Hello, It's been a while since I've posted in these forums. Anyway, a while back I posted a few pictures of my sword here:...
This is a sword I got years ago. It was a birthday gift for me from an uncle. I promised some time back that I'll post pictures here in the MAP,...
Anybody here ever done tapado, or any of the Two-handed weapons styles from the Philippines? Maybe spear and shield styles of old? Were they...
I've been looking at WMA sites that deal with rebated steel practice and I've frequently encountered the peice of eqiupment called the "Three...
I have an 1.25 inch by .25 inch aluminum bar. I wanted to make a replica sword out of it for practice. Does anybody here have any experience in...
Why do the Japanese use straw dummies for cutting tests? Is it because it mimics flesh? or is it because it's simply hard to cut and requires...
There was once a thread asking on how true the old death matches were. I'm sort of interested in finding out how duels used to take place. I...
Alright, time to break out those stories and answer: What was the worst FMA related injury you've had?
what kind of sword would you like to own? Kampilan Kris Barung Bolo Panabas Other Please elaborate on why. If you chose "other"...
What assumption do you guys use when you sparr: A) You are using edged weapons and the stick/padded stick is just a representative of an edged...
I don't know if this has been asked before, but because of the developments in the "improvised gear" thread I'd like to ask: What do you...
I've seen in a lot of threads that crosstrainig into FMA really helped them in their respective arts. My question to everybody is: Crosstraining...
There is a floating addage in the community that goes a little like this: One Arnisador Vs. one samurai/ninja/roman legion/ or mongol horde or...
To any practitioner who has instructed others, I'm a senior student in my school and I help out in training a lot of the new guys. Because of...
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