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Yao People
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Yao women are known for their phenomenal strength.
Besides twirling parasols while the men blow
reed instruments, and otherwise making merry around the fire as you see
here, they play a game with a bamboo pole around three inches in
diameter and
10 feet long (roughly 7 or 8cm x 3m). Two opponents each place an end
of the pole just above the belt line, get a good stance and grip, and
try to push the other over.
I just managed to hold
my own against a 12-year-old girl, whom I outweighed by quite a margin,
by trying to
visualize a flow of chi energy through the pole and pushing as hard as
possible. This was a source of some satisfaction, because to draw a
match with them is unusual regardless of weight advantage.
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