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<blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1507884" data-attributes="member: 5171"><p>Well, if we're talking about knife with point-down, rather than up, there are some reasons. At the higher levels, Kenpo does some stuff that looks a lot like escrima (that is, escrima people say, "Hey, you're doing escrima now!", and we say, "No, this is all Kenpo," and eventually we agree that all martial arts are one martial art and go have a Jamba Juice) and we teach about a quarter of the techniques both point-up and point-down (ie, you do the same movements but with the knife in a different position). Point-up, you might be stabbing the guy and slashing up his arm, while point-down, you're hilt-punching him and slashing across his arm instead of up it. And so forth. Doing the techniques both ways teaches a bunch of different strike points, and some techniques are taught with one knife up and one knife down -- ie, step back and parry away and attack with the point-up knife, then step in and do a long slash up their body with the point-down knife, and then stab so that both knives hit the person (that's "Thrusting Lance" in a nutshell).</p><p></p><p>Oh, and sticks rock. You can't carry a katana with you in the park most of the time, but nobody worries much about the guy pantomiming drumming in the air with a pair of sticks the length of his forearm. Even longer sticks (the 26"-ish guys) are a lot easier to explain than a katana. And, really, while I'm unlikely to ever have my katana on me when attacked by bad guys, I might have a stick or two within arm's reach -- or an umbrella, or a broken broom handle, or a small crowbar, or a rolled-up newspaper, or a cell phone I was tired of anyway... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Janx: Really? I was <strong>sure</strong> that, while he seems sort of sleazy as an actor, he was a really well-respected Aikido practitioner whose moves got turned into mush onscreen because of Hollywood cinematography constraints. But I figure you know better than I do -- I know that I <strong>don't</strong> know, at least.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takyris, post: 1507884, member: 5171"] Well, if we're talking about knife with point-down, rather than up, there are some reasons. At the higher levels, Kenpo does some stuff that looks a lot like escrima (that is, escrima people say, "Hey, you're doing escrima now!", and we say, "No, this is all Kenpo," and eventually we agree that all martial arts are one martial art and go have a Jamba Juice) and we teach about a quarter of the techniques both point-up and point-down (ie, you do the same movements but with the knife in a different position). Point-up, you might be stabbing the guy and slashing up his arm, while point-down, you're hilt-punching him and slashing across his arm instead of up it. And so forth. Doing the techniques both ways teaches a bunch of different strike points, and some techniques are taught with one knife up and one knife down -- ie, step back and parry away and attack with the point-up knife, then step in and do a long slash up their body with the point-down knife, and then stab so that both knives hit the person (that's "Thrusting Lance" in a nutshell). Oh, and sticks rock. You can't carry a katana with you in the park most of the time, but nobody worries much about the guy pantomiming drumming in the air with a pair of sticks the length of his forearm. Even longer sticks (the 26"-ish guys) are a lot easier to explain than a katana. And, really, while I'm unlikely to ever have my katana on me when attacked by bad guys, I might have a stick or two within arm's reach -- or an umbrella, or a broken broom handle, or a small crowbar, or a rolled-up newspaper, or a cell phone I was tired of anyway... :) Janx: Really? I was [b]sure[/b] that, while he seems sort of sleazy as an actor, he was a really well-respected Aikido practitioner whose moves got turned into mush onscreen because of Hollywood cinematography constraints. But I figure you know better than I do -- I know that I [b]don't[/b] know, at least. [/QUOTE]
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