Suppose you were walking in the desert with what you were wearing and your sword. Along comes a pack of hyenas--you have to kill or be killed. You take out your sword and slash one of them and the rest of them flee. Since there are no leaves around to clean your sword, should you just wipe your sword on the hyena's hide, put the sword back in its sheath, and move on?
2007-10-29 02:18:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
After use the sword should ALWAYS be cleaned. Use a soft, non-abrasive cloth like flannel, or acid free rice paper to remove any material that you cannot shake off with a move called chiburi. After that use a separate cloth with mineral oil on it to lightly coat and protect the blade. NEVER touch the blade with your fingers as all this does is transfer skin oils which are acidic to the blade. People who do this end up with pitted blades eventually. Buy a Japanese sword cleaning kit - it works on all types of swords.
2007-10-29 22:54:12 · answer #1 · answered by lee49202 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sword must absolutely always be cleaned. Never return your sword to its sheath with blood and debris on it. First it drys out in the sheath and binds the sword. When the Hyenas come back you cant get the darn thing out of the sheath......not good. Second it promotes rust and pitting of the blade.
Part of the Japanese "quick draw" technique uses the thumb and forefinger of the left hand to wipe the blade before returning it to the sheath. This is right after the swing to remove organic debris.
If stranded in the desert I can think of several other things i would rather have than a sword.
I guess your question your call.
Just keep in mind a sword is a high maintenance piece of equipment requiring cleaning and oiling and sharpening . Cleaning every time you touch it.
We have one good quality sword we use for demonstrations and it is slightly pitted at the tip from constant touching at practice. This is in spite of reasonable care.
2007-10-29 05:20:11 · answer #2 · answered by SiFu frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-24 09:38:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
are you using it to cut up the frozen chicken ?
It is better to whack your chicken than to chop it.
I suggest keeping your beef safe.
Ok serious ; there is 2 ways of thought here 1 is that a weapon that is rusted is sure to cause injury called infection. The animal or person that gets cut better of had their tetanus's shot or else it can be bad. Some say it ruins the blade, others say it causes ( rust ) some very sharp and dangerous edges. A cheap weapon can easily become a sharp and lethal thing no one wants to get hit with.
the 2nd thought is that a weapon made of the finest quality steel will rust as it has no aluminum. So you need to always keep it dry and clean. Thats why you use talc powder on it frequently so as to insure it is dry and all. A powder puff works well after a good solvent cleaning and light oiling.
2007-10-29 06:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by Firefly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the Japanese swordsmen of old sometimes used a piece of rice paper which they tucked in their sleeves' hidden pockets or if they didn't bring any, used their sleeves or even their thumb and index finger to wipe the blood off the sword edge before re-sheathing the sword. The whole purpose of flicking the sword and twirling it before sheathing is to get rid of most of the blood so the thumb and index finger or the sleeve are merely used as an afterthought.
2007-10-29 02:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by Shienaran 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If you are talking about survival techniques you would wipe the blood off on the animal. If you were Japanese you would do the same. If you were an ancient Algo-Saxon; such as Irish, Scottish, etc. you would leave the blood on the blade as a way to pay homage to the kill.
2007-10-29 07:49:46 · answer #6 · answered by L A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
within the arts of iado, kendo, and kenjutsu, there is a movement at the end of katas called chiburi. this is the motion of flipping blood off of the blade. i suppose it would depend on how traditional of a swordsman you are. however, it is also a matter of sword life and durability that you clean the blade of blood and keep it well oiled.
2007-10-29 05:38:05 · answer #7 · answered by rockr94 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
would hyenas flee if you killed one of theirs?
It sounds like a scene from a movie.
You shouldn't paint scenarios to your favor because you never know.
2007-10-29 09:28:23 · answer #8 · answered by Darth Scandalous 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It will damage the blade if you leave it there. Plus you need to show respect to your sword.
2007-10-30 16:10:22 · answer #9 · answered by kokopoko2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would.
There are two issues: Etiquette and safety.
Etiquette: You always clean your sword.
Safety: You always clean your sword because you don't want the gore on it to attract unwanted attention to you from other predators.
2007-10-29 02:22:46 · answer #10 · answered by Elana 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