Comments on: Sword safety

By: Firehand

Firehand — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:06:38 +0000

“Keep the pointy end out of your own body.
Likewise, keep the sharp edge out of your own body.”

Used to know a bunch of Wiccans. Some very weapons-savvy, some absolute moonbats.

By: DoubleTapper

DoubleTapper — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:21:47 +0000

Concealed carry rule number 1:

Inside the pants sheathing should be done with extreme caution!

By: Lyle

Lyle — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:51:29 +0000

“Wicca is a nature-based religion based on respect for the earth, nature and the cycle of the seasons. ”

It seems her luck continued– she was lucky enough to have stabbed her foot with access to a modern medical facility, rather than just having more Wiccans around to put spells on her bleeding foot and stuff herbs in the wound.

“Nature-based”? So other religions are what, based on the “un-natural”?

Maybe they’re just farmers, who by necessity must have an understanding of nature, respect for the earth, and an understanding of the cycle of the seasons. But then, farmers tend to do things that work.

By: memomachine

memomachine — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:29:57 +0000

Hmmmm.

“make sure the sword is of sufficient quality that it won�t break (a.k.a. no stainless junk)”

Oh God yes! People playing around with wallhangers, swords that belong on a wall display only, is perhaps one of the most dangerous things around. You literally have no idea what’s going to happen, or where the pieces are going to go when it does.

By: nk

nk — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:03:09 +0000

What Billy Beck said. I fenced, western style, in my younger days and then studied Iaido, a Japanese style. Point at the guy on the upper left on the link, he'll move, and you will see any number of ways you can filet yourself if you don't know what you're doing.

By: D2k

D2k — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:26:21 +0000

A few additional rules about the sword itself
make sure the sword is of sufficient quality that it won’t break (a.k.a. no stainless junk)
make sure the sword is well attached to the handle (when you reassemble it after cleaning do it right)

By: memomachine

memomachine — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:25:48 +0000

Hmmmm.

Yeah. The best IMO are nunchucks. I’ve been involved with eastern martial arts for decades now and the number of times I’ve seen guys knock themselves out or hammer their own nuts with these things is literally uncountable.

By: Billy Beck

Billy Beck — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:06:42 +0000

Years ago, a good friend of mine was teaching me bits of kendo. Of Japanese descent, this guy had swords that had been in his family for centuries. After months of work with a bokken (made of oak), I asked him when he would let me handle a live blade.

He laughed. “When I’m sure that you won’t cut your own fuckin’ ear off. Now shut up and make a circle.”

That was good sword safety.

By: memomachine

memomachine — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:53:08 +0000

Hmmmm.

I’ve known any number of Wiccans and, in my personal experience, a sillier bunch of people you’ve never seen.

By: drstrangegun

drstrangegun — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:19:08 +0000

1. No holes where they don’t belong
2. Don’t make yourself leak.

By: Jack Burton

Jack Burton — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:50:55 +0000

1. All swords are always sharp.

2. Don’t you swing your sword at anything you are not willing to destroy.

3. Keep your sword in its sheath until you are ready to use it.

By: ka

ka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:28:00 +0000

Most important rule:

Pointy end goes in the other guy.