Weapon Design Project

[son of oaf]

hi

long time reader, first time poster..

I am a student of Filipino martial arts.
I've been lucky enough to train with a few really great people, one of whom makes custom aluminium training blades.
We always endeavor to try and train the techniques we learn with a variety of weapons. My colleague is pretty skilled at crafting the aluminium blades and we have had great success in making and training with a few designs from books and internet resources as well as creations based on live blades.

we have a few custom shields, a kampilan, several varieties of barong and bolo as well as numerous knives, kerambits etc.

we are really interested in expanding our collection, learning more about what's out there and learning more about the origins of the art we train in.
we are keen enthusiasts but our knowledge is pretty limited.

is there anyone out there who might be interested in a little online collaboration?
you guys and gals really know your stuff and i feel we could learn a lot from you.
i could post images of the weapons that are created and let you know about all the successes and failures in our little experiment.
i feel there might be a great opportunity for us to have a bit of fun, try and make some great training tools and learn lots of neat stuff while networking.

i've been really impressed by the open and friendly attitudes on this forum (as i said i've been a viewer of a wee while now) and the collected knowledge on this site must be immense.

anyone up for a jam session?

thanks for your time