renketsu Posted February 23, 2004 Posted February 23, 2004 Katana stupidity I think this really classes as "Oh my God" rather than "funny" but still worth a watch... some American TV shop program (I think) where the presenter demonstrates how strong (or not) a katana is. Andy. Andy Wilkinson (Sandan)Renketsu Karate Club Senior Instructor(http://www.renketsu.org.uk)
TKD Chosen One Posted March 3, 2004 Posted March 3, 2004 Haha, that was pretty funny. Who does that? There are certain things you dont bang around!!! I like how the other guy comes over and tries to make a joke about it.
TheDevilAside Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 I wonder what he was trying to say.. "and a nice thing about these practice katana's..." is that they're very durable? Yeap. Serves them right for selling a cheap product like that. If they were display swords, I could understand, but if they're *practice* katana's, you'd think they wouldn't snap in half that easily. "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill
White Warlock Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 gad... and here i was thinking of buying a whole mess of their stuff and reselling it. Zip that idea. "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
aes Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 God he was lucky it did not hit him in the head or eye! 43 Years oldBlue Belt (7th Kyu) Shorin-ryuRoberts Karate
Mc. Steve Posted March 25, 2004 Posted March 25, 2004 Anyone know of a mirror dl? S World famour for idiotography6th Kyu Wado Ryu5th Gup Tang Soo Do1st Dan Origami
Ironberg Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 Holy Cow! That's just nuts. It does serve them right for making them so cheap. After watching it a couple times, however, it doesn't look like the blade made a deep cut or penetration. So much for the sarcastic remark about "emergency surgery". "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
Red J Posted April 5, 2004 Posted April 5, 2004 Geez, that could have been a lot worse. I wonder how many they ended up selling after that mishap. So much for quality control. I had to lose my mind to come to my senses.
Spielwurfel Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 :S What a shame!! Selling such a wonderful sword (I mean the katana by itself, not that piece of twisted metal) in a TV program is idiot. That was an ornamental katana (very cheap, obvipusly), and just an idiot would use that to hit something. You can buy a katana on the internet, sure, but it must be of good quality.... Actually, the good quality of a real katana is (at least for me) one of the main characteristcs of the katana. But if you want to have a a katana to train seriously, it must be done by an japanese artisan. Sometimes, when I hear a group of people talking about MA stuff and all that thing "Wow!! Kung Fu is blah blah blah... And I know know what more... And that sword is amazing..." I just can't stand hearing it... Hear that people saying just idiot things about that without any kind of knowlegde about that... :S It's a pity...
aefibird Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 Definately an "Oh my God" moment. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
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