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Post by youxia on Aug 22, 2012 14:15:40 GMT -5
I'm not sure whther this is cool or hilarious, what is it? Attachments:
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Post by youxia on Aug 22, 2012 14:16:28 GMT -5
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Post by youxia on Aug 22, 2012 14:16:48 GMT -5
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Post by odee on Aug 22, 2012 16:27:23 GMT -5
There are pictures like that towards the back of "This is Karate" by Mas Oyama. Walking canes were the order of the day for a while so learning self defence a bit beyond beating local stray dogs and kids with them seemed like a good idea to a lot of people. It looks like it has a lot of fencing influence. My vote is on cool!
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Post by jwbulldogs on Aug 23, 2012 1:09:04 GMT -5
I agree this is cool. Years ago my dojo was in a parade. Three other dojo that weren't associated with us joined us in the parade. My sensei knew at least one of the other instructors. We all had our traditional weapons like the bo, jo, kama, sai, etc. The group that my sensei knew didn't bring any weapons. But the other group a few of the guys and ladies had walking canes. I spoke with the sensei and he explained to me why they used the cane. Because if they were walking with any of the weapons that we had they would get arrested. But no one questions a cane. It is not viewed as a weapon, but with proper training it is extremely good for self defense. Then he demonstrated some of the techniques. Every since I have wanted to know how to use one in that manner.
After seeing these photos I brought something back to my memory from my childhood that I had long forgotten. There was an old show that had a gentleman that policemen or detective of some kind or maybe an secret agent. He fought with a cane. He wore a hat similar to those pictures. I can't remember his name. I wonder if I can google to find it. I'm thinking "The Avengers".
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Post by jwbulldogs on Aug 23, 2012 1:15:54 GMT -5
Okay, It was "The Avengers". it was a tv series in the 70's. He was a spy. I used to enjoy that show. I wonder if I watched it today would it still appeal to me. Many shows that appealed to me then no longer appeal to me. Just like the styles of clothing that appealed to me no longer appeal to me. I wonder sometimes what was I thinking wearing that? Choices.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avengers_%28TV_series%29
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Post by jwbulldogs on Aug 23, 2012 1:18:56 GMT -5
Oh. I thought it was a cane, but it was an umbrella with a hidden sword. I don't know how I forgot those things. I remember being in this martial arts store in the 90's and the guy showing me a cane with a hidden sword. I thought that was new technology. I had forgotten that I saw that type of weapon in the 70's on TV.
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Post by capoeirista on Aug 27, 2012 5:52:31 GMT -5
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Post by jwbulldogs on Aug 27, 2012 7:18:18 GMT -5
I wonder if this barjitsu is where the Avenger series got their idea for their star. The dress and use of the umbrella as a cane are similar.
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Post by Chef Samurai on Aug 27, 2012 16:10:58 GMT -5
Europe has a long tradition of stick fighting & it transferred to canes after carrying weapons was banned and they were passed off as "gentleman's tools" lol
france has la canne, italy has a style, ireland has shelaigleig styles, england has 13 ft long, 6 ft long & 3 ft short stick either bare, tapered, with metal spikes at one or both ends and a few others.
And edward barton-write is also responsible for introducing japanese martial arts to europe and the jujutsu boom in england in france when he brought over many jujutsuka & judoka.
I have a how to written by him right here -http://www.scribd.com/doc/104107325/1899-the-New-of-Art-Self-Defence-E-W-Barton-Wright-Bartitsu
Some of it's a bit out there I think but it was experimental at the time really.
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Post by jwbulldogs on Sept 4, 2012 2:53:31 GMT -5
I'm glad this was shared. Now I wonder if I can find some old videos of the tv series The Avengers? Will I enjoy it today like I did as a child?
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Post by Possum on Sept 8, 2012 7:23:10 GMT -5
You know, Hapkido is big with the cane. I remember I bought a cane from *cough*canemasters*cough*.
I don't know much about cane history, only that it seems always taught as the perfect carry-around weapon that is never banned.
By the way, thanks everyone for digging up the link, the article, and of course the original post! This is awesome.
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Post by jwbulldogs on Sept 10, 2012 11:40:52 GMT -5
I think the cane is an excellent carry weapon too if you know how to use it. It is pretty slick. I wold love some formal training with it. I could carry that in places where I can't carry my firearm.
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Post by odee on Sept 10, 2012 16:05:28 GMT -5
These days a lot of canes are made of aluminium...I wonder if that's to stop people using them as weapons? They have great vertical strength but I can bend them over my knee meaning they wouldn't survive a good strike, you could only really use them like a fencing foil.
...jabbity jab.
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Post by Possum on Sept 10, 2012 20:34:06 GMT -5
Odee, they're made of aluminum so you can pour more alcohol in them and get them on an airplane. :-)
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