These antics were solely the result of nervous irritation, a mood born of Miss Miranda Sawyer's stiff, grim, and martial attitude.
Chauncey, who led the way with their mother on his arm, a martial figure though a minister, and a good captain to follow, as the boys felt after hearing his stirring words.
So he had exerted himself to collect all the musical talent he could find, a horn, a fiddle, and a flute, with drum and fife for the martial scenes.
Still, he carried himself with martial erectness, had his clothes scrupulously brushed, and his trousers tightly strapped; and on the Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, when he came to Tom, he was always inspired with gin and old memories, which gave him an exceptionally spirited air, as of a superannuated charger who hears the drum.
But they're a more diverse and proactive bunch these days, as demonstrated by Raya and the Last Dragon, a cartoon fantasy adventure with a lot more martial arts than there were in Mulan.
Today , this ancient custom is mainly kept alive by martial artists from traditional Kung Fu schools.
His posthumous name was Wenwu-dasheng-daguang Xiao Huangdi, literally "Filial Emperor who is Civil and Martial, Greatly Holy, and Greatly Expansive".
The hooligans gasped in disbelief and went down on their knees and begged Lu to teach them martial arts.
I know not how, but martial men are given to love: I think, it is but as they are given to wine; for perils commonly ask to be paid in pleasures.
I know not how, but martial men are given to love: I think, it is but as they are given to wine; for perils commonly ask to be paid in pleasures.
" said Linghu Chong, a known character in a Chinese novel about persons adept in martial arts().
Cha began weaving his martial arts world under the pen name Jin Yong in 1955 and by 1972 he had written 15 immensely popular novels.
Cha was most famous for his wuxia, or martial arts and chivalry, novels.
Researchers said that elderly people who practiced the martial art were more than 50 percent less likely to suffer a fall than those who just performed stretching exercises.
Michael Jordan - Michael Jordan is called "Bang Zhu" ("gang boss" or "sect leader") because one of the Chinese characters for his last name "Qiao Dan" is the same as the surname of "Qiao Feng", the legendary leader of the "Beggars' Sect" in popular wuxia martial arts novels, often known simply as "Sect Leader Qiao".
you were under good discipline, and as you went fluttering up and down the room in your undress uniform, you not only prattled undignified baby talk, but even tuned up your martial voices and tried to sing!
A team of casting directors visited five continents and saw nearly 1,000 candidates for the role, which requires credible martial arts skills, the ability to speak English and the most ineffable requirement of all: star quality.
The first English version of the famous martial arts novel, "Legends of the Condor Heroes", written by Louis Cha, better known by his pen name, Jin Yong, is scheduled to be released in the UK next year.
But if you do what many Scorpios do to stay fit—embrace the martial arts—you'll need to eat more.
Going to classes in the ancient Chinese martial art for 12 weeks significantly reduced symptoms of the blues.
