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I was absent from HI forum for about one month on business trip to Philippine. Got some toys there, but it's not khukuri related by any means. (If you're interested, plase refer to the Balisong Forum)
Just after I came back to Japan, I had a luck to get acquainted with MA sensei, who teaches knife fighting/ anti-knife fighting techniques. His way of using knife is unique. He doesn't use knife like a stick, but like a stun gun. Power is used only after the edge contacts its target. Wrist action driven by full body's power rolls/thrusts belly of the knife into the target. His recommendation of knives is 6" blade with fat belly. But interesting, his most favoirite is khukuri! "A khukuri's recurved edge requires another technique," he says. "Recurved area is best for pull cut." He loves light, and short (in HI standard) khukuri with old, forward curving blade type like 18 century or Malla. He doesn't need a belly on a khukuri.
My amateur guess is, when khukuris were main weapon in warfare, the skill was more subtle and higher than that of today, for most of soldiers' training was dedicated for the skills. As they became sub-weapon, they don't expect any subtle skills of soldiers.
I'm interested in this thought, and wanted to practice MA with an old style khukuri. Is there recommendations of forward curving khukuri? I don't like hatchmarks as I'm scale-looking-things-phobia. If without hatchmarks, any comments are welcome! Thanks in advance.
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\(^o^)/ Mizutani Satoshi \(^o^)/
Just after I came back to Japan, I had a luck to get acquainted with MA sensei, who teaches knife fighting/ anti-knife fighting techniques. His way of using knife is unique. He doesn't use knife like a stick, but like a stun gun. Power is used only after the edge contacts its target. Wrist action driven by full body's power rolls/thrusts belly of the knife into the target. His recommendation of knives is 6" blade with fat belly. But interesting, his most favoirite is khukuri! "A khukuri's recurved edge requires another technique," he says. "Recurved area is best for pull cut." He loves light, and short (in HI standard) khukuri with old, forward curving blade type like 18 century or Malla. He doesn't need a belly on a khukuri.
My amateur guess is, when khukuris were main weapon in warfare, the skill was more subtle and higher than that of today, for most of soldiers' training was dedicated for the skills. As they became sub-weapon, they don't expect any subtle skills of soldiers.
I'm interested in this thought, and wanted to practice MA with an old style khukuri. Is there recommendations of forward curving khukuri? I don't like hatchmarks as I'm scale-looking-things-phobia. If without hatchmarks, any comments are welcome! Thanks in advance.
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\(^o^)/ Mizutani Satoshi \(^o^)/
