I got 9 stiches on the elbow from a dao (plus the resulting scar). We were learning to put butterfly kicks into one of the broadsword forms, guy let the sword fly, I was only like a few feet from him, didn’t stand a chance. It was a dull midweight sword…man that hurt now that I think about it.
:rolleyes:
Read above…Dont get a sharp one.
My scare was caused by another guy doing his form at the same time as me…we got a tad to close and then he did somthing wrong.
sharps
Here’s that sharpened broadsword. Here’s even a tai chi version. Beginners should never work sharps. It’s quite dangerous. But IMO, advanced practitioners aren’t really advanced if they haven’t worked sharps. Of course, you have to remember that I did a fair amount of Japanese sword study, so in Iaido and Batto-jistu, I worked live blades. There’s no substitute. It’s been an odd modern convention that CMA shys away from sharps. And FWIW, a sword blade doesn’t have to be that sharp to cut. It’s more in the stroke.
And FWIW, a sword blade doesn’t have to be that sharp to cut. It’s more in the stroke.
When wasn’t it all in the stroke?
Not THAT kind of stroking, NP…
Oh, thanks…phew… that almost became dangerous.
Just glad I don’t really ever use my live blade.
Oh, Oh,
got a new kung fu pick up line…
Hey baby, wanna check out my broadsword, I was told I have a beautiful stroke.
Broadsword question.
So I recieved a broadsword for X-mas, and the handle is bare wood.
Any suggestions on how I should wrap it?
I’ve used tennis racket tape for my butterfly swords, but I would like something that works a little better…
Thanks…
Better than tennis racket tape? If you can find some leather wrap then I guess that would be ideal.
exactly what I was looking for, just couldn’t wrap my head around the words…
thanks.