KUSARIGAMA: testing in sparring

[@lualdiz]

Using the chain (rope in this case) as a flexible weapon is something I've never thought about before, it must be very hard to pull off in a real fight though, as flexible weapons often are.

[@nagasen3850]

To me it looks like a really good sparring! Don't listen to the fake fighters that don't spar. Also i think that soft weapons are not consistent for fighting (but they can be sometimes effective)

[@MonkeyFist]

@@nagasen3850 thanks! I also think that my sparrings are Okey (not great but good enough - I mean... I haven't seen many real sparrings with THIS weapon and if I have seen one, then it was not a big huge difference (in my opinion) and I am not a master and do not practice with it like some people do) - I'm just playing around hehe You know practice always beats theory ... And in drills or demos everything is possible... But when somebody doesn't want to get hit and wants to hit you, basically fight back then not everything works perfectly. This is why I like to test stuff out in sparring than just believe that something can do this or that because somebody said that. I really would love to see a real master of this weapon in action... But I cannot find any videos like that : ( I like this weapon but probably if I HAVE TO use a weapon then I would pick a different one hehe

[@shinobihiriyu-originalninj4634]

The kusarigama is a scary weapon, hurts a lot when you get hit 😅

[@MonkeyFist]

@@shinobihiriyu-originalninj4634 yea right? And this is just a sparring version with an empty rubber ball... (We also tried with a tennis ball before - both versions hurt ) just imagine getting hit with some hard and heavier thing 😰 ouch 🤕

[@nagasen3850]

I am not saying that it doesn't hurt, just saying that rigid weapons proved to be more effective from the videos i've seen. Of course i will not like to find myself against a meteor hammer or a kusarigama lol

[@kamilkartuski4733]

Pozdro z Polski, bardzo fajny content, ale miejcie na uwadze to, że trafienie nie musi od razu zakończyć walki. (Często po przyjęciu walnięcia dwukilogramowym fundo na nogę poczułem to dopiero następnego dnia :) )

[@MonkeyFist]

@@kamilkartuski4733 dzięki! : ) nie zawsze robimy "reset" ale zazwyczaj robimy tak jak tu że po prostu pokazujemy że było "czyste trafienie" i wracamy do walki. Tak jest po prostu łatwiej widzieć czy trafienie było czy nie było. (Oczywiście ten materiał jest pocięty w tym filmiku by nie było za długie hehe bo z reguły robimy parę rund po 3min i próbujemy "nie zginąć" i "zabić" drugiego heh) Jakie sztuki walki uprawiasz? (+ Aż tak słychać że z Polski jestem? Hehe)

[@Archangel-pd1rn]

Try to do some non stop sparring for a fixed amount of time and see what happens. Being hit with a weapon more often than not doesn't instantly stops a fight in real life. It makes things more realistic surprisingly and also sparring more productive and interesting, even if one might be "dead" after some hit. Other wise you can never have more than few seconds of action everytime, it just encorages a lazy rhythm and greatly limits the sparing to whomever hits first. Respect the blade hits and avoids them as if it was real but just keep it going after being hit. It will show how often wrestling is important in any prolonged fight. Real self defense instructions often do non stop sparring for a reason, it presure tests the techniques much better. It is also much more fun to watch!

[@MonkeyFist]

@@Archangel-pd1rn thanks for the comment! : D Sometimes we do "continued sparring" but most of the time we spar like here in the video that after "clean hit" we reset (not really reset-reset where we start in good positions again but just showing that we got hit and we continue). We often end up on the ground (we both are judokas so we are not afraid to take down or grapple on the ground). But this happens more often when we do sword Vs sword. But thanks for observations and ideas: D maybe next time when I meet my "weapon sparring partner" we can do a few rounds like you said : )