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Of all the weapons that appear in the 6 Star Wars movies the one that most technophobes or aficionados of this series will want is a Lightsaber. Although over the years toy companies have produced what they considered to be reasonable copies of them. However this all changed with the introduction of the Star Wars FX Lightsabers.
Certainly for those who like to dress up as the characters from these movies such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Princess Leia. Now they have found a weapon that enables to truly take on the role of their favorite character from the films and compete in close combat fights.
However, the Star Wars FX Lightsabers do cost considerably more than those that you may have seen when the first movies came out. But what you must realize is that not only do these ones look like the real weapons but they sound like them as well.
With the first models that were produced and which are based around the Lightsabers used by Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Yoda each one of them has a glowing blade that ignites with the same power up and down effects as seen in the movies. Also the sound effects that emanate from these are the same authentic sounds heard in the movies as they have been digitally recorded from them.
Each one of these Lightsabers comes with four motion sensors that control not just the sound effects, but the power up and down effect, the idle hum and clash. Also they all come with metal hilts that not only look like the ones in the movies but feel like a real Lightsaber as well and are permanently attached to the actual blade and both are very durable and sturdy.
Although the Lightsabers we mention above have proven extremely popular since the release of the last three Star Wars movies the Darth Maul, Mace Windu and Obi Wan Kenobi ones have proven popular as well. Certainly many people are now purchasing the Darth Maul Star Wars FX Lightsaber as it comes with the double blade as seen in the movie. When this one is delivered to your home it actually needs to be assembled first but this is a very simple task. You just take both of the blades and attach them to the connecter provided.
Whilst the new Obi Wan Kenobi FX Lightsaber is very similar to the ones that we mention previously. However this now comes with five motion sensors for you to control the various sound effects that it has the additional one of it being swing. Also the lighting effects that are realistic to those you will see in the movies are caused by a set of 64 super bright LEDs which are strung together and that light up in order within the blade.
In order to use the Obi Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Mace Windu Star Wars FX Lightsabers you require 3 x AA batteries, which are not included. Whereas the new Darth Maul double blade one requires 6 x AAA batteries. However, because the Yoda Lightsaber is the smallest one of them all this actually only needs 3 x AAA batteries. Again as with the other Star Wars FX Lightsabers mentioned in this article they are not included so need to be purchased when you get any of them.
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An Overview of Martial Arts Weapons
You shouldn’t be surprised that there are so many martial arts weapons that have been developed through the centuries. Since many martial arts have been around since ancient times, martial arts weapons are bound to have evolved too over time.
Take the knife for example – practically all martial arts will teach their students how to use knives as martial arts weapons because almost all cultures have developed and used some version of the knife. The Philippines has the balisong, also called a Butterfly knife, which folds into its handle when not being used. The tanto is a Japanese stabbing knife that was usually carried by Japanese women within their obi as their self-defense weapon. There is also the kris that was used in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia during more violent times.
Since many times commoners were forbidden to carry bladed martial arts weapons, proficiency in use of wooden sticks as martial arts weapons also grew. The Japanese have the long wooden staff called Jo, whose use is taught in the martial arts of aikido and which is still used in modern times by Japanese police. The term escrima has been applied to stick-fighting as done in the Philippines – it is said by some that an escrima (or arnis) master can use even a simple ballpen as a martial arts weapon in stick-fighting and come out the winner. Use of sticks (both long and short) as martial arts weapons allowed ordinary folk to protect their villages when invaders came to plunder their community even in the absence of bladed martial arts weapons.
Less commonly-known among martial arts weapons is the guang dao, which is a pole that has a blade with a spiked end. A tassel or red sash might be tied to where the blade meets the pole. Nowadays, the guang dao is one of the martial arts weapons used in the sport of wushu. But unlike other martial arts weapons that you can use to attack your opponent, the guang dao is used more to disarm an attacker and render him helpless. The benefit of such long martial arts weapons is that you can enter combat and keep your opponent at a safe distance from you.
It is not often you find martial arts weapons designed chiefly for women, but there is actually one and it is found in Japan. It is called the Naginata and it is a Japanese pole weapon whose use was reserved for samurai women. Some say the Naginata looks a lot like the Chinese guang dao. Modern female Naginata users may have been inspired to take up martial arts weapons like this one because of the famed Naginata user Itagaki who led an entire garrison in the 12th century. Samurai women were expected in the past to use their Naginata to defend their families if invaders came while their husbands were away.
There are so many martial arts weapons being used nowadays that it is hard to condense their uses to just one article. However, it is advisable for fans of martial arts weapons to take up just one weapon at a time to become proficient before trying to use others. This gives you focus and a sense of accomplishment when you master at least one of the many martial arts weapons available today.
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Informal Obi tie for young unmarried women (not yukata)?
Can young unmarried woman also wear a drum obi? I’ve read that this style is for married women but I think I have also seen unmarried women wearing this style. I own some casual (town kimono) and I really want to know what the appropriate obi ties are for kimonos of this kind. They are informal kimono as apposed to yukata. Can you also use a ‘butterfly’ tie as commonly seen with yukata for the less formal kimono too? Please help! Example of appropriate ties would be wonderful.
Taiko musubi (drum obi) is kind of a basic, standard obi for any woman to wear with almost any kind of kimono (not yukata or furisode, probably, but you can get away with it with almost anything else). There's also tsunodashi, if you want something different. I don't think a butterfly obi would really work with anything other than a hanhaba obi, so you could wear it with some komon, but technically a nagoya obi is better to wear with komon and I've never seen anyone do a butterfly tie with nagoya obi.
Links for you:
http://www.immortalgeisha.com/ig_bb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=7572 (scroll down for stuff other than otaiko)
http://www.immortalgeisha.com/ig_bb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=10204
http://www.immortalgeisha.com/ig_bb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3059
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