I'm curious, have you tried using a cable with such a weapon? Or if there are traditional flexible weapons that use them? I figured you would be the man to ask:)
For this weapon that would go against how they were historically used so it wouldn't suit my purpose but in it'd be an interesting experiment. As to your other question- Cables were used as (or as part of) saps so I can say that for sure. I guess we could call that traditional (certainly historical) but I imagine you meant more like Eastern martial arts weapons... and in that case not that I'm aware of. Side note, nowadays you have those short steel cable whip type weapons that are on the market too but they're not traditional. Steel wire/rope (aka cable) has only been around since... looking it up... 1834 BTW
Yeah, I've always thought it was a little risky to practice with no safety gear. Anything where you can potentially lose a tooth, break your jaw. Hit your shin, your temple, the back of your skull... Your nuts... etc. Is a risk. It's up to the practitioner of course, and what they are trying to achieve. But there's a reason that despite owning functional swords that I do not train with them out of protective gear. And it's because I know from experience that it's possible to hit myself by accident. Because it's happened before. And it's a lot easier to buy a helmet with face protection. Than it is to realize you should have been wearing one to begin with after getting Injured. Just my own 2 cents of course. Just yeah. The unpredictability and potential for it to arc back plus the ability to accelerate the mass makes it tricky and dangerous even for the practitioner. Still cool. I would imagine pinpoint accuracy is a combination of using both hands spread apart to direct the weight and then letting the energy slide through the guiding hand once you are on target. That and mental focus on hitting one point. After that it's just luck😊
The eternal dilemma, debate for weapons training. I feel like if someone was going to be able to use this in fight (the historical recreation purpose) then they have to be able to wield it in its true form... where you can in fact cut or hit yourself if you don't do it right. But I understand the other side too.
Have you played around with rope darts/meteor hammer? i practiced similiar forms with two monkey fist knots on the ends of a rope. Timing and inertia are different but the basic movement pattern stay the same
Surprisingly no. I really need to get one. I'm not interested in the non-martial gymnastics techniques that dominate those nowadays of course. But they look fascinating.
Interesting.
Impressive aim, and impressive weapon!
Thanks man
At least you're getting better on your side profile & you struck accuracy with the reverse grip which is impressive
Thanks! This was a few months back (footage) too.
I'm curious, have you tried using a cable with such a weapon? Or if there are traditional flexible weapons that use them? I figured you would be the man to ask:)
For this weapon that would go against how they were historically used so it wouldn't suit my purpose but in it'd be an interesting experiment.
As to your other question- Cables were used as (or as part of) saps so I can say that for sure. I guess we could call that traditional (certainly historical) but I imagine you meant more like Eastern martial arts weapons... and in that case not that I'm aware of. Side note, nowadays you have those short steel cable whip type weapons that are on the market too but they're not traditional.
Steel wire/rope (aka cable) has only been around since... looking it up... 1834 BTW
Yeah, I've always thought it was a little risky to practice with no safety gear.
Anything where you can potentially lose a tooth, break your jaw. Hit your shin, your temple, the back of your skull... Your nuts... etc. Is a risk.
It's up to the practitioner of course, and what they are trying to achieve.
But there's a reason that despite owning functional swords that I do not train with them out of protective gear.
And it's because I know from experience that it's possible to hit myself by accident. Because it's happened before.
And it's a lot easier to buy a helmet with face protection.
Than it is to realize you should have been wearing one to begin with after getting Injured.
Just my own 2 cents of course.
Just yeah. The unpredictability and potential for it to arc back plus the ability to accelerate the mass makes it tricky and dangerous even for the practitioner.
Still cool.
I would imagine pinpoint accuracy is a combination of using both hands spread apart to direct the weight and then letting the energy slide through the guiding hand once you are on target.
That and mental focus on hitting one point.
After that it's just luck😊
With Kusari Gama you can train to pin point accuracy
The eternal dilemma, debate for weapons training. I feel like if someone was going to be able to use this in fight (the historical recreation purpose) then they have to be able to wield it in its true form... where you can in fact cut or hit yourself if you don't do it right. But I understand the other side too.
Have you played around with rope darts/meteor hammer? i practiced similiar forms with two monkey fist knots on the ends of a rope. Timing and inertia are different but the basic movement pattern stay the same
Surprisingly no. I really need to get one. I'm not interested in the non-martial gymnastics techniques that dominate those nowadays of course. But they look fascinating.