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BALI SONG MASTER!
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I think some of you fellas are being a little harsh on this guy... however, I think he should at least respond to his own thread.
BalisongMan, you can find pics of the Buck110, both manual and auto versions on Blade Auction. If you're too d@mn lazy to look for them yourself
, drop me a line, and I'll e-mail you some... I have 10 or so pics. I don't mind, so don't be afraid to ask or anything.
BalisongMan, you can find pics of the Buck110, both manual and auto versions on Blade Auction. If you're too d@mn lazy to look for them yourself
Gollnick
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I'd love to see any and all proposals, handcrafted or otherwise. Please send them along.
Unfortunately, I don't have much pull in Atlanta. At the Oregon Knife Show, though, I have some ins. If you're looking to buy a balisong, the Oregon show is a better show to go to anyway. There were probably eight or ten collectible balisongs in Eugene last year for every one in Atlanta. Remember, balisongs are legal in Oregon, no doubt. And we are welcome at the Oregon show.
A couple of years ago, a dealer friend of mine summed up the differences between the two shows nicely: Atlanta is very expensive. You'll pay a couple of bucks just for a cup of ordinary coffee. The Oregon show may lack some of the polish, but it has all of the substance for a lot less money. So, if you want to go to a really big knife show and don't have a lot of money, the Oregon show is the choice, especially if you're into balisongs. Beside, the bus system in Atlanta sometimes leaves something to be desired... like gas in the tank.
Seriously, if it's gonna happen, I suspect that it's a lot more likely to happen in Eugene.
Again, I really need your suggestions.
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
Unfortunately, I don't have much pull in Atlanta. At the Oregon Knife Show, though, I have some ins. If you're looking to buy a balisong, the Oregon show is a better show to go to anyway. There were probably eight or ten collectible balisongs in Eugene last year for every one in Atlanta. Remember, balisongs are legal in Oregon, no doubt. And we are welcome at the Oregon show.
A couple of years ago, a dealer friend of mine summed up the differences between the two shows nicely: Atlanta is very expensive. You'll pay a couple of bucks just for a cup of ordinary coffee. The Oregon show may lack some of the polish, but it has all of the substance for a lot less money. So, if you want to go to a really big knife show and don't have a lot of money, the Oregon show is the choice, especially if you're into balisongs. Beside, the bus system in Atlanta sometimes leaves something to be desired... like gas in the tank.
Seriously, if it's gonna happen, I suspect that it's a lot more likely to happen in Eugene.
Again, I really need your suggestions.
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
BalisongMan, don't take this the wrong way. I've never ever insulted anyone on this forum (directly) before, but...HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW WHAT A BUCK 110 IS??? That, my friend, is un-American! Well, I'm sure once you see a picture of it you'll recognize it.
Steve
Steve
...going back to the topic of judging a Balisong master tournament...
Hows this: Draw up a list of distinctive balisong manipulations to be performed in a specific sequence (or mixed up). Two things would factor in to determine the winner. 1) all the tricks would begin from different positions (forehand, backhand, open or closed), so it would be up to the the balisong artist to effectively use any number of transition moves to move from one trick to the next. The execution of each mandatory trick is judged, and the complexity of the transitions earn stylistic points. 2) would just be how fast the artist can complete the routine....
All you need now is some video equipment for slow motion instant replays to review each performance...
-sgtp
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"I see you played knifie spoonie before..."
Hows this: Draw up a list of distinctive balisong manipulations to be performed in a specific sequence (or mixed up). Two things would factor in to determine the winner. 1) all the tricks would begin from different positions (forehand, backhand, open or closed), so it would be up to the the balisong artist to effectively use any number of transition moves to move from one trick to the next. The execution of each mandatory trick is judged, and the complexity of the transitions earn stylistic points. 2) would just be how fast the artist can complete the routine....
All you need now is some video equipment for slow motion instant replays to review each performance...
-sgtp
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WrongFriend,
Epigram79 is right how could you not know what a 110 is? It's as American as applepie!!
