It had been quite sometime from my last post. Right here will update what had happen. Recently, I met up my friends and we come across of this cases which brought our attention which are DWI or DUI laws. Both terms might seem not familiar. However, it is very common in US and Canada. Some states are using DWI and others using DUI laws but both had the same concept. There are DUI lawyers in Los Angeles, Florida DUI lawyer and Canada DUI attorney, Austin Texas DUI and follow by others state.
First of all, let me defined the terms. The words dwi laws, DWI law, D.U.I, and "driving while intoxicated", are used by DWI lawyers and DWI attorneys in United States DWI Law. The expression "DWI laws" is not found in the Criminal Code of Canada. Canadians use terminology other than "DWI laws" or "driving while intoxicated laws". We use the words "impaired driving laws" or "impaired operation laws", or "impaired care or control laws" but not "driving while intoxicated laws". In Canadian laws it is any impairment by alcohol or a drug of one's ability to operate a motor vehicle combined with operation that is forbidden, not "driving while intoxicated". (DWI).
The words "drive while intoxicated" in Canada implies that an individual is drunk beyond the point of self-control. Provincial legislation authorizes the arrest of intoxicated persons when there is an element of danger to themselves. Intoxication may be a defence to serious criminal offences where the drunkenness directly interferes with the individual's capacity to intend to do something. When it comes to DWI law in Canada we don't use the words "drive while intoxicated" or D.W.I, DWI. Instead we focus on whether or not the person's ability to operate the motor vehicle is "impaired" by alcohol.
If a US citizen or other non-Canadian citizen is convicted of a DWI offence in the USA or a dwi offence in any country other than Canada, the DWI offender will be inadmissible to Canada on grounds of criminality, unless rehabilitated, because the DWI offence is deemed to be a Canadian DWI offence and all Canadian DWI offences are deemed indictable (similar to a US felony - see above) unless the Crown has elected to proceed with the DWI offence by summary conviction (which will never have happened because the DWI offense occurred outside Canada. The situation will be different if the DWI offence occurs in Canada and the Crown elects to proceed by summary conviction which they normally do.
Apparently, alcohol and drug impaired a person judgment during driving thus causing danger.
Any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive safely.
The effects can include:
* slower reactions
* increased stopping distance
* poorer judgement of speed and distance
* reduced field of vision
Alcohol also tends to make you feel over-confident and more likely to take risks when driving, which increases the danger to all road users, including yourself. Remember, the only safe option is not to drink if you plan to drive. Never offer a drink to someone else who is driving.
For more information of the dui lawyer, please visit http://www.lawyers.ca/dwilaws/dwilaws.htm
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Protein Supplement
Supplement had a tight relation with my training. I had been trying out few brands and will update you of the comparison. There are different type of protein products in the market which differ in absorption and body building needs.
Protein is made of amino acids. Amino acids are the basic building blocks of muscle. Therefore, protein is an essential ingredient for muscle building. You can't build muscle without it! You will want to take in about 1-2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight throughout the day. So an average person who weighs 150 lbs would want to consume between 150 and 300 grams of protein in a day. Protein shakes and bars are convenient and provide high quality protein.
There are several forms of protein including: Whey, Soy, Egg, and Casein. So which kind is best? Well that depends on how and when you want to use them.
Whey - Basically, whey protein is awesome for post-workout supplementation because that's the time when your body needs protein the most, and whey is digested very quickly (about 30 minutes).
Casein - Casein, on the other hand, is digested very slowly (over 2 - 7 hours). This means it's great to use a protein supplement with casein before bed because the longest time your body goes without protein is during the night while you are sleeping.
Egg - Egg protein (albumen) digests at a medium pace (1.5-3 hours) so it's a good anytime protein to provide a good sustained release of aminos to the body.
Soy - Soy protein is the vegetarian's friend because it's one of the only complete protein sources derived from plants. Soy is a good overall protein, although it's not as effective in terms of absorbtion as whey or egg albumen. Additionally, soy has many recognized health benefits for women.
Blends - Either protein supplements are straight whey, soy, egg, or casein; or they are a combination of any or all of these kinds of proteins. What can a blend of proteins offer that a straight protein cannot? Basically, different rates of digestion. This means you can take a blended protein any time to get quick, medium, and prolonged absorption of protein.
