Sometimes, people just carry concealed weapons just to have it on their bodies as a talisman of sort. Same as carrying a rabbit foot or horse shoe to ensure your luck, hidden weapons bring a sense of security on the carrier. The gut feeling that it is there if the need arises. But we know that an average joe might never have such encounter with a mugger in his life. The incidences might be rare but you never know if it was you picked as the next victim. You better be prepared.
I'd rather not have a false sense of security from carrying a weapon* and allow my newly-found and ill-placed armed confidence to take me into a potentially dangerous situation. I'd prefer to know that I am vulnerable and therefore be acutely aware that I should be careful in my surroundings. Go to the sticky about wallhangers meeting flesh to see what happens when we get overconfident. * that I probably wouldn't have time to use anyway
:topic: If you're not constantly getting into real fights, you probably wouldn't need to carry a weapon around. Also, I thought this thread was about one's favourite weapon, not which weapon one carries around. If someone went around carrying staves or swords, they're probably not gonna get very far past the next police officer. As for me, my favoured weapon is knives. So many knives and related stabbing implements lying around that you don't even have to keep one packed away on you. Esepcially if you go into a club with metal detectors.
My favorite long range weapon would be my .308 FN-FAL assault rifle no scope. A more practical fighting weapon would be my expandable police baton, my Glock combat knife, or my Survival knife.
Nunchaku! Ever since I was 6 years old I was training (playing) with them. I still train regularly with my nunchucks and I just love the speed and the moves of the weapon. It's also good for carrying it. Just like a knife, you can hide it in your pockets.
a double bit axe 4 feet in length. i don't like tasers or guns mainly cause of my style of fighting and for some reason people don't run for cover when i have an axe as often as when i have an shotgun.
really? sorry that was not my intent. i was merely trying to state which weapon i feel most comfortable with (and thus favorite) and why i prefer it to more comparatively newer weapons
My favorite weapon is any type of stick, whether it be 2 feet long or 6. I like how simple but dangerous the weapon is. Order: 1)5-6 foot staff 2)Tonfa 3)2-3 foot long stick
i always thought jutte where the blunt truncheon like ones and the sai the pokey eyeball remover one. stupid comment a know but anyone else think sai (or jutte i mean eye pokey one) is a bit camp??
My understanding is that both the jutte and sai were blunt, but that the jutte had one tine coming out of the handle and the sai two. I could be wrong though. Japanese/Okinawan weaponry isn't really my area.
The sai would be my favorite weapon by far. Its a shame I have no idea how to use them, even though I do have a pair.
I have three antique jutte, and only one is completely cylindrical and untapering. The second is octagonal and the third is octagonal tapering. There is no definitive answer when it comes to buki design. Having similar concepts spread over thousands of miles will always create variation.