indeed do as I asked.

His grin widens, and he sauntered down the steps, wrapping his arm around me. The smell of aqua net hair spray and weed overtook my senes. “I’m Paul. That’s Marko, Dwayne, and David.” He says pointing each of them out. “And I…have definetly not seen you around here. Are you new?” he questions.

Slipping out of his arm I nod, “I’m y/n. And yes, I am new. I just moved here about a week and a half ago.” I say. “Now really, this is quite the lovely chat but I think I’m just gonna weave around the bikes. Sorry to bother you.”

David holds his hand up, stopping my movements. “Hang on there sweet thing, you didn’t give me a chance to answer. Since I am a man of my word, we will move our bikes.” It’s funny he says that, cause he never mentioned giving me his word. But oh well. “Come on boys, let’s get out of here. We’ll see you around y/n.” he gives me a smirk, again something hiding behind his expression as the other three revved their bikes to life. With hoots and hollers they revved the engines a few more times before taking off, nearly hitting me in the process.

“Fuckin assholes,” I mutter as my heart pounds in my chest. Finally walking up the steps I walk inside, “Sandra! It’s me! I brought some food, the chinese place messed up the order.” Walking to the counter I set the food down, taking it out and arranging it so we could easily grab what we wanted. 

Sandra comes out from the back, a yawn errupting from her lips. “Oh thank god, I was going to fall asleep back there. Hey, did you hear like, motocrycle sounds?” She asks as she grabs some food.

Between swallows I nod, “Yeah. Some bikers out front. I asked them to move, and it took a minute but they did. Who knew all I had to do was give them my name.” I say. “I got their names in return. David, Marko, Paul, Dwayne. Interesting group of guys. I’ve seen them around the boardwalk before.” 

Sandra freezes, looking up at me with wide eyes. “Y/n…please tell me you’re joking. Like say sike right now.” She’s bouncing on the balls of her feet, anxiousness radiating into my bubble.

“What’s the big deal? They’re not trouble are they?” 

“Oh yes they’re trouble! They’re dangerous y/n. They’re always in trouble with security on the boardwalk, bothering people.” Sandra’s looking me dead in the eyes now, a look I can’t place. 

Finishing up my food I wipe my mouth, “Okay. I’ll keep my distance. Can’t blame me too much you know, I just moved here.” A part of me was annoyed. I appreciated her concern, but again I just moved here. And the boys seemed nice enough…although that doesn’t make up for the fact that I don’t know them.

“I know. I’m sorry, I just really like you and I don’t want you to end up on a missing person’s poster. It would suck to not have you in my life anymore.” That was one thing I was definetly grateful for, was my quick friendship with Sandra. She took me around, showed me the ropes, and was always there should I have needed anything in my short time in Santa Carla.

“Thank you, Sandra. Really.” Glancing at the clock on the wall I sighed, “I should probably get going, it’s getting late and I have to work a twelve hour tomorrow.” 

Sandra gives me a sympathetic look. “Well if you need anything, give me a holler okay? Seeya later!” Her voice disappears as the bell to the door chimes and I’m once again outside. Traffic has quieted quite a bit, not so loud. Turning I begin to make my way home, unaware of the set of eyes watching me from the dark.

I want her.

Me too.

She needs to be with us, one of us.

Soon, she will be. Give it time.

[atlaculture]

Cultural Architecture: NWT Totem Poles - The Specifics Pt. 2

Among most of the totem poles we see throughout the Northern Water Tribe (NWT), four representations appear consistently throughout. For this post, I will be covering the final two.

Koi Fish

The third totem is clearly a koi fish with long whiskers and a marking on its forehead. In other words, it's a reference to the physical forms of the moon and ocean spirit. I can't help but wonder if Aang's realization of Tui and La's true forms was unconsciously informed by the all the koi head totems omnipresent throughout the NWT.