Low Carb - Of the many protein supplements, the two other main categories are weight gainers and low carb protein shakes and bars. These two are on opposite spectrums of each other. Yep, you guessed it low carb protein shakes are good for those dieting or trying to lose or maintain weight.
Weight Gainer - Weight gainers are high calorie protein products that are great for people who are looking to bulk up. If you are having trouble gaining weight, taking in extra high quality calories will usually do the trick.
Protein is made of amino acids. Amino acids are the basic building blocks of muscle. Therefore, protein is an essential ingredient for muscle building. You can't build muscle without it! You will want to take in about 1-2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight throughout the day. So an average person who weighs 150 lbs would want to consume between 150 and 300 grams of protein in a day. Protein shakes and bars are convenient and provide high quality protein.
There are several forms of protein including: Whey, Soy, Egg, and Casein. So which kind is best? Well that depends on how and when you want to use them.
Whey - Basically, whey protein is awesome for post-workout supplementation because that's the time when your body needs protein the most, and whey is digested very quickly (about 30 minutes).
Casein - Casein, on the other hand, is digested very slowly (over 2 - 7 hours). This means it's great to use a protein supplement with casein before bed because the longest time your body goes without protein is during the night while you are sleeping.
Egg - Egg protein (albumen) digests at a medium pace (1.5-3 hours) so it's a good anytime protein to provide a good sustained release of aminos to the body.
Soy - Soy protein is the vegetarian's friend because it's one of the only complete protein sources derived from plants. Soy is a good overall protein, although it's not as effective in terms of absorbtion as whey or egg albumen. Additionally, soy has many recognized health benefits for women.
Blends - Either protein supplements are straight whey, soy, egg, or casein; or they are a combination of any or all of these kinds of proteins. What can a blend of proteins offer that a straight protein cannot? Basically, different rates of digestion. This means you can take a blended protein any time to get quick, medium, and prolonged absorption of protein.
Low Carb - Of the many protein supplements, the two other main categories are weight gainers and low carb protein shakes and bars. These two are on opposite spectrums of each other. Yep, you guessed it low carb protein shakes are good for those dieting or trying to lose or maintain weight.
Weight Gainer - Weight gainers are high calorie protein products that are great for people who are looking to bulk up. If you are having trouble gaining weight, taking in extra high quality calories will usually do the trick.
100 Kung Fu Weapons
100 Kung Fu Weapons
This list is extracted from The 100 Weapons of Kungfu: From Shaolin Staffs to Bruce Lee's
Nunchaku by Martha Burr and Gene Ching, which appeared in our December 2000 issue. For complete descriptions and pictures of each weapon, please refer to that issue.
The words in parentheses are the Mandarin terms using the pinyin romanization. To learn more about these weapons, refer to this article (or use our search engine.) This is not a comprehensive list.
The Four Basic Weapons
There are four basic kungfu weapons, two short ones and two long ones. All of
the other weapons derive from these four. These basic four bear a slight
northern accent. Some southern styles emphasize only two basic weapons: the long
pole and the butterfly swords. We will, however, honor these basic four, since
they are more universal.
- Staff (Gun)
- Broadsword (Dao)
- Spear (Qiang)
- Straight Sword (Jian)
Long Weapons
Long weapons are generally taller than the user and require both hands. Most of
these are pole arms, and kungfu has hundreds of variations of pole arms alone.
Every weird pole arm head has a different Chinese name, some of which are
redundant and overlapping.
