Khukri training in Ohio - pics

Yvsa,

I find your comments about younger guys being able to hold onto their khukuri's interesting. I had thought I would have trouble with my Mega Salyan but I find the grip secure. I have not lost it when I when it goes out of control when I am tired. This sometimes happens if I came in at too shallow an angle. I have to agree they are like chain saws and should not be used when one is tired.

The guy in the plaid (I have a jacket just like it) seems to have it together. The other arm is tight against the body and his swing is very unlikely to connect with any part of his body.

Will
 
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Will I used to have about 1 & 1/8 times more grip than I have now.
That came from pulling on wrenches for as many years as I did, let alone the hay I hauled when I was young. And the summer I worked with my grandfather plumbing. I was the ditch digger, pipe cutter and threader and some of the pipe was 2 1/2" and full 21 feet lengths! That was the summer I was 15 years.
My grandfather could walk under my arm stretched straight out without ducking too much. No matter how tight I tightened a fitting he would always take it at least 3/4 turn further than I did and then give me a little s**t eatin' grin. Told me that I would grow up to be a man someday.
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We never had to retighten anything due to any leaks. There just wasn't any!!

It wasn't too many years (3) after that that I started makeing big knives out of car springs. I always liked Chrysler Corp. car springs for some reason. I sure would have liked to have known about khukuris back then, no telling what I might have come up with.
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I doubt that I would have ever lost my grip on one back then.
At least I never did with any of the big knives I made.

Now I am retired and enjoying my second childhood and loving it, because I know what it's about now.(VBESEG)

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Khukuri FAQ
 
Starting khukuri from low position, left or right, ends up to higher position
is the most I work with. It takes some of fun of wielding as well as danger of
slipping the sharp heavy metal away from hand(s). Gravity prevent the khukuri
from moving too far. Even when I missed the correct movement sometimes,
no penalty of abrupt stopping the heavy blade is taken onto my wrist(s).

I'm no expert to fully utilize the lower position, "gedan", but it works at least
to keep me from my own mistakes even when I'm tired.

Minus side: it's boring and tiresome to bring the blade only upward.


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