Culturally, koi fish are yet another example of the Chinese influence in the NWT. In Chinese culture, koi represent fame, family harmony and wealth. There's also a famous Chinese folktale about koi fish and other carp:

Along the Yellow River, there is a legendary waterfall that cascades from a magical mountain top known as Longmen (登龍門), meaning the Dragon's Gate. If a carp can swim upstream against the currents and hop over the waterfall into Longmen, the fish will transform into a dragon.

Thus, koi fish can also represent determination, courage, and perseverance. The connection between koi and dragons also strengthens the fan theory that the dragons Ran and Shaw might be the Fire Nation's equivalent to Tui and La. Perhaps the dragons are the spirit of Sun and Fire respectively?

Wolf

The totem beneath the koi depicts a wolf. The wolf head totem also bares a striking resemblance to the headdress that Sokka wears in "Day of the Black Sun" (Season 3, Episode 11). Wolves are prominent figures in the mythologies of many Indigenous American cultures, particularly those whose societies were oriented around hunting.

Within different Inuit groups, wolves are called amarok (multiple groups), amagok (Inuvialuit), and amaguk (Inupiat). These names refer both to normal wolves and to the gigantic, supernatural wolf of Inuit religion. There are two Amarok-focused tales that I'd like to detail in this post:

A persecuted and physically stunted boy seeks to increase his strength. When he calls out to the lord of strength, Amarok appears and wrestles him to the ground with its tail. This causes a number of small bones to fall from the boy's body. The Amarok tells the boy that the bones had prevented his growth; he instructs the boy to return daily in order to develop his strength. After several days of wrestling with the Amarok, the boy is strong enough to overcome three large bears, thus gaining him the esteem of his village.

The land was once full of caribou; the people lived well and were happy. But the hunters only killed those caribou that were big and strong. Soon all that was left were the weak and the sick. The people began to starve. And so they called upon Amorak, the spirit of the wolf, to winnow out the weak and the sick, so that the herd would once again be strong. The people realized that the caribou and the wolf were one, for although the caribou feeds the wolf, it is the wolf that keeps the caribou strong.

From these two stories, we get quite a nuanced conception of what the wolf represents in Inuit culture. While wolves represent strength in many cultures, these tales really emphasize the wolf as a creature that strengthens those around it. Through this worldview, we understand strength not as an innate or individualistic quality, but one that's nurtured through mentorship and interdependence.

This makes Sokka's adoption of wolf imagery during "Day of Black Sun" all the more appropriate. Sokka is certainly not the most powerful character in the show, but his role as the leader strengthens the group as a whole.

[lolottes]

Wes quickly guesses the situation and starts rambling again being totally ignored by the rest of the town.

The phamtom gang quickly understood the situation and instead of doing anything to resolve things, they informed the ghosts. An exceptional truce is proposed. Even Skulker subscribes to it. EVERY ghost likes to see watchers (and Plasmus) lose their shit to these humans who are way too used to ghosting (thanks to them) to take them seriously. Lunch lady distributes popcorn.

The observers get punched repeatedly by the Fenton parents for not taking them seriously.

Everyone has fun with them (and Plasmus again)

I'm a huge fan of Danny getting stuck as the ghost king, and I'm hesitant to give him a break... but wouldn't it be funny if it wasn't an especially complicated process to win the title?

Let's just pare it down to 'defeat the current king'.

It probably starts with Dash. An unfortunately regular encounter in the hallway ends with him getting a crown. (Thank goodness for magically floating crowns, otherwise his head would get too big to wear it). He probably doesn't quite know why he has it yet.

Cue Mr. Lancer attempting to encourage friendly academic competition. Dash looses the crown to the top student.

This goes on. And on. And on.

It starts out as something fun and everyone wants in. They gradually feel out the rules and get them roughly right. Right enough to be able to steal the crown and ride the high of having a literal floating crown follow them for a while.

Then the Observants arrive. As much as they hate Danny, at least he was partially dead.

It becomes a game of hot potato, with the citizens of Amity shoving off the title and crown as fast as they can. They only have a vague idea of the rules of the game they're playing, but they do not want to lose.