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Electric Kendo I recently retrofitted an old saber lame, saber cuffs, and old saber, a shinai, a kendo mask, sheet metal, saber mask and saber cords to make an electric kendo set . I wrapped the blade of the shinai with sheet metal, wired it up, so its basically a two handed electic saber. I put the bars to the kendo mask on the outside of the saber mask to prevent dents n' such. Who would pay money for such an item? "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
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That's an impressive feat!
Have you tried it out to see how it works in an actual bout? Does the extra weight of the sheet metal make it more unwieldly in your estimation?
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No offense, but I think you may have a little too much time on your hands. "Steady as a mountain, attack like fire, still as a wood, swift as the wind. In heaven and earth I alone am to be revered."
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That Guy
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Been done before on this forum, but the person put lame material on one slat of the shinai instead of wrapping the entire thing.
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Its thin sheet metal, so it only adds 1-2 more ounces to the shinai. It works fine in combat, essentialy a longer two handed saber. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
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Well done.
Should post a foto in the gallery and let's see.
PK
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I'll see about that, the only problem is that the sheet metal is abit fragile, so you can only do watered down kendo. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
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Then what's the sense of the exercise? Just use a bokken - wooden sword...you get hit, you'll know.
PK
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True, but I prefer my knuckles to be in one piece. In my last bokken "duel" I lost use of my left pinkie. All in all not a very important finger, since I am a righty. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
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I lost use of my left pinkie. All in all not a very important finger, since I am a righty.
Actually you are in serious trouble for a kenshi, since this is your most important finger for holding a shinai or bokken. They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in Heaven? is he in Hell? That demmed elusive Pimpernel!
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I'm not a serious kendoka, I just had some old parts lying around the house, 2+2= electric kendo. And as for being in serious trouble, thats why I dont do kendo anymore. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
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Just Joined
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Ki Ken Tai Electric kendo sound interesting but pretty much useless in Kendo proper. You may have a lot of blinking lights but still no points. You still need the judges to decide if the strike done with proper technique (Ki Ken Tai). In a Kendo match you may strike your opponent 30 times to a scoring area and not score a single point if your form is not correct.
What kind of form criteria does fencing have?
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No form criteria really. Although their is some general expected standards. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
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Im not certain on this but dont they hit each other really really hard in kendo? Wouldnt that severly damage the electronics? I fear not death, for the sooner I die the longer I shall be immortal.
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