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Post by Toad on May 21, 2011 8:40:53 GMT -5
Here is a picture of my custom-made sai:  They are 19.5" long and 5.5" wide, made with 5/8" stainless steel. They were heat-treated for the colored effect. My picture taking ability doesn't show them off to best effect. In person you see golds, blues, and some purple. They weigh about right at 2 pounds each. I want to use these in my next tournament, but have to get used to the differences from my original pair: heavier, grip slightly tighter and blade heavy vs. handle heavy. Totally psyched! |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 21, 2011 9:53:15 GMT -5
Cool set.................my cousin does martial arts weapon fighting too,she recieved her "blackbelt" at age 11..Been studying for 4 years now....Good luck with them...
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Post by unclestu on May 21, 2011 11:31:33 GMT -5
Looks like something out of Spartacus.
One question.
When you have one of those in your hand do you feel lucky? LOL
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Post by Sabre52 on May 21, 2011 16:40:59 GMT -5
Beautiful! I love that case hardened color look. A question. I used to be a fencer but of course, we wore protective gear and had buttons on the tips of our foils epee's and sabers etc. Your pieces there look to be pretty functionally lethal so do you just compete individually where you go through specific moves or do you actually have a hand to hand aspect to your tournament?.....Mel
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Post by superioragates on May 21, 2011 17:25:00 GMT -5
cool!!
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Post by Toad on May 21, 2011 17:54:25 GMT -5
Mel, they are definitely functional weapons - my feet move fast when I drop one. ;D
In a tournament, I use them in a kata - or a pre-arranged set of blocking and striking techniques used to simulate combat with two or more imaginary opponents.
As far as sparring with weapons, that is generally handled with chanbara equipment. This mimics the real weapons using hard plastic weapons covered in foam. We usually use helmets as well. The worst injury is usually a welt or bruise, but you can occassionally get your bell rung.
We do some actual weapon on weapon contact during training. When I was getting my weapons certification with the bo staff, we often did drills with a partner. This definitely made you more aware of the speed and sound of combat. We also had to break boards using different techniques with the bo, this helped me believe that a 'stick' could actually be an effective weapon - where a kata might look impressive, fighting the air didn't always give you confidence that the techniques were practical. Todd
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Post by Toad on May 22, 2011 8:28:14 GMT -5
Cool set.................my cousin does martial arts weapon fighting too,she recieved her "blackbelt" at age 11..Been studying for 4 years now....Good luck with them... What style does your cousin do. I do Kwanmukan and Kajukenbo. |
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Post by Fossilman on May 22, 2011 9:46:56 GMT -5
I'm not up on this,but I think its Kwanmukan,she loves it and has serveral awards so far.....
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Post by frane on May 25, 2011 10:18:08 GMT -5
I am glad Mel asked the questions I wanted to know. They really look cool!
Fran
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Post by coilingdragonherbs on May 30, 2011 17:08:23 GMT -5
Hello from Boston,
Did Peter Carbone do those custom made sai for you?
They are gorgeous.
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