me only practice with bamboo stick
then wooden sword.
nice and shiny ones are saved for “performance” or show.
my point is that good ones are preserved, polished for display.
I practice with cheap alternative that can be damaged and replaceable.
[QUOTE=CYMac;1128495]Not really, depends on how you strike and thrust with different skills. Different swords designs give you a different feeling, technique, skills, and insights as well. Opens your mind up alot when you try different swords. That’s the fun in sword art~
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, …
When you feel the designer of the sword, you know what they have in mind, and you will fall in love with it when you get the feeling too. :)[/QUOTE]
Lacked functionality for my taste and style.
Sorry to appear critical but I assure you it is good natured.
Peace
[QUOTE=CYMac;1128495]Not really, depends on how you strike and thrust with different skills. Different swords designs give you a different feeling, technique, skills, and insights as well. Opens your mind up alot when you try different swords. That’s the fun in sword art~
, ,
, …
When you feel the designer of the sword, you know what they have in mind, and you will fall in love with it when you get the feeling too. :)[/QUOTE]
In otherwords Sifu Kisu, if you can’t use the cheap POS, you didn’t learn Teh Reelz from Taoverse Doody. :rolleyes:
To be fair the last sword he posted is a decent wall-hanger.
I still think it’s shanzhai. There is a hero movie replica sword made by one of the Longquan forges but IIRC, it used a greener pallet for the fittings, and the wrap on the hilt was completely different.
Notwithstanding that, I’ve got uglier stuff that I’ve hung on my walls in the past.
Like the sword I picked up at Shaolin and subsequently broke while cut-testing because the tang was actually welded onto the blade - and poorly.
Anyway, I wouldn’t practice with that sword, but these days I usually either practice with wasters, or with my Naumburg Sword.
lol@wallhanger. I got one of those last night.
a “Blade of the day walker” replica from the movie Blade.
It’s actually quite nice, but I don’t want to use it because…well, you know, it’s a “replica from a movie” and ergo, not really a functional weapon.so onto the stand it goes and stays.
Here’s what it is. I can’t believe this sells for 150! yeesh! lol
[QUOTE=David Jamieson;1128608]lol@wallhanger. I got one of those last night.
a “Blade of the day walker” replica from the movie Blade.
It’s actually quite nice, but I don’t want to use it because…well, you know, it’s a “replica from a movie” and ergo, not really a functional weapon.so onto the stand it goes and stays.
Here’s what it is. I can’t believe this sells for 150! yeesh! lol[/QUOTE]
I’ve handled that blade before. It’s the most f-ing back-weighted sword I’ve ever seen. I swear the balance point is a foot past the pommel - the opposite direction from the blade.
[QUOTE=JamesC;1128595]In otherwords Sifu Kisu, if you can’t use the cheap POS, you didn’t learn Teh Reelz from Taoverse Doody. :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
I can use a paper cup to commit a violent act it simply would not be my first choice:D
Simon hit the nail on the head “wall hanger” and a nice one at that.
Here’s an oldie but goodie:
Hopefully “Master Killer” won’t wipe a booger on this one…
Hi, thanks for sharing your pics, I just received some new Daos today and thought you might like to see them. Unlike my old ones these are very sharp.
The comments here about blunt/sharp are interesting !.
Best wishes.
I still miss my Spring Autumn Sword. Got it in Longquan for cheap, heaviest blade I’ve ever swung.
Had to leave it in China when I came back to Canada because, heavy.
Will get it back from my inlaws if I decide to get a job in China next year.
Oh yeah, and you can get it from martialartsmart.com
yes. it is an old belief
each sword is made in pairs. or in two.
sisters
or mother and daughter
–
etc etc.
nice butterfly knife! looks heavy and sturdy too, I bet they both weight about 3lb each or something? I can feel the sturdiness already! cool ~
This is another one we used in Taoism magic rituals too. It’s the oldest one we bought and so I can tell you it have sustain through lots and lots of thrust too. This thing doesn’t wobbles or anything, it’s just as sturdy as it looks~ nice and very solid feeling! I just love the mid length swords so much.
again
it said yue wang sword.
it is not rite.
yue wang gou jian
his sword was wider and longer and made of something other than steel
–
there was a tomb and a pond
pond for his sword. jian ci.
[QUOTE=SPJ;1128672]again
it said yue wang sword.
it is not rite.
yue wang gou jian
his sword was wider and longer and made of something other than steel
–
there was a tomb and a pond
pond for his sword. jian ci.
—[/QUOTE]
of course, but don’t you get the fact that most dragon well swords are like that nowadays? they put words of anything up on any blades by random too, that’s how it is. Who will be so stupid to think they picked up a real Yue Wong’s sword on the street for like $100 or something?! I think only idiots will think so! haha! Well, there are some typical words like : , , , …etc,.. you can find these all over the place too.. so? They don’t really mean anything.. it’s just some words they put on for the sake of putting it up…
yes. yes.
all that glitters may not be gold.
or all that shines may not be stars.
Here are a few past pieces I have owned, they are from the ching dynasty as said by the collector who gave them to me. (the group picture one.. there are 3 of the same design and one double handed sword (damascus blade), there are one single one in the other photo is also a damascus blade as well.
Sorry I don’t have any photos with them open up and these are the only pics I have left for memories.
I use this sword to slay wizards
I’ll raise you a Heron Marked Blade
Btw, if you know what this sword is that makes you a geek.
Just call me Rand Al’Tor…or Lan Mandragoran…