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    Do you carry Weapons?

    In the one place that I go that the government gets testy about my sidearm, I'm likely to be seen with my big, stiff, 3' metal-shafted black...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 24, 2005 in forum: Weapons
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    Do you carry Weapons?

    Ohhh... great story. Nothing like a good martial attitude. :rolleyes: Ugh! Who has not come across those words? :rolleyes:
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 24, 2005 in forum: Weapons
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    sai = psi?

    Funny. :D Then there's the old Babylon 5 angle on the letter psi. :D [IMG]
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 24, 2005 in forum: Weapons
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    Wma Training Weapons>

    Wow... nice wasters! For a crude home-made waster, here is a how-to. I have one of those. I agree. Not pretty, but will take a beating and...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 24, 2005 in forum: Western Martial Arts
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    Fencing

    I'm in complete agreement with you there. It's an important point that can always bear mention from time to time.
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 24, 2005 in forum: Western Martial Arts
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    Sheild (Q for Louie)

    :love: Wow, that's a very pretty shield! :love: Mine's ugly, but it has to be since I train with it... and it's home made. :eek:
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Western Martial Arts
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    sai = psi?

    :bang: False. False. False. False. False. False. False. False. False. False. False. False. :bang: That's a cheap, uneducated fabrication...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Weapons
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    Is my sword "real"?

    I've come to buy swords based on word of mouth from people whom I know train hard and put their weapons through a lot of abuse. Too much crap...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Weapon Resources
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    Do you carry Weapons?

    A small Bersa .380, extended magazine, total ten frangible JHP rounds. [IMG] My wife won't let me have her little compact .45. :)...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Weapons
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    Do you carry Weapons?

    That's what I understand and have experienced from my training. (I also carry regularly.) Knives are nasty. Anybody that carries should practice...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Weapons
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    Fencing

    If you're saying that there's no glossary or explicit list (such as Ringeck's explicitly listing the "three wonders"), I believe you're right....
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Western Martial Arts
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    unarmed to armed question

    Yes, absolutely. Most of the surviving Western material was for warfare, and assumed one had advance warning and preparation. Because armour...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Kung Fu
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    unarmed to armed question

    In addition to the wild rose site with the Fiore manual, the most authoritative single source on the topic that I've found is at the ARMA site....
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 22, 2005 in forum: Kung Fu
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    Western Fencing is it the Most Superior

    Yes, that's why I used the :D to show that I was being silly in my comments. I was not trying to criticize. I couldn't comment on that since...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 18, 2005 in forum: Weapons
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    Fencing

    Absolutely. I'm still learning to be aware of this... and get punched in the face a lot more than I should. :bang: (Yes, I'm wearing a mask.)...
    Post by: blackpuma, Aug 18, 2005 in forum: Western Martial Arts