August 26, 2011

Improvised Weapons

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That's a phrase from wargaming I always liked. It means, "Pick up whatever is handy and swing it."

Usually it's pretty pitiful, but it's better than fighting with your bare hands, unless you're trained to do that.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in General Anime at 06:37 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment
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1 The head of my ninjutsu school, Master Albright, was a big enthusiast of improvised weapons and showed us some nice demos, but we only trained with basic things that were most likely to be found on the ground: e.g. stones, sticks of odd sizes. But I learned that you can deal a serious damage with just house keys if you know what you're doing. Like any weapons, improvised weapons are a force multiplier.

Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at August 26, 2011 06:51 PM (9KseV)

2 On casual pondering, I imagine the trick to doing damage with house keys is to grip them between the fingers, sort of like a brass knuckle with spikes?

Posted by: metaphysician at August 26, 2011 07:10 PM (3GCAl)

3 Generally, yes.

Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at August 26, 2011 07:31 PM (9KseV)

4 Kirika approves of this thread, but probably thinks anyone who doesn't use is a poser.

Posted by: Mikeski at August 26, 2011 11:10 PM (GbSQF)

5 They can be very effective if you're Jackie Chan.....

Posted by: Mauser at August 26, 2011 11:10 PM (cZPoz)

6 Which series is the image from?

Posted by: Tom Tjarks at August 27, 2011 06:20 AM (T5fuR)

7 Nevermind.. read your recent review and figured it out!

Posted by: Tom Tjarks at August 27, 2011 06:25 AM (T5fuR)

8 Yeah, it's a picture from Dog Days.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at August 27, 2011 10:14 AM (+rSRq)

9 I looked at that and thought: "Caption this picture: 'You have skipped your share of the kitchen chores for the last time!'"

Posted by: ubu at August 27, 2011 10:24 AM (GfCSm)

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