WOW--now thats brillant!

[Thunder]

This might be a repost....but oh my....

Im in awe. Hockey masks, foam swords, spandex, techno music, indiscriminate flailing....IT HAS IT ALL

**Disclaimer: This is something you can't "unsee".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIQca8MhR74&mode=related&search=

[Sparv]

They have a lot of fun in a quite safe environment. From the poster of the vid, "guardup":


This is about having a great time while getting an exceptional workout and improving your reflexes in a safe, exciting, affordable and accessible sport.

This doesn't need to be put in the flame section I think.

[Hisham]

protection suit but fake swords?
i do kendo (japanese swordfighting)and we practice with real swords

I guess we all have Musashi in us since we're still alive.

[JoDuncan]

I think that would suit a fighting system more like Eskrima / Kali.

The same thing is done for them... as well as for jodo, knife etc.

Anything you can kill with, you can make a foam replica of and smack the shit out of somebody with.


...apart from chemical / biological weapons i guess... oh and electricity, can't make foam models out of that... basically it's gonna be a real tough job to make a replica of something which is microscopic or intangible

[Sparv]

Don't forget nuclear weapons and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAN7Ts0xBo). A very deadly example of an intangible weapon :D.

[Owen]

omg its so scary! but i couldnt stop watching...

[Sparv]

Take a look at the old worst music video you dare to share (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14331) thread.

[JoDuncan]

Don't forget nuclear weapons and this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAN7Ts0xBo). A very deadly example of an intangible weapon :D.

Imagine if the fremmen from dune utilised the sonic deadliness of those dudes in their strange device....

[Lady_Kitsune]

This might be a repost....but oh my....

Im in awe. Hockey masks, foam swords, spandex, techno music, indiscriminate flailing....IT HAS IT ALL

**Disclaimer: This is something you can't "unsee".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIQca8MhR74&mode=related&search=

is this a for real, like paintball where people go and pretend they are at war or it's A BIG JOKE!!!

[MAZ77]

Imagine if the fremmen from dune utilised the sonic deadliness of those dudes in their strange device....

That was just in the movie sir.

[JoDuncan]

That was just in the movie sir.

A puritan of sci fi, i salute your nerdyness!
:p

[h2o]

is this a for real, like paintball where people go and pretend they are at war or it's A BIG JOKE!!!
Actually, paintball is a fully legitimate sport.
They are not "pretending to be at war" more than we "pretend to be samurai warriors".
I think we should tone down on the arrogance and flaming a bit, and save it for the cases that really requires it. There's enough of those to keep the flames section running I feel... ;)

I looked at the clip, and it looked fun. I'd have nothing against trying it :)

[Lady_Kitsune]

Yeah, probably my question was missunderstood... Sometimes I have trouble making my point in English... The question was, is this a real sport or is just something for the video, I mean two guys that make the whole thing up to make a video of it.

[jmarsten]

I liked the best part, no one ever loses, they just keep a going and having lots of fun. Under this format I think you would lose interest pretty fast, but certainly a very good exercise activity.

[ZtefaNNN[K]]

It´s just a funny game, and they don´t claim to be anything else, what´s the problem with it ?

[JoDuncan]

GIYF (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=sport+chambara&meta=)

I was directed to it by one of the jodo peeps when i asked about full contact jo stuff.