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ubertuna
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I ordered this a couple of weeks and it just arrived about an hour ago. I thought you guys would get a kick out of this, so I figured I'd post. I ordered a Hanwei practical Ninja-to. It has a battle ready blade, 24" blade and it weighs 1 pound 15 ounces. This is a lot heavier than it sounds. I found this handy little page if you guys would like to see more of what it can do.

http://kultofathena.com/images/PC2268_l.jpg

I'm going to post a few of my pics in a little bit. Get ready for the most epic thing you will see in your life: Me pwning a watermelon (with a face drawn on it) with a ninja sword.

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MudPuddle
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Again, only in the movies.

In combat, prior to Henry V, it was often one sides knights versus the other sides peasants, and vice versa. Henry liked to attack the French nobles, considered quite the spoil sport for it as well.
Only with the advent of the professional army (Adolf the Great, being the optimum example. No, not a German, but a Swede.) it was often that way. Even early firearms did not stop armor from being prevalent.
Again, Army of Ninja is an oxymoron, they were spies, and assassins, and poisoned people more often then not. They were not martial artists, or super human. (One wonders now if perhaps they were sub-human though) You were more likely to see an army of Buddhist Monks, then a ninja trying to swing a sword at a Samurai. They were dishonorable by definition, much like pirates, though the pirates were more often involved in the raping of woman, they were equal opportunity slayers of children, and both would prefer to slit your wife's throat in her sleep to facing a man in fair one-on-one combat.
All that being said, feel free to idolize them; while you're at it, I believe the Jeffrey Dahmer fan club is looking for members, and Charles Manson is always looking for new members of his 'family.'

LiL_GaNgSta_BlAzE
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Hey UBER, that looks UBER, eh UBER?

Ahhh...I'm gonna' miss calling you "Uber", since now you can just &quotawn" me with those Ninja skills.

Lige
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very true, mudpuddle, but you're forgetting the fact that nijas are totally sweet.

MudPuddle
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I don't mind the sweetness of ninjas, when dealing with people who know the difference between the cool movie ones, and the historical ones.
When that line is blurred, it irks me.
But trying to add some education to the world is like trying to defend your sand castle when the tide is coming in, with a fork and spoon.

Sigh...

Lige
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But trying to add some education to the world is like trying to defend your sand castle when the tide is coming in, with a fork and spoon.

a ninja could do it.
globdog76
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i only have 3 of those do you even know how to fence its sad [oh wow im a ninja because i got a sorwd] youll be a ninja once you get 5 years of traning

Ricador
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If ubertuna wasn't a mod, this thread would have been locked days ago...


I highly doubt it

It is a valid, interesting thread
globdog76
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If ubertuna wasn't a mod, this thread would have been locked days ago...

no i think hes right

and also wow a water melon big deal

YOURE NO NINJA BECAUSE YOU DONT FENCE

its sad i trained 5 years and have 10 sorwds at home and i dont think im a ninja
ledmonds
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wow you have a sword. i wish i could have a sword like aragorns in lotr

ubertuna
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A ninja facing someone with a sword, is a failure. You've been watching too many movies. Amazingly, very few of them were turtles! Surprise...

This is true. It is unlikely that ninjas actually used ninja swords. As MudPuddle said, they were the spies of ancient china, more trained for espionage and assassination than actual combat. Sill, the prospect of stealthy warriors with swords was too good a prospect for Hollywood to pass up.

Ahhh...I'm gonna' miss calling you "Uber", since now you can just &quotawn" me with those Ninja skills.

I think you mean "I can just prawn you."

i wish i could have a sword like aragorns in lotr

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ledmonds
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yeh like that but i dont think you are aloud swords in england

Matty360
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Is that only in America you are allowed to have them? You are well lucky I want a ninja sword. I'd just have a short and light sword but why buy one? How much was it? How old do you have to be?

ubertuna
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You have to be over the age of 18 in order to legally own a deadly weapon. It cots about $170 from cultofathena, which has the best prices that you'll see on the internet. I'm not really sure about the legality of these things in other countries. You should ask Strop after he gets back, he is a little more knowledgeable in these things than I am.

firetail_madness
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Still, being over the age of 18 doesn't always mean you can keep safe with a deadly weapon...

I might hurt myself with it.
Ever carried a sharp item on the wrong side?

Lynoth
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Charles Manson is always looking for new members of his 'family.'

? Where did that come from?

YOURE NO NINJA BECAUSE YOU DONT FENCE

Ninja did much more then use swords.

Also, who would win in a Knight vs. Ninja competition would depend on the surrounding environment and the equipment
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