here's a little something that happened about 20-30 minutes from where i live....this is taken from the site of our town's local newspaper

Quote:An argument over a neighbor’s dog resulted in a sword fight in Piedmont Saturday evening. ACSO Deputy J.J. Jacobs was dispatched to 16 Archie Street at about 6:30 p.m., where he found a white Ford van in the middle of the yard and a bleeding man lying on the ground directly behind it. There were also two swords on the ground.

According to Jacobs’ incident report, the man on the ground was identified as Joseph Durward Allen, a 42 year old white male, whose address is 14 Archie Street. Randall Allen McClain, a 46 year old white male at the 16 Archie Street address was listed as the victim on the Anderson