Weapons.

Postby **That Dude** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:33 am

So, I know that there are many people on this site who practice martial arts and whatnot, and there are also a lot of weapon freaks here as well, so I was thinking, why not make a thread for all us people here.

So my fellow weapons enthusiasts, what weapons do you own, want to own, or dream about having?

As for me personally I have two katanas (planning on getting a third one soon), a saber, and two machetes (one which I made myself), lots of knives, a blowgun, a whip, a bokken, a shotgun and some other random things like throwing stars...What about you guys?

Postby **Mr. Rogers** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:40 am

I want a nice Iaito katana to practice with. I would like a Kusari Fundo - which is a small, weighted chain which was used in old Feudal Japan. I would like a good knife, as well.

Greasemonkey Scripts · Postby **SnoringFrog** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:05 am

At the moment, I've 5 swords (one crappy 3-sword set for display, cheap wakizashi, and a sakabato (sp?)). A purple heart wood K-9 staff and a tanto (I think it's Jatoba wood) from Paul Pittman at http://aikiwood.com/ (he doesn't have the K-9 on his site for some reason now), and various knives such as a modded Emerson Super Seven, Spyderco Standard, stainless steel Spyderco Delica, one throwing knife, a 6" fixed blade, a cheap balisong, and 2-3 cheap and/or beatup other folding knives.

I think that's mostly everything that I have right now. I've been wanting to get another nice folding knife, but I'm not sure what I'm going to get yet.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:52 am

"John Freeman then looked on the ground and found wepon so he pickd it up and fired fast at zombie goasts in front of a house!"

I'm sure most of you have already seen it though. XD

Postby **goldenspines** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:15 am

I tend to keep my weapons to a minimum (easier to store that way). I have one katana, one wooden katana, a fiberglass boe staff (just for practice, I hope to get a wooden one soon), and two singlesticks.

I would probably be happy with some knives, a long sword, and some nunchaku just for the heck of it; but otherwise, I'm happy with the small collection I have now.

http://myanimelist.net/profile/ShaylaBot · Postby **Makachop^^128** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:18 am

don;t have too much weapons myself though I love them ^^ my dad has most of them.
I have one katana from a general from world war 2. shirudiken, shotgun, and
tons of knifes. and two bows. and a Chinese sword.

Postby **Robin Firedrake** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:43 am

I own a (medieval style) bow with a quiver full of arrows, a rather sturdy (if nobbly) staff and my dad lets me use his sword a lot.

Postby **Hana Ryuuzaki** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:56 am

[font="palatino Linotype"]I have an oak staff, a few hunting knives, 3 Gentlemans' knives, a Butterfly knife, a shinai ((for my training)), and a wakizashi with a hidden tanto in the scabbard.

I'm currently collecting a lot more, though. ^__^[/font]

Greasemonkey Scripts · Postby **SnoringFrog** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:06 pm

Hana Ryuuzaki (post: 1322557) wrote:[font="palatino Linotype"]I have an oak staff, a few hunting knives, 3 Gentlemans' knives, a Butterfly knife, a shinai ((for my training)), and a wakizashi with a hidden tanto in the scabbard.

I'm currently collecting a lot more, though. ^__^[/font]

What qualifies as a "Gentleman's knife"?

Postby **Robin Firedrake** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:14 pm

The kind the spy uses. Rather obvious.

MENTELGEN

Postby **Nate** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:42 pm

I definitely want a death ray and a giant laser beam that can destroy entire cities in a matter of seconds.

Postby **Hana Ryuuzaki** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:59 pm

[font="palatino Linotype"]This is one of the kinds

Some people call them pocket knives, but they're slightly different.[/font]

Postby **Gelka** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:01 pm

A fire blaster would be nice.........^^

Postby **Doubleshadow** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:52 pm

Weapons

What is 'Good Times With'?

I have a jo and bokuto, both red oak, and a .30 caliber rifle.

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:06 pm

I've got CDs that didn't burn right... Music is the weapon, according to the old Aerosmith videogame, and I think bad music and bad burns hurt more than good music, so what better weapons than failed CDs?

Other than that, if it came to it I'd just grab a knife from the kitchen. I hate guns. I'm not opposed to others having them, I just don't want them near me. I've never practiced Knife fighting, but I did take martial arts and I still remember some basic stuff. A knife would just be an extension of your hand, afterall...

Postby **Amzi Live** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:09 pm

I've always wanted a light saber,but nah,I have a wooden katana. :cool:

Postby **ADXC** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:55 pm

I have a sword(It may be a katana, but Im not sure. I got it from an anime convention.), two pocket knives, a cane, and a baseball bat.