- Dagger Axe (Ge)
- Lance (Mao)
- Long Stick Axe (Yue)
- Halberd (Ji)
- Single Halberd (Dan
Ji) - Double Headed
Spear (Shuang Tou Qiang) - Snake Spear (She
Qiang) - Hooked Single
Spear (Lian Dao Qiang) - Talon, Claw (Zhua)
- Pen (Bi)
- Buddha Hand (Fo
Shou) - Monk Cudgel (Chan
Zhang, Zen Stick) - Monk Spade (Chan)
- Gold Coin Spade (Jin
Qian Chan) - Rake (Pa)
- Hoe (Chu Tou)
- Tiger Fork (Hu
Cha) - Two Teeth Fork (Liang
Jian Cha, Two Point Fork or Niu Jiao Cha, Ox Horn Fork) - Flying Fork (Fei
Cha) - Dragon Whisker
Fork (Long Xu Cha) - Three-Point
Double-Blade Sword (San Jian Liang Ren Dao) - Long Handled
Sword (Da Dao) - Kwan Dao
- Eagle Head Sword (Ying
Tao Dao) - Pu Dao
- Horse Chopping
Sword (Zhan Ma Dao) - Heaven and Earth,
Sun and Moon Sword (Qian Kun Ri Yue Dao) - Cicada Wing Sword
(Chan Zi Dao) - Heaven Lotus
Phoenix Tail (Tian He Feng Wei Tang) - Wolf Spear (Lan
Qiang) - Wolf Teeth Club (Lan
Ya Ban) - Wolf Teeth
Spiked-Trident (Lan Ya Dang) - Lashing Staff (Shao
Zi Gun)
Short Weapons
Short weapons can be used one handed, like a sword. Generally speaking, these
are personal side arms. Many of these when used in pairs are twin weapons,
although our twin weapon list is limited to those weapons that are only used as
twins. Furthermore, some short weapons have soft versions.
- Nine Ring
Broadsword (Jiu Huan Dao) - Nine Hook
Broadsword (Jiu Gou Dao) - Southern
Broadsword (Nan Dao) - Ghost Head
Broadsword (Gui Tao Dao) - Swallow Tail
Broadsword (Yan Zi Dao) - Long Broadsword (Zha
Dao) - Straight Sword
Piercer (Jian Ci) - Snake Straight
Sword (She Jian) - Whip (Bian)
- Mace (Jian)
- Hammer (Chui)
- Eight Corner
Hammer (Ba Ling Chui) - Steel Fan (Tie
Shan) - Iron Smoking Pipe
(Tie Yan Dou) - Iron Flute (Tie
Di) - Cymbals (Ba)
- Iron Ruler (Tie
Chi) - Crutch or Cane (Guai)
- Fly Whisk (Fei
Mao Dan) - Shield (Dun)
- Water Parting
Shield (Fen Shui Dun) - Bench (Ban
Deng) - Two-Handed
Broadsword (Shuang Shou Dao, also Bagua Dao) - Two-handed
Straight Sword (Shuang Shou Jian) - Push Dagger (Chi
Shou)
Soft Weapons
Soft weapons, or flexible weapons, have a joint or are attached to a rope. These
weapons require great skill, since they are always changing. Many of these can
also be hidden weapons, since they are very compact when collapsed.
- Meteor Hammer (Liu
Xing Chui) - Rope Javelin (Sen
Biao) - Flying Weight (Shuang
Tao Fei Chui) - Mother and Son
Hammer (Zi Mu Chui) - Three Section
Staff (San Jie Gun) - Two Section Staff
(Er Jie Gun) - Whip Chain (Qi
Jie Bian, Seven Section Whip or Jiu Jie Bian, Nine Section Whip) - Dragon Head Stick
(Long Tao Gan Ban) - Double Flying
Claw (Shuang Fei Zhua) - Four Section
Sickle (Si Jie Tang)
Twin Weapons
Twin weapons are two mirror-image weapons, one held in each hand. In modern
kungfu, the practice of twin weapons balances out the left hand with the right,
since many styles have a predetermined dominance.
