Samurai takes out an opponent with an arrow to the face after first nailing him in the knee. The mounted Samurai was under attack by a rake-like weapon called a Ryuta竜吒 "dragon's scream" Note he's already taken a head today (tied to his horse.)
奥羽永慶軍記 Ou-u Military log
Jorge Martín’s Turn 5 shoulder-drag is insane. Hanging his body off his bike, he shifts the center of mass low & inward. This extreme posture fights a crushing ~2g lateral force, keeping the tires' tiny contact patches glued at an impossible 60° lean angle!
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In the early days of MMA people used to say “oh these spinning attacks and jumping attacks don’t work”. But now that the skill level of the fighters has increased exponentially, as has the athleticism, we see far more knockouts from attacks like spinning backfists and flying knees. It is probably the same with weapons. A jumping attack may not be efficient, but it’s cool and if the fighter is athletic enough to pull it off, it opens another angle to attack from
The parallel between the scene depicted in the Pylos Combat Agate and Achilles’ fight with Boagrius in the movie “Troy” is so striking it’s hard to believe it’s just a coincidence. I like to think Wolfgang Petersen drew inspiration from this Bronze Age masterpiece
A young member of the Tamil Tigers guarding a Hindoo Temple.
The Tamil Tigers were probably the most vigorous group of Hindoos in the modern era. Faced of against conspiracies by the Indian Government, Chinese, Sri Lankans and the UN at large, and went down in a blaze of glory 🐅
This was made over 250 years before Achilles slew Hector. Over 1000 years before the publication of Plato’s Republic. Literally an unthinkable level of craftsmanship for the time.
This was made over 250 years before Achilles slew Hector. Over 1000 years before the publication of Plato’s Republic. Literally an unthinkable level of craftsmanship for the time.
The most offensive thing about caste is really that it is not tied to money.
But anyway, if you read on you will find that the bible defines Jewish priests as a caste. You were born into it, according to the text anyway. I personally think there was historical distortion.
At least they're trying. A lot of these guys live in basically sub-Saharan conditions, in districts with under $1,000 per capita income and barely enough to eat, and they still have the motivation to work on their fitness and dream of one day getting to a proper gym. That's worth more than some fat fuck mocking them online for being poor and deprived and brown. They can't afford the equipment or the training today, but one day they will, and they'll do far better than most of the people passing judgment on them right now.