does anyone on here use a kerambit? if so what for?
they are on the list of things to make but I'm not too sure about them.
cheers
andy
they are on the list of things to make but I'm not too sure about them.
cheers
andy
yup its silat, with eskrima focusing on weapons, ie knife, stick etc etc.
yup its silat, with eskrima focusing on weapons, ie knife, stick etc etc.
Or is it Pananjakman/Panantukan, or are they the boxing and kicking arts?
They are originally a harvesting knife from Indonesia/Java/Malaysia/Sumatra and they have developed a martial arts technique based on the knife because that was the tool they always had.
nothing more I can add about kerambits beyond what has already been said, but I did make one myself a little while ago. All I can say is Andy, if you like a forging challenge, then give it a go
asian martial arts are just like the oriental martial arts, all a hodge podge of each other. I do look winding up my judo pals by telling them that it comes from greek pankration LOL
yes I searched for you thread over on BB - I never found a picture of the final product though.
but I was a bit confuddled about the forging of it when I started thinking about it all.
I bet it is a bit of a challenge! may give it a go some time in the future!
Andy
here you go
When a blade is forged completely (ie not just forged into a knife shaped bar that has bevels ground in later), the blade starts to bend up towards the back as the bevels are forged in. So that it doesn't end up as buffalo skinner/banana it is easiest to bend the bar into a downward curve (it looks like the kerambit blade), as the bevels are forged so the blade straightens up Of course, because the kerambit ends up a tight hook, the preform is bent into a near complete circle! a 3" or 4" diameter circle is a very tight space to forge in