Just curious if anyone thinks this would be useful.

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Hello people, I was just performing some martial techniques with my B.A.S. and I suddenly thought of something that could possibly be a good seller for HI. I thought to myself that it would be nice if they had a practice blade! by practice blade, I mean one that would have the same weight and characteristics of a regular khuk however, it would be unsharpened for safety. Essentially, an unfinished blade billet fixed to a regular handle. Cost for these could be significantly lower because the blades would not need tempering, sharpening, nor would any special finishing be required. To make it into a more useful training tool, I would suggest a nice deep groove along the sides of the blade. In Japanese sword schools, practicioners would often use a practice blade called an Iaito. Sometimes these blades would have this groove. it served 2 functions. 1, it made the blade lighter, 2. it produced a very distinct swooshing sound as the blade passed through the air. If the sword angle was off even slightly, the practicioner would know immediately by the sound of the swoosh. Muscle memory would then be more effectively used and costly errors could be avoided such as bent blades from improper swing angles. I believe that this same principle might be useful in Khuks especially for sirupati wielders. Any thoughts anyone?
 
thats a really good idea glam, the idea about making a "singing fuller" to make it woosh cool is also very cool, I think it would sell really well!
 
Interesting idea. Are there a lot of folks who use kuks for martial arts? Anyone who does should line up to buy one, or two. They could even be made from a lower grade of steel if it would cut down on the cost.

By the way, the fuller on the Japanese katana is called a Bo-hi and the noise is the tachi-kaze or sword wind.
 
Just a word of warning. An unsharp khukuri is weighty enough to break bones and crush skulls.
 
very true Howard, but the same can be said for the bokken, the japanese wooden practice sword. I myself have been on the recieving end of some accidental nasty blows in my school. In training however, a bruised limb or two is far more preferable than lacerations and amputations from shinken or the live blade. Deadly blows are easy to administer with wooden training swords but it is through control, respect, and training that those effects are avoided. A practice khuk can indeed be a deadly weapon as can be the iaito however the margin of safety is significantly better with a "less than lethal" blade. Also, I believe that this would be an item that "other" khukuri manufacturers would not have so this might better make HI stand out.
 
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