A Matrix Approach To Analyzing And Gaining A Skill In Martial Arts Weapons

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People are always asking me questions about the various Martial Arts Weapons. Why are they odd shaped and does a person use them? What's the best Weapon in Aikido, or Kenpo, or jujitsu, or whatever.

The truth of this matter of sharp and shiny things is expressed in a concept so simple that most people never really figure it out. There is, you see, an easy way to understand what the swords and knives and things are, and this will give intuitive grasp as to how they are used. That simple notion is...geometry.

A killing device, no matter what the shape, is generally based on the notion of a line. The simplest and most basic line is a staff. The staff, or pole, is designed for two specific things, poking and bashing.

Put a knife on the end of the pole and you have a spear. This is a pole with a sharp end. It is used for poking, and more delicate bashing.

Shorten that pole and sharpen it all the way, and you have a sword. A Jian, or Chinese Tai Chi Chuan sword is a rather lengthy knitting needle. It is used for poking, and for extremely delicate one inch bashing using only the tip.

Put a bend on that tai chi sword, thicken it up a it, and you have a sword a samurai might carry. Or a cutlass for a pirate, or some other type of sword. Great for poking, but bashing is what you use the thicker tool for.

Shorten the samurai sword and you have a knife. Good for poking and short range bashing, of a sort. Easily concealed, used to open boxes, and swell for quick surgery on that mugger who tries to take your wallet, grab your wife, invade your home, and so on.

So, knife to sword to pole to even gun...the tool is ultimately described by a line. The line can be hinged not at all or many times, or handled with little handles (a tonfa) poking out the side, and in other ways. And the the ultimate geometry of all martial arts weapons is merely assessing whether the shape of the tool best supports poking or bashing.

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There is a lot more to Martial Arts Weapons, and the most important work on their use, how to teach them, and so on, is available through the Blinding Steel course. Go over to Monster Martial Arts.

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