Jacob Kabel Sword Form - Bluegrass Nationals 06

[Samuraikk1080]

Thanks Everyone for the nice comments!!!!

[dtgrayek]

Absolutely amazing!!!!

[cfh99nyc]

is this ninjitsu?

[Naisho07]

why is his sword so short?

[trivium666fan]

It's a fake type of Kitana. If it were longer it'd be really difficult to use.

[Naisho07]

I imagine that it was a "practice sword" without a cutting edge, or this would be very dangerous. Also, I think you meant to say that if the sword were longer it would be much harder to twirl like a baton. On the average, a sword's length should be an inch or two off the ground when you stand straight, hold the sword in your hand near the tsuba with the sword pointing straght down. Now, trying that with a chainsaw would be xtreme :=)

[trivium666fan]

That's basically what I meant to say, except for the chainsaw part. Although that would definitely be interesting to watch. With paramedics on stand-by, of course. hahaha

[Samuraikk1080]

@Naisho07 pause it at 20 second and see how close to the ground it is when my arm is down. quit hatenin.

[Naisho07]

@Samuraikk1080, I hope that I do not sound like I am hatenin too much. I am trying to understand your kata better. How many opponents are there in this kata? I am not a fan of throwing your sword in the air since you are unarmed for those seconds. What is meaning in the kata for the sword tosses? I find it hard to think of a legit reason to do so while facing an opponent. But i guess the bottom line is, its your choice to be or not be a tosser. Thanks in advance for the kata bunkai.

[Effeneh121]

@Naisho07 This is not a traditional kata, whatsoever. Its an extreme or "creative" form. That is why there is air time for the weapon.

[Naisho07]

@Effeneh121, Again, sorry if I seem rude, it is certainly not my intention. If this is not a kata and has no relation to actual weapon useage, I wonder why it is performed at a martial arts tournament and not a tournament for the "creative" forms. The mixing of the two is what confused me :) I just hope that you are not insinuating that marital arts in North America have been reduced to no tradition whatsoever.

[SithV1]

Now that's freakn' extreme!

[rspure43]

omg you own! at this!