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Safe Balisong Practice
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Clay
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On your chin!?!
I don't think I even want to know how you did that. But it does sound like you were trying something that maybe you weren't ready for.
My advice for safety:
Stay within your abilities, and when you do try new stuff take it slow.
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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!
I don't think I even want to know how you did that. But it does sound like you were trying something that maybe you weren't ready for.
My advice for safety:
Stay within your abilities, and when you do try new stuff take it slow.
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Clay
www.balisongxtreme.com
Because......
getting 'em open
is half the fun!
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Wiener. Um...sorry.
But seriously, it gets to a point where you just don't care about getting cut. My first bite was deep into my knuckle and it scarred the crap out of me. Two days ago, about ten minutes after attempting a finger twirl with a Jag in my left hand and a BM42 in my right, I noticed a slice in the tip of my pinky that sunk past the fingernail. I though it was pretty neat. I never thought I'd get used to being cut...
But seriously, it gets to a point where you just don't care about getting cut. My first bite was deep into my knuckle and it scarred the crap out of me. Two days ago, about ten minutes after attempting a finger twirl with a Jag in my left hand and a BM42 in my right, I noticed a slice in the tip of my pinky that sunk past the fingernail. I though it was pretty neat. I never thought I'd get used to being cut...
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Ahhh, the ol' ricochet of the chin trick. Disco Stu has a good point with just getting used to the cuts. Although one rarely gets used to cuts on the face, feet and anywhere else you've managed to fling that thing into yourself. It's the nature of the beast. Taping the blade is recommended by many, but don't lose that fear of the blade! A cut is good every once in a while to remind you what you have in your hand. It'll build character as my pa always said.
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~Dave
"One in the hand is worth two in the sheath"
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~Dave
"One in the hand is worth two in the sheath"
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probably much like how I cut my eyebrow
and yeah, you do get used to being cut, but try telling that to someone who's afraid of ricochetes
(my trainee)
and yeah, you do get used to being cut, but try telling that to someone who's afraid of ricochetes
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Good to see that somebody else here in the philippines has a BM42. Where did you get yours?
As for the safe practice, i'll second Clay's advise, take it slow at first.
As for the safe practice, i'll second Clay's advise, take it slow at first.
Third Master Clay's advise, sounds like you may be traveling kinda fast. If you feel that you must continue then you might consider taping our blade and following a broken down version of the technique that you are practicing.
Patience is good but most importantly you should be mentally breaking down these techniques in your mind, recognizing the blades positions throughout every step, combined with your physical talent to culmenate into one fine technique. Do the two parts seperately and merge when comfortable. Again...BE PATIENT!!!
But above all, listen to someone whom is accredited for their knowledge! I'm just a flea on a very big dog!
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Sabo 29
"Catch you on the flip side"!
Patience is good but most importantly you should be mentally breaking down these techniques in your mind, recognizing the blades positions throughout every step, combined with your physical talent to culmenate into one fine technique. Do the two parts seperately and merge when comfortable. Again...BE PATIENT!!!
But above all, listen to someone whom is accredited for their knowledge! I'm just a flea on a very big dog!
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Sabo 29
"Catch you on the flip side"!
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Yes,tape the blade and be careful about what move you're trying to do,some are more intricate moves that shouldn't be tried too soon.
Lemme guess,you were sitting in a chair while playing with the balisong.You were manipulating it right in front of yourself while leaning back slightly,and either your arm tried to recover quickly from a wrong move with the knife,or you didn't manage to keep the knife far enough away and it flew back a little too far.I've seen people get nicked on the chin before..and it's usually happened in this way.
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*The* Lunatic Puppy
It wasn't me...It was my *good* twin..
My "inner puppy" made me do it..
Lemme guess,you were sitting in a chair while playing with the balisong.You were manipulating it right in front of yourself while leaning back slightly,and either your arm tried to recover quickly from a wrong move with the knife,or you didn't manage to keep the knife far enough away and it flew back a little too far.I've seen people get nicked on the chin before..and it's usually happened in this way.
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*The* Lunatic Puppy
It wasn't me...It was my *good* twin..
My "inner puppy" made me do it..
Tape bad! Hiss, hisss!
I'm of the school that if you need tape, your doing something you either don't have the motor skills for, or are not yet mentally prepared for. both can be fixed by drilling with the stuff you do know, sloooooowly
Of course, you could always just break out the chainmail and go hog wild.
I'm of the school that if you need tape, your doing something you either don't have the motor skills for, or are not yet mentally prepared for. both can be fixed by drilling with the stuff you do know, sloooooowly
Of course, you could always just break out the chainmail and go hog wild.
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But even if you've broken down the moves and practiced them until they're almost smooth,you can still screw up and get cut badly.That's why we tape the blade.
Another good reason for taping it is for those of us who like to create moves.Sometimes,you just don't get it thought out right and find yourself getting sliced.
When we first started out,we didn't tape the edges...we paid the price for that.We learned that if we taped the blade,we had less money going towards doctors and/or band-aids.
