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MARTIAL ARTS EQUIPMENT
Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By Yogitoes.
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No comments about Yoga Hband Head Band.
Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By KD Elite.
Sells new for $2.95.
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5 comments about Rubber Practice Knife.
- The item description states that this is a "sturdy rubber knife." That is true that it is "sturdy." The knife bends as it should during practice to prevent injury; however, when it bends, the paint on the blade cracks and peals. It doesn't take long for this to happen....When I opened the package to look at the product, I bent the knife and the paint cracked right away. I am waiting to see how the knife will stand the test of time.
- As others have noticed the paint cracks and peels quickly so it gets ugly fast. Other then that it's perfect. I've had a couple dozen of these for training classes and they've held up perfectly for almost five years now. They bend but don't break, hit hard enough to tell you've been struck, but don't leave any lasting injury. I strongly suggest avoiding head shots or wear appropriate eye protection though. Great value-priced training tool.
- I bought this knife for a ninja costume, but I had done other martial arts before my ninja career took off on Halloween, and would think this an excellent practice knife for sparring... However, why let it end there...you could practice doing all types of things with this knife: practice cutting Turkey as Thanksgiving is coming up, practice carving wooden figures, practice opening mail, and pretty much practicing any other thing you can do with a knife. So good luck and remember practice makes perfect!
- It bends, so it's save to use when practicing self defence f.i.
My kids use it also. Yet don't bend it too much, because it will tear and break.
- The knife is fine, but do not order from Amazon. The entity that actually sells the product is Martial Arts Mart. They charged me $7 to ship this $3 rubber knife!! I don't know whether to laugh or cry! I will never order anything from Martial Arts Mart.
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By China.
The regular list price is $35.00.
Sells new for $21.75.
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3 comments about Stainless Steel Silver X-Claw w/ Stand.
- Its everything you'd expect from the pictures, the claw looks very cool, And the wall mountable plaque makes for a interesting display piece. I did have two issues with the claw I received.
1. The Claw doesn't hang properly on the plaque,this problem bugged me the most. The Plaque has two hooks that hold the claw in place when it is hanging on the wall, Unfortunately the holes for the hooks weren't drilled properly on mine so the claw hangs to the left slightly and not straight down. Not that hard to fix though I just drilled a new hole and filled in the other with a black filler.
2. The Blades on the claw aren't all aligned evenly, the middle claw is slightly lower than the other two blades. Its barely noticeable and didn't ruin the claw for me. Even if all the X-Claws are like this I'd still recommend it, I seriously doubt most people would notice or even care.
1 and 2. Both of these from what I can tell are quality control issues, I doubt all the X-claws have these problems. But if you want to avoid them you'd have to buy it in person and inspect it before you buy it.
Now for my personal recommendations if your going to buy this. The Claw comes sharpened so be extremely careful, its not razor sharp but you should still use the same caution you'd use with any blades. Just holding it in your hand and you can feel the blunt ends of the blades press into the fleshy area between your knuckles. If your going to actually try to wield it you should wrap or tape up your hand with special attention to the areas between your knuckles. Seriously though this is obviously a novelty item and not meant for combat of any kind. If you get one make sure its just for display, and put it somewhere out of reach from children.
Overall I'd say it was worth the money
- Made of good heavy material. You have to be careful not to hurt your knuckles.
- I ordered two and they look cool, just like the picture but the craftsmanship could've been better. All 3 claws are not aligned perfectly, they are off just a bit. Maybe a little nit picky but not bad for the price i guess. ps i only give 5 stars if its a steal and they werent on sale. :]
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By Topicool.
Sells new for $6.77.
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5 comments about Single 40" Dragon Datio Bokken Kendo Practice Sword.
