OT: Stage Combat Weapons

Have they rebuilt their stock since the fire? Last I heard (last Rennfaire season), Starfires were worth their weight in gold.
 
They are not supposed to be historically accurate.
They are for stage combat and martial arts.
They are not supposed to cut.
You cannot use a sharp sword onstage.
You cannot use a sharp sword in the dojo.

People need safe training weapons that are realistic and strong, but not sharp.
I am a martial artist. My school often uses starfire katanas, wakizashis and tantos.
We like them alot.
They are GREAT for matial arts.
 
Albion's blades can be ordered rebated for stage and sparring. They also have a new budget "Squire" line intended solely for that purpose.

Practicing with an inaccurate blades screws with your timing.

Starfire blades are tough, but they are balanced like crowbars.

I used to use them myself, but since I made the switch, I haven't looked back.
 
Timing is inside of you. What happens when you have to fight with a stick?
Do you just give up if its not the exact same length and weight as your "real sword"?

Now, some people dont train in martial arts in order to learn how to fight. They study them purely for an artistic purpose, and thats coolBut, .
But, if you want to actually learn how to fight, then you cant get hung up on weapons, not their size or shape or weight.
 
Danny - I was taught that every object has a weapon inside of it...would you agree?
 
Well, when it comes time to fight with a stick I'll fall back on my training with Kali sticks...

The idea is to not train with poor examples of a weapon, but rather to cross train with different types of Good weapons.

It's like your study in Bujinkan. You're currently training in the real thing, not a close approximation that would be found in a McDojo.

You didn't settle for "close" but instead went to study from the master himself. So why settle for a close approximation of the weapons you train to learn how to use?
 
It's not important, but for the price and the toughness and the shape and the ability to change it to suit any period or style, I think starfire is a good choice.
The general idea was to train with something that could represent many weapons, many real life objects, and not to be an identical copy of one specific weapon.

You have to learn the essence behind the shape and learn how to move around with it in the space around you.
 
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