How the hell am I supposed to use the weird chain weapons, like the sickle with the ball and chain? Do I hold the sickle and swing the ball? Do I hold the ball and swing the sickle? I feel 12 all over again.
Yeah, it reminded me of one of those Taekwondo safety videos where the opponent isn't allowed to do anything to stop them. A shield or some armor would easily negate them swinging the ball end around. A properly timed charge probably could to. Just body-blocking it probably wouldn't be that big of a deal.
They mostly weren’t used in combat since you could hurt your allies with it. It was used to chase away bandits or thieves. They are also called kusarigama (sickle-ball).
I want to see a "Kung Fu Hustle" scenario of somebody confidently picking up the kusarigami, twirling it like a boss, then a short time later managing to get themselves completely wrapped up in the chain, dangling helplessly from a nearby hook.
Pretty sure stuff like that's been done many times in animation, but a live version would be welcome!
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ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 266d
How the hell am I supposed to use the weird chain weapons, like the sickle with the ball and chain? Do I hold the sickle and swing the ball? Do I hold the ball and swing the sickle? I feel 12 all over again.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 8 pts · 266d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXesoopsWGE
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 266d
That didn't feel very fair. Reminds me of why I always play with an archer build. Just stay away from that nonsense.
Live_your_lives@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 266d
Yeah, it reminded me of one of those Taekwondo safety videos where the opponent isn't allowed to do anything to stop them. A shield or some armor would easily negate them swinging the ball end around. A properly timed charge probably could to. Just body-blocking it probably wouldn't be that big of a deal.
teft@piefed.social · 3 pts · 265d
They mostly weren’t used in combat since you could hurt your allies with it. It was used to chase away bandits or thieves. They are also called kusarigama (sickle-ball).
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 6 pts · 266d
I want to see a "Kung Fu Hustle" scenario of somebody confidently picking up the kusarigami, twirling it like a boss, then a short time later managing to get themselves completely wrapped up in the chain, dangling helplessly from a nearby hook.
Pretty sure stuff like that's been done many times in animation, but a live version would be welcome!
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 265d
samburwell96@piefed.social · 7 pts · 266d
I like how humans tend to make similar tools of warfare, no matter where we are! Also that Jitte had me cocking my head though.
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 265d
The universality of the human desire to stab a motherfucker.
victorz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 265d
So a katana is a... what?
PugJesus@piefed.social · 4 pts · 265d
Daito.
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d
Ah okay, gotcha.
Boy, wikilunking about Japanese swords is hard. There's so much new and foreign terminology. 🫨🤯
minnism@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 265d
I too use a cricket bat to fend off intruders.
dellish@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d
So in 1980s Monkey, Sandy had some sort of Nari Yari, Su Yari combination? I never understood the point of the crescent-shaped end
Ininewcrow@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 265d
Holding the 'Dansen Uchiwa': ..... that's a paddlin'