Blade Sports
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:13 am
Knife aficianados should enjoy this--competitive blade sports competition. Sorta like a lumberjack competition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvyIBymV ... r_embedded
The above is the US championships, the world championship is at the link, but here it is as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNYf56up ... re=related
ETA: The second vid gives a closer look at the knives used--they look more like a cross between cleavers and machetes. Cutting a golf ball in two with a single stroke can't be easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvyIBymV ... r_embedded
The above is the US championships, the world championship is at the link, but here it is as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNYf56up ... re=related
ETA: The second vid gives a closer look at the knives used--they look more like a cross between cleavers and machetes. Cutting a golf ball in two with a single stroke can't be easy.
