What are some totally legal weapons I can use for Martial Arts in New York? I would like legit and factual answers please. I am pretty sure a bo staff is legal, what else is? Thank you all for your answers.
2007-02-12 02:25:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
I mean what are some legal weapons to just own and practice at home or at an instructor's house.I would never commit a crime or walk down the streets with them, i would simply practice with them. So, what are some legal Martial Arts weapons in New York?
2007-02-12 03:50:10 · update #1
escrima sticks, bo's and jo's, tonfas, basically anything wooden. nunchuks are technically illegal but you can still buy practice ones in most stores in chinatown.kubotan keychains are also legal. most weapons that fall under concealed weapons are illegal but something like a bo is fine and if you carry some sort of proof, just in case u get in trouble, that you are a martial artist, you should be ok.
2007-02-12 04:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by Matthew K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you say legal, do you mean for use in a dojo or to walk the streets? For use in the dojo, many of the weapons are legal, the katana is legal if you have a practice one (made of wood). Nun-chucks are illegal but if you have a practice set (with rubber soft rubber grips), that's OK. No weapon is legal to walk the streets. However, in Black Cipher Martial Arts Sciences, we've gotten a way around that. For example, we modified some weapons, changed the size of others, or created some using a different material to make them legal. Not to commit crimes or anything like that. But sometimes, you are in a situation when your assailant has an illegal weapon and you have to even the playing field. So my question is, are you talking inside the dojo or outside in the field?
2007-02-12 03:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by Their Guardian Angel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are talking about home practice and not carrying as a "concealed weapon" you can do whatever you like in your home.
Some weapons are inherently illegal, but having a katana in your home or a staff is not illegal.
As far as carry weapons a few might be found from the following:
1- with a ccw permit, obviously you can carry a handgun, with a target permit you can keep it in your home (or generally any permit).
2- you can carry a cane, however will be questioned without the need to carry it.
3- a knife, provided it is more of a utility type (this is where the "rule of thumb" of 6in comes from).
4- any small stick that seems more like a "paperweight" than anything else.
so long as it doesn't seem like a concealed weapon to be used with intent, you will have a better shot.
2007-02-12 10:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by Bluto Blutarsky4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now you know why I practice the walking stick... you can take a cane anywhere!
Your best bet would be to talk to somebody at a Martial Arts supply store in NY. Here in Rochester, NY; I use a store that is online, see:
Continental Martial Arts
http://www.cmasports.com/
Of course, I am talking about NY STATE.
NY CITY may be different!
2007-02-12 03:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go with stick fighting. You can find any number of items in your environment to use as sticks. They work better indoors than a bo, they're easier to conceal, and they're more versatile.
Learn Filipino Kali.
2007-02-12 03:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by Michael E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-17 12:17:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get into stick fighting bro. Whatever you learn or do with the sticks you can apply to knives also.
2007-02-12 14:58:39 · answer #7 · answered by bribri75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you trained with sticks or short staffs before?
- an umbrella with a solid hard steel.
2007-02-12 02:55:04 · answer #8 · answered by The Oasis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wooden ones are the only sure answer.
2007-02-12 05:33:36 · answer #9 · answered by Orion Quest 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Butter knife's.
2007-02-12 02:37:25 · answer #10 · answered by Jean f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