I was bouncing around some sites after checking out some of the stuff you had shown me. You probably already know this but Cold Steel also makes a polypropylene Training Buckler.
I don't carry weapons on my person. So, my favourite weapon would be my ability to wrestle them. Second to that would be any make-shift weapon I could find and use at the time (pool cue, garden tools, anything really.. ) if the situation was more life-threatening and I couldn't get myself and my friends/loved ones out of a situation safely.
Exciting news. for western weapon martial artist's. ARMA="Association for Renaissance Martial Arts" ARMA Inducted into the World Martial Arts Union http://www.thearma.org/WoMAU2010.html
nunchaku for me but i also would love to train with my kunai because i bought some kunai but never had proper training with it
Hi Red Australian a kunai according to wikipedia "is a Japanese tool possibly derived from the masonry trowel.Two variations are the short kunai ( shō-kunai) and the big kunai ( dai-kuna). It is a good example of a very basic tool which, in the hands of a martial arts expert, could be used as a multi-functional weapon. It is commonly associated with the ninja, who used it to gouge holes in walls." so basically its a knife with a pointed tip and sharp edges on both sides..or just simply a "ninja knife".. heres a picture
Swords (Katana, Darn Dao, Pudao, Bastard, Highland Claymore, or my "Shorty"), pick up a stick and go to town on a few people. Then it would be the knives, as I aintain about to 7 blades on my person. Then the Jo or Hanbo for the versatility. After that the Short Axe/Hatchet/Tomahawk, gotta stick with my native roots. Finally, the Bo or Spear for reach weapons. As for distance (aside from my Keltec PLR16 or Beretta PX4), I like the Bow. Granted I'm not as practiced as I would like to be in archery, but my ability at thrown weapons blows the poodle.
My favorite weapons to train with are escrima sticks and knives. I usually carry a knife with me everywhere I go, but if I ever need a weapon for real self defense I'd try to use whatever I had in hand. I not only enjoy escrima sticks and knives but I believe them to be as close and you can get to using practical weaponry you can have at hand (or something close to) at any given time. If you can become efficient with using two sticks as weapons then you are more likely to be good with many other weapons that might be close to your person or with you. Now, if I could carry around a sword all the time that would be awesome. But that's not really acceptable so I try not to do that. haha
Kali sticks. I have trained in a lot of different weapons, and those sticks have AMAZING speed and power, great for defense, and they are just sticks! I have a few swords, an amazing tanto (that would probably be my second choice), a few staffs and chucks that I have trained with quite a bit, but those sticks always amaze me.
Are you from the highlands Blade Maker? Also, I'm supprised no Guhkra's haven't posted what their favourite weapon is.....
I use to have a thing for nunchucks back in the day.... but these days anything sharp Yep, i love a good blade, preferably machetes! I always sleep with one by the bed just in case I can't make it to the revolver in time
