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Singapore’s wushu trio of Tay Yu Juan, Khor Poh Chin and Tao Yijun emerged victorious in the women’s duilian (with weapons) event.

SUPERB team execution won Singapore the two golds that bookended their medal harvest at the Vientiane South-east Asia Games yesterday.

In the morning, the women’s wushu trio of Khor Poh Chin, Tao Yijun and Tay Yu Juan won the weapons gold by just 0.01 point in the women’s duilian with a brilliant display of precise pugilistic skills.

The wushu event, which pits the one-minute choreographies of competing teams against each other, was a blur of rapid weapon thrusts and acrobatic flips, as the competitors thrilled the spectators at the Lao International Trade Exhibition and Convention Centre.

The Singapore trio – with Khor and Tao on spears and Tay on double broadsword – triumphed over Indonesia and Brunei, scoring 9.46 points to the other two teams’ 9.45 points.

The small price they had to pay for the narrow win? A slight nick on Tao’s nose during their routine, which drew a trace of blood.

From the topic Rape Prevention on eastpaw’s comment -

Keys are such pathetic weapons they would only do more harm than good.

Which get me thinking, hence this post – What is a good weapon when situation happens on the street? Is there a good weapon in the first place?

Before we go into the finding of a good weapon, I would like to bring your attention to why I chose the “Keys” to be a useful weapon for the girls.

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