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Epigram79 is right how could you not know what a 110 is? It's as American as applepie!!
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Last year in Atlanta I decided not to rent a car since it's very expensive and the hotel where I stay is well within walking distance of the Galeria Center where the show is held. So, all I need it to get from the airport to the hotel and then from the hotel to the airport. It's silly to rent a car for three days just to make two trips. But, taxis and airport shuttles are also expensive since the Galeria Center is on the completely opposite side of town from the airport. So, I decided to take public transit. It might take a little bit longer, but, thanks to transfers, it only costs like a buck fifty each way.
So, I boarded the orange train at the airport. I liked the train. Clean and nice. Very fast. We were at this place called The Art Center (curious name for a bus station) very quickly. There, I waited about fourty-five minutes for the necessary bus. The bus was maybe ten minutes out of the Airt Center when it ran out of gas. I kid you not. The transit bus ran out of gas. So, there we waited for about an hour until another bus arrived to rescue us. That bus meandered its way up to a shopping mall where you transfer buses. Busses arrive at this mall every half hour. But, having suffered the gas problem, our bus was out of sync with the rest of the busses and we arrived about one minute to late. So, I stood and waited for about a half hour. Then, I finally boarded the bus that would take me to my hotel, or at least across the street from it. This bus went righ past the Galeria Center and I thought about getting off, but it was getting late, I was carrying my bag, and Clay was supposed to meet me at the hotel, so I rode on. A few blocks later, the driver decided that the annoying rattle we'd been enduring was due to the buses wheelchair lift not having properly retracted. The solution was to deploy the lift and then retract it again and hope that it would properly retract this time. Of course, the lift jammed in the out position. The bus can not drive down the road with the lift extended. So, after a rather slap-stick series of attempts to get the lift back, the driver announced that we'd have to wait for yet another rescue. I decided to walk back to the Galeria Center and call my hotel. They have a shuttle that will take you to and from the Galeria Center. But, the shuttle was busy and so it was about a half hour before they arrived. It took, as I recall, five hours from locking the door on my car in the parking lot at Portland's PDX airport to breathing in the humid Atlanta climate. It then took eight hours to get from the Atlanta Airport to my hotel about thirty five miles away.
Sniperboy and I split a cab going back.
I saved a lot of money taking the bus, but there's an old saying, "you get what you pay for." This year, I think I'll hire a limousine.
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
So, I boarded the orange train at the airport. I liked the train. Clean and nice. Very fast. We were at this place called The Art Center (curious name for a bus station) very quickly. There, I waited about fourty-five minutes for the necessary bus. The bus was maybe ten minutes out of the Airt Center when it ran out of gas. I kid you not. The transit bus ran out of gas. So, there we waited for about an hour until another bus arrived to rescue us. That bus meandered its way up to a shopping mall where you transfer buses. Busses arrive at this mall every half hour. But, having suffered the gas problem, our bus was out of sync with the rest of the busses and we arrived about one minute to late. So, I stood and waited for about a half hour. Then, I finally boarded the bus that would take me to my hotel, or at least across the street from it. This bus went righ past the Galeria Center and I thought about getting off, but it was getting late, I was carrying my bag, and Clay was supposed to meet me at the hotel, so I rode on. A few blocks later, the driver decided that the annoying rattle we'd been enduring was due to the buses wheelchair lift not having properly retracted. The solution was to deploy the lift and then retract it again and hope that it would properly retract this time. Of course, the lift jammed in the out position. The bus can not drive down the road with the lift extended. So, after a rather slap-stick series of attempts to get the lift back, the driver announced that we'd have to wait for yet another rescue. I decided to walk back to the Galeria Center and call my hotel. They have a shuttle that will take you to and from the Galeria Center. But, the shuttle was busy and so it was about a half hour before they arrived. It took, as I recall, five hours from locking the door on my car in the parking lot at Portland's PDX airport to breathing in the humid Atlanta climate. It then took eight hours to get from the Atlanta Airport to my hotel about thirty five miles away.
Sniperboy and I split a cab going back.
