Chinese butterfly swords

[@Max_Flashheart]

Those Chinese Butterflies must be really huge and aggressive to warrant the development of specialized weapons.

[@Potato-qv6hq]

oh, that seems like a bloody good idea heyyyy! how are those kangaroo and magpie swords coming along? i want them ready by tomorrow!

[@sabberi]

They feature in Dark Souls.

[@FTLAD]

There are certain weapons used against kangaroos in Australia, don't you know. Those implements are known as 'Motor vehicles'. They use them to kill hundreds

[@Potato-qv6hq]

Pythonesque yeah but the solution to those butterflies was usually hurling giant lava filled fire balls that you got from a spider lady.

[@Potato-qv6hq]

French Toast yeah but that's when we're on the offensive. imagine trying to back out your car while a hoard of kangaroos charge at you and eats all of your lawn. and don't even get me started on trying to chase down magpies with cars.

[@deutschamerikaner]

“They’re illegal because they are quite intimidating.” Classic British Law

[@myvids1415]

It's because they can be opened one handed, same as flick knives/switchblades are banned in public. You can have them in your house.

[@albertpolak786]

@@myvids1415 Which is however only a very slightly less stupid reason to ban them.

[@kroolini3678]

@@albertpolak786 it's about being able to carry a weapon conceiled and then pulling it out and having it ready in a split second.

[@albertpolak786]

@@kroolini3678 That is precisely the problem. People who don't handle knives think switchblades are better for concealment, but that is really quite a flawed view. It might look scary to some when someone flips open a balisong, but it's at best barely faster than opening any other folding knife and it's a pretty bad fighting weapon. Much easier to just stuff a long kitchen knife in your sleeve or something. And that is exactly what criminals are actually doing in the real world even in places where switchblades are legal. This law sounds brilliant to people who don't work with knives, but to people who do it sounds idiotic while taking away their right.

[@kroolini3678]

@@albertpolak786 doesn’t surprise me a law was made by uninformed people who should know better. Thanks for the info

[@patrikhjorth3291]

I agree. Getting a metal prong jabbed into the eye at high speed would be really inconvenient.

[@livedandletdie]

You've got experience per chance?

[@fex144]

Patrik; don't worry, as a cyborg, you just do what ARRNULD does, scalpel to your eye, and done. I see you already have the one-eye-is-glowing look.

[@tomshraderd4915]

I would imagine it's a bit of a pain.

[@IvantheMusical]

This is, perhaps, one of the most British statements I think I have ever heard.

[@rorylobban4789]

Patrik Hjorth i

[@e.zponder7526]

"Don't fight with your feet in a bush you plonker" - Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'

[@chrisgaming3373]

I love you

[@tomtom7955]

i found that very ironic and had to comment about that myself

[@ridanann]

art of common fucking sense was the proper english translation lol

[@justiciar1964]

"Everybody wang chung tonight." - Ip Man

[@FakeSugarVillain]

"If you die in the game you die in real life" - Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'

[@McWelly]

Lindybeige...dual...wielding? What bizarre universe am I in?

[@Wright805]

It's okay in this case because it's two short blades.

[@thevoicej2511]

Wright805 yes, the total blade length is probably about the same as if he’d been using a two handed sword so it’s alright. Wouldn’t want to be over capacity.

[@williamtownsend8679]

welcome to the back rooms. enjoy your stay!

[@MerlijnDingemanse]

Audible: if it exists we sponsor it

[@stealthcactus]

Audible plus Rule 34

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

"But before we behead our hostage, let us talk to you about Audible..."

[@zhoupact8567]

Well sure. For audible got audio-books of all kinds. Interested in sword stuff, there is sure to be books for you. Interested in ancient warfare? Well do they got books for you! Are you enjoying the show "behead the infidels" then perhaps some of these Islamic classics would be ideal for you. Watching anime stuffs, hey check out these epic fantasy books. Watching porn, well here are some *exiting* books for your *enjoyment*. Audible.com got any and all audio-books you could ever need. Go there now and you are almost guaranteed to improve as a human being.

[@Queue3612]

rule 34-a if it exists audible will sponsor it

[@rugaritolager7411]

squarespace

[@widowpeak6142]

"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight." Sun Tzu

[@johngr1747]

"And I say he knows a little more about fighting than you do how because he invented it! And then he perfected it so no living man can best him in the ring of honor!"

[@widowpeak6142]

@@johngr1747 "Then he used his fight money to buy two of every animal on Earth."

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

"And then he herded them onto a boat, and then he beat the crap out of each and everyone."

[@widowpeak6142]

@@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929 "And from that day forward, any time a bunch of animals are together in one place is called the zoo!"

[@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929]

"Unless it's a farm."

[@TooLateForIeago]

In fairness to General Tsu, the obvious is frequently missed when you are overwhelmed with other details.

[@LughSummerson]

"Kate? Isn't that a bit of a girl's name?" "Err… it's short for Bob."

[@AvrahamYairStern]

I thought it had a similar coincedence to the Blackadder sketch too!

[@sukotsutoCSSR]

The movie "The Final Master" does a great job depicting how to use those types of Chinese swords and knives. It's quite realistic in depicting actual weapon combat and techniques than 99% of other kung fu movies, which is why the fight scenes are trashed by pedestrians but praised by actual weapon practitioners

[@ghostoftanelorn9928]

Watch out for the knock off Korean moth knives.