- I was happy with the bokken and the time it took to get here.two thumbs up!;)
- I've been using a bokken in my yoga training for about a year now, and I ordered this one mainly because I wanted something a little more "dressy" (that and I love dragons). When I received this bokken, I was not disappointed. The bokken is solid, although I won't recommend it for sparring, due to the finish. It's also heavier than my old bokken, which will help in my workouts (get those wrists and forearms bulked out, right?). The picture doesn't show it, but the bokken was even delivered with a tsuba (cross-hilt), and the attachment ring for it. I greatly appreciated that. Delivery was quick, and I really liked the quality of the bokken.
The reason why I gave the bokken a 4-star rating instead of 5 is because I noticed while I was going through my exercises, that the wrapped handle was coming loose. I was a little disappointed in that, but nothing that a drop or two of super glue won't fix!
Overall, a very positive experience and a great product. Thank you!
- This bokken is awesome.
I have accidentally smashed it into walls and it is still in one piece. Some of the paint chipped off along with a small piece of wood though. The sword is well balanced, about 7 inches above the guard. The grip is a major plus as it allows it to not fly out of your hands, haha.
Addressing the issues talked about the guard not fitting. I am not sure, but maybe now they have updated it since the one that shipped with mine fits. You can only fit it on one way since it is grooved and the rubber that keeps it in place is good, but it is getting a little loose now.
- This product is a very nice looking sword, that is if you just wants to look at it, it's not very strong and breaks easily. If you plan to do some serious practice with it then it won't last you more than a month, mine only last for 3 weeks and then broke.
- After getting this product and reading all the others I just had to add my two cents. Overall the product is very good but it does have its good and bad. The bad is they could have sanded down the sword a littel more before patting due to you could see the bubbles; next is the wraping they used a cheap glue that after a couple of swings starts lossing up, they could have addd better glue or a tighter wrap; and last was the gaurd to start no instruction on how to places it on a littel trial and errer solved that. Now for the good the ingraving of the dargon is amazing addling a littel white would have real poped it out; Also the delivery was amazingly fast it was delivered a week before the time was said to be deliver. the packaging was a littel over kill but still good. Plus I thought I was only getting one I got two so bounes. Over all its a amazon bokken but if your going use it as solo practing add more glue to the wraping of the handel.
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By China.
The regular list price is $31.00.
Sells new for $17.00.
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2 comments about Sai Deluxe Octagon Sais 19 Inches.
- i bought this sai to decorate my room and they look great ! =)
- This things are pretty good if your just going to use them for a pattern but are not designed for sparring. The handle wrap came off but since the handle has texture underneath the wrap its ok. My problem with them is 4 months after purchasing them(and using them in sparring) the prong broke at the point where it had been welded to the shaft.
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By China.
The regular list price is $8.00.
Sells new for $3.89.
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2 comments about Ninja Warrior Kubuton.
- I don't know what it has to do with ninjas, but this little hunk of steel is no joke and no toy. If you know how to hit a little bit but don't enjoy breaking your hand, you can put someone's lights out or worse with this thing. You can attack with a hammerfist or reverse hammerfist as with any pocket stick, or with the spiky projections, you can throw normal punches. Since they focus the entire force of the blow onto two small points made of unyielding steel, even mediocre punchers can inflict deep, paralyzing bruises, torn cartilage, and even broken bones.
Let's not kid around. This may be touted as a nonlethal weapon, and it may (or may not) look better for you if it turns up in a search or in court than, say, a knife or a gun, but the purpose of this or any effective weapon is to harm an attacker until he cannot attack anymore. It can injure, maim, or kill just as surely as a bullet-- just not so easily. So before you bonk someone's coconut with this little item, make sure you consider the moral, spiritual, and legal consequences. As for legal, I can't see why these are any more legal than brass knuckles, which is to say not at all, but I'm not a lawyer, and neither are you.
What I can say is that this thing is a force multiplier. It's not a magic wand, of course, and if you have no force to multiply, well then, X times zero is still zero. Also, I find it slower to deploy than plain pocket sticks, because I have to take a moment to work it into my fist just right. Once it's there, however, look out. I have used it to beat the living daylights out of a big, rolled up carpet. I was afraid at first that my small, untrained wrists would fold up on impact, but they don't. Even non-punchers become punchers with this thing.
