Post by kivaanzion on Jul 8, 2005 21:23:42 GMT -5
I have studied Kali/Arnis/Escrima or stick-fighting. In it we learned that there are 9 basic strikes:
1- a diagonal slash (looking at your opponent) from upper left side to lower right side.
2- a diagonal slash from upper right side to lower left side
3- a diagonal slash from lower left to upper right
4- a diagonal slash from lower right to upper left
5- a vertical upwards slash to the lower torso or groin
6- a vertical downward slash to the head
7- a horizontal slash from left to right
8- a horizontal slash from right to left
9- a forward stab or thrust (this can be divided into three stabs- head/ chest / abdomen)
Using an single edged weapon (such as a machete or katana) requires that you turn your wrist so that the cutting edge always faces your opponent. In other words if you slash horizontally across your opponent from left to right with your palm facing inward- you must turn your palm outward to slash across your opponent in the opposite direction.
A double-edged weapon does not require a turn of the wrist- if you slash across your opponent, your palms do not have to turn to a particular direction. The slashing motion would be similar to the action of using a paintbrush- back and forth.
A lightsaber does not have a defined "edge" such as a single or even double-edged sword. It can be deadly from any angle of attack. The only "safe" area is the hilt.
A modern day weapon that most closely resembles the characteristic of a lightsaber (in terms of attack and defense) is the Kendo shinai. The shinai has only one "safe" area- the hilt (some shinais do have guards, but they are very small in diameter and would be unreliable in preventing your opponent from running their blade down across your knuckles or wrists). The "blade" area is round in shape, just like the blade of a lightsaber. Being made of bamboo, the shinai is extremely light allowing many one-handed techniques that cannot be accomplished with a heavy sword made of metal. Again this is much like a lightsaber which (in all likelihood) is virtually weightless. Although lightsabers do not exist (shhhh
)- our dueling versions with polycarbonate blades are light enough to allow many one handed techniques.
I hope this successfully contributes to the thread.
1- a diagonal slash (looking at your opponent) from upper left side to lower right side.
2- a diagonal slash from upper right side to lower left side
3- a diagonal slash from lower left to upper right
4- a diagonal slash from lower right to upper left
5- a vertical upwards slash to the lower torso or groin
6- a vertical downward slash to the head
7- a horizontal slash from left to right
8- a horizontal slash from right to left
9- a forward stab or thrust (this can be divided into three stabs- head/ chest / abdomen)
Using an single edged weapon (such as a machete or katana) requires that you turn your wrist so that the cutting edge always faces your opponent. In other words if you slash horizontally across your opponent from left to right with your palm facing inward- you must turn your palm outward to slash across your opponent in the opposite direction.
A double-edged weapon does not require a turn of the wrist- if you slash across your opponent, your palms do not have to turn to a particular direction. The slashing motion would be similar to the action of using a paintbrush- back and forth.
A lightsaber does not have a defined "edge" such as a single or even double-edged sword. It can be deadly from any angle of attack. The only "safe" area is the hilt.
A modern day weapon that most closely resembles the characteristic of a lightsaber (in terms of attack and defense) is the Kendo shinai. The shinai has only one "safe" area- the hilt (some shinais do have guards, but they are very small in diameter and would be unreliable in preventing your opponent from running their blade down across your knuckles or wrists). The "blade" area is round in shape, just like the blade of a lightsaber. Being made of bamboo, the shinai is extremely light allowing many one-handed techniques that cannot be accomplished with a heavy sword made of metal. Again this is much like a lightsaber which (in all likelihood) is virtually weightless. Although lightsabers do not exist (shhhh
)- our dueling versions with polycarbonate blades are light enough to allow many one handed techniques.I hope this successfully contributes to the thread.
