Questions tagged [weapons]
Questions about self-defense using firearms, fist loads, knives, and other weapons, as well as ritual/historical and competitive practice with weapons, such as archery and with swords.
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Is there an existing name for this hook-sword-like shortsword design?
I was looking to add this premise of a weapon for a character I'm writing. I remembered this style existed in Breath of the Wild as an Eightfold Blade. While it does have a hilt, it is only a very ...
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What to do in a fight that might turn deadly?
If you were to be in school (If you are younger) or perhaps on the streets at night (maybe day), and you do something to offend someone. You don’t necessarily want to go all bruce lee on him, but be ...
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How to cope with being helpless?
I cannot fight, I cannot run fast or long, and hiding in one place will not save you for long. I am basically helpless against violent situations. How do I cope with being helpless?
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What does it mean to win a fight?
There are a lot of websites out there that tell you how to "win a fight," but they never actually define it. Is it incapacitating an opponent, escaping an opponent, killing an opponent, ...
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How do weapons work?
Consider hammers, clubs, guns, knives, brass knuckles, blackjacks, spikes, and swords. What are the advantages of using a weapon in a fight as opposed to just using your bare hands?
Note: I have heard ...
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Self defense with pepper spray
Is there a specialised training for self defense with pepper spray? Obviously, some techniques can be copied from self defense with a gun, but did someone actually worked it out?
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Can Kung fu fighters fight with weapons in international tournaments?
In Kung fu fighting sometimes fighters use lethal weapons. Sometimes two fighters fight and sometimes a group of fighters fight. Can Kung fu fighters fight with weapons in international tournaments?
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Self defense flashlights through car windows
Do these self defense flashlights work well through car windows? Sometimes I have people bang on my car window in the shady parts of town. I definitely don't want to open the window, however want some ...
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Martial arts for teen with arthritis
I’ve been diagnosed with arthritis since I was around 13. Now I’m 15 but my arthritis is in a pretty harsh condition. It affects my ankles, wrists and spine but I have learned how to work around it. ...
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Defense against sticks?
Are there possible strategies of defense against an opponent with a moderately light stick in a real life scenario (e.g. baseball bat)? What are the odds of winning the fight? And (just an interesting ...
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Is using the Millwall Brick in a street fight advisable?
I found, in practice, that using something called a Millwall Brick boosts efficiency and effectiveness in striking, and I am thinking about the practicability of its implementation in actual street ...
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Multi-opponent martial arts systems and strategies?
We often think about self defense in terms of a single opponent, but, as anyone who has ever been "jumped" knows, real world situations can easily include multiple opponents.
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How should nunchaku be used?
Nunchaku are an iconic martial arts weapon, but I see some discrepancy about how to use them amongst martial artists.
Some styles prefer to hold them at the end of the stick and to swap which hand ...
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Does blade flex have any function beyond durability?
It's well understood that you need some carbon to get well tempered steel, and put flex into the blade for durability. (Brittle swords break easily.)
But is there any use of the flexibility inherent ...
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Is a fist with a kubotan effective and does it endanger the user's hand?
As I understand one of the ways of using Kubotan is wrapping it with your fingers, wrapping it like a fist. If you use your fist while holding the Kubotan, do you endanger your hand and fingers? On ...
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Is it effective to use a carabiner as tool in real fight?
Following this video.
Is it effective to carry and use a carabiner as self defense in real fight? Does it endanger your knuckles and could it break them when you hit your opponent? If it is ...
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Help learning Japanese Weapon Martial Arts?
I'm in the unfortunate position that I'm interested in Japanese martial arts employing weapons, but there aren't any teachers/dojos in my are that I can go to. And the ones that are far away aren't ...
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Is there a legitimate fighting technique using dual sword on horse?
My question comes from this video(link provided below). I am not convinced that the person in the video who used dual swords on a horse to cut some tatami was faking it or not, but I ask anyway ...
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Is there a martial arts manuscript/record or technique using a glaive while on horseback?
As the title states, I want to know if there is a martial arts technique with a manuscript record (preferably in English with an image or a video explanation) that uses a glaive type sword while on ...
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Is there a technique/trick to maintain balance when fighting in close combat on a ship, armed or unarmed?
I mean like a stance or something without grasping an object like a rope or other solid object to not sweep away. When I mean armed I mean something like a sword, spear, or other melee weapon.
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What is the purpose of Baguazhang deerhorn knife having some of its blade protruding/pointing inside?
Won’t it hit/stab the wielder if knocked/pushed in?
i know potentially it can be a handguard/armguard protection but so far as i see, most of this also sharpened or very pointy. (correct me if iam ...
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How do polearm wielders protect unarmored hands?
For the most part I read that the primary way to protect the hands, especially from deflected strikes that slide along the shaft, when wielding a pole weapon is gauntlets; any sort of guard as you may ...
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Heavy weapons training in Okinawan Kobudo for hip emphasis?
I remember reading an article a while back that said something along the lines of, "traditional Okinawan Kobudo derived a lot of power form the hips. Modern fighters use lighter bos, and especially ...
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How effective are nunchaku as a choking weapon?
Numerous countries make it illegal to be in possession of nunchaku because they are claimed to be a weapon designed for choking. When I practiced Matayoshi kobudo in the WOF (admittedly for a ...
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Why do some nunchakus have one or two rings?
