DT8's comp log: 17 April

[Capebuffalo]

No, but I've thought about it, as I'm a collector of machetes among other sharp objects. You?

Kali yes. I've trained with Doug Marcaida. I love using blades like the karambit.
Doug is amazing.

[DocToxin8]

Kali yes. I've trained with Doug Marcaida. I love using blades like the karambit.
Doug is amazing.

I'll be, that sounds like fun.

Remember when I trained Kendo and we had a visit from a real expert.
What impressed me the most was when he said "you don't need to be fast if your timing (technique) is correct", and proceeds to demonstrate a counter against an opponent.
It looked like he was moving in slow motion while the attacked charged at full speed, but just when the strike would have hit his head his sword was just arrived to parry in that exact second, and it then moved on to hit the attackers neck in just the right second too.
It was just stunning to watch.

I wouldn't like to fight that gray haired old man with a sharp edge!

[Capebuffalo]

I'll be, that sounds like fun.

Remember when I trained Kendo and we had a visit from a real expert.
What impressed me the most was when he said "you don't need to be fast if your timing (technique) is correct", and proceeds to demonstrate a counter against an opponent.
It looked like he was moving in slow motion while the attacked charged at full speed, but just when the strike would have hit his head his sword was just arrived to parry in that exact second, and it then moved on to hit the attackers neck in just the right second too.
It was just stunning to watch.

I wouldn't like to fight that gray haired old man with a sharp edge!

Timing and technique are everything. One isn't effective without the other. One minute im standing with a knife in my hand. 2 seconds later I'm disarmed. My lung and groin have been punctured and my throats is cut.

Have you ever seen this?
https://youtu.be/M3I_dlku2PA

[DocToxin8]

Timing and technique are everything. One isn't effective without the other. One minute im standing with a knife in my hand. 2 seconds later I'm disarmed. My lung and groin have been punctured and my throats is cut.

Have you ever seen this?
https://youtu.be/M3I_dlku2PA

That's beautiful!
Wow!

[Capebuffalo]

That's beautiful!
Wow!

I'm going to check out HEMA

[DocToxin8]

I'm going to check out HEMA

Lots of different clubs, varying degrees of realism.
Unlike Kenjutsu there ain't a living tradition, but just historical works to go on.

But you'll find stuff that works, and it's impressive when you see skilled fighters who's used common sense.

This one shows some types of attack that aren't used in Kenjutsu but fit well with the long swords capabilities;

https://youtu.be/mjT4JepA-Vc

[Capebuffalo]

Lots of different clubs, varying degrees of realism.
Unlike Kenjutsu there ain't a living tradition, but just historical works to go on.

But you'll find stuff that works, and it's impressive when you see skilled fighters who's used common sense.

This one shows some types of attack that aren't used in Kenjutsu but fit well with the long swords capabilities;

https://youtu.be/mjT4JepA-Vc

Holy shit. Those are long swords. Awesome

[DocToxin8]

Really like his mindset too.
Seen some videos of him before.
Very calm and friendly dude,
reminds me of other very skilled people I've met or seen.
Very few skilled people are assholes.

There are some exceptions in street fighting though,
but they ain't THAT skilled, and they're only good at that one thing and define their whole life on that. Like being though is the only thing that matters.

Reminds me of a funny story,
this one pretty skilled and well known street fighter (and cage fighter, etc)
which I worked with on few occasions as a bouncer. (He was the "back up" of sorts, the owners just hired him to scare of the gangs, but he was just a fucking nuisance, like when I had floored a guy and he came rushing out just to see the fight was over, well he couldn't let it go without participating, so he leaned over the guy I had floored and punched him in the face once, just because like)

Anyways, he got into an argument with a guy much less skilled than him,
So the guy just kicked his nuts and ran like hell!
It was funny as fuck!

[Capebuffalo]

Really like his mindset too.
Seen some videos of him before.
Very calm and friendly dude,
reminds me of other very skilled people I've met or seen.
Very few skilled people are assholes.

There are some exceptions in street fighting though,
but they ain't THAT skilled, and they're only good at that one thing and define their whole life on that. Like being though is the only thing that matters.

Reminds me of a funny story,
this one pretty skilled and well known street fighter (and cage fighter, etc)
which I worked with on few occasions as a bouncer. (He was the "back up" of sorts, the owners just hired him to scare of the gangs, but he was just a fucking nuisance, like when I had floored a guy and he came rushing out just to see the fight was over, well he couldn't let it go without participating, so he leaned over the guy I had floored and punched him in the face once, just because like)

Anyways, he got into an argument with a guy much less skilled than him,
So the guy just kicked his nuts and ran like hell!
It was funny as fuck!

Yeah. The guy running his mouth telling you how bad he is usually isn't. Small quiet guys are the ones you have to worry about.

[DocToxin8]

You have to remember that these styles are often used for fighting in armor,
so the attacks will often concentrate on cuts that still allow you to keep the center and finish with a thrust.

What's cool about this sort of training though is that the feather (training sword) weighs and handles much like an actual long sword. So whatever technique you find that works, will work.

Unlike Kendo, which Is what I've trained mostly, and the advanced attacks are impossible to do with a real katana.

[Quester]

I'll be, that sounds like fun.

Remember when I trained Kendo and we had a visit from a real expert.
What impressed me the most was when he said "you don't need to be fast if your timing (technique) is correct", and proceeds to demonstrate a counter against an opponent.
It looked like he was moving in slow motion while the attacked charged at full speed, but just when the strike would have hit his head his sword was just arrived to parry in that exact second, and it then moved on to hit the attackers neck in just the right second too.
It was just stunning to watch.

I wouldn't like to fight that gray haired old man with a sharp edge!

That's a great photo!