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Interests => Hobbies => Topic started by: Big Don on May 14, 2011, 06:26:47 PM

Title: So, I bought myself a bullwhip
Post by: Big Don on May 14, 2011, 06:26:47 PM

One of the Black Belts at a nearby karate school makes whips. My instructor and I both ordered one. I got mine about a week and a half ago.
My instructor's whip looks like this:(http://www.lineagewhips.com/images/imag0164.jpg) mine is Black and Blue, rather than Black and Red. Cracking a whip is harder than it looks and all about timing. I have managed to learn three different ways to crack, and I had no idea how many different ways there are to crack a whip. When I brought it home, I had no idea what I was doing and after a few minutes flailing around on the front lawn, I went inside and looked up how to crack a whip on YouTube. This is both, more fun and more challenging than I had expected.

Title: Re: So, I bought myself a bullwhip
Post by: thundley4 on May 14, 2011, 07:11:48 PM

I had one when I was a kid, did a lot of damage to weeds and other plants in my dads garden.

Title: Re: So, I bought myself a bullwhip
Post by: Big Don on May 14, 2011, 07:43:13 PM

I did raise the canopy on the tree in the front yard. The first couple of times were accidental, then it became a game.

Title: Re: So, I bought myself a bullwhip
Post by: Airwolf on May 17, 2011, 02:56:42 PM

What ? None of you watch Indiana Jones movies?

Title: Re: So, I bought myself a bullwhip
Post by: Big Don on May 23, 2011, 01:39:28 PM

I goofed and caught myself under the arm and across my bicep. Nice collection of bloody welts.

Title: Re: So, I bought myself a bullwhip
Post by: Eupher on May 23, 2011, 03:14:47 PM

Quote from: Big Don on May 23, 2011, 01:39:28 PM

I goofed and caught myself under the arm and across my bicep. Nice collection of bloody welts.

Hmmm. If it hurts when you do that then.....

don't do that?  :-)