Live Blades
Another jujitsu related story.

As part of your second Dan you have to do a series of Kata's with weapons, one of which is a Katana. A few years back it was possible to do the kata with a live blade, this has now changed thanks to this guy.

As part of the kata it is customary to do a 'gebauchy' (spelling is probably well off, feel free to correct) which is a method of wiping the (non existent) blood from the blade, this can either be a simple wipe with the fingers or a more dramatic twirl with the sword or even a very cool and efficient sweep downwards to the mat and away form you.

This particular bloke was demoing a kata with the blade and finished with the sweepy down gebauchy, however, he'd not left enough clearance between his foot and the blade and so managed to cut off 3 of his toes, prompting a trip to casualty and an attempt to sew them back on. Not nice to see though, especially the misshapen footsteps off the mat as he was helped off...
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:21, 7 replies)

Wow!
Sounds impressive!
So do they do the kata with blunt ones now?
( Cawl, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:23, closed)

They use a wooden bokan now
or they did last time I saw it.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:25, closed)

Yeah
Nowadays it;s gotta be a non live blade, I've been in training for about 2.5 years and stick with the wooden ones! At least bruises heal!
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:26, closed)

@Baz
I'm not sure, we use Bokken when first starting but I've seen a few guys using blunted blades, although with the law that's all probably changed now
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:28, closed)

Had a feeling I'd spelled that wrong.
Im surprised in the current climate they're still doing all that rubbish anyway. Bloody Japs - it's all about the Brazilians these days.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:30, closed)

Yeah
Ours is an interesting mix, we have guys form all over the pace, a couple of ground fighters come over and we also do some of the traditional stuff...

Although it does appear to involve a lot of drinking! :)
(Fuckarma was masturbating into your handbag, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 11:52, closed)

blimey
we still use a live blade in Ninjutsu, and funnily enough the most dangerous part of the kata is returning the blade to the scabbard- done sloppily and you could lose a thumb, as it's all done be feeling the blade by sliding the blunt edge along the web of skin between the thumb and forefinger with eyes on the opponent at all times. thankfully despite accidents I can still count to 10 without taking my socks off

this is the reason the Fonz never carried a samurai sword - FACT

*Ninja fact - throwing stars were never meant to kill but were kept rusty so they could cause blood poisoning and or to slow down an opponent
(The Goat www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com, Tue 12 Aug 2008, 15:02, closed)