So, you want to use kendo for self-defense

[hl1978]

http://www.videosift.com/video/Unbreakable-Umbrella-Seriously-awesome

the above video seems to have the perfect implement for putting it into practice. Cut a watermelon! Stand on it! It still opens!

(Yes, I am well aware of the controversy for using kendo for self-defense. My first instructor said, that "If you are here for self-defense, that you are better off going to study colt .45").

[absenteekendoka]

Is it made of Kevlar :)

At last someone had the forsight to see the imminent threat posed to global security by marauding gangs of watermelons. My village was destroyed when I was a child by these monsters..... :)

[NoNameKleenex]

Yup, those suckers can move when they want to.

I'm not sure what the relationship between Kendo and the video is . . . but it's still kind of an interesting idea. I remember a few years ago there were a series of school shootings (unheard of in those days), and shortly afterwards a couple of manufacturers were trying to sell kevlar clipboards and backpacks.

I find it sad when society is becoming more violent and we're becoming more paranoid . . . and/or desensitized.

[Anonymous]

Yup, those suckers can move when they want to.

I'm not sure what the relationship between Kendo and the video is . . . but it's still kind of an interesting idea. I remember a few years ago there were a series of school shootings (unheard of in those days), and shortly afterwards a couple of manufacturers were trying to sell kevlar clipboards and backpacks.

I find it sad when society is becoming more violent and we're becoming more paranoid . . . and/or desensitized.


I don't think its that things are getting more violent, its just that people are just hearing about what goes on more than in the past.

[NoNameKleenex]

I don't think its that things are getting more violent, its just that people are just hearing about what goes on more than in the past.

True. However, I remember when I was younger, people weren't afraid to step in and break up a fight. Now, though, people don't want to get involved because who knows who's carrying a knife or gun?

It may be that we're hearing more about it because of media, internet, etc., but here in Winnipeg there's been a series of shootings involving 13 and 14 year old kids, a senseless beating over a baseball hat, vicious beatings as part of initiations into gangs, a shooting death of a pregnant lady and her unborn, car thieves taking a run at police officers with the stolen car, etc.

These examples happened only in the past couple of months . . . I never really heard of stuff like this 10 or even 5 years ago. Winnipeg used to be the "murder capital of Canada" several years in a row . . . and some folks took pride in that fact. With a population of only ~630,000 vs. populations such as Toronto and Vancouver . . . it makes me wonder.

It's depressing any way I look at it.

[Kenzan]

I simply can't stress enough the importance of Kendo's self defense applications.
Why, the last time I was attacked by sword wielding Ninjas,
My Kendo training saved not only MY life, but the life of the rest of my village as well.
:alien:

[NoNameKleenex]

I simply can't stress enough the importance of Kendo's self defense applications.
Why, the last time I was attacked by sword wielding Ninjas,
My Kendo training saved not only MY life, but the life of the rest of my village as well.
:alien:

But Absentee was facing watermelons. They spit seeds, man! I just don't see how ninja's compare.

For example, the watermelon in the video deftly split in two in order to set up the dreaded pincer maneuver, followed by a barrage of pre-chewed, fleshy, seeds. The maneuver finale would probably consist of a kiai close to "I sat on your face, noob . . . with my melon!"

Can a ninja do that? I didn't think so.

[Paikea]

...but the life of the rest of my village as well.
:alien:And, all the Village People no doubt.

[hl1978]

I simply can't stress enough the importance of Kendo's self defense applications.
Why, the last time I was attacked by sword wielding Ninjas,
My Kendo training saved not only MY life, but the life of the rest of my village as well.
:alien:

Did you fend them off with your umbrella and walk off enjoying its shade?

[Gideon]

It isn't the ninjas you have to worry about.

It's when you're about to die because of the undead guy with six arms wielding scythes (http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/311/15/). Then kendo's real useful.

[Badger]

I'm always carrying a umbrella from now on!

[Kenzan]

And, all the Village People no doubt.

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But seriously, no. The correct response was:

"And, you're the village idiot no doubt"
:D
Bad Perry.
Off the couch.
No soup for you.

For the joke itself, I give you an C-, ...but a B for effort. so there's that.

