whats your weapon of choice????

[HtTKar]

I'm a knife guy. Got knives for everything, of every size, everywhere. A nice bowie knife is probably my favorite. Texas toothpicks, tantos, machettes, and gurkas are nice too. I also like the old, small, battle axes. I actually use all of these for different purposes. To me they are tools. There are very few things I buy that I do not use. If it will not stand up to being used on a regular basis, i do not want it. I have shillelaghs, kubotans, danbongs, darts, bows, etc, and among my pile of sticks and tools if I needed one, I would probably just grab what was closest. I have one "weapon" that I seem to treat better than the rest, and that is my naginata...but that never leaves the house.

[gong fu]

you guys that aint been to england think its all tea and the queen here?, thats how media likes to portray england to you yanks and aussies to get us more tourism london is just like NYC but smaller, yeah we have a really nice part to london called central london, but east north south and west london are just mainly nasty areas, there are nice parts all over london but there are really nasty parts to, i live in hackney E8 east london its not nice we get people with all kinds of weapons the crime rate here is very high its not safe to walk streets at night without weapons.

[gong fu]

I have to say that education and legislation are the best weapons against hostile environments. If you think the british have some nasty criminals, what do you think the colonies of America and Australia are? Like I said before, it you dont like the area, why dont you just live somewhere else like the country side where it aint so hostile. Some people just bring it onto themselves and complain about how hostile it is.

i have commitments where i live man, i cant move for another 3 years so i gotta deal with it bro, dont think everything is so simple for other people you do not know everyones circumstances do you.

[HtTKar]

I have been to London, Netherlands, Belguim and France. Public transportation in Europe is so cheap it's amazing. The tram from Amsterdam to London is only 20 Euros. I have been down some bad neighborhoods, down dark alleys and was always treated with respect. I was never harrassed or even looked at. Even the bums are polite when they beg for change.

I beleive that you have never been outside of England. You do not know what NYC it like, and have nothing to compare London crime rates with areas of real crime. Western Europe is a pretty domesticated area. There are no gangs of people walking around with swords and armor anymore. There are no armies of darkness gathering ready to kill innocent victims. You are living in a fairy tale. Before you start calling us all names and telling us how bad your neighborhood is, travel. Go to some really bad areas. There are thousands of places where it is not safe to walk around at night without a weapon; but that doesnt mean its the toughest place on Earth. You are the one making assumptions.

You know a bad place is Tokyo. Ggodzilla, Mothra, Gigan and the blob are destroying the city and taking out thousands of people!

[gong fu]

your saying there arent gangs in london?, and you should research london crime rate before you say anything, people in my area have to carry weapons the street robbery rate is very very high, and i have been to new york i have a friend in redhook i visit him every couple of years, dont assume things man.i dont wanna argue but you shouldent say things you dont know about.

[HtTKar]

I said
"There are no gangs of people walking around with swords and armor anymore"


Not that there aren't gangs. Every city has gangs.
Even small towns have gangs, its a natural thing to do.

[Toki]

*snicker* Swords in london. That's gold.

[gong fu]

you dont get groups of people standing about with katanas in all of there backs like some yakuza movie shit, but lots of people in london get attacked with swords and huge blades ive been involved in fights with huge blades and swords, its commen for someone to get fucked up by some kind of sword or blade here. as guns are illegal here most people have swords blades and other things of that nature, but many people in london and other cities in england have guns, its easy to get a gun in london, its just the fact if you get caught with a gun you go to jail for longer than if it was a knife or sword, so more people here have hand to hand weapons than guns, but many do have guns illegaly here aswell.

[Kenpodog]

ive been involved in fights with huge blades and swords, its commen for someone to get fucked up by some kind of sword or blade here.

From some of your previous posts, it looks like "YOUR" London's biggest problem.

Has anyone ever been decapitated during these sword fights?
remember.... THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

[gong fu]

im actually a nice guy i dunno where you got the impression that im not. i never start fights anymore i did when i was a kid but everyone does stupid crazy shit when there young, i never start fights anymore atall, i just fight when provoked and confronted in defence. but i do strike first if i think someone else is about to strike me, and trust me im not londons biggest problem im the good guy.

[Toki]

I hope you fight better than you type/talk/spell. Remember, punctuation is your friend.

[Kenpodog]

From some of your previous posts, it looks like "YOUR" London's biggest problem.

Has anyone ever been decapitated during these sword fights?
remember.... THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

im actually a nice guy i dunno where you got the impression that im not. i never start fights anymore i did when i was a kid but everyone does stupid crazy shit when there young, i never start fights anymore atall, i just fight when provoked and confronted in defence. but i do strike first if i think someone else is about to strike me, and trust me im not londons biggest problem im the good guy.

Just having a little fun, glad to see you didn't get upset, you probably are a good guy.

Here is a quote: (not sure of the origin)
"The world is a mirror, wherever you go you meet only yourself."

Think about it.

[gong fu]

I hope you fight better than you type/talk/spell. Remember, punctuation is your friend.

yeah we all know great fighters went to cambridge and had excellent language and writing skills. and it is my friend when i want to use it like an exam or when its work based but typing on the computer on the internet dosent matter really aslong as you get your point across i suppose punctuation and spelling is irrelevent.

[gong fu]

but anyway back to the subject at hand, what is your most favoured weapon to train/practise with or carry/use in self defence??.

[Kenpodog]

punctuation is your friend.

Punctuation (rules to follow) is not your friend, creativity is.

My favorite weapon, is the solid "walking" cane.
It's a mid-range weapon with endless possibilities.