Postby **Themanofchrist** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:03 pm

I has a stright edge katana

Postby **Ingemar** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:39 pm

I have countless rattan sticks, a pair of ebony sticks, a bokken, a wooden dao, a wooden b****** sword (think European fantasy) and two bows--a pistol crossbow that's still at my old place and a plastic self bow at my parents' house.

Lord help me if I anger my ex-roomate or my parents.

I also have a straight bladed "katana." I think it's supposed to be a ninja-tou, but it seems too elaborate to be one. It has a really pretty rayskin tsuka that I really hate. Why? The tsuka is almost half the length of the blade and because of that, it is a half-tang sword. If the tsuka were short enough that it covered the whole tang, it would still be nice and useable. But my cousin gave it to me as a grad present so I'm not really complaining and it is really, really nice otherwise.

I've wanted to get a 12 guage and can indeed afford one... but a part of me tells me that doing so will mean I will be home invaded and I don't want to deal with deafness, possible charges for manslaughter and/or holes all over my walls. I know it's illogical, but still...

Postby **Lilac#18** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:44 pm

I wish I had a chain whip. I always thought it would be cool to have one.

Postby **That Dude** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:08 am

I'm considering buying another katana (I found a really really good one for only about $150)...It's kinda between that and saving up for a newish car...

Postby **wildpurplechild** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:20 am

My family has a lot of prop weapons (axes, spears, a chain flail ect.) also a european sword and a cheap-o katana. I love weapons.

My Writing.com Portfolio · Postby **EricTheFred** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:14 am

No Asian martial arts weapons around here. My only dojo has been Judo.

The only knives I would characterize as weapons would be a marlinspike lockblade (like any proper sailing man carries) and a bowie-style knife with a 12" blade from the Philippines. (I'm a fairly serious chef too, so my various forged-blade stainless Japanese kitchen knives are probably weapon worthy as well!)

In addition, I have a five-shot revolver (Charter Arms Bulldog .44 special). That's a leftover from my early days living in considerably worse neighborhoods than now. Haven't taken it to a range in over a decade.

Postby **Gelka** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:30 am

A sniper...........

Postby **Raiden no Kishi** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:47 pm

I used to take martial arts, and still have my old staff lying around somewhere in my closet. I always wanted to learn sai, though. I also have a Kimber 1911-pattern .45 - which reminds me, I need to send in my concealed carry paperwork. I'd like to get a good quality balisong one of these days because they're cool. I have a pocketknife which I suppose also counts.

Postby **KagayakiWashi** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:47 pm

My stink-foot.

Greasemonkey Scripts · Postby **SnoringFrog** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:43 pm

Raiden no Kishi (post: 1322827) wrote:I used to take martial arts, and still have my old staff lying around somewhere in my closet. I always wanted to learn sai, though. I also have a Kimber 1911-pattern .45 - which reminds me, I need to send in my concealed carry paperwork. I'd like to get a good quality balisong one of these days because they're cool. I have a pocketknife which I suppose also counts.

My main problem with balisong's is they seem so slow. I do realize that I'd get faster with more practice, but still they seem to be of more use for flipping around and doing tricks with (which is quite fun). Of course, after getting a waved knife pretty much everything seems slow to me anymore.

Postby **shooraijin** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:47 pm

I have a .40 Glock. At some point I need to do my CCW as well.

Postby **Raiden no Kishi** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:01 pm

SnoringFrog (post: 1322931) wrote:My main problem with balisong's is they seem so slow. I do realize that I'd get faster with more practice, but still they seem to be of more use for flipping around and doing tricks with (which is quite fun). Of course, after getting a waved knife pretty much everything seems slow to me anymore.

Oh yes - I don't mean for defense - my assisted-opening pocketknife does that just fine and arguably better than a balisong. I just want one for fun.

.rai//

Greasemonkey Scripts · Postby **SnoringFrog** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:43 pm

Raiden no Kishi (post: 1323532) wrote:Oh yes - I don't mean for defense - my assisted-opening pocketknife does that just fine and arguably better than a balisong. I just want one for fun.

.rai//

Ah, I'm really not a fan of assisted open either lol. For those it's not a matter of speed, but control. I don't like them for the same reason I'm not a fan of handguns or cars--they feel too much like they have a mind of their own. I don't like being able to feel the power in/under/behind something I'm using like that. I very much prefer something that feels more like a controllable extension of me.

Which is where my waved knife comes in handy. It's got the speed of a switchblade (in case you don't know, the "wave" is a small piece of metal on top of the blade which forms a dull hook designed to snag the edge of your pocket when you pull the knife out straight backwards (or forwards depending on the knife and what side you carry it on), this catch causes the knife to open during the process of removing it from you pocket.) but doesn't have that jumpiness to it that I loathe.

I do agree though, balisongs are great fun to play with. Between those and pens I find plenty of entertaining/fidgety usage for my dexterity lol.

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