Swords (1 Viewer)

[andrew markworthy]

Holadem, there's a famous case (well, famous in neurology/psychology) of a guy who suffered a very interesting case of brain damage from a *model* sword (the sort you might use as a letter opener). An exact description of the damage involves slipping and eye sockets, so I'll spare everyone the full grisly details.

 

[trump29]

A guy broke into my house once. He had a gun so I removed my model sword from the wall and stabbed him.... I got in trouble for that, but oh well.

 

[Garrett Lundy]

You can kill people with a cheap stainless "wall hanger" too.

 

[trump29]

Yeah, that's why I'm in jail.

 

[KurtEP]

Something I just remembered. I was running a MA class while my instructor was away. One of the other ranking students was running through a form with an practice sword (kind of a Chinese broadsword, no edge on it to speak of). I was sitting on a stack of mats next to the wall, since he needed the whole floor. He performed a move that involved swinging the sword around his back to clear anything there and then around into a cut. When he did the cut, the blade separated from the handle and came sailing toward my head. Fortunately, I was paying attention and dove out of the way. The blade took a nice divot out of the wall. Fun times.

 

[Joe S.]

I would think that 99.9% of people who tried to put chainsaws on as trousers would get hurt.

 

[Garrett Lundy]

They let you surf the 'net in jail?

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

It must not be a federal, Pound You In the Ass prison.

 

[SherardP]

im currently in Japan, let me know if you want another. I have 3 of the Katana swords, my most prized one is handmade and is 20 yrs old