http://pipersystem.com/blog The Piper Knife System Blog Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:13:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had an interesting experience chatting to my uncle (what’s the English for your grandfathers brother? That's the problem with being a second language English speaker) [That would be your Great Uncle - Ed]. I was telling him about some other African martial arts. I also told him about my ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/13 Part 2 of the article Stick fighting and knife fighting in South Africa: Where they are linked Now in the previous post I spoke about how South African native populations did not have a knife culture. Then the Malays and others were forcefully kidnapped from their countries and imprisoned in the ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/33 The other day I had a piper class at my place, and that white boy, Stephan (the house Guardian), asked me what the name 'Piper' meant...again..for the umpteenth time. I then realised that I might as well write about it, since I never did mention the origin of the name. ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/32 Stabbing of a family member Hi there everyone. Hope all is well in your world. Soooooo…. Lots of interesting conversations and confrontations happening here on the blog. My personal view is that it’s a good thing. I have always been ”the glass is half full” kind of guy. Over the ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/31 Hi all I want to thank those who responded in various ways to the previous post, it left me with much food for thought. I have the intuition that this is a subject that I will refer to again in future. While I’m pondering some Piper-related thoughts on knife-duelling (or Proportional ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/30 Ok, so all you need is a knife and, uh, another guy with a knife. Yeah, so now all that's left is a damn good reason to stick the sharp pointy end in the other guy. Well, there you go. A Knife Fight. The End. Or is it?? What is this fascination ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/29 Part 1 From the Malay in the Bokaap, the Xhosa in the valleys, the Sotho in the mountains, the Nama in the desert and the Zulu in the highlands, South Africa is made up of a number of population groups, each with its own religions, traditions and languages. These differing ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/28 Bandile felt motivated to write this post, which I feel will prove as compelling and enlightening as his other writing. Lloyd --------------- Hi all In reply to my refuting the myth of African Guru’s and Zulu warrior castes, I have just received e-mail from Afrikans overseas asking me who I am to speak about ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/27 I think we may have been too harsh in our approach at times in the past, making waves amidst calm waters, claiming a continent that is mother to more than just us. I think we have grown up a bit in our thinking, our eyes opening to more than just ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/26 Hi all. I've been searching the net for references on African martial arts, out of idle curiosity more than anything specific - but what I found seems to do a disservice to the subject. I believe I may well end up deleting this post, for the reasons that it may be ... http://pipersystem.com/blog/archives/25