I want to buy a nunchaku. I saw some of them had one or two rings on the cord.
Why purpose does it server?
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How does weapons training transfer to empty hand?
So I just started studying Wushu (more specifically I think it's Bagua). The teacher seems very qualified and I really like her, she is from China originally, a 6th degree black belt and has studied ...
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What are some good low impact martial arts?
I have been training on and off in various martial arts since I was a teenager; now I'm nearing 50 and my body is certainly not what it used to be.
I trained for over 10 years in tae kwon do and I'...
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Karate Tonfa Kata
I have trained in Judo and Karate for a lot of years. I have studied kata bunkai for a long time. I'm now moving into Karate weapons training and would like to start with Tonfa. I don't have time in ...
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Can long wet cloth really be used effectively as a weapon?
From the Once Upon a Time in China 2 movie, I found it rather hard to believe that the way the 'cloth stick' was used, would actually be feasible.
The list of martial arts weapons does not have it. ...
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Things to do in Tokyo when you are NOT dead (yet) [closed]
Later this year I will take my nephew (he is 19) to Tokyo for a week.
We will spend most of the time together but I am considering having one or two afternoons were each goes his own way (I am ...
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Are there any martial forms that utilize game boards as weapons?
Although this sounds absurd at first, there is a well known legend about the 12th Century samurai Satō Tadanobu beating back assassins with a goban. In the legend, he is said to have subsequently ...
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Trick/Morph weapons aka weapons with different modes…
A trope in several media, such as Bloodborne and Bleach for example, is weapons that have two mode that can be switched.In case you have no idea what I am talking about, here is a transformation of a ...
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Hand held striking targets for sticks?
I'm wondering if anyone knows of the equivalent of a target mitt or kick shield for weapons training, what they would be called and where I could find one?
I'm looking for something that would allow ...
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Any tricks to help with two hand wielding (dual weilding)?
I am pretty good with a singular weapon, but trying to do two at once often just ends up with doing one hand and then doing the other hand instead of actually doing two at the same time.
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Are there any martial arts that use the boomerang?
The boomerang is a traditional hunting weapon. For use outside of hunting, boomerangs can be thrown, used for striking, blocking in a similar way to tonfa etc.
My question is, are there any martial ...
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Advantages of a Short, Strong Build?
What are the advantages to being strong and short? Similarly, I wondered about the benefits of shorter arms, if advantages exist. I wonder about this for unarmed and armed fighting.
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Safe Sparring Spear
Is there any safe sparring staff which can simulate a spear, which you can use with minimal protection? I've talked to friends, and even rattan staffs seem to smart and leave bruises.
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What to look for in a wooden weapons set
Many of my students keep asking me what kind of weapons they should get: I tell them to get a jo and a bokuto, generally the cheapest1 they can find. If they like them and end up doing a lot of weapon ...
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Nunchaku demonstration under-the-arm protective pads
Do nunchaku artists use under-the-arm protective pads during demonstrations for quick underarm catches? If so, I see none available anywhere.
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Picking a selfie stick with an eye to defense - carbon fibre vs aluminium characteristics?
I feel rather self-conscious asking this but, here goes...
I am picking a selfie stick for a forthcoming European holiday considering their potential use as a weapon (I know several sword and stick ...
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What Resources Are There For Knife And Sword Rights Activism In The USA?
I currently reside in Texas, which rather surprisingly has some of the most restrictive knife/sword laws in the United States. While the state government is all about making sure you can walk your dog ...
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Is this normal for a two section staff?
My Kung-Fu specialty is the two section staff (Dai so ji). I noticed rececently that the three rings connecting the sections has some sort of grime (Not rust) and seems looser. Is this a problem? If ...
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What should I do if I'm fencing stick-on-stick and we get stuck?
Somebody attacked my with a bat-like wooden stick. Fortunately, I have a wooden stick as well. He makes a lunge, but I parry it. We get stuck just like in all movies:
What should I do next?
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What is the most effective cold weapon alternative to knife? [closed]
There are certain regulations on carrying a knife in some regions. I wonder what are effective alternatives that can be used in knife's stead, and that can be considered cold weapons.
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Iwama ryu bokutō
Iwama ryu uses a differently shaped (from the classical shape) bokutō to practice. Why does it have the shape it has and why is it the preferred shape for Iwama ryu?
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Resources explaining the differences between martial arts / combat styles for artistic purposes?
I'm wanting to get some good, broad resources to study up on, for my comic art / graphic novel purposes. Also, for my homebrew table RPG.
I'm looking for something that shows me something like, "X ...
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Two-Handed Basket-Hilted Sword Usage?
Is there a method of sword fighting where one uses two handed techniques with a basket-hilted sword? I've heard that this happened, just not where, when, and what the technique was called.
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Is there a modern technology for constructing a katana?
I was watching Samurai Swordmaking, which was uploaded in 2013, where an old man forges a sword by hand using fire and hammer. Has anybody seen a modern technology for making a sword that is as ...
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Does anyone actually fight with two katana simultaneously?
Most of us are familiar with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Leonardo fights with two katana, one in each hand. In every other movie I have ever seen in which katana appear, they are treated as a ...
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How to win a street fight without putting anyone's life in danger?
My question is an extend to the question,
How do you prepare for the stress of a real self-defense situation?
The thing is, fighting is not a thing to be taken lightly, even in a perilous situation.
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