Comments on: Kama – The Sickle of Okinawan Kobudo

By: Sean C. Ledig

Sean C. Ledig — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:39:01 +0000

Aaaawwwww! But hooking someone around the neck is the most fun you can have with a kama!

By: Branden

Branden — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:27:59 +0000

“Finally, be careful not to hook anyone around the neck too hard (not that I’ve ever done that).”

Yah, I can vouch for that… Wooden or otherwise! Haha…

A large older larger hairy Matt…. For some reason I envision Benkei with Matt's face… weird.

By: Sean C. Ledig

Sean C. Ledig — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:39:01 +0000

Aaaawwwww! But hooking someone around the neck is the most fun you can have with a kama!

By: Branden

Branden — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:27:59 +0000

“Finally, be careful not to hook anyone around the neck too hard (not that I’ve ever done that).”

Yah, I can vouch for that… Wooden or otherwise! Haha…

A large older larger hairy Matt…. For some reason I envision Benkei with Matt's face… weird.

By: MikeOliveri

MikeOliveri — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:50:10 +0000

I'm guessing the holes in the XMA kama are to make it whistle and whoosh as he does his routine. Some of their swords seem to be the same way. All about flash and style, not practicality.

I've not had an opportunity to practice with kama yet, but they do seem like they'd be a fun weapon. Right now I'm concentrating on bo and sai.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:18:55 +0000

yea it lost some flair.

By: FoxyCitrus

FoxyCitrus — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:44:46 +0000

Meh…it's aiiiight.

I liked it better sideways

By: Urban_Samurai

Urban_Samurai — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:27 +0000

Nice one dude! You looked well performing that kata. I like to see kata done fluently with good power and control and you did that. Not really into weapons myself but I can appreciate your performance. Cool!

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:07:03 +0000

Thanks marguerite – the kama are definitely an exciting weapon. just be careful during bunkai exploration! haha.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:04:51 +0000

nope – still just a young (24) beginner :-p