I'd take off the keyring, which to me is just in the way. And make sure you're getting the steel version of this, and not the flimsy aluminum version. And be sure to try it out on a sturdy sheet of plywood so you'll see what it can do, and you'll know better than to ever use it on someone who's not trying to maim or rape or kill you.
- I just might cut off the two forward prongs,
too much to carry
the ring is well attached, drilled through not screwed on like some.
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By Ippon Supplies.
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4 comments about Wave Shuriken (Throwing Star).
- The black wave shurikens really exceeded my expectations (I bought three). They are very sharp, very strong, and look very nice. I throw these hard at plywood, embedding them without any bending. These will not disappoint you as throwing weapons to have fun with.
- This product was shipped in a timely manner. It appears the items was packaged in oil, but the oil had dried out, which allowed it to appear as rust. Once cleaned up, the item was as advertised.
- i am 15 and i had ordered 3 in chrome....well i didnt get chrome but this ugly grey color....these have a nice weight and are very fun to use. they also have some japanese(or chinese) writing on it with the words iga ninja which is a ninja clan in japan(kinda cool). they are not worth 30 dollars becuase it is the same grey metal stuff you see on exersize weights. they can take some damage and if the tip gets bent just hit it back to place with a hammer and your good to go. they shipped here very fast and i dont even live in the USA. definetly a good buy but not for the price, but for the entertainment.
- I was thout that these would be cheap. i was wrong these, are of a REALLY high qualty i have three, when you throw them they fly well and are very sharp
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By Topicool.
The regular list price is $14.98.
Sells new for $15.40.
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4 comments about Claws of Riddick Dagger Knife Chronicles of Riddick+Std.
- I would like to note I am NOT a fan of the Riddick movie, Though A blade this unique tends to get your attention reguardless! This knife is very practical, It's a solid piece of metal all around. I own a pair of these and used them on a grounded, wooden post for hours! Yet after my use they shown no sign of bends, Chips or dents! They shipped to me dull, But hey I don't mind sharpening them myself. A word of caution, You can seriously injure someone with these! Their odd form makes them very deadly if sharpened as well as mine are!
- When the claws arrived I was speachless. They are even better in person than by photo. They arrived sharp enough to barely cut butter, but some time with a good sharpener will solve that. I'm so glad I got them.
- Most "replica" type weapons in this price range are just made to sit pretty on a shelf or wall, not these. Made out a single piece of stainless steel, these are very solid knives. As the previous reviewers stated, these do come very dull, but a file, a sharpener and a couple of hours can fix that. Once sharpened these knives are very useable.
- These knives got here in good time and as soon as I took them out of the box I knew I was going to love them. They're strong and great to play with. On top of everything else ive managed not to hurt myself or anyone else with them yet, so I love them.
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By Tiger Claw Inc..
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1 comments about Zori.
- these zori are the real deal. they are nicely made, very strong. fits nice too. but know your size because when you order it online, it only sais extra large, large, medium, small and extra small. (what in the world does that mean?) my only concern is where you will be wearing these zori to.
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Posted in Martial Arts (Friday, July 4, 2008)
By Sprawl.
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1 comments about Sprawl V-Flex XT Fight Shorts - Competition.
- Really great product, good for training, great for sparring, I didn't like the big SPRAWL letters, but.......... its ok
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Yoga Hband Head Band
Rubber Practice Knife
Stainless Steel Silver X-Claw w/ Stand
Single 40" Dragon Datio Bokken Kendo Practice Sword
Sai Deluxe Octagon Sais 19 Inches
Ninja Warrior Kubuton
Wave Shuriken (Throwing Star)
Claws of Riddick Dagger Knife Chronicles of Riddick+Std
Zori
Sprawl V-Flex XT Fight Shorts - Competition
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