| From: | Mike & Linda Frankl mlfrankl@***.com |
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| Subject: | Re (lots): Scythe/Weapon |
| Date: | Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:11:13 -0400 |
> I remember back in the days when I took Karate, I went to a
> tournament and I saw
> a rather interesting weapon: two scythes (sp?) attached by a
> length of chain.
> The person demonstrating the weapon would twirl the chain around
> and around and
> the scythes would cut into the air in front of him, slicing
> through imaginary
> opponents' arms, legs, and necks. It was actually pretty damn cool. So I
> borrowed that for one of my characters. We never got around to
> creating stats,
> through. :( I called it the Whirling Scythes of Death and
> Destruction (tm). I
> also never got to use it. :(
I believe they have a couple of names. One name is the Kama. They can be
used with and without the chains. They do look like miniature scythes (with
straight poles, I think that a scythe has a slight back and forth curvature
to it). I also believe that Louis used one of them in "Interview with the
Vampire" towards the end. Perhaps a few people might want to break out the
DVD or VHS of it and watch the battle. Granted it is Hollywood, but it might
give some guidance.
;)
Smilin' Jack
Franklin Isshinryu School of Karate
http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/RallyRd/mlfrankl/fiskhome.htm
