Topic: Men and their weapons - page 2. (Read 2917 times)

I don't like cold steel. I am more used to firearms. For me, it's an anachronism.

You can in cave in skull with bokken, it is not a toy, but finely balanced club, Sithara  thats why Kendo and HEMA practicioners wear protective gear aswell. The point is sparring, getting better at fighting in these full contact sports without killing your training partner. In HEMA blunt steel swords are used instead.

Besides, keeping history alive...

You are getting more fit.

You learn about self defense, that has nothing to do with firearms.

You are socializing.

This is what I mean by full contact sport. Thai box is child play next to it, thats why those men wear proper plate armor in events. They have to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK4sU9ysphc




I completely agree.

Two different things, guys.

Scandinavians indeed have long (very long) history of hunting wild life. Teenage girls, who go to night clubs dont pack hunting rifles  and muslims are packed around the coastal cities, not in rural areas. You would see massive drop of criminality outside of places like Stockholm.


Swiss fought major powers, that tried to take control of strategic alpine region (their home) for generations. As result most men have mandatory military training. Then, they are allowed to keep their issued combat rifles in their homes, should need to call them arise.

You cant really compare that to gang bangers from Detroit, those men learn how to handle and treat firearms as part of their militia training, in service of their country.

Throwing knives like used by ninjas, like shuriken.  Yeah, I also like swords feels like ninja and knights during whatever period is that.  It is more of showing strength compared in using guns which doesn't show strenght but power and skills on firing it.  Archery is good also and it feels like you are part of soldiers protecting the castle.

A bokken sword can cause a lot of injuries to an unprotected man, it even can be a deadly weapon in professional hands. But I prefer machete, axes and throwing knives.

Are they afraid of getting cut if they use a real sword? The Japanese society has changed a lot since the American occupation which began more than 7 decades ago. What is the point in using a wooden sword? A sword made out of wood is not a real sword. It is more like a wooden sail or a toy.

Right now, swordmanship is preferrable to become a hobby and sport like in Japan though they don't actually use real swords but a wooden sword also known as bokken. But I like swordmanship than any other else.

Weapons are used to hurt others so due to this more weapons are made that are more effective to secure against these weapons used to hurt others which again would develop a more effective weapon and again and again. Just a simple stone can be used weapon, a knife that is used to cut ingredients for a delicious dish can be used to hurt others. Basically anything can be used as a weapon and weapons to protect exist due to weapons that hurts.

Exactly, feudal Japan is good choice. Quality of katana sword was in some cases status representative, and was expensive so commoners did not own them in most cases. And i also agree on second matter as well. There should be more education of people about weapon and their usage, for safety reasons only and better understanding of same.

Mastering the sword is an art. And this is philosophy. Now the interest in forgotten culture is reviving. I have seen many young people who are ready to learn martial arts with the use of the sword

Swords are very beautiful and effective in battle, but this is the last century. Now with a sword you do not intimidate the person who owns the gun.

It's my dream ever since to own a sword because for me it symbololizes courage like what King Arthur have showcased a long time ago. But now in the modern technology having a sword against a group of guys handling guns can make your life easier because obviously, a sword needs a body contact with the enemy for it to be able to damage while guns, you can fire at any range that gives it an advantage. Right now, I want to learn handling guns for safety or a leisure time like shooting range.

I see swords, knifes and other combat knife as a tool to kill but this tools nevertheless their pretty much useful when cutting things in the past heroes with swords has viewed this kind of tools as a way to obtain honor and glory. There's no point into speaking to a killer who takes pride in such things, knights cannot save this world such illusions shown by heroes throughout history has led countless young men to their bloody deaths, all for the sake for this honor and glory. They call certain methods of figthing good and evil acting as if there is some nobility in the battlefield. Who knows we might need this weapons in post apocalyptic type of situation.

To the uk government our children will now vote for FREE education free hospitals and a free life
just like you snooty people got in the 1950s you got paid to go to university..

I never paid for my college or if i chose uni i never would of had to pay ..
My sister never paid anything my parents never paid anything..

SO OUR YOUNG ADULTS will not be paying for education ..

Little tip get your university degrees and move to another country and get a job no paying it back..

THE WHOLE WORLD comes to UK gets a degree and move. no paying it..

How do they do this?..

I left my country in Pakistan because my village will kill us for blasphemy please help me UK..
So they give them a 1 bed room flat ..

But all along the women is pregnant and she has that child it goes to school then goes to medical school gets it's degrees and the leaves the UK to go to USA and get paid big doctors wages..

