Khukuri

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"...how many new comers are you gonna hang until this is over."

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Only the guilty ones.
 
Guys, hold on a minute. Regardless of BuraFan's antics, we can't act this suspicious towards every new member who shows up. 00-Buckshot may be legit and he may be our new pest; either way it is far too early to tell. Comments such as those in this thread won't do anything to alleviate the problem, they only make it worse. This forum has a sterling reputation and a great history, let's not allow one troll to drag us down with him. So for myself I extend a welcome to 00-Buckshot. I hope you learn a lot here and enjoy the company, despite the rocky start. If in fact BuraFan is back he will undoubtedly reveal himself; until then lets just say hi to the new guy OK?
 
Another IT guy eh? ;)
Welcome aboard OO-BuckShot...


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We all like knives AND KHUKs...Bladeforums is a great place
to fill in all those missing gaps of knife knowledge.
-WarrenR
 
...although the writer has injected a bit of personal bias on a few items and is passing it off as common knowledge.

"The nonmilitary model has a lighter, thinner blade, which is usually chrome-plated. The handle is made of horn and encases a thin tang...the nonmilitary model usually bears a lion motif."

This, for instance, is an accurate description of a tourist model, not an actual working khuk. He also seems to have some convictions re: the cho.

"The ridge (back) of the blade can also be useful. One can deliver a less damaging blow with the ridge, which will result in a splitting headache rather than a split head"-- I dunno about that. if you can crack a skull with a baton, the much thinner spine of a heavy khuk in the right hands aint gonna be pretty. It does make a pretty good hammer tho.

Thanks fer sharin!

Keith
 
This is not "news," but that Bando site linked above also got it wrong on hidden tang or narrow tang khuks. Many military khuks are not "full" tang ("pana Butta" AKA "pana walla" AKA "chiruwa").
 
...but when opinion and elitism taint some good info, ye jest gotta take the invite! (I'd be interested to hear from Dr. Duvon W. on this text, and will defer to his judgement as the expert)

***Disclaimer: I mean absolutely no disrespect to Bando or its practitioners. Apologies ahead of time/***

Elitism you say? Well, the whole bit abt the "who gets to carry the knife" is a bit silly. (I do understand the spirit of what's trying to be conveyed here, just looks like the words got in the way. If this means keeping a potentially deadly weapon away from a person who's never handled such a thing, never been exposed to MA, I'm all for it.).

"The Kukri should not be taught to people who are not in the Bando System."
Bando being the exclusive art of the khuk seems a bit elitist as well, wouldn'y you agree, DannyinJapan? I found that the khuk lends itself wll to many styles, european and asian (in the Okinawan forms such as Goshin Jutsu, you can easily replace the kama with the khuk and most of it applies (cept for the reverses and spine strikes` and definitely skip the inside twirls!)

[CRIT]{It was a year before my Aikibudo Kobudo instructor taught us the sword and knife, but let us handle wooden swords and wooden tanto all the time. Should not these newbies and "hashi kyu" be allowed to get a feel fer the khuk? Should they not learn the non martial uses of the blade first?}[/CRIT]

I'll close by seconding this quote, lifte from the bottom of the page:

"Since we all wear the Emblem with Kukris on it, we should make sure we know what is it all about."


After checking the main page, I must restrain myself to remain respectful...
Keith
 
"The information presented on this website is not intended as a final authority on the Isshin-Ryu System but simply was put together as a memorial of Sensei Donald Bohan and to share a little Isshin-Ryu history that otherwise might be lost forever. I have been entirely candid – to the best of my knowledge and ability - about everything presented in the website."--Wayne Wayland
 
<<<<<"The Kukri should not be taught to people who are not in the Bando System."
Bando being the exclusive art of the khuk seems a bit elitist as well, wouldn'y you agree, >>>>>

I hardly ever comment on much here mostly some Tec questions and am a "hooked" buyer of Hi blades....however

The bando statement is insulting

There are practitioners out there that have been training and learning the Khukuri from a variety of systems...some almost pure Khukuri, some systems go back long before the bando adoption they may not be a bunch of knife experts or historians but they are dedicated and very skilled martial artist.

The background of the art much like Kempo takes from many sources and attempts to make a blend of them as applied art. Kempo is not Kung-Fu or karate but has grown from them as well as many aspects of CMA FMA JMA arts but never did it lay claim to them.
 
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