[@PongoXBongo]

Those are quite effective against cloth armor though.

[@JonCombo]

I'm more concerned about the mothra ones.

[@simonlee2769]

Japanese godzilla club is the real shit

[@imugi-16]

LukeBarrass I was about to be offended but I realized that you were joking

[@VoidFish]

That cloth armor quip was fucking beautiful.

[@gxlorp]

"The Americans call it DUCT tape" We dont pronounce it that well, so we pretty much call it DUCK tape.

[@ctrlaltdebug]

gxlorp Duct tape is the silver metal foil stuff that goes on HVAC ducts. Duck tape was made with duck fabric reinforcement for the army.

[@Skeptic2006]

Here in Finland many call it Jesus tape. Don't know why. Because it shines? Maybe because it can be used for so many things, miraculously.

[@ATAATX]

Why quibble, I just call it Quack Quack tape.

[@maxkronader5225]

Originally the terms referred to two different products. Duct tape was a material for sealing the joints in ducting. Duck tape was tape made from a strip of "duck" (a type of canvas) with adhesive on one side. The similarity of the names (and the fading away of duck tape with the advent of synthetics) led to the names being used interchangeably.

[@DavidThomas-sv1tk]

@@Skeptic2006 It's Jedi Tape. Because it has a light side, a dark side and it holds the universe together.

[@nedisahonkey]

You never cease to amaze me with your limitless capacity for nerdiness Lindy. Shine on you crazy diamond.

[@bashpr0mpt244]

"You go shooom like that, then shooom like that."

[@bootstrap9359]

imagine trying to enjoy a nice relaxing larp and lindy pulls up dual-wielding butterfly swords

[@jackpijjin4088]

Not even foam ones, real ones.

[@GodotOfficial]

Float like a butterfly, sting like a butterfly

[@DaSpineLessFish]

Godot Uggghhhh...

[@aurourus6894]

Float like a bad joke, sting like a bad joke.

[@htf5555]

float like a chinese sting like a butterfly.

[@MorbidlyObeseCat_Ch]

rip

[@ihmehiitaja]

Butterflies don't sting!

[@gallendugall8913]

Sun Tzu didn't know that what is best in life is to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women folk.

[@dynamicworlds1]

Gallen Dugall wow...with that profile pic...

[@logankuhlman3471]

I disagree there should not be an enemy left to flee

[@billskinner7670]

Sun Tzu didn't like war at all. That is why he wanted it completed, quickly and decisively.

[@lackadaisicale492]

Ah Conan..great quote...just rewatched it lately :)

[@trentonnewman9683]

LackadaisicalE actually that was originally Genghis Khan.

[@Varadiio]

Duct Tape is different than Gaffer Tape in the US, although many probably don't know about the distinction. Duct Tape is supposed to be made of more organic materials, while Gaffer Tape is more synthetic. There's more to it than that, but essentially Duct Tape has a more permanent hold that leaves residue on removal, while Gaffer Tape is for temporary adhesive and should not leave residue. Gaffer Tape is most known by film crew, as you can imagine due to that lack of residue left behind to muck up movie sets and equipment.

[@arjovenzia]

Vara Diio, I'd say not exactly. Duct tape is basically wide electrical tape. Plastic with stick on one side. Used for sealing up (surprise) ducting, for AC. A bit stretchy, so it pulls open, then pulls in to seal. Usually grey, tears horribly. Gaffa tape has a cloth midsection between the plastic layer and the goo. The Gaffa brand was widely popularised for stagework, holding down cables n fabric and the like. Black or grey, tears along the seam of the cloth with a classic ripping sound. I learnt it as 100mph tape from my pop, serviced pacific Catalina's in WWII. His stuff came on a 3 inch roll, milspec greeny khaki, twice as thick as today's Gaffa tape. they used it to feild repair bullet holes in the planes. Enough to patch it up and keep you flying, either to continue your transport run or limp you to somewhere they could dope it up properly. Hence 100mph tape. You didn't want to push it, but you could fly. Sticky as anything, the glue stank, but damn good stuff. Take with a grain of salt tho, pop did like his tales... Also. Huzzah for Lindy vids! Edit: I'm from Australia, and colloquially, people do use them interchangeably. Those in HVAC, electrical or stage industry will twitch a little when a layman uses Duck tape to refer to gaffer tape. Also fyi 'Gaffer' is the senior electrician on a set, hence using "Gaffer's tape" to protect the precious wires from all those pesky actors n audiences.

[@ckscustoms7163]

I'm an Aussie live theatre technician, and yes gaffer tape (known by those in the industry simply as "gaff") is very much not duct tape

[@jef_3006]

Or Duck Tape if your any American child ever. ... Ok, maybe some adults too. ... Actually, basically just everyone at some point or another.

[@tomtom7955]

the Duct tape ive used here in the states is not stretchy and had fibers in it, (they still use it in NASCAR for similar reasons they used in planes in ww2 and can be used to remove warts) not at all like electrical tape (im an electrician so yes i would know) which will stretch and traditionally used turpentine, but now is most brands are some kind of synthetic. .sounds like gaffer tape is a mix between duct and masking tape

[@ChippyPippy]

When I finally got around to reading the Art of War I found out that I had already learned everything through trial and error in RTS games.

[@pegleg2959]

If you're not being sarcastic, you're an idiot.

