One for Shinobi?

[JimH]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72046&item=6548181396&rd=1

Essential for all you ninjutsu adepts, I should have thought...and all for 3 quid!

Of course, it's possible that these are intended for the sort of ninja that the seller has seen coming from a *very* great distance

Jim.

 

[arctic hobo]

For the "family ninja" - he who opens a very great number of envelopes, and goes fishing and camping with his children, all the while dressing in black and hacking at countless bad guys.

 

[jamesdevine]

It always disappoints me when people dis the martial arts like this.

My mora with Kydex sheath would do all of that and more and looks alot cooler.

James

 

[JimH]

It always disappoints me when people dis the martial arts like this.

I heartily agree (and would like to reassure you my remarks were aimed at the ridiculous description/vendor, not our BushNinja contingent)

My mora with Kydex sheath would do all of that and more and looks alot cooler.

James

I'm guessing at least 8 out of 10 Ninja would agree with you. At a pinch, the fat wierd looking "axe" thing might make a fair trowel or possibly cooking spatula...

Jim.

 

[shinobi]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72046&item=6548181396&rd=1

Essential for all you ninjutsu adepts, I should have thought...and all for 3 quid!.

When his sensei sees this, he will die the death of a thousand cuts for revealing his schools secret weapons.
Hopefully not with this knife though, I reckon it wouldn't last past the first dozen cuts!!!

Martin

 

[Snufkin]

Buy it for £3 then get hit for £20 postage?

 

[Andy]

the middle one makes me want to go and watch the hunted

 

[Graham_S]

just think what it would go for as a "ray mears style ninja pirate knife set"

 

[Andy]

I'm tittering away to myself thinking about Ray dressed as a ninja

leaping from tree to tree
breaking branches
volting over a river
splitting a log in half with a swift chop of the hand
throwing his staff at it with enough spin to get the fire going
moving as if he was part of a ballet as he hunts
cartwheeling as he picks up a bunny
jumping up into the trees once more to add a bird or two
picking up a frying pan and hitting it so hard it turns into a billycan
then finaly
he takes a swig of vodka and fallls into the bracken to woken up by birds chirping with an imense hangover

 

[JonathanD]

I've never seen Ray do anything really active like jogging, jumping hurdling etc. It seems all so common, dirty and uncouth for him

 

[Andy]

I've heard he isn't bad at Judo

 

[scruff]

LOL!!!!!

how are those can even be vaguely described as "ninja" (wot eva that means) i have no idea.

i have to go and change my pants now i've jus wet myself

 

[C_Claycomb]

Chaps, behave. This started as a thread showing the daft things that people sell on ebay, and has degenerated into making fun of Mr. Mears. I have removed Scruff's last comment. Not funny. Not acceptable whatever your opinion of Judo is!

I have also moved this to Other Chatter because it really isn't about Edged Tools.

 

[Ranger Bob]

I've heard he isn't bad at Judo

A few years ago on 'world of survival', when he was in monoglia, Ray well and truly thrashed a local in a bout of wrestling!

 

[scruff]

i think that was probably due to the fact that mongolian wrestlers cover themselves in oil (ie. difficult to grapple) and dont wear judo gi's (ie. essential to grapple - well in judo) rather than a reflection of rays technique.

ps. apologies to all for my previous 'misdemeanour'

 

[jamesdevine]

You are confusing it with Turkish wrestling. Mongolian wrestling is not that much different that Judo in practice. Yes they don't were Gi but the do use lock and throws that are similar if maybe a little crude. They are definitly no push overs

Back to the knives then.

Regards,
James

 

[scruff]

ooh your right my bad.

there wear those open chested tops instead dont they.

my rusty old memory i thought i'd seen them oiling up when palin saw the on that himalaya programme.

jus to clear my name tho i hadnt been criticising judo or mr mears my choice of words could merely have been a little better.

also on a practical note RMs stature and size (i'm meaning height and frame not his weight here) does genuinely lend itself to being a good judoka as a low centre of gravity helps ur own stability, preventing throws and through good execution of technique allows for greater control of ur opponent by breaking there stance/ balance.

sorry anyway back to bushcraft..........

 

[JimH]

Buy it for £3 then get hit for £20 postage?

Of course. It's one of *them*. Should have spotted it, really. Seems to be an increasingly popular form of leverage on Ebay.

Doubly so since I actually worked out some postage costs for stuff as part of that Mora group buy. Small packet post is waaay cheaper than I thought...

Jim.