I know this is off topic and yes I'm a lover of Oculus! But their is one other product I would like to share with you guys . It is called "Sabertron" a wireless sword that keeps track of scoring. I LOVE to sword fight! The only problem I had was who hit who first and we would always need a 3rd person judging our fights. With this sword you can have a 20vs20 people fighting and their swords will show the health of each person till the last man is standing. IT IS THAT COOL!
I am honestly surprised that Nerf didn't make a score keeping sword already. They already have foam swords and score keeping armor for Nerf gun fights.
"kojack" wrote: That might get a bit messy, and probably isn't in the spirit of the art. :) (Unless your opponent was similarly armed)
Hmm, I'd like to see a kendo match with a shinai vs a sjambok. That would be interesting. With practice you can stab around corners with a sjambok.
True true, I suppose I have to suffice with our "live practice" in the dojo. To practice the actual cut we use the traditional cutting of bamboo, and when we practice with a partner, it is a HIGHLY controlled setting. Accidents do happen though!
DO NOT OPEN THE IMAGES IF YOU'RE QUEASY!!
Even if you're 20+ years into ken or iado, ALWAYS ALWAYS make sure there is someone nearby. Perfect case for this is Don Rice (deceased):
I just got off the phone with forum member Don Rice and his lady Sherry.
Last week Don was doing his laido workout when he was re-scabbarding his katana and missed- he ran the blade clear through his left forearm. The blade ran against the bone, severed the main arteries and did alot of muscle damage. Don said at least 6" of the blade had protruded out the other side of his arm.
He nearly bled out but they applied a belt around his arm until the rescue squad arrived. He has had two major surgeries on his arm and its now in a cast-and will most likely remain so for 3 months.
The doctors don't think there will be any nerve damage.
(Note: That's how sharp these things are, for this type of accident the cut was as clean as a scalpel's cut. After he recovered, he had full control of his arm). In the thread, he mentions (iirc) at how "amazed" the doctors were due to this type of injury.)
Don said he had a lapse of concentration and simply messed up.
I almost got a sword in the eye when I was a teenager (20+ years ago). I had an old crappy sabre from a fleamarket. It had a small wooden handle around a very thin tang, so I cut that off and welded on a foot long iron pipe. Not the best looking, but the balance was actually pretty good.
Anyway, I was out in the back yard doing some practice with it. I hit a tree and the blade snapped just above the handle. The blade flipped up in the air. My reflex action was to look for it, I looked up. I came to my senses a fraction later and turned away, just in time for the tip of the sword to hit where my eye had been then slide down my face. It had a blunt tip (and blade), but I still almost lost an eye.
I'm a bit more careful now, and have higher quality pointy things. :)