It's good to tape it anyway,since a lot of people who might want to try playing with it are very scared of getting sliced immediately.Taping the blade gives them more courage to start learning.And as the old adage says: "the more the merrier".The more people we can get to play with balisongs,the better.
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*The* Lunatic Puppy
It wasn't me...It was my *good* twin..
My "inner puppy" made me do it..
Another good reason for taping it is for those of us who like to create moves.Sometimes,you just don't get it thought out right and find yourself getting sliced.
When we first started out,we didn't tape the edges...we paid the price for that.We learned that if we taped the blade,we had less money going towards doctors and/or band-aids.
It's good to tape it anyway,since a lot of people who might want to try playing with it are very scared of getting sliced immediately.Taping the blade gives them more courage to start learning.And as the old adage says: "the more the merrier".The more people we can get to play with balisongs,the better.
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*The* Lunatic Puppy
It wasn't me...It was my *good* twin..
My "inner puppy" made me do it..
Hmm,that's good advice but will I still be able to close the balisong? And what type of tape would best?
FYI:I was in a chair while practicing a Static Throw Horizontal and the knife slipped and cut me. Lucky break since I only cut myself and not blinded. Also I got my BM42 from my cousin,cause he works in Benchmade itself. He got me one with a defective latch so I had it fixed by the local blacksmith. He's going to send me a BM45 and hopefully a Gemini Balisong.
FYI:I was in a chair while practicing a Static Throw Horizontal and the knife slipped and cut me. Lucky break since I only cut myself and not blinded. Also I got my BM42 from my cousin,cause he works in Benchmade itself. He got me one with a defective latch so I had it fixed by the local blacksmith. He's going to send me a BM45 and hopefully a Gemini Balisong.
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That's sweet that he's sending that stuff to you!! You'll love the BM 45, the Gemini sounds like it's going to kick a$$. Good luck flipping!!!
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Cameron
"And shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, so we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, En Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti"
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Cameron
"And shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, so we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be, En Nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti"
A few of my balisongs
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What a great cousin you have there. Maybe you can also ask for some inside information about the next BM balisong.
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Sawmill,taping the blade is easy and when done right you'll be able to close the knife with no problems.
Most use black electrical tape,since it is tough yet thin enough.Just take a strip that's as long as the edge itself,and carefully lay the edge in the middle,then fold the tape over.Cut off any excess of the tip area.Sometimes you may have to take an exacto knife and strip away small sections off the blade area so that the blade will go into the handle.But,that's essentially it.
On some blades,you can take a really thin strip to put on the edge,then put a normal layer over that so that you have a little extra protection.
Just look for areas that aren't going into or coming out of the handle,and perform whatever you need to to allow the blade to move freely if it starts sticking.
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*The* Lunatic Puppy
It wasn't me...It was my *good* twin..
My "inner puppy" made me do it..
Most use black electrical tape,since it is tough yet thin enough.Just take a strip that's as long as the edge itself,and carefully lay the edge in the middle,then fold the tape over.Cut off any excess of the tip area.Sometimes you may have to take an exacto knife and strip away small sections off the blade area so that the blade will go into the handle.But,that's essentially it.
On some blades,you can take a really thin strip to put on the edge,then put a normal layer over that so that you have a little extra protection.
Just look for areas that aren't going into or coming out of the handle,and perform whatever you need to to allow the blade to move freely if it starts sticking.
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*The* Lunatic Puppy
It wasn't me...It was my *good* twin..
My "inner puppy" made me do it..
I realised something pleasant a couple of weeks ago.. that I haven't cut myself for a loooong time !!
I cut myself up pretty good in the beginning, when flipping my new Jags, I even complained about it here in the forum, I thought I would keep cutting myself, always...
But something has happened, I don't know what... maybe the blades have become duller? my skin tougher? my skill improved (hopefully!)... or I am just practising old routines that I know well? Perhaps a combination of the above.
Anyway.. it's goood....
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Balisong Sweden
I cut myself up pretty good in the beginning, when flipping my new Jags, I even complained about it here in the forum, I thought I would keep cutting myself, always...
But something has happened, I don't know what... maybe the blades have become duller? my skin tougher? my skill improved (hopefully!)... or I am just practising old routines that I know well? Perhaps a combination of the above.
Anyway.. it's goood....
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Balisong Sweden
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I do all my learning with a dull trainer, and you should too, unless you are a certifiable expert. After I am the master of a particular technique, then I start using it with a live blade.
But everyone is right. You can do a technique a 100 times perfectly, and still get cut or poked on the 101st try. Cuts are part of the fun, but don't get the knife in your face, ever. Reasonable safety first.
But everyone is right. You can do a technique a 100 times perfectly, and still get cut or poked on the 101st try. Cuts are part of the fun, but don't get the knife in your face, ever. Reasonable safety first.
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As what they always say in batangas, if the balisong cuts you, it's just the balisong introducing itself to you.