Anyone Train With Weapons?

**Epitome23** · Posted On: 7/08/2003 7:53pm

Does anyone train in a martial art that in addition to empty hand fighting, also trains with weapons? Are there certain Arts that train more with weapons than others? A Friend of mine who's into European Martial arts is going to some school in Colorado to train in fencing and Medieval weapons and stuff and it seems like it would be interesting.

**IndoChinese** · Posted On: 7/08/2003 8:37pm

i train with a six foot conduit pipe, it's all rusty and pretty jagged on one end. i think its iron, not sure though. you can take a core sample with that bitch.

good for the wrists and waist.

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**Phoenix** · Posted On: 7/08/2003 10:08pm

I train mainly with a bokken. I also fool around with my Nunchaku, but I gotta be careful when I practice at home (in Canada) because they're illegal.

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**FingerorMoon?** · Posted On: 7/08/2003 10:51pm

Ah, we do form work with knives and sticks.
(when I say stick, think 1meter long)

And also do stick sparring.

Don't think thats what you're talking about though...

**Carbon** · Posted On: 7/08/2003 11:19pm

I wouldn't mind doing some fencing...that seems like that would be really fun.

**matzahbal** · Posted On: 7/08/2003 11:21pm

Rising Pheonix, I'd check the laws about nunchucks, after some digging alot of states that where it was "illegal" to have nunchucks it was perfectly fine to have them as long as you only carred them from your house to your place of practice and then back again, but once you walk around the neighborhood with them it's illegal.

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**Phoenix** · Posted On: 7/08/2003 11:45pm

"Rising Pheonix, I'd check the laws about nunchucks, after some digging alot of states that where it was "illegal" to have nunchucks it was perfectly fine to have them as long as you only carred them from your house to your place of practice and then back again, but once you walk around the neighborhood with them it's illegal."

That may be true in the US, but in Canada, they are prohibited under section 84 of the Canadian Criminal Code.

According to that useless piece of legislation, you cannot even have them for practice. Of course, people still practice with them...and some MA stores that I know of carry them secretly, but they are highly illegal.

"Everybody knows...if the police have to chase you down, they're brining an ass kicking with them". - Chris Rock

Edited by - Rising Phoenix on July 08 2003 23:47:36

**Freddy** · Posted On: 7/09/2003 9:58am

You are absolutely right about that Rising Phoenix. That nunchuck stuff is still illegal in Canada (and I'm sure in some States in the U.S. as well). I know there are rubber padded nunchucks but I'm not sure the legal ramnification of it in Canada though?

"Do what thou wilt is the whole of the Law"

**Balloonknot** · Posted On: 7/09/2003 10:09am

I do the sword, Bo staff, and knife.

**Miguksaram** · Posted On: 7/09/2003 10:22am

I practice with Sword, mokum(wooden sword), jukdo(bamboo sword), knife, short stick, long stick, and staff. I have also messed around with Kamas and kung fu butterfly knives, rope and Chinese broadsword

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