Anyone know how to use weapons?

[zudo]

If so, where did you learn to use them and where did you get it?

I know how to use nunchakus, got it am learning to use it from my taekwondo instructor. I ordered some throwing stars and throwing darts from www.gungfu.com I am trying to look up a technique to use the throwing darts. Hopefully, I will eventually learn to use the sword.

[Fulano]

Hmmm, I dont take martial arts, but I wish I could (just sooo expensive here). I do watch Soul Calibur, and other shows like XMA, and I learned how to use a pole/stick/w/e, and I like it ;D

[Evoluder Guy]

I know a little ken, bo and shuriken jutsu. My cousin is in the Bujinkan dojo and he shows me stuff time to time, I'm not very good at anything though *shrugs* I used to collect weapons which I bought from various places online and catalogs but they are gone, all I have left is my Samurai 3000 Katana and I'm sure I have some senban shuriken somewhere around here.......

[Transbot9]

I have been trained in the use of basic firearms (AKA Hunter's Safty), but I haven't shot one in years so my aim probably sucks. Same goes for the Compound Bow.

[EmperorG]

i do kenjitsu(original samurai arts,not that kendo)
im real awesome with the blade.i dont know much about ninja stuff with the darts tho....
my style is the tenpu-kosai ryu kai

[zudo]

Evoluder said:

I know a little ken, bo and shuriken jutsu. My cousin is in the Bujinkan dojo and he shows me stuff time to time, I'm not very good at anything though *shrugs* I used to collect weapons which I bought from various places online and catalogs but they are gone, all I have left is my Samurai 3000 Katana and I'm sure I have some senban shuriken somewhere around here.......

What's the ken thing? Do you know of any good sites to teach me shuriken throwing? I don't have an instructor for that.

[EmperorG]

its kendo.but i belive shuriken throwing works the same way you throw a frisbee

[Evoluder Guy]

zudo said:

What's the ken thing? Do you know of any good sites to teach me shuriken throwing? I don't have an instructor for that.

Ken is Kenjutsu, it's just that all three things end in jutsu so I thought it would be silly to write it three times so I tacked it on at the end. Sorry for the confusion. But anyway, it is traditional Japanese is sword arts, my cousins instructor is very...eccentric and he mixes up all kinds of stuff when teaching certain weapons since he says that alot can be learned from other forms of fighting, but the basis is japanese Togakure Ryu. My cousin is much better versed in it then me, since he learned not only the traditonal samurai way, but also how to handle a Ninja-ken which requires slightly different training and handling

Depends on what kinds of shuriken, senban shuriken are a specialized four pointed shuriken that Togakure Ryu practioners specialize in. They are a special kind of Hira Shuriken or more to the point, they are Shaken, and those are the things that are often reffered to as "Ninja Stars". These are throw with flicks of the wrists not so much with the swing of your arm like people think.

"Real" Shuriken are are like small steel darts and have come to be called Bo Shuriken. And then there's Itaken, which are like bigger Bo Shuriken. These two are thrown similarly but since the itaken is bigger the grip is slightly different. You use the momentum of stepping forward while extending your arm to throw them.....it's all rather difficult to grasp unless someone is around to tell you how to do it right, but I suppose you could do a search online and find more info I personally don't know any sites though.

Transbot: I always wanted to learn to use a bow Any kind

[EmperorG]

Evoluder said:

Kenjutsu is sword arts, my cousins instructor is very...eccentric and he mixes up all kinds of stuff when teaching certain weapons since he says that alot can be learned from other forms of fighting, but the basis is japanese Togakure Ryu.

Depends on what kinds of shuriken, senban shuriken are a specialized four pointed shuriken that Togakure Ryu practioners specialize in. They are a special kind of Hira Shuriken or more to the point, they are Shaken, and those are the things that are often reffered to as "Ninja Stars". These are throw with flicks of the wrists not so much with the swing of your arm like people think.

"Real" Shuriken are are like small steel darts and have come to be called Bo Shuriken. And then there's Itaken, which are like bigger Bo Shuriken. These two are thrown similarly but since the itaken is bigger the grip is slightly different. You use the momentum of stepping forward while extending your arm to throw them.....it's all rather difficult to grasp unless someone is around to tell you how to do it right, but I suppose you could do a search online and find more info I personally don't know any sites though.

Transbot: I always wanted to learn to use a bow Any kind

WOW.you are like a martial arts encyclopiedia!
you know more about martial arts than i do!

[Evoluder Guy]

Katsumoto said:

WOW.you are like a martial arts encyclopiedia!
you know more about martial arts than i do!

That's what happens when you're obsessed for 16 years My cousin is much, much better though as he was able to go on and join a reputable school, I had a kid and so I wasn't able to I'm looking into it now though and hopefully I'll eventually be in Bujinkan too someday .

[EmperorG]

i like the tenpu-kosai.in ancient times it was known for cutting fire arms

[EmperorG]

oh yea anbd i also do dragon style kung fu.im learnin to use the chinese blade

[Evoluder Guy]

Katsumoto said:

i like the tenpu-kosai.in ancient times it was known for cutting fire arms

Tenpu Kosai Ryu?? As in Mitsurugi's fighting style from Soul Edge/Calibur?? I could be wrong but AFAIK it's not a real style, it's made up by Namco........ I've never heard the name come up with the other Tradional Bujutsu that specialize in Sword fighting *shrugs*

Dragon Style? You must have fast hands then ;D I assume it's southern style since I don't see many people touting the Northern. I wanted to learn the Tai Chi Chien back in the days too, it's so nice to watch

[EmperorG]

hmmmm.my school might be lying then!
but i dont have soul caliber 2
oh,well.i still learn it
and wha's AFAIK?

[Celebmacil]

I've been serving in the US Army for 13 years, and have been assigned exclusively to combat units, from an Infantry Platoon with the 101st Airborne while I was active duty, and now with an Artillery Battery in the National Guard.

I have extensive weapons and tactical training, and I know how to use most any small arm there is, plus a good deal of crew-served and support weapons as well. Currently I hold Expert qualifications with Pistol (Beretta M9), Carbine (Colt M4A1), and Rifle (FN M16A2).

I have used everything from a Bayonet to a 5.5mm Revolver, to a 12.7mm Machine Gun to a 81mm Mortar to a 105mm Howitzer., and have played with most anything you might care to think of inbetween including shotguns, rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, hand grenades, land mines, demolitions, infantry rockets and missiles.

As for "unarmed" combat where mainly your body is the weapon, I studied Kosho Shorei Kenpo for about four years back in High School and that involved some use of the Katana but I wouldn't even begin to claim that I know how to REALLY use one effectively. I also was trained in the Army's combat system (called Combatitives) which is a cross of Judo, Jujitsu and Karate, and includes the use of Knife (Bayonet), Staff (Rifle), and Spear (Fixed Bayonet) techniques.


Anyways, weapons are fun to play with...