[@ginabrogan1825]

lol

[@thomasrobinson8789]

The reason for the book is because real militaries don’t have the lives for trial and error.

[@ChippyPippy]

@@thomasrobinson8789 Really? I thought they respawned like everyone else.

[@alwaystinkering7710]

I did the padded weapon combat and found I really liked two short swords. They really can be a match for a longer weapon. You can attack from either side, making defense harder. A shield is always a shield but you can defend with one hand, attack with the other, and then switch. Being shorter they are very fast. As you say, you have to be aggressive and not afraid to get in close. Once inside the opponent's swing they are virtually unarmed.

[@xariasfury5782]

Chinese swords! Not so common for the more well known historical youtubers(that i know of). Last one who did one that i know of is Matt Easton on the Dao. Metatron did one on the Nodachi/Zhan Ba Dao but it was more of a Nodachi thing. As interesting and diverse European weapons are a separate region's weapons are always refreshing.

[@GreaseStain]

Makes fun of the obviousness of Sun Tza saying it was important to chose the place of a fight wisely. Then tells a story of trying to larp with butterfly swords ... inside a bush. LOL

[@yytyytg]

Everything is obvious with what sun tza said. Most of what sun tza said is common sense, use your brain while you fight and you can pretty much master the art of war on your own.The textbook is useless when you trying to fight,It is how well you can execute that counts.

[@samiraperi467]

Funny thing about boxing and padding: brain injuries have skyrocketed after gloves got padded because you can hit harder without breaking your hands.

[@youtubevoice1050]

The way I understood it, the northern kung fu styles focus more on kicks because the mountainous regions required to travel on food, which strengthens the legs. The southern styles on the other hand favor the punchs because people travelled more by boat and rowing strengthens the arms.

[@Sifuben]

KZbinVoice However this is a not very useful generalisation and most of Northern China isn't mountainous and much of Southern China is. A lot of Northern styles contain very little kicking whereas plenty of Southern styles have lots of kicking.

[@kwanarchive]

The North/South divide isn't a very accurate or useful categorization in any case. What gets lumped with "Northern" styles is actually the "Shaolin" styles, which is also not an accurate term. And then, the whole "large vs small" movements and "soft/internal vs hard/external" styles are also inaccurate categorizations.

[@sukotsutoCSSR]

The more plausible difference between northern and southern style of martial arts in China is that people from the North have better access to horses, likely to have more cavalry, and have a more open terrain (valleys, plains) in most battlefields, while the Southerners have better access to bodies of waters and boats, and would likely have a stronger Navy. The northern style has a lot of kicks since that's one strike you can do on a horse, and with lots of space to use footwork. The southern styles has a lot of strikes and grappling since a lot of fighting were done on environments that restrict footwork (marshes, swamps, mud, on boats). You can't throw punches off of a horse, nor can you throw kicks when your feet is stuck on mud or puddles, or on a shaky boat. It's basically the most effective attacks you can do with your environment.

[@rhysbaker7456]

Me who hasn't finished reading this comment: picturing Southern Chinese people about to start walking in handstands everywhere

[@trisle2764]

@@sukotsutoCSSR but how do you kick on a horse? I guess if you are not using any stirrups it makes sense a little, I would just worry about losing my balance or something

[@MrSamulai]

I believe Sun Tzu wrote the Art of War kinda like an essay. When he says something obvious he is just starting from something both writer and reader can agree on, so that the more revolutionary stuff becomes easier to swallow.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

There really isnt anything more to strategy than the basics that would be universally applicable. And the art of war was written centuries ago, and it still applies in its entirety. Draw your conclusions.

[@MrMaffy96]

I have an economy exam in 3 hours. Professor: talk me about the ROE Me: Chinese butterfly swords!

[@4godand4thegays73]

MrMaffy96 what is ROE

[@MrMaffy96]

baby don't hurt me

[@TheMiseriaCantare]

Return On Equity?

[@Pouk3D]

Probably not Rules Of Engagement.

[@notsnarky_5604]

Pouk 3D Rummage or Exit?

[@Sifuben]

Butterfly swords were a very common military sidearm in Southern China and used extensively during the Opium Wars and the Taiping Rebellion. These weapons were however longer and slimmer (more like a cutlass, hanger or Dussack) and were often used singly with a large shield. The shorter bladed ones become more prevalent towards the turn of the twentieth century and likely represent a transition from military sidearm to weapon of street violence.

[@5chr4pn3ll]

Wasn't the point of the Art of War to teach military strategy to people that *didn't* know though? Not all commanders of armies got to that position because of their excellence but instead through contacts and status. The Art of War, at least as I interpret it, is a way of teaching commanders the basic way of thinking without directly implying that they are stupid.

[@crigby46]

Pretty much, at least as far as I understand it. The late great Terry Pratchett had a parody of this (and Tacitus) in the writings of his character General Tacticus. He put forth such suggestions as; On what to do if one army occupies a well-fortified and superior fortress and the other does not: Endeavor to be the one inside.

[@TheSkoog83]

Sort of "War for Dummies" type instructional?

[@zakatalmosen5984]

Uhh. It would be strange if the point was to teach someone who already knew, wouldn't it? I don't get your reasoning.

[@AdrianCelsiusTepes]

so basically it assumes that the people reading it do not already know what's in it? Is that so shocking?

