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Force = mass x acceleration. A bokken can kill.

Aozora asked about electric kumdo (kendo:

As a foilsman of some duration - I think it's terrible. Electrification of the weapon has ruined fencing. I see no reason to ruin kendo.

If you want...

Has anyone tried kendo kata in bogu. I know that Budden mentions it in his book and doing so might be helpful in judging the evasion distances more carefully. Plus it might help with the old...

Sure, someone has to be and it's my turn. Check for me under R.

Chanbara bear the same relationship to JSA that Wacky Whackers do to Western Saber play.

Fishing when it's warm, duck and goose hunting when it's colder. (Is that 3?)

I came across an interesting archival article in Black Belt Magazine from 1970 wherein a NY martial artist would not attend the Black Belt Hall of Fame dinner on behalf of Mori-sensei's widow. ...

“There are no dangerous weapons, only dangerous men.”

First time I saw the picture I thought they had picked up Nick Nolte again.

Yes, I am aware of the "other" connotation of my screen name. And yes, this is my REAL name. Someone has to be TR and it's my turn now. PM me if you have a question and I can establish my bona...

Frangible rounds have been around for some time and significantly reduce the risk of explosive decompression. It is interesting to read these posts, folks in the US want sky marshals, folks in the...

Mark Steyn, the great columnist, wrote this about the poll!

"Mark Steyn may prefer American hillbilly culture to that of the Swedish nanny state," wrote Ann Widung of Eastbourne on our Letters...

Using a firearm (or other weapon) is not unusual. Clayton Cramer, a noted 2nd Amendment scholar, collects such cases at this blog .

YK,
According to the story, Emporor Meiji had authority to over rule his privy council and was not merely a constitutional monarch. After WWII Hirohito was portrayed as a constitutional monarch...

Under this analysis, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. should have been President during WWII, since his WWI career was much more distinguished than his cousin's (FDR). Wounded twice, gassed, finished the War...

Technically true, but misleading. Actually McKinley was elected in 1900 as President and TR came to the Presidency after his assasination. So TR was really only elected President twice.
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