It is safe to say that it’s not generally known when the first person picked up a short stick and hit something or someone with it, or used it for extra stability to support themselves. The use of the stick as a tool or weapon is ancient and certainly predates recorded history, but what is […]
2017
Ten Thousand Power Chain
By The Tai Chi Ninja (a.k.a. Kyle Connally) The “Manrikiguasari” (10,000 Power Chain) or Kusari Fundo (Chain Weight) is an extremely adaptable and concealable weapon, consisting of a chain anywhere from 12” to 48” long with various sized weights attached to the ends, and comes in a variety of chain styles. Whipping and spinning around […]
Ancient Powerhouse: Kyoketsu Shoge
By The Tai Chi Ninja (a.k..a Kyle Connally) One of the more exotic weapons in the ninja arsenal is the “Kyoketsu Shoge”, which literally translated means “to run about in the fields and mountains.” It comes in a wide variety of designs, but generally it features some sort of stabbing and slashing implement attached to […]