- Twin Broadswords (Shuang
Dao) - Twin Straight
Swords (Shuang Jian) - Butterfly Knives (Hu
Die Shuang Dao, Butterfly Double Sword or Niu Er Jin Dao, Ox Ear Sharp
Sword) - Axe (Fu)
- Sickle (Lian
Dao) - Hook (Gou)
- Nine Teeth Hook (Jiu
Zi Gou) - Twin Halberds (Shuang
Shou Ji) - Twin Daggers (Shuang
Bi Shou) - Ring (Huan)
or Wheel (Lun) - Iron Ring (Shuo
Huan) - Deer Antler
Knives (Lu Jiao Dao) - Iron Comb (Tie
Su Zi) - Iron Chopsticks (Tie
Kuai Zi) - Emei Piercers (Emei
Ci) - Horse Halberd (Ma
Ji) - Unicorn Horn
Sword (Lin Jiao Dao) - Mandarin Duck
Spade (Yuan Yang Chan)
Hidden and Flying Weapons
Hidden weapons are a fascinating sub-topic of Chinese weaponry. Used to expand
the range of offense beyond close combat, a great number of ingenious hidden
weapons were created to surprise the enemy. Small enough to be hidden in a
sleeve or robe, and particularly useful in a surprise attack or when you are
outnumbered, these are generally small weapons, with the exception of the bows.
- Arhat Coin (Luohan
Qian) - Flying Knife (Fei
Dao) - Flying Dart (Fei
Biao) - Sleeve Sword (Shu
Jian) - Iron Toad (Tie
Chan Chu) - Flying Locust
Stone (Fei Huang Shi) - Scholar's Brush (Pan
Guan Bi or Zhaung Yuan Bi - Judge's Brush or Champion Place Brush) - Wolf Teeth Hammer
(Lan Ya Chui) - Bow (Dan Gong)
- Crossbow (Lu)
Forms
Gong Fu Basics
Gong Fu Basics
SHAOLIN Gong fu
SHAOLIN Gong fu
Stances: Ma bu: horse stance.
Gong bu: bow stance, forward leg bent, rear leg straight.
Pu bu: low stance, body rests on rear bent leg, forward leg out straight.
Xu bu: Cat stance, with forward leg bent, toes and knee in, heel out.
Xie bu: Very low stance, both bent knees, one leg behind other.
“Eighteen” Lohan exercises…
1. Ma bu shuang bien: Horse stance with two punches. Sideways feet together horse, step out, turn 180 degrees with high sweeping kick, and open arms out, bring together as vertical blocks or grabs, end in low horse stance, arms then come down and separate as horizontal with fists together, elbows out to sides, then bilaterally extend outward straight.
2. Gong bu xian shing: Bow stance with two punches. Sideways feet together horse, step out, turn 180 degrees with high sweeping kick, and open arms out, bring together as vertical blocks or grabs, end in low horse stance, arms then come down and separate as horizontal with fists together, elbows out to sides, then twist upper body towards direction of travel with one fist as a backfist swinging to the rear with fist curved in towards radius, the other fist functions as a front two knuckle punch to opponent who is at the direction of travel, and ends also curved a little toward the radius.
3. Pu bu xie da: Low stance kick strike. Sideways feet together horse, step out, turn 180 degrees with sliding of foot on ground ending as a high raised knee, same side hand in shuto at opposite neck, or block, other hand in horse position, lower into a low squat as the raised knee becomes straight out, shuto comes down towards foot of straightened out leg. End by raising into a gongbu position with shuto becoming an upward strike
4. Xu bu gedang: Cat stance block. Forward feet together horse, step forward and sideways into a soft cat stance with bent leg twisted slightly so heel of foot is lateral, knife hand of one sweeps outside of other and ends across body pointing at other’s elbow, the heel of the other knife hand comes close to center of chest, and twists out and over the other hand as a forward strike. Tip of third finger should be at height of nose.
5. Gong bu chong quan: Bow stance punch. Side horse, left hand to left, grabs, pulls back to side position as you move into gong bu position facing left, with right punch towards left. Right foot moves next to left, staying crouched, right hand stays out as punch as you step into ma bu. Right hand grabs, pulls back, as you lean into gong bu with left punch. Continue and alternate.
6. Xie bu chong quan: Turning bow stance punch. Sideways feet together horse, step out, left arm across body in block, swing left arm out to left and behind as you twist counterclockwise on legs, as you crouch and twist, left arm pulls in and right punches to 6 o’clock.
7. Qui xing bu: Seven star stance (chicken stance). Start in feet together horse, advance left foot (to step on opponents foot) while you downward swing right chicken wrist (to catch the kick of opponent), bring right hand far behind you in upward chicken wrist as you perform forward sweeping right kick (to kick opponent in back of leg he is standing upon) with right knife hand strike to opponent’s chest. Right elbow should be above right knee, end with right foot pointing downward at left knee, lean forward with chest, right elbow over right knee, right knife hand strike out, left chicken wrist far behind you.
