Testing and practice of My B:A:S:

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Kevin the grey

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I was given the perfect test medium for my Kukuuri in the form of a secondary trunk of a Weeping Willow that crashed to earth . I,m kinda glad it fell as it was hung up in the tree which was no good for the tree or for anyone walking underneath . I keep that tree in good condition as its nice to look at and helps stabilise the earth .I,m just glad I didn,t have to climb up to dislodge it .
It has many inch to inch and a half limbs paralell with the ground at waist height which gives me lots of practice .I,m going to start lopping at the trunk of it which is eight inches in diameter once I clear away the branches . Its a nice smooth medium and the knife never hangs up in it . I am practising cutting halfway through a limb and then making a paralell cut in for as long as I can . I also make spear points out of the ends and practice chopping right through limbs to try and perfect my figure eight technique . I am used to follow through but more in a static manner . By this I mean throwing tomahawks/knives. It is a lot easier to complete a motion and slow down without the weight of a hawk in your hands . I find the figure eight technique is great . As in anything else it requires a fair amount of practice .

P:S: On another note . I am a writer of short stories which tend to border on the extreme in subject matter and descriptive devices . I find that this cannot help but bleed over into my every day correspondence . If some of you guys find a few of my posts outlandish it is only my writers eye and imagination taking over .
 
Kevin the grey said:
...I am a writer of short stories which tend to border on the extreme in subject matter and descriptive devices ....
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Sorta makes up for my one or two sentnce posts. :rolleyes: ;) :)
 
Kevin,

Glad to see another writer here... It IS a disease, you know... No hope for it, and no escape... Also glad to see another archer... Greatest "sport" on earth... I enjoyed it at 13, but went back to football and tennis. Forty years later, I got back into it. Now, two years later, at 55, I'm as "hooked" on archery as anyone can get... Wish I'd never left it... ;)

Keep up the good work on maintaining the balance of things... I imagine you'd make a good ranger or ecologist...

Carter

P.S. Know what to do with "deathless prose?" Kill it- quickly, without remorse, or hesitation... Fastest way to get rid of writer's block I know... If THAT doesn't work, go do some archery, smoke a good cigar, and sip some good Canadian whisky... If nothing else, you'll feel better... :)
 
Archery is like golf....or anything that you see coming off your tool of choice.........propalling to your target as aimed..........

No wonder you played tennis too........

Now give me a javelin !

I think it's the humn's instinct. :)
 
Carter Leffen said:
Kevin,


Carter

P.S. Know what to do with "deathless prose?" Kill it- quickly, without remorse, or hesitation... Fastest way to get rid of writer's block I know... If THAT doesn't work, go do some archery, smoke a good cigar, and sip some good Canadian whisky... If nothing else, you'll feel better... :)
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Writers block ? Is that when you can,t write ? Aint no such animal lives at my house ! Of course there are a few things I wished I hadn,t written . Thats the other side of the coin I suppose . I guess if I wrote for a living then It may become an issue . Personally I,m amassing quite a few short stories and experience before I attempt a full length work that I already have laid out .I think its nice knowing how the story ends before writing the middle .
The End .
 
Thomas Linton said:
It was a dark and stormy night . . . . .
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Suddenly, an urgent knocking at the front door, as if someone sought refuge from the very hounds of hell. . . . . . . .As the door slowly creaks open in your trembling hand, a flash of distant lightning briefly illuminates a nightmare vision. . . . . .Bruise Lee, homemade shiv in hand, face contorted into a demonic grin, "TRICKS OR TREATS MY PRECIOUS"

Bwahahaaaaaaa, woo woo ow oooooooh :eek: :eek: :eek:

Sarge
 
Sylvrfalcn said:
Suddenly, an urgent knocking at the front door, as if someone sought refuge from the very hounds of hell. . . . . . . .As the door slowly creaks open in your trembling hand, a flash of distant lightning briefly illuminates a nightmare vision. . . . . .Bruise Lee, homemade shiv in hand, face contorted into a demonic grin, "TRICKS OR TREATS MY PRECIOUS"

Bwahahaaaaaaa, woo woo ow oooooooh :eek: :eek: :eek:

Sarge
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And I thought it was going to be the postman with a new Kukuuri for me !
I guess thats the difference between a horror story and a dream come true !

B:T:W: Its a dark and stormy night here ! Just what does this Lee character look like ?
 
Kevin the grey said:
And I thought it was going to be the postman with a new Kukuuri for me !
I guess thats the difference between a horror story and a dream come true !

B:T:W: Its a dark and stormy night here ! Just what does this Lee character look like ?
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He has a round head with sparce hair. He dresses informally and carries a red flower in his right hand. He sells indulgences and SUDDEN DEATH! :eek:

ED: He sells indulgences and slow DEATH.
 
BruiseLeee said:
Sudden death? :eek: :confused:

I only sell slow death by giving away fast food coupons. :rolleyes: :)
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So that wasn,t you around midnight last night ? Darn it, looks like I,ll have to apologise to the neighbors for all the noise ! L:O:L
 
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