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Post by Primrodo on Dec 22, 2004 20:03:29 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300] The guys here use Acrylic blades, they are made of the same plastic that is used for the "glass" that is around Hockey rinks. I have watched them spare and have never see one break.
[/glow] They do, eventually they have inpact points that shatter, not indestructable. The thing I don't like about polycarb is that it tends to whip around pretty bad. Enough taht a parried swing can still bend and smuck ya.
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Post by petary791 on Dec 22, 2004 20:33:32 GMT -5
Do these all end up hurting a ton?
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Post by Mon-Jas Charan on Dec 22, 2004 21:05:08 GMT -5
Do these all end up hurting a ton? [shadow=red,left,300]
That's an understatement ... I just heard from a friend, 2 guys were sparing with EL blades last night. One guy got wacked on the forearm, and the small bone broke clean in two.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Dec 22, 2004 23:41:57 GMT -5
whoa... ouch! Well that does show that they're at least stronger than bone...hehe
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Post by Saberbelt on Dec 24, 2004 11:46:46 GMT -5
ask Primrodo how fiberglass feels against the skull - he remembers I have a line on the real deal ep3 ones - it will be a couple months but I will keep you posted Dave
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Post by Johann Shinobi on Dec 24, 2004 16:35:20 GMT -5
That is why I spar with PVC, covered with foam, hurts less. Been useing that trick for years
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Post by Saberbelt on Dec 24, 2004 18:23:30 GMT -5
That is why I spar with PVC, covered with foam, hurts less. Been useing that trick for years Yea - but that takes the fun out of it
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Post by Johann Shinobi on Dec 26, 2004 17:44:13 GMT -5
thats what I used to say, a few sets of broken knuckles back. There really isn't a need to use the anthing else for practice, in my opinion. A fencing group I work with starts with PVC and works up to broadswords when thy are training new members and usually spars with word, both are softer then acrylic or Polycarbinate. Besides with the lighter blade you get a more realistic balance to a lightsaber.
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Post by petary791 on Dec 26, 2004 19:40:23 GMT -5
Now that I think about it, my friend went to a Con a while ago, he got a saber and it has an orange blade, and we're like, "Hey Miles, how hard is that to break?" And he goes, "Impossible!" He wailed it on his lawn chair and it broke in two or so, so yeah they're breakable!
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Post by Nova Darklighter on Dec 27, 2004 23:44:04 GMT -5
Sparring shouldn't be about the force of the blow anyway, but some protective gear might be a good idea as well. And as for hurt, well even the plastic toys can leave a good bruise with sufficient force behind the blow. We have some plastic swords at the store that are fully capable of breaking bones, I generally tell parents that we don't reccomend them for young children, but they are good for HS theatre stuff, esp. the schools that usually don't practice the choreo enough. Mon Jas, it seems to me that I've seen a few Hockey barriers shatter on the news each season, not sure I'd trust that stuff. But, since you asked about material for blades,( barring personal pref. for a certain thing) Primrodo usually knows what he's talking about, he does his research, and has probably tried it if he's talking about using it.
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Post by FunjoRebur on Apr 9, 2005 18:57:44 GMT -5
My opinion may be unpopular, but I find that the best material for lightsaber sparring is rattan wrapped in appropriately-colored duct tape. It's cheap, durable, and works great. It doesn't look authentic, but you can always use acryllic or whatever else for when looks matter more than functionality. It's not difficult to built a hilt that can accomodate interchangable blades (or no blade at all for when it's clipped to your belt) for exactly this reason, as long as you have it in mind from the beginning.
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Post by heavymetalpastor on Apr 9, 2005 21:19:54 GMT -5
me and my dad practice karate. we spar with bo staffs sometimes and the absolute best and most forgiving is rattan. Rattan is good cuz you dant bang up your 100 dollar bo(from Shuriedo... the best weapons company in the world) its also pretty cheap... problem is though that one it has a tendency to wrap around the other persons weapon resulting in a hit reguardless of the success of the block. also it usually takes about an inch in diameter stick to be durable enough to not break...how would that work with a light saber?
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Post by FunjoRebur on Apr 9, 2005 21:45:51 GMT -5
One-inch diameter rattan is what I use. I practice kali, a filipino martial art best known for its use of dual rattan sticks, so I'm quite comfortable swinging around a pair of rattan "lightsabers" (I'm a dual-wielder straight out of KOTOR, baby ;D). My lightsabers are about 28 inches long -- the standard length of kali sticks (which is exactly what I made them from) -- and at that length, you really don't get a "wrapping" effect on impact like you would with a longer weapon.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Apr 11, 2005 22:19:12 GMT -5
That's what I studied also... Kali sticks. I like shorter saber lengths for that reason.
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Post by heavymetalpastor on Apr 12, 2005 6:31:18 GMT -5
I have used everything from bokens(wooden Katanas) to Bo staffs as a sword. Honestly there is something thrilling to using a thing that is 6 foot long for a blade. about one foot for handle ten five for hitting.... very nice.. a little hard to block oncoming attacks, but fun none the less.
I really do prefer longer blades though. maybe about 45-50 inches is best(total)
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