[@Beremor]

The unspoken rules are sometimes the most misunderstood and all-around dangerous. Sometimes someone just has to state the obvious.

[@HideousConformity]

I wouldn't compare LARP weapons to boxing gloves, as the latter is actually deadlier than bare fists. You see, the gloves aren't meant to protect the person being punched; they're meant to protect the hands of the boxer. If you take a look at pictures of victorian era boxers for example, you'll notice two things: 1) They don't wear gloves. 2) They keep their guard low, leaving their faces open to attack. They kept their guard low because they generally didn't need to worry about taking any hard hits to the head, for the simple reason that it's too easy to hurt your own hand when punching someone in the face. If you were to break the guy's teeth, those broken teeth will in all likelyhood be embedded in your knuckles, meaning you can't use that hand anymore. So they simply focused on protecting the body instead. This also meant that boxing matches would last longer. The record for longest boxing match is 170 rounds iirc, and the fight stopped because both fighters were simply too exhausted to continue.

[@superdeluxesmell]

HideousConformity But modern day bare knuckle boxers go for the head as much as gloved boxers. 🤔

[@kurtrefalo4817]

@@Rutherford_Inchworm_III bareknuckle is a legitimate sanctioned sport with professional fighters...

[@TheShourdedLord]

@@Rutherford_Inchworm_III lel stop embarrassing yourself

[@beafraidofinsectattack]

They strike with other parts of their hands to protect their knuckles, right?

[@ronnieronson4390]

That’s some of the dumbest shit I’ve ever read

[@AlvorReal]

Lindybeige, most of the Art of War was for beginners. Also, I think you would still be surprised how much people still forget the basics.

[@kevingray4980]

With chess it it similar. Even grandmasters lose games because they forget to check for simple blunders each move, manage their time, take a moment to clear one's head after an unexpected move instead of reacting emotionally, etc. These are things you can learn in minutes, but require constant self-reminders and discipline to put in action when the stakes are high.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

I too hate going up against a floppy weapon. I prefer them stiff and thrust- centric.

[@oz_jones]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@PatienceDepleted]

Someone's been watching too much scholagladiatoria.

[@kis5140]

Jazza Beardedbjorn Well then, looks like we've got a Gaul here. Anglo-Saxons don't deal in thrusting, you see. They'd rather their women- I mean swords to be hefty and quite Germanic.

[@mattaffenit9898]

Real men use hewing spears.

[@mattaffenit9898]

Or Dane axes.

[@AaronKJames]

Thought it was a skallagrim vid, a pleasant surprise :)

[@thegreatexorcist342]

"That jammed into your eye at high speed would be very inconvenient." Well..... obviously.

[@glathir1168]

Clearly Lindybeige was brushing up on his Sun Tzu

[@Celestatiune]

I've stumbled on your videos quite recently and you are very entertaining informative and skeptical about your sources which are all amazing. What I want to compliment you on the most is finding ways to make your sponsor insert not feel not "gross" which is nearly impossible. I look forward to devouring more of the back catalogue!

[@orangesims]

Just a quick note for the future; gaffer tape and duct tape are two different things. Duct tape has a natural adhesive and can leave a horrible residue or be wretched to remove. Gaffer is a synthetic adhesive, just as strong as duct-tape (maybe stronger), but leaves no residue. Easier to lift and re-stick if needed. That's why you tend to find gaffer tape for almost twice the cost.

[@Raventhecrow]

You`ve lost those fights on bad ground, because you ignored Sun Tzu`s "obvious" advice. Checkmate, Llloyd!

[@zacchambers2418]

"That jabbed into your eye would be very inconvenient" just an inconvenience? lol

[@SuperJaybles]

Lloyd is the master of the understatement

[@trbry.]

zac chambers I prefer obvious understatements than the more common overstatements.

[@Quodge]

Only an eye my king.

[@sergiojuanmembiela6223]

Despite being British, sometimes Lindybeige gets quite emotional, up to the point of using such a foul language. I expect he will issue a video apology shortly.

[@fan9775]

zac chambers Well, he is British.

[@Garith000]

Whys the Karate Kid with Jaden Smith called Karate Kid when he learns kung fu?

[@duchessskye4072]

Becsuse IPs....

[@RyuFireheart]

They tried to copy the success of the original karate kid movie (much older) by using the same name and similar story. But it was just a lame move to make Will Smith son more famous (i heard that he paid to make his son the main character).

[@tonyfriendly4409]

I always thought the same thing. Jackie Chan is Chinese. The movie should have been "The Kung Fu Kid."

[@oaksparoakspar3144]

Would you have wasted your money seeing a movie with Jaden Smith in it if it WASN'T named after a movie from the 1980's that you loved?

[@barryirlandi4217]

Garith Jones shameless!

[@pontifex1853]

Dual wielding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@oz_jones]

Drizzt Cho'Urden!

[@KickyFut]

Wait a minute... Didn't he have a video rambling on about how useless dual-wielding is?? I need to find that and comment how contradicting that was!

[@KickyFut]

(Still haven't found it) It was funny because he was exaggerating his movements by throwing one arm back as he was throwing the other forward. Instead, he should use the momentum of one to accelerate the other. I think he was using long swords?

