how come no strikes on the draw? iaido baby!! twirling on the draw then striking gonna get ninja killed, but fun show
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It sort of lost it's practicality when he kept whacking it onto those blocks.
He blunted the crap out of it half way through.
I think he gave it some sharpening mid film.
Anyway, the way to handle someone like that is to glock em with a punch drunk shot. lol (2 to the chest, one to the head).
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looks like he has a forge behind him, maybe hes just testing a new blade out or something. checking how well he keeps an edge maybe?
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I think he stole the idea from this dude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjiTJ1qnxeY
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I've been studding Kung Fu off and on for a couple of years (Souther Shaolin and now Taoul Moon) and the broad swoard I have always used has been quite light weight. Now I'm currently stationed in Okinawa and the only broadsword I have access too anywhere on the island is "combat steel" and crazy heavy. This is the first time I've seen this and I'm a little confused. With that being said can someone please tell me the diffrence between the norther and southern Chinese broadsword?
Broadsword..or rather "Big Knife" is same same in regards to Chinese martial arts.
It generally denotes a single sided blade like a machete and the variations will come in blade shape, steel quality and weight.
A lighter sword of hardy steel is always better than a heavy one of poor quality and one that is too light, or made for performance wushu is just a prop really.
"combat" steel is a made up term it is not really meaningful.
Alloy 316 is a really high grade corrosion resistant stainless steel, Alloy 304 is almost as good, 440 Stainless is what Kitchen knives get made out of more often than not and then there are several grades beneath those.
carbon high grade steel is what you want and heavy is not that great in a single handed weapon.
Last edited by David Jamieson; 02-14-2011 at 07:09 PM.
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So I guess my next question would be, any time I see the "flimisier" (sp?) sword that would be on the wushu end?
Very thing and very flexible usually denotes a performance wushu blade.
These are made thinner and lighter on purpose to facilitate the speed with which the performer can move.
Pretty much all weapons have been lightened and thinned down for performance wushu.
Having said that, I'm sure you're aware that swords and such are fairly antiquated as weapons go and that good swordmanship is something one keeps for posterity, the art itself or sport alone.
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I wish it was me.... that guys kweel!
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