Armour




 

War of the Worlds

I have the highest understanding of armour in history.

You don't believe me?

Then let us begin.

I often break armour down into two broad classifications. What I call Yin Armour and Yang Armour.

Let us begin with that as a starting point.
 

Principles of Armour: Yin and Yang Armour - Part I


Ultimately it's all about people. People are what make the world go round.

Let us take a moment to introduce Master Duan Zhi Liang


On People: Duan Zhi Liang - Part I
 

Let us now discuss two different approaches in Martial Arts. The approach of Hard Martial Arts and of Soft Martial Arts.
 

The Grandmaster | Daughter of the Grandmaster

Hard & Soft Martial Arts: Hard Martial Arts - Part I


Soft Martial Arts however, are actually faster and harder. To master these styles one must master stillness of mind and the proper harnessing of chi.
 

Bowfinger – Fake Purse Ninjas

Hard & Soft Martial Arts: Soft Martial Arts - Part I


The term "soft" can be misleading in soft martial arts. The softness refers to the chi aspect. But when yin is built up, which can happen very quickly, and then released, it can be released as explosive yang. The power is built in yin, but released in yang.

 

Jackie Chan vs. Jet Li

Understand?

 

Iron Monk

Principles of Armour: Yang Armour - Part I

Principles of Armour: Yin Armour - Part I

Principles of Armour: Yin Armour - Part II

Principles of Armour: Yin Armour - Part III


Yin and Yang armour do different things.
 

Use Yin Armour for countering shocks and vibrations

Yin Armour and Yang Armour both have their strengths. But the real strength is in the balance of the two.
 

Game of Thrones

How to Prevent the Spread of Shake from the Nacelles - Part I
 

To Rope Up or Not To Rope Up
That is the question

Hamlet

Survival Skills: To Rope Up or Not To Rope Up - Part I

Survival Skills: To Rope Up or Not To Rope Up - Part II

Corsets & Connectedness - Part I

Survival Skills: To Rope Up or Not To Rope Up - Part III
 

K2

This next document is a follow on from "The Irish Navy: Hydroplaning Aircraft Carriers - Parts IV & V" in my Naval section.


How to Counter Shockwaves from Torpedo Attack - Part I
 

Bellydance AZHAR

Let us illustrate further by looking another example of the principle of yin armour in action. Underground bases are going to be huge for us in Golden Age, so a lot of my tunnelling, construction and defensive work has been driven by these bases. Protecting these bases from seismic activity is ultimately what got me started looking at this problem of earthquakes.

It is another application of yin armour in action.


How to Stop the Shockwave from an Earthquake - Part I

How to Stop the Shockwave from an Earthquake - Part II

How to Stop the Shockwave from an Earthquake - Part III


Done!

Mission Impossible done!
 

Mission Impossible II

Yin armour basics:

Use gaps to stop the propagation of shocks

Use felt or foam to stop the propagation of vibration

The first of the fleets comes in 2044.

We have twenty-four years to be ready.

We will be ready.
 

300 Spartans - To the Cliffs