[@MRLebanonnn]

@@KickyFut I watched that the other day! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXuldneunZWFh9k Edit: didn't realize this video's a year old too, KZbin has been spoonfeeding me LindyBeige after I got into Mordhau

[@kenshin1368]

@@KickyFut He did specifically say dual weilding has a pretty long, effective history in the context of duels. Dual wielding isn't great in most situations against/compared to a shield or really in a battlefield situation where you are close to your friends or against a line of enemies.

[@species8472cze]

This is propably the smartest inmplementation of sponsorship ive ever seen, kudos lindy.

[@TheEvrael]

at the end, was that littlefinger reading sun tzu?

[@lvkeyne]

Yes. Aidan Gillen reading for The Art of War. I would love him to narrate The Prince too.

[@vincur5361]

you don't get to bring katanas.

[@Olordrin]

I was just thinking it was him. Somehow it would make it a lot more bearable. :D

[@drewmandan]

I would want Charles Dance to do The Prince.

[@flax9999lp]

Chaos is a ladder.

[@Boborbot]

1:00 "knuckle guard... can also be used offensively" If you rub it with a wet finger, the guard vibrates in a way that permiates the sound of racial slurs.

[@oz_jones]

"Go home gwailo!"

[@zhoupact8567]

^.^

[@korstmahler]

Perfect timing; I just sat down with my tea.

[@jonseilim4321]

I've heard these were mostly used in court or towns, i.e places with flat ground, and opponents without heavy armor, and never, ever on the battlefield.

[@angedejeudi]

I like that you brought up the point of comfort in wielding the swords. Zuko from ATLA, his "normal" weapon of choice are dual swords that pair up flush against each other when sheathed. Looks really cool but that can't be comfortable to fight with.

[@QALibrary]

Just to let you know Audible have hit a number of KZbinrs with copyright strike(s) when they used their recordings in the videos when the sponerships ends

[@SkorMedia]

QALibrary - Audible will burn if they ever strike Lindy

[@michaelmcneil4168]

Stabbed to death with a copyright lawyer using a car full of petrol?

[@Brownsamurai]

A female called Bob must be Flashhearts girl. Lol

[@georgebailey8179]

Perhaps she calls herself Kate for short.

[@chrisg3258]

Yay! Someone else caught the Black Adder reference too. :)

[@iolair1973]

Woof!

[@BM-yy8db]

It's actually the only audio book I ever _really_ considered getting, purely cause Aiden Gillen narrates it. Littlefinger narrating the Art of War!

[@piedpiper1172]

Benjamin Meijer right? I came here looking for this to make sure I heard it right

[@matt.willoughby]

Carcetti

[@kevinshepardson1628]

On the topic of Sun Tzu, one thing I noticed was how much of his advice revolved around putting your army somewhere they can't retreat so they can't be routed. That aspect of historical warfare is rarely discussed, at least in what I've heard/read/seen - might make a decent video topic?

[@CelticSamoan]

As always I appreciate your very matter of fact, non-koolaid drinking, and ever so slightly snarky break down of a topic. You have my condolences for your knife and weapon laws. Your knowledge base and experiences are so wide ranging I never know what to expect.

[@666wurm]

Lindy speaks German: "stark, Messer, Rucksack" :-)

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

is rucksack a german word?

[@666wurm]

@@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111 Yes. Very.

[@gernhartreinholzen3992]

@@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111 It means backpack. Kindergarten, Angst, Schadenfreude and Zeitgeist are German words too btw.

[@David_Brinkerhoff93]

Britain still hasn't banned the use of Assault Trucks. unfortunate that.

[@emarsk77]

A law is in the planning to make it illegal to have an assault truck delivered to you by mail.

[@oaksparoakspar3144]

Yes, but their concerts are the bomb. Little girls are dying to attend. Even their subways are a smoking hot scene to be found in. Party people everywhere screaming, jumping, and putting their hands up in the air. Oh, and at Parliament, you can be a hit in any vehicle.

[@ramons8908]

Yes, but butter knives are more dangerous than Assault trucks because they have edges that can be sharpened, therefor the need permits and GPS trackers. Seriously, can't make this shit up any more.

[@TebbieBear]

@Colin Cleveland Not a single person on your list killed in the name of Christianity.

[@davfyd7650]

@Colin Cleveland your assuming that not only are they religious, but that it must be Christianity...because they were white? Wow, racist much...

[@johnny2hats330]

For some reason, 'ninja-style' blades are only permitted in the UK to own for purposes of display or collection in your own home. The law here around weapons and self-defence doesn't make a whole lot of sense in some parts. For example, a sword is permissible but a sword with a knuckle-guard is not, given that knuckle dusters are banned. You can own 'ninja-style' throwing dagger, but not the throwing star, as it has too many sharp points.

[@mattd8725]

There was a panic about kids watching too many kung-fu movies in the 70s and getting in trouble. Shame that the same caution didn't extend to top of the pops with Jimmy Savile and Garry Glitter.

[@SuperFunkmachine]

Most ninja stuff was banned, i think some one took the films to be reality.

[@joshuahadams]

You could just chuck an 8 in circular saw blade like a discus instead of a proper throwing star.

