How many of you practice,sword fighting/kendo ,knife fighting,archery
>knife fightingWho the fuck "practices" knife fighting? Are you getting ready for the raid on Dieppe? Kek.
>>218223he's getting ready to take a walk down PA
>>218223>Who the fuck "practices" knife fighting?its fun
I practice with an axe and weighted maul handle every day. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oaz-wHag3QECombat training metal on metal medieval weaponry. I’ll split your shield and your skull.
>>218226>gun
>>218220Shooting is a martial art, especially in the field at unknown distances.
>>218228I dont disagree
>>218220I go to my local park and practice with a katana daily.
What is the point of training with weapons that you don't carry?
>>218231Ask anyone who does a katana related martial art and they'll give you some stock standard b.s. answer like "I do it because it helps keep me fit" or "I do it because it's good for strengthening my mind" like no, you do it because you want to LARP as a samurai. That's why I'll never respect people who do martial arts, they're all fundamentally dishonest.
>>218232I do martial arts. I train with the pistol and combat survival knife, because those are the weapons I carry.
>>218233Lmao goofy ahh
>>218232i do judo so i can be thrown at mach 10
>>218232I train under sensei fukyu nigguh
>>218236i heard he's a 1000000000000degree nog beltis that true?
>>218223It's a lot of fun and still relevant as a modern martial arts skill. If you like grappling adding a knife really changes the dynamic and forces some new problem solving.
>>218220You would like Fandabi Dozi on YouTube. He does bushcraft and martial arts content largely (but not exclusively) through the lens of the 17th and 18th century Scottish highlands.>>218231Some people, like Tom Langhorne of Fandabi Dozi, carry anachronistic weapons innawoods because it's entertaining and gives insights to previous eras (experimental archaeology). It can also be practical for home defense etc., particularly in jurisdictions with restrictive weapons laws: there are plenty of documented modern cases of home defense with cold weapons. Most often it's as >>218232 said: martial larping is fun and good for your physical and mental health.
>>218235Based. 4chan is a judo website and /out/ is a judo board. Do you train outside? I'll be teaching some outdoor judo to my hiking and range buddy soon and I'm trying to decide if we should train gi or no gi.
>>218240Gäsbruder
>>218231Two things. You might carry it at some point (for example, I have a machete in my truck for use in the woods, even if I don't carry it on me normally). Also, plenty of skills translate to other weapons. For example, most of the machete stuff I'm training also works with a mid-sized knife (which I do carry), a walking stick, a beer bottle or any other somewhat straight thing I can hit someone with.>>218220Blades of any size, impact weapons, throwing weapons, some meme shit (meteor hammer) for fun. Also unarmed combat. All of that for 25 years by now, with ranged weapons (bows, firearms, crossbows) added in whenever I had an opportunity.There's no weapon I can't use at least somewhat effectively.
>>218240Seconded. Should we put it to a vote?
>>218220I am going to be buying some archery equipment soon. I used to practice at a shooting club when I was a kid, so I am hoping some of that natural intuitiveness has stuck after 25 years.I'm going straight in at the intermediate level gear because I I intend to git gud over the next few years, and it will be great to be back in a club environment. Any suggestions for a decent recurve? I am also open to "traditional" flatbows (fiberglass limbs) and wooden arrows, because that seems like a great way to re-introduce.
>>218235You mean aikido
>>218220I train 11th century martial arts.For now I only dabble in kite shield and sword, but I'll work on extending the workshop to spear and dane axe
>>218240I only do mexican judo
>>218220I compete internationally in HEMA and bohurt. I play in several LARPs. I have had several long term romantic and sexual relationships with other men. I have been on 4chan for 20 years, which probably means I have turbo autism or something.And despite all of that, this is still the gayest, and most autistic thread I have ever seen. I salute you, m'retard.
>>218220This thread is from >>>/out/2785566 so the new question is how many of you martial autists go /out/ - Outdoors?
I'm an avid reader of medieval history and would like to learn Muslim swordfighting because of the Reconquista and Crusades.
>>218257We do have some arabic sources, but they are largely posterior to the Reconquista and the Crusades, just like the european ones. Plus they are mostly concerned about archery and lance from horseback.
>>218232I do it because I have an unhealthy fascination with Musashi. No one in my dojo plays nito but one day, I’m gonna bust it out on them!
>>218244Post it in the archery thread. More people might answer.
>>218220Ive done archery, i shoot guns, i do HEMA, and ive dabbled in other martial arts (which i plan to do more of when i have more money).I also plan to learn horseback riding and "defensive driving". Unlike martial larpers i actually take a pseudo-pentathlon approach and try to do all types of "martial" arts. If youre larping as a warrior and not trying to do literally everything then youre not a "warrior" youre just a larper.
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