Your Dream Weapons

[KC Elbows]

If you could choose a specific list of weapons forms to learn, what would they be?

Here's mine:

Practical weapons:
knife
chain whip
staff

For-the-fun-of-it-weapons:
Hook swords
three-section staff

For Body mechanics:
spear(internal)

[Budokan]

Fat Man and Little Boy.

K. Mark Hoover

[KC Elbows]

Man, I forgot those two. Of course, I did specify ones that have forms, so unless you can find me a school with atom bomb form, you're gonna have to find something else.

Perhaps greek fire?

[KC Elbows]

Oh yeah, I forgot judge's pens(I think that's what they are called). We'll put them under practical, if illegal.

[Budokan]

If Rolls can learn martial arts from video games then I can do atom bomb forms. :)

K. Mark Hoover

[KC Elbows]

Rolls can't learn from video games, and you can't do an atom bomb form, now pick a weapon!

[Budokan]

Okay, my weapon is the bo.

K. Mark Hoover

[JWTAYLOR]

Hook swords.

More manriki gusari.

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[KC Elbows]

manriki gusari? What weapon is that?

[Tigerstyle]

It's a Kama (small sickle-like weapon) with a chain attatched to the end of the handle, right? Usually a small weight or blade at the other end of the chain.

Man, too many Sho Kusugi movies...

"No Pain - Good."
- neptunesfall

[JWTAYLOR]

No kama.

The manriki gusari is just the weighten chain. Usually about 3 feet in length, with small weights on each end.

here's a picture, but I wouldn't trust the welds on these.

http://www.thesteelsource.com/html/manriki.htm

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[Badger]

I believe thats like a 3 ft chain with 2 weighted ends.


Badger

BJJ is Superior to Mullets!G

[Badger]

oh.. Jon beat me to it.


Badger

BJJ is Superior to Mullets!G

[Mojo]

Here's a link with a photo of the Manriki

http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/45-20k.html

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[Tigerstyle]

Oh, OK. Well then...

not enough Sho Kosugi movies. I better go study up (woo hoo! Pray For Death!)

"No Pain - Good."
- neptunesfall

[KC Elbows]

Nice. I didn't see any stats for self-inflicted damage from one of those. :eek:

[KC Elbows]

I can tell I'm one of the only ones here that has no weapon forms. I've got this huge list, and everyone else has one specific one. Someday...

[RedDragon]

chain whip, tiger hooks, fan, and maybe sais

"United We Stand, Divided We Fall."

[joedoe]

Broadsword
Staff
Sai
Tiger fork

In no particular order. :)

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[Shaolin36]

Here it goes...

Staff/broom
Chain Whip/belt
Throwing darts/stars/knives
sword/umbrella

And there it went........

[KungFuGuy!]

Samurai sword, or daito.

[Jaguar Wong]

Tigerstyle,
You're thinking the Kusari Gama (http://tkdtutor.com/15-Weapons/Offensive/KusariGama.htm)

As for my choices...
The Wing Zero
http://gundam.com/mecha/suits/221-01_b.jpg

Note: The picture is actually Wing 01, but it's close enough to the Wing Zero :)

Jaguar Wong

"If you learn to balance a tack hammer on your head
then you learn to head up a balanced attack!"
- The Sphinx

[Kung Lek]

always liked the elk horn knives.

a pa kua weapon. never did get to learn a set with them, but nevertheless, i like them.

peace

Kung Lek

Martial Arts Links (http://members.home.net/kunglek)

[yenhoi]

chain whip
that thing jwt was talking about
three section staff
hand grenade

strike!

[Xebsball]

In order of preference:

Broadsword
Spear
Kwandao
Straight Sword
Knife

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[neptunesfall]

double laser guns.

[blaktiger]

Street Practical:

Iron Fan
("Ha! You call that a weapon?" WHOOSH! "Can you give me my eyebrows back?")

Spring Loaded Whip Batton - Cali cops carry them
Balisong (butterfly) knife


Fun Weapons:

Kwan Dao - be a bit hard to carry this one
Straight sword
Monk's Spade

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"I'll be too busy lookin' good!"

[Sharky]

I would like to learn the Wai-Ving Glock form.

All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.

[HopGar]

in no order...

Broadsword, spear, M-4 carbine, and oh yeah, an israeli merkava tank.

Zvika

"He's not dead, 'es resting! Well if 'e's resting, I'll wake him up! 'Ello Mr. Polly Parrot...." -Monty Python, Dead Parrot Sketch

[straight blast]

Wing Chun butterfly swords
Katana (1 & 2)
Wudang Sword

And the exotic:
Claw blades attached to the hands & wrists, Man that'd be awesome.

"Pain is merely weakness leaving the body"

[SantaClaus]

ok, like use taser technology, to rig a couple of metal "hard whips" so when you hit them it shocks you.

[Gigante]

Where can I get myself a good quality manriki gusari ?

[Kristoffer]

http://www.thesteelsource.com/html/rvikinghelm.htm

this is rediculous! They are seriously diluted if they think that vikings used helmets like that!! Thats only in the holywood they got horns..
That site sucked SO badly,, I wouldnt trust any weapon they sell. It prob. crap anyway.. :rolleyes:

as for forms:

i've already trained with knife, and this is something that we do alot when it comes to weapon training. I know 2 forms with knifes, and all the applications. I know 3 or four ways of disarming, uhh and a few knife vs knife tricks. Have trained with staff a few times but I dont think it is as cool as knife. Aaand Im pretty well rounded with the nunchacka. Played around with broadsword too, this is something I would like to train more with! LOVE swords!!!

I haven't trained with short staff (iron pipes are good street fighting weapons so I guess it would come in handy) yet, but i will soon...
Chain and dart rope would be TOO cool, but i dont think my sifu teaches these weapons.

h-bomb forms... :rolleyes:

~K~
"maybe not in combat.. but think of the chicks man, the chicks!" -- someone on the subject of back-flips in combat --

[JWTAYLOR]

Gigante, you can't. I havne't found one yet. Basically, you have buy a crappy one so that you can get the weights. Then, you go and buy a good, welded link steel chain and weld the weights on yourself, (or have someone else weld it on.) The stuff I've bought from catalouges and online have all come apart under hard practice.

JWT

If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV

[Chang Style Novice]

practical -

Cane (the taiji sabre form is probably pretty good for a start here)
Knife
Taiji Straight Sword (for further Cane skills)

The truly impractical -

3 section staff
Kwandao
long staff

The so embarrassing I can barely stand to type it -

"Batleth," a double ended curved sword held in the middle that Star Trek Klingons use.

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