8. Xiezi bai wei: Scorpion sweep with the tail. Sideways feet together horse facing left, right palm block to left, twist clockwise 360 degrees as you circle right hand clockwise to grab opponent’s strike, concurrently circle right foot clockwise to block or grab opponents kick, end in flamingo stance facing left with right foot up at left knee toes down, right palm at right knee facing left, with left upwards shuto block above head. End by stepping down into sideways horse opposite from original, facing left.
9. Dan fei jiao: Snap kick with strike. Step forward with right, right high instep kick, touch with outward right palm down spear hand; alternate
10. Li he tui: Inside kick. Side horse, left arm across body with palm block to right, reach out to left with left to grab strike, turn counterclockwise with high right crescent kick, end in flamingo stance with right knee up, right fist straight down, left fist up at left side of head.
11. Wai bai tui: Outside kick. Face forward, right reverse crescent kick, kick hands above head
12. Tan tui: Snap kick. Face forward, semi-squat with knees bent, and small instep kicks as you move forward.
13. Zheng deng tui zhang: Heel kick with palm strike. Face forward, ball kick with opposite and simultaneous knife hand strike.
14. Ce chuai tui: Side kick. Side horse stance, keep feet planted, twist counterclockwise into monkey block (right arm straight down in fist, left fist up at head, look left), get up slightly and side kick to forward; alternate.
15. Hou deng tui: Back kick. Side horse stance, turn 180 counterclockwise down into crouch, right hand blocking face, left hand to ground by left heel (to throw dirt), side kick with left, alternate. Turn towards direction of back.
16. Zheng ti: Front kick. Face forward, left foot forward, right elbow strike forward, left arm at horse position; bring right elbow down to rear as you front ball kick with right, return to previous position, step forward with right bringing left elbow strike up and returning right arm to horse position. Alternate.
17. Er qi jiao: Jump snap kick. Face forward, turn left forty five degrees with right arm swinging in a circle down to right fist down, left fist up at face, (monkey position), with right foot slightly forward; rise up to low horse squat with both arms at sides, in deep squat; jump up with right high instep kick and right palm down spear hand strike, striking instep of foot; land, twist to right ninety degrees circling left arm down into monkey position and continue.
18. Qian sao tui: Front sweep. Side horse, block and strike to right (right hand circles out to strike, left hand circles to palm block by body as you bring left foot to right with right toes down); twist left ninety degrees facing forward both arms swung back behind you; jump forward as you slap palm of one hand against back of other in front of you; land in pubu with right knee bent, left leg straight out in direction of opponent; switch weight over to left leg with left leg bent and right leg straight out, circle right leg counterclockwise, under left leg as you rest on hands, all the way around to left pubu again; get up into original strike and block position with right toes down.
19. Xuan fung jiao: Tornado kick. Face forward in horse feet together, step forward with right, then left, with concurrent circular blocks with hands, step forward with right into side horse, bilateral spear hands up to right with right body twist; swing both arms as you twist and jump counterclockwise bringing left knee up as high as possible, kicking with right foot as you twirl around; end in side horse with both arms up to right in preparation for next kick.
20. Hou sao tui: Back sweep. Face forward horse with feet together; raise both arms up and cross over head with tigers claws, raise right knee high; step forward with right, then left into side horse stance, then as you strike forward move into left gongbu with left knee bent, right leg straight, bilateral palm strikes to forward; crouch down using hands for support as you perform (iron broom) a clockwise right heel sweep 360 degrees, end in side horse (mabu) with right high but downward chicken strike to right, move to left gongbu with high palm strike to left; continue by bringing feet together to horse.
21. Teng kong wai bai lien: Lotus kick. Opposite facing direction side horse, bilateral spear hands on top of one another to left, twist body to right bringing both arms to position behind you palms up; putting weight on planted right leg jump forward bringing left knee up as high as possible; twist clockwise in air with right kick towards left position; land in side horse with bilateral spear hands towards left.
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