[@adamockerman9453]

I’m so impressed that all your videos are one take

[@nhankhuu5643]

Lol you are funny. Thanks for the honesty. The shape and length should be depended on the user. if you are a slasher you have tip heavy blades with broad bellies. You are a stabber you have tapered tips slim belly. If you want to do both then you'll have a blade that is clip tip like a Bowie knife and more gradual tapering on the bellies to stab and chop. The length is depended on how you store the blade up your sleeves. Either inside or outside of the forearm. The rules of gate theories tells you don't cross your arms because you'll fall for over reaching, closing your own gates, ultimately limiting options and opening for attacks.

[@joekrampus1154]

This blog: chinesemartialstudies.com/ is by a historian that focuses on southern china, and southern Chinese martial arts especially. He's also a wing chun practitioner, and has a few good articles about the history of the butterfly swords, as well as discussions on the Yim Wing Chun origin myth.

[@zakatalmosen5984]

That looks intresting, thanks for the tip.

[@dard1515]

Machiavellian is a very woody word, isn't it?

[@vincentofgothenburg]

Dard 151 Not at all like "stick"... Ugh! Such a tinny word. Dreadful word. *cold shivers*

[@vincentofgothenburg]

Oh sorry, Headlock old beast!

[@BTheHeretic]

Gone

[@00Trademark00]

I'd say that Machiavellian is actually fairly tinny. So is "The Prince". But it is a great read anyway. Interestingly, even though the author lived in the 15th century, his style of writing is surprisingly novel. Machiavelli must have been a very interesting person.

[@michaelmcneil4168]

Morlockedup.

[@davidliddelow5704]

This is actually a pretty civilised time to watch Lindybeige in Australia.

[@zaiewolf7876]

same but in the carribean

[@gwngerco6844]

there is actually a difference between duck and gaffer tape, gaffer tape does not leave marks when it comes of and is less persistant when it comes to sticking (usually used for holding wires down on the studio floor, ductape is with a more permanent fastening in mind, though the line has gotten blurred it does make a difference

[@wumboqwark]

Saw this was a 24 minute video and I was almost off put by that number but then I saw it's Lindybeige so I knew it would be worth it to click on. Always entertaining stuff from this channel. That was a quick 24 minutes. Nicely done again Lloyd

[@NorthButeLego]

Id love to hear more stories about your LARP days!

[@jpowys1662]

''I had a lot of trouble when the ground was not good'' Well thats why you should read your Sunzi, ain't it Lloyd ;)

[@NihongoWakannai]

9:33 this is just the story of atalanta from the greeks. Her father didnt want a daughter and abandoned her, she was raised by bears, became an amazing hunter, her father found her again, she got a shit tonne of suitors, she said she'd marry whoever could beat her in a footrace, if they lost she'd kill them, and eventually a really pretty guy came that she let win. Also I think aphrodite might have tried rigging the competition in favour of the prettyboy, because that's typical aphrodite.

[@konstellashon1364]

Version of Wing Chun original that I heard had a few differences. She was already in love with her childhood friend, but a local warlord or crime boss had his eyes on her. So after learning Kung Fu from Ng Mui, she issued her challenge.

[@junichiroyamashita]

From what i remember,he won by tricking her,dropping golden apples so that she lost time trying to pick them up. So he was able to escape and win the challenge.

[@tavrosnitram1529]

Thank you *so* much for talking about theseThey're my favorite swords and I can't for the life of me find anybody (worthwhile) talking about them. On top of that, there's like 2 credible online webpages that barely cover the topic

[@Sun-Tzu-]

I would recommend The Art of War (some of it may seem basic, but you would be amazed how often people overlook these things) ;)

[@Alps-23]

lol you tell us how obvious Sun Tzu was "it is important you choose the right place to fight your enemy." Then tell us you got killed by standing in bushes.

[@Tony_Two_Times]

I love lindies understatements "Sharp bit of metal to the eye at speed.... Bit inconvenient."

[@Amigo21189]

That part generally isn't horribly sharp, but it is in fact still a piece of metal and considerably harder than your eyeball.

[@necrogenesis1981]

Slightly off topic, but I might as well bring it up since you mentioned it, I don't understand the "intimidating" argument when it comes to weapons, all of them can kill you, so they're all intimidating regardless.

[@agentpaste5815]

Well, I'd argue that some weapons are more intimidating than others - a plastic fork is less scary than a hammer, for example. But I agree, our laws are rather silly when it comes to the reasoning behind banning certain knives. 'Oh, but this one is scary so it shouldn't be allowed'. A kitchen knife would do more damage than a butterfly knife.

[@duchessskye4072]

Yes, but some people don't understand that

[@ThisIsAnOutraaage]

Then they should learn the difference instead of limiting what I can own despite it being no more harmful than entirely legal items. A longer blade than the ~3 inch blade on a balisong would be far more deadly, and a fixed blade/folder would be far faster to open than a balisong. Balisongs are really inefficient and ineffective as far as knives go, they just have an entertainment aspect to them and for some reason that makes them illegal? Same with sword laws in the UK. I believe it was curved blades over 30cm in length are absolutely illegal, but straight-edged blades of the same length are fine. Are curved edged blades particularly more deadly? No, there's a bit of debate on which is more effective for cutting, but that's an unsettled debate and largely down to personal preference. The fact is both straight and curved edged blades are just as lethal as each other, yet you're only allowed one of them. UK weapon laws are made by morons who don't understand what they're prohibiting, but do so anyway.

[@necrogenesis1981]

Vaas Montenegro The curved blade fear comes from entertainment as well, and the idiots who believe katanas can cut through anything. They don't understand that a katana and a longsword have different functions.

[@alphaprawns]

Yeah, it's pretty silly. A lot of British law is based on the perception of threat first and foremost, which gets pretty dumb. This comes up quite a lot in regards to playing airsoft (for those unaware, airsoft is basically paintball with realistic-looking BB guns), because the guns typically look like real ones and random members of the public would not know any different, it can be a nightmare. Tales abound of players who are just sat in their garden out in the countryside cleaning the airsoft gun, and because some random hiker walking past them got scared, the airsofter is prosecuted. Even though it's just a bb gun shooting plastic pellets, you can still be heavily fined for the possibility that people might get a bit intimidated. Pretty stupid.

[@Kajnake]

Lindybeige: Bonsau, tansau, jutsau become; phf, phf, phf Me: Furiously takes notes

[@Genethagenius]

Whoa!!!!! Lindy Beige just busted out some Wing Chun at 4:30!!!!! Heck yeah!!! Shout out from a fan of the channel & 25 year practitioner from the Jiu Wan lineage!

[@samrowland2816]

For all the people ranting and raving in the comments about UK weapon laws, I'm afraid Lindy was wrong on this one, you absolutely can buy butterfly swords in the UK without proving a reason to own them. I found a website to ship some to my door with 30 seconds of googling.

[@lindybeige]

I didn't go into the intricacies of the law. Carrying one is illegal.

[@samrowland2816]

I'm embarassingly star struck over you replying to me haha

[@SuperFunkmachine]

To the pub but if your head down the gym and not a nob about it your fine.

[@davfyd7650]

lolz...well of course you can order one from anywhere, but that has nothing to do with the law about if your allowed to have what you ordered.

[@InfiniteMonkeysSA]

"If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him." - Sun Tzu

[@rouge5140]

"I like this soup." - Sun Tzu, probably

[@testhamster123]

last time i was this early China still had an emperor.

[@pongchan8982]

testhamster China still has emperor nowadays

[@4godand4thegays73]

Chan Pong no?

[@BlackSabbath628]

No, they don't. They didn't have an Emperor since 1912. Japan still has an Emperor though.

[@robertcorbell1006]

Last time I was this early, the Boxer Rebellion was still going and they were using weapons like this to bring down former Rough Riders and guys who fought at Rorke's Drift armed with Maxim guns.

[@Dumb-Comment]

How ironic, Britain still has an emperor or empress... and many other countries still do too

[@Fizban0101]

As a fellow Wing Chun practitioner I really enjoyed this. First time hearing how the Baat Jaam Dao does from a LARP perspective.

[@TheSeanoops]

A new Lindybeige video? Well, it's time to put everything on hold for 24 minutes.

[@KimmoKM]

Sometimes you have to state the obvious. Another commentator pointed out that the book might have been intended to get commanders without experience in war up to speed, but if you look at real history, it's not difficult to find outrageous military blunders by people who had had formal military education and really should have known better. Say, Luigi Cadorna launching 12 foolhardy battles of Isonzo during WW1. Now, imagine he had had a brief book stating universal and unconditional truths of military strategy/operations/tactics, a checklist if you will, and taken its advise to heart: would he have fought the same pointless battle 12 times? There's a fair number of bugs in human cognition and it's easy to delude oneself into thinking your plot is a good one, and a set of universally applicable guidelines from a respected authority is one way to sanity check your ideas (indeed, The Art of War is universalizable to business strategy and other fields). And many things we take for granted nowadays are recent inventions. From modern perspective The Art of War is indeed rudimentary compared to the likes of Clausewitz's "On War" or game theoretic "The Strategy of Conflict", but was it really when it was originally written? I don't know, but it's at least conceivable to me it the ideas presented might have been novel at the time.

[@randomnobody660]

quite late, but I'd attribute stating the obvious to our society. What we consider common sense and obvious today contains vast bodies of knowledge from the past distilled. We cannot be sure what is obvious for us now is obvious then. As another obvious example, if you read Aristotle you will realize he makes all sorts of trivial claims, like how not to deal in absolutes and instead establish a golden mean. It's obvious now because our society accepts that idea. Similarly, Kant's Categorical imperative might not be as exciting and outlandish as Socrates' idea of an absolute truth because our society adapted one more than the other.

[@miken7918]

Am I the only one here that noticed lord petyr baelish at the end

[@thelonepeasant2953]

FINALLY A VIDEO ABOUT SWORDS

[@mongislort6440]

im at the audible ad now, lol, bless this guy

[@killercour]

I really enjoy that squishy sound those larp safe swords make

[@NGC-7635]

In China, the university professors will grant you a passing grade if you can defeat them in a kung-fu match. But be prepared to have chairs and various office items thrown at you.

[@junichiroyamashita]

I was believing this up to the last sentence.

[@Handles_arent_a_needed_feature]

Beast style

[@mariebcfhs9491]

Sun Tzu said: When the enemy has the high ground do not confront him

[@antonius.martinus]

I think the actual quote was ´when the enemy has the high ground at Mustafar, don't jump over him without expecting to be chopped in half & to become a cyborg´

[@GCurl]

Jackie Chan changed a lot i see... He got a beard now! :O

[@isaacterrett6133]

I would love a video on spear-throwers like the atlatl and amentum, how effective they are, and if there was a significant difference between the effect of a hard atlatl versus a flexible amentum- and why (I dangerously assume) the atlatl was not seen in European conflicts to a significant degree?

[@eroneous3917]

I studied Ving Tsun too. Awesome 😉 Looks like you know Chi Sao pretty well, that was always so much fun! Simultaneous offense and defense!

[@BlackSabbath628]

So are butterfly swords one of the few instances of dual wielding working then? Also, would a spear completely counter them, as its long enough to not put the wrist in danger? I also think you might be mistaken about karate. The point of karate is that you don't fight with a weapon. I can also see the logic of teaching you how to fight open handed last, as being able to hurt / kill someone effectively without a weapon is more dangerous than knowing how to hurt someone with a weapon, and as such a certain amount of responsibility is required.

[@calebgoodfellowcg]

While the spear is tricky, we spend a lot of time on fighting the spear. Or, more accurately, the long pole, our other weapon. It's basically a 7-10 long pole held at one end like a spear... very long. The hook on the back of the sword is even often referred to as a pole catcher. The techniques change accordingly. As this is a KZbin comment I won't go into length, but basically we do a lot of pole catching and large fast footwork to bridge the gap. I would recommend researching it yourself if interested

[@calebgoodfellowcg]

A large shield would cause us way more difficulties than anything else

[@adropintheocean9421]

Cthulu TheSpy i believe those were only self defense weapons in the old time, to fight an opponent who has a light duel sword, not designed for war, they r not supposed to counter shields spears arrows etc. at all

[@laurencefraser]

Cthulu TheSpy dual weilding works just fine and is perfectly effective... So long as at least one of the weapons in question is no longer than your forearm. It only becomes a problem when you try to use two long weapons, which get in each other's way. The other thing is that, as a rule, you should Never cross your arms, because if you do, your opponent can control both of your weapons with one hand (sometimes even an empty one, or the one holding the weapon you've supposedly dealt with), force them off to the side, and attack you with the other while you're so off balance / bound up that you'll be lucky to be able to step back, let alone do anything effective. Punching you in the face if nothing else. (Poor explaination on my part, but I've seen it happen a number of times.)

[@violetsapphire952]

Champions came from all round china, because of course they would- well would they? For a lady who could do THAT with a pair of swords? Fuckyes! Badassesery is attractive, man.

[@boo24998]

is this an upgrade or sidegrade to a butterfly knife

[@PongoXBongo]

I'd say a pairing. Butterfly sword and dagger, as it were. ;)

[@markfergerson2145]

I've been binge-clicking on your videos for the last week or so. I found this one right after watching the one about how dual-wielding is rubbish. Interesting counterpoint.

[@larsrons7937]

Actually these blades were made to cut butter, then swing the blade to make the butter fly through the air.

[@garchamp9844]

Is it 1984 already?

[@oz_jones]

No, it's a Brave New World.

[@PrincipledNaturalLaw]

Lol Cant buy em' cause the state has trained the British people to accept being given the responsibility of a child. Great channel btw. Subscribed.

[@TheNumb96]

Actually in karate you usually dont use weapons at all. Karate-do means way of the empty hand, even though there is some argument going around about it originally meaning 'way of the region of japan it came from' and then later being interpreted differently for some weird nationalistic reasons.

[@Yotanido]

Well, at least today it is spelt 空手. 空 meaning empty, sky or air, 手 meaning hand. I'd say empty hand is pretty good translation :P And yes, you can also say karatedou - 空手道. 道 meaning way, path, street, road, route, etc.

[@TheNumb96]

Yndostrui Yeah i just wanted to prevent someone correcting me because historically karate originated from chinese techniques merged with okinawan traditions and was known as “chinese hand“. They changed it to empty hand because nationalists in WW2 didn't like the chinese very much

[@Yotanido]

Yeah, I think I heard of "chinese hand" before. And I wouldn't be surprised if that is actually what happened :D

[@danpearman270]

Yeah the change from 'Chinese Hand' to 'Empty Hand' is pretty well documented - the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made still exist (and are reprinted in one of the two volumes of Koryu Uchinadi by Patrick McCarthy).

[@jasondoe2596]

Dan Pearman, interesting!

[@Badatname]

Bob seems like quite the model student, she did everything you told her and finished you.

[@kitchenguyd4504]

Above average explanation for method. I appreciate your nature sir.

[@ArtificialDuality]

I cringe a little bit each time I hear someone talk about how different lengths and shapes of metal are illegal to own in their country. I can go to the camping area in pretty much any store and find machete like blades, and I can find cheap or expensive full sized swords at places like a flea market. Carrying it around in public is one thing, but you should be able to own them.

[@redram5150]

“Choose the right place to fight your enemy” sounds obvious, however, many never consider the ground they fight on. It “just happens”. Most are raised to be passive and only fight in defense. This is interpreted to mean “They better pick the fight” not realizing doing so gives the aggressor choice of location, and usually the benefit of surprise as well. The reality is one can be defensive and decide where the conflict occurs; giving them control over the the chosen place and a better chance controlling when.

[@Nate-wu8rr]

I had tear in my eyes laughing so hard. Great video!

[@gawayne1374]

Finally a good video on a real example of dual wielding used in an effective way, for a specific scenario. Thanks Lloyd!

[@Moley1Moleo]

"*that* jabbing into your eye at high speed could be very inconvenient" Expert level combat advice as always :P