:laugh:

[Paikea]

AHAHAHAHA...<edit mad rant>

But seriously, no. The correct response was:

"And, you're the village idiot no doubt"See, that would be unkind, insinuating that you're not all smart and stuff. Instead, I insinuate something more subtle, confined to a more limited age group with a common shared experience.

[Kenzan]

See, that would be unkind, insinuating that you're not all smart and stuff. Instead, I insinuate something more subtle, confined to a more limited age group with a common shared experience.

Believe me, like most folks, I'd like to pretend I wasn't alive when "YMCA" (http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Crazy/ymca_jesus.jpg) was an actual dance craze.
:confused2

[Kagerou]

But seriously, no. The correct response was:

"And, you're the village idiot no doubt"
:D
Bad Perry.
Off the couch.
No soup for you.

For the joke itself, I give you an C-, ...but a B for effort. so there's that.

:laugh:

Actually the correct followup should have been:

Too bad the village idiot got away.

Sheesh man PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER! You're slipping in your old age. :old_man:

So tell us o venerable one...what was it like during the dark age of the village people.

sits next to the fireplace and waits for the story

[Paikea]

Believe me, like most folks, I'd like to pretend I wasn't alive when "YMCA" (http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Crazy/ymca_jesus.jpg) was an actual dance craze.
:confused2Somewhere, there is a picture of me with (like, shoulder length) long hair and a blue leisure suit. It wasn't my fault...

[Kenzan]

Somewhere, there is a picture of me with (like, shoulder length) long hair and a blue leisure suit. It wasn't my fault...

LOL! (http://www.arniesvintagecostumers.com/1970smens/1970sm18.jpg)
:D

Did your elementary school picture looks similar to this? (http://www.lesjones.com/www/images/posts/Kid-Leisure-Suit.jpg)

Mine did.
:confused2

[Paikea]

LOL! (http://www.arniesvintagecostumers.com/1970smens/1970sm18.jpg)
:D

Did your elementary school picture looks similar to this? (http://www.lesjones.com/www/images/posts/Kid-Leisure-Suit.jpg)

Mine did.
:confused2Actually high school, but with longer hair (and let's be clear here, NOT "more"). The really cool thing is that I see kids all over with a "retro" Led Zeppelin t-shirt I used to own - because I was at the show in 1977.

I don't remember much about it though.

[Fonsz]

Actually high school, but with longer hair (and let's be clear here, NOT "more"). The really cool thing is that I see kids all over with a "retro" Led Zeppelin t-shirt I used to own - because I was at the show in 1977.

I don't remember much about it though.
Led Zeppelin? Do you realize what you just saiid? Perry my man you just revealed that you're an old hippie! At that time I had a Ramones t-shirt with Tommy as the drummer and I also saw them at their Dutch Show. I however remember it distinctly. That you haven't any recollection of a show proves even more that you're a Hippie. Oh the horror of it all. Old hippies that I've virtually held close to my chest....................:eek::eek::eek:
Will I ever get over this deception??

[Kenzan]

Led Zeppelin? Do you realize what you just saiid? Perry my man you just revealed that you're an old hippie! At that time I had a Ramones t-shirt with Tommy as the drummer and I also saw them at their Dutch Show. I however remember it distinctly. That you haven't any recollection of a show proves even more that you're a Hippie. Oh the horror of it all. Old hippies that I've virtually held close to my chest....................:eek::eek::eek:
Will I ever get over this deception??

I think you may be confusing:

THIS (http://www.philben.net/images/blog/hippie.jpg)

with

THIS. (http://www.varietystoretv.com/about%20pit%20culture/merockn.jpg)

:D

But of course, only Perry can really answer that.
As for me, i was

This (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/ol23/6.gif)

[Paikea]

Drink a beer, you'll be OK. I can send you some Jefferson Airplane or Moody Blues MP3's if it will make you feel better. Kenzan is right, I was definitely closer to the "B" image than the "A".

[come_love_sleep]

...I love the Moody Blues, and I wasn't born 'til '82...

[Fonsz]

...I love the Moody Blues, and I wasn't born 'til '82...
That's even worse it's like being on the wrong side during the war after the war. Will the agony ever stop?
He who will remain unmentioned from now on is even trying to kill me with the Moody Blues.............. Do you mind if I vomit outside now??????:eek::eek::ko:

[Paikea]

So, ippon here would be some Wavy Gravy coming into your e-mail?

No, no, no...The Dead.

[Kenzan]

Actually the correct followup should have been:

Too bad the village idiot got away.

Mmmm..Ok, I give you a B+, but since it is incongruent to the original story, the flow is out of sync. However it is funny if taken peripherally.




So tell us o venerable one...what was it like during the dark age of the village people.
[I]sits next to the fireplace and waits for the story

Well, for one thing,

* We had watches that you actually had to wind.

* Skateboards were wafer thin, and would fall apart at the slightest disturbance, usually when going 600 mph down a steep hill.

* We drank out of Garden Hoses, and suffered no ill effects.

* There were no cell phones, in fact, there was no touch-tone. Phones were rotary, and took about 10 minutes to dial a long-distance number, which would cost about $10.00 per minute.

* Our cars were huge, and painted with sparky paint. In fact, just about everything was sparkly painted.

* Hong Kong Phooey and Bruce Lee were our Heroes.

* FM radio, for the most part did not exist.

* There were no PC's. The computers that existed weighed several tons, cost 100 million dollars, and used reels of big magnetic tape for storage, and could compute things like the calculator you buy at the 99 cents store, but usually they just broke a lot.

Hmmm...please continue the thread..I have to catch the metro.

:dog:

[Fonsz]

So, ippon here would be some Wavy Gravy coming into your e-mail?

No, no, no...The Dead.
I don't think that it's funny to mock me with the relics of the most darkest time in musical history. I dare even to say the most darkest days in history since the invention of the dark room in the middle ages. I would kindly suggest that you refrain from this childish behavior which is most unbecoming.:ponder:
What the hell was this thread all about anyway???:confused::confused:

[zveki]

Haha, I like casual style on this forum, really doesn't seem matter what is the subject, always discussion goes randomly :smiley:

About the original topic, well what is possibility to have a long stick (or sword :ponder: ) in hands just when you are attacked by someone with the same weapon (let's not consider if you are attacked with a knife or bare handed - keep it balanced :))? And how legal and honored is to chop off someone's body parts, even in self defense? Not to mention naginata, gotta be very good feeling to split someone on half :ko: I mean, there are explicit situations to consider, when your family is in danger so defense weapon is not questionable, but if you consider kendo a martial art, are those situations what kendo training is for? Or is it self-defence from this subject supposed to look like movie scenario, like someone's family (or best friend) is murdered by cold-weaponed jakuzas and our hero is taking revenge (I mean self-defense :ponder:)?

SELF is a key word

[Ookami7]

Hey Zveki,
Jakuzas, that anything like the french version of the Yakuza only w/ really bad accents and hate Americans even worst then the Right wingers here in Japan ????? I`m just dying to know here lol. Well off to bed cause I got Shodan test tomorrow for Iaido!!!
また、狼より/ Jeff

[zveki]

Hey Zveki,
Jakuzas, that anything like the french version of the Yakuza only w/ really bad accents and hate Americans even worst then the Right wingers here in Japan ????? I`m just dying to know here lol. Well off to bed cause I got Shodan test tomorrow for Iaido!!!
また、狼より/ Jeff

Yep Wolf7 you got the whole point... I really didn't know that french can hate americans :evolved:

Good luck tomorrow, break a leg! (and try not to take everything literally :hurt: )

[Ookami7]

Thanks Zveki, passed Shodan just fine!!! No worries man, just had to give you a hard time on the spelling lol. To be honest its probably 50/50, but in U.S. the stero type is that the French hate us lol.

ouch, ouch, my legs broken lol. Hallor at ya later.
また、狼より/ Jeff

[dohrt]

I just want to state that for the record, my personal feeling is that while Bruce Lee could have likely bested the great Hong Kong Phooey, I have no doubt that Spot still would have won the day (as usual) for HKP.

[Anonymous]

I once defended myself from a ninja at a halloween party while drunk. I sat there in chudan and lol'd when he impaled himself on my pool stick.