shaheediyan Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150413887530001&oid=26608290120#!/video/?oid=26608290120 Edited August 18, 2010 by shaheediyan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted August 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Most definately my favorite shastar. Although I am tired of trying to find one as nice as Nidar Singhs (with a mughal handle)! Will have to find a nice blade and handle and get them set myself me thinks! Just one thing I would like to add, Gurkhai do actually use the kukri in a very dexterous fashion, they are born with things in their hand! They use them for all sorts of work - there is a type of kukri for everything! I have seen some Bando demonstrations where the kukri drawing method was shown - direct to a number of different strikes etc, it was amazing stuff, somewhat similar to drawing Samurai swords from the sheath in different ways directly into a fatal strike. Gurkhai are reknowned for their vicious head on combat, as the Sikhs unfortunately even tasted themselves, when they joined forces with British during the anglo Sikh wars and were known for scalping their ex-Sikh comrades! Gurkai have total confidence in being able to tackle enemies with swords 3 times longer than their own! That confidence comes from a warrior psychology and excellent combat vidya. I recall hearing a story that traditional (hardcore) Gurkai used to leave their new born sons naked in the cold for a few hours, to check if he had the 'heart' to become a warrior!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Is there a part 2? the video stops mid-sentence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akali_Nihung Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 nidar singh ji have started his videos uploading on net and thats very very good..keep going bhai sahib.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akali_Nihung Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 just a suggestion,next time you singhs can use wirless mic so that sound can be heard properly..that can be attched to the camera..beacuse everythig depends upon the sound what singh sahib says...thx for the videos 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maha Singh Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) The video had some issue which made it cut short, theres only 3 minutes cut off the end. We will record the video again and upload it in the future. Coming up in the next few days will be a series of videos from when Niddar Singh demonstrated Shastarvidiya to a school run by a senior student of Dr Hatsumi, the first video is already up. The khukri is also definitly one of my fav weapons, nothing beats the satisfaction of using a weapon which has equal qualities of cutting, slashing, thrusting and hacking. Edited August 19, 2010 by Maha Singh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted August 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 "The khukri is also definitly one of my fav weapons, nothing beats the satisfaction of using a weapon which has equal qualities of cutting, slashing, thrusting and hacking" There is another awesome blade in the Moro tradition which also has a 'leaf; design, its called a 'Barong'. It has the exact same qualities/capabilities as the Kukri! Thats my 2nd favorite blade! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akali_Nihung Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 could anyone suggest some nice khukuri online,there is one of cold steel latest one,very much dam expensive around 400 dollars :| can anyone suggest one so we can keep on our kamkarkasa.thx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maha Singh Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) I personally dont like Cold Steel stuff, look for some on ebay or arms fairs. Ive picked up some nice peices over the years for cheap. Else theres a few antique shastar websites about which sometimes have the rarer style kukris like the Hanshee. www.oriental-arms.com www.akaalarms.com www.ashokaarts.com I wouldnt recommend carrying live weapons unless you have training in them. Edited August 19, 2010 by Maha Singh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parchand Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 daas has one with the tulwar hilt dont recommend marrying up a blade and hilt that werent meant for each other, better just to get a solid WW1/2 kukri, loads of em about and handle great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 Is there a difference between standard khukris and the ones issued to British Army Gurkas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akali_Nihung Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 wjkk wjkf i will upload a very beautiful khukri picture latr today wich i have,i bet u all will love it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I personally don't like the BA Kukris, they are heavy and mass produced, quality isn't there in my opinion. Same as the crappy BIA swords that the Sikh regiments had. Parchand Ji, would you be kind enough to let us all have darshan via an uploaded photo Marrying up blades and hilts is not a problem, as long as the person doing it has an understanding of shastar (balance, weight distribtion etc) & the components are high quality/complimentary. Cold Steel is ok for messing about with, cutting narial with etc lol, but I wouldn't recommend them in place of real shastar, they are cheap and mass produced. There is also a budget kukri they do, costs around £30 I think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laadli Fauj Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 anywhere/anyone you would suggest marrying blades n hilts from? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 anywhere/anyone you would suggest marrying blades n hilts from? Ahh Shaheediyan being asked to be a 'bachola'. Who would have thunk it?? LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's not the 1st time I have been asked to be a bachola lol. I am actually in the process of finding some suitable rishtai at present... LF, one contact is in Nanded. Let me know next you are able to go there, I will give you his details. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laadli Fauj Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 lol i prolly wont go for another four years:/ ohdo tai im gonna forget i ever asked 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SURYADEV Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 It's not the 1st time I have been asked to be a bachola lol. I am actually in the process of finding some suitable rishtai at present... Maybe you can find me a wee lass too while your at it? LOL Sorry rest of you guys this thread is now about kuri not kukri! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Back to the kukris, here is a beautiful one for sale: http://www.shasterkhajana.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=113 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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