While all along they only come for a free medical university degree off the UK tax payer..

Now poor little people around the world you now know how to come to the UK and get a free life
even though our government thinks you are paying you will not because you leave with no job..

Thus having no job you pay no UNIVERSITY BILLS..
Then go to the USA and get massive doctors wages..

PLENTY OF DEATH ..plenty of doctors needed..Don't pay you DIE in america and the UK soon..

I am a doctor what's up       well i have a brain tumour       well give me 100k or DIE..

                                                                                        THE AMERICAN WAY^^

If your government sells all your public assets to private owners then no money getting made for your public services ..
The money made all goes to one guy or his company not the public for nice new what ever the public needs ..
Now if you want nice stuff for the public I.E in roads schools hospitals..

Because they have sold all our assets off      we have to have private owners charging us what ever they like for the services our government sold on us to private buyers..

So now because of the government selling our assets to there friends to they get a cut
we will be paying for everything NOTHING will be FREE..

They have put our FUTURE children in so much debt and so they keep raking the money in of the future children..

When all along those ASSETS they had no right to SELL they was our ASSETS..

STOLEN BY GREEDY POLITICIANS and sold to line there rich friends and there pockets..

But because we now need money for everything like hospital medicines doctors    rent sky high
university debt OUR FUTURE CHILDREN are FUCKED..

WE WILL STOP THIS CRAZY GREED VERY SOON ..

Our children will not be in debt to pay for education or medical ..

SO STICK THAT UP YOUR ASS HOLES..

We will never be like AMERICA THE LAND OF THE MURDERERS ..
They have to be get anything in life ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

USA is a dog eat dog world..
So expect if your country follows the American way you will see many deaths and poverty like you ain't seen before ..

I think it was a documentary about Clinton i think BUT never in my life would i of dreamed of doing this OR even coming up with the IDEA ..

A guy would knock on an old poor person home and say do you want to donate to charity ..
The poor person would say i got nothing ..
Then they say it's ok we will pay the insurance to the charity when you die ..

So the poor person would think well who cares i am dead and i am giving to charity when i die..
So they sign the contract ..

Then the guy would come back and kill them and claim the 50K and keep the money for themselves
and i believe 100s got killed for this insurance scam ..


ONLY IN AMERICA..TOTAL CAPITALISM..

Go look at your presidents what many done for there monies ..
Slaves drugs murder all to make money and power..

And which ever country follows the AMERICAN way will have many deaths.
And many SHIT HOLES..

Because in America you need to kill for a good life..
With so many people only the few make it without doing a crime..

They don't like the word socialism so the kill each other to capitalise ..

Probably because of hunting. There is a lot of wildlife in those countries. The funny thing is that when you look at this list of 10 best countries for gun owners: http://www.gunsandammo.com/network-topics/culture-politics-network/best-countries-gun-owners/ you will see Finland at nr. 9, Sweden nr. 7 and Norway at nr. 5.

Wait i though the nr. 1 narrative of guns for everyone is that it makes everything safer?!
The graphic and the arguments you use contradict that narrative strongly.

Also: holyshit how comes the scadinavian rape for all nations are actually packed with guns.
The finns even have as much guns as the swiss luls
Something isnt right

They have extremely liberal gun laws compared to the rest of Europe. You just register the gun and that's all, while in most EU countries you have to undergo a strict background check and sometimes even psychiatric evaluation.

There are many countries with a relatively high ownership ratio and very small number of gun crimes. Guns don't kill, people do. If you give guns to people in an unstable environment, where there's a lot of crime, not much work, and kids are spending their days pickpocketing or getting high, you'll have high gun crime numbers.


Low number of guns doesn't necessarily mean low number of gun crimes.
Compare disarmed countries like Japan or South Korea with Norway or Iceland.
Norway has 30 times more guns that SK, but only 2 times the number of gun crimes.

Why are nations with gun abundance mostly 3rd world and civil war countries?

The USA is polite? Does a polite nation go to (senseless) wars 224 out of 241 years of existence? 

They have one of the highest gun deaths per year per 100.000 people.


Edit

Why do swiss have so much weapons any1 know and can explain?

When you said status, I suddenly remembered feudal Japan where commoners can't have swords. Weapons are mass-produced now and their easier than ever to get.

IMHO this is why the state should be more engaged in education people on not just using it but using it responsibly. This might require a cultural change though. I mean, the Swiss are well-armed but they don't have mass shootings like in the US.