Weapons and Martial Arts
Just about every martial art has some type of weapon that is sometimes dramatically demonstrated at a dojo or at seminars. The weapon will be whatever that particular martial art has utilized it for in the past to either defend oneself or to go into battle with. It should be noted that most martial arts weapons are illegal to carry or use on the street in most parts of the country and I am sure this also applies to the rest of the civilized world so to speak. This means that all your training with a weapon or weapons will be confined to the dojo, training hall or possibly your home. Displaying the weapon in other more public places may get you arrested and also have your weapon confiscated. The other alternative is that a police officer will treat you as a possible threat and deadly force may be accidentally applied which means you could possibly be sprayed with pepper, shot or even both. A person with a weapon that is in public is treated very seriously by law enforcement and they wi