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Swords - lets talk sword safety

Jun. 09, 2014  8:12 PM
 
ok, I looked all over the internet, I see gun safety, knife safety, even crossbow safety, only ran into 2-3 sites with sword safety. so lets talk sword safety.

now, for those who just hang these up and look at (I've only ran into 2 people in my life who can resist testing the swords they get)
your pretty safe, but that's cheating, you aren't even holding the sword!

When testing, make sure your sword was built for testing and battle.
here are a few ways to make sure your sword can do it:
Real swords are made of carbon steel or damascus steel, no cheap stainless, stainless steel is ok, but it will snap in two over time.

Real swords are full tang, just about every site that sells a sword says if their sword is full tang. and a way of telling if your sword is full tang is its center of balance, the balance should be very close to the handle if not, on the handle.

here's what happens if you dont do any of these!
[video=youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFGqBtuw59U[/video]

dont worry, nobody got hurt in that video, just proof that making sure you got a battle ready sword is important. is this video not descriptive enough, just tell me, i got one more that could demonstrate this.

a good to test sword will cost anywhere around 150-300 dollars.

first thing while testing a sword is to keep an eye where your limbs are, some people tend to bring both their hand outward while slashing, and if not careful the sword could cut off your hand. also same thing goes for your legs one is up forward, and if not careful, you could slash your leg. either keep both hands on handle, or you other arm behind your back, and for your leg, just plan out slashes before doing so you dont end up in the emergency room.

careful what you slash, pretty much, the rule on this one is, if you dont think it will slash through, it probably wont.

now, for people around you, make sure they are behind you or behind something, so if the blade flies out, it does not hurt anyone, your backyard is a good spot to test, if anything flies out, it has to get through the fence first.

EDIT: anything i missed, any questions, tell me!
Jun. 09, 2014  11:27 PM
 
Only thing id add here is that everybody would be better off learning the proper form of basic kenjutsu just so itll be safer, and for beginners it would be better to test when nobody is outside.
But still these are good threads for sharing knowledge, i hope to see more from you
Jun. 09, 2014  11:33 PM
 
Wow you have some good safety tips. Even though I don't plan on getting a sword, it is good to know information!
Jun. 10, 2014  12:01 AM
 
(Jun. 09, 2014  11:27 PM)yt152430 Wrote: Only thing id add here is that everybody would be better off learning the proper form of basic kenjutsu just so itll be safer, and for beginners it would be better to test when nobody is outside.
But still these are good threads for sharing knowledge, i hope to see more from you
yes could do that, but what about those who don't want to get that serious and just wanna shred some water bottles and other junk. (No offense, this is what this thread is for) anyway, thanks for suggestions
Jun. 10, 2014  12:32 AM
 
Oh trust me love shreding waterbottles, maybe i could record some of what i have sometime(sorry if this is a bit off topic)
Jun. 11, 2014  5:23 AM
 
also, forgot to mention this, but also be careful when drawing out the sword, if it uses a nylon sheath, the chances of the sword cutting through the sheath is high, for scabbards this is a different story because scabbards have a wood core, sheaths do not have wood cores.