I saved a lot of money taking the bus, but there's an old saying, "you get what you pay for." This year, I think I'll hire a limousine.
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
Ok I dint meant to start such a row. but god it's so good to find a brotherhood like this I only said I was the best but true I should be more humble. but the fact remains I've never seen anyone do what I do and I'm glad I have started a discourse on the art of the Bali song maybe one day we can use them without fear of arrest I live for that day
COALSMITH
P.S. could you please stop spamming my email! *lol*
COALSMITH
P.S. could you please stop spamming my email! *lol*
I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with that, but steve: HAHAHAH
At least coalsmith is back so now we have a chance to see him prove himself! And if that doesnt come through, i'm going to be very dissapointed...getting our hopes up like that!
Coalsmith: just curious if you've seen the mpeg's on Clay's site yer??
At least coalsmith is back so now we have a chance to see him prove himself! And if that doesnt come through, i'm going to be very dissapointed...getting our hopes up like that!
Coalsmith: just curious if you've seen the mpeg's on Clay's site yer??
Hey Chuck,
We all seem to be pretty spread out across the country so why not put something together in the central region and hold a forms competition , so to speak.??
Of course I would benefit from the central location!
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We all seem to be pretty spread out across the country so why not put something together in the central region and hold a forms competition , so to speak.??
Of course I would benefit from the central location!
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"Catch you on the flip side"!
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The problem is legality. There just aren't a lot of places where it could be done legally. Personally, I think it probably isn't big enough to be a stand alone event. It's probably best associated with a major knife show.
There's the New York Custom Show. Fat chance.
There's the Chattanooga Show. I'm licensed to collect balisongs in Tennessee, but I don't know about the rest of you.
The Las Vegas Classic. That might work. But, I don't know anyone there.
The Badger show. Fat chance.
The Guild Show in Florida, but I doubt they'd let us disrupt their decorum.
Blade Show, but I've received the cold shoulder so far for even a demonstration.
And The Oregon Show where I'm pretty sure I could make it happen.
If anyone else has connections, speak up.
But, our new friend here has yet to accept the challenge. In fact, nobody else has yet to accept. If nobody accepts my challenge, then I guess that that makes me the reigning champion.
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
There's the New York Custom Show. Fat chance.
There's the Chattanooga Show. I'm licensed to collect balisongs in Tennessee, but I don't know about the rest of you.
The Las Vegas Classic. That might work. But, I don't know anyone there.
The Badger show. Fat chance.
The Guild Show in Florida, but I doubt they'd let us disrupt their decorum.
Blade Show, but I've received the cold shoulder so far for even a demonstration.
And The Oregon Show where I'm pretty sure I could make it happen.
If anyone else has connections, speak up.
But, our new friend here has yet to accept the challenge. In fact, nobody else has yet to accept. If nobody accepts my challenge, then I guess that that makes me the reigning champion.
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Chuck
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Yeah, champion balisong collector
Cuz it don't mean a thing if [he] ain't got that... video!
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~Howdy
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much [he] learned in seven years."
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trolls?...................
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Hehe, layoff the ganja, will ya?
Man is this thread ever gonna die?
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~Howdy
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much [he] learned in seven years."
-- Mark Twain
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~Howdy
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much [he] learned in seven years."
-- Mark Twain
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There are a couple of .avi files of me on my site. I don't seem to get them as clear as Clay does. I think he has a better camera than I do.
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
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Chuck
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http://www.balisongcollector.com
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Clay's avi's are not always clear either. The speed of the knife is a real problem. Which brings me to my point. Has anyone thought of the fact that some people manipulate at a level that will be to fast to judge accurately? It will be hard to judge good technique when the main criteria is did the contestant fumble.
Just a thought.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition,
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Just a thought.
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Doubt is an uncomfortable condition,
but certainty is a ridiculous one.
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I just got the latest Oregon Knife Collector's Association Knewsletter. Because of ever increasing demand, they've added 50 tables and are trying to get more. That makes The Oregon Show the largest knife show in the world.
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com