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Cudgel
15-Oct-2003, 08:07 AM
have any bondy heard of this martial art?
I'm really curious as to what some other peols opinions are on this.

here the website for it.
http://www.samuraisports.com
Andrew Green
15-Oct-2003, 08:17 AM
good marketing of expensive weapons I can make for $3 in the plumbing section....
Cudgel
15-Oct-2003, 08:19 AM
yeah thats what really got me and there are no *gasps dramatically* no axes.
ButI heard it was fun. But then agin so's LARP to an extent.
Andrew Green
15-Oct-2003, 08:20 AM
I mean...


I'll sell you weapons

Bo's start at $29.99

lots of other weapons too....

Videos $ 49.95

:D
Hakko-Ryu
15-Oct-2003, 08:22 AM
Chanbara? isn't that what they call Japanese Samurai flicks???

edit*
yes it does...chanbara simply means "swordplay"
Cudgel
15-Oct-2003, 06:35 PM
yeah that where theuy got hte name for this 'art' from those sword flicks.
YODA
15-Oct-2003, 06:45 PM
I've used the Actionflex Eskrima stick - they are without doubt the best of the type I've ever seen - and certainly way out of the "$3 from the plumbing section" league.

As soon as funds allow I'll be buying at least 4 pairs.
Cudgel
15-Oct-2003, 06:48 PM
cool what about hte other 'ewapons' they sell
its good to kno that atleast something they sell is worthwhile.
Andrew Green
15-Oct-2003, 06:56 PM
Originally posted by YODA
I've used the Actionflex Eskrima stick - they are without doubt the best of the type I've ever seen - and certainly way out of the "$3 from the plumbing section" league.


Probably, but PVC across the shins makes such a cool noise ;)
Joe karate
15-Oct-2003, 07:54 PM
Speaking of the escrima stick, we use the foam padded ones for sparring. They ar8e great because they are padded but do not bend and retain the thickness and length of a regular stick.

How is the chanbara stick any better????
ns_oni
02-Nov-2003, 03:05 AM
Chanbara was recently in a martial arts magazine i read, it sounded good...although it looked kind of funny all these grown ups posing with pieces of foam:D The magazine said that "chanbara" comes from the sounds of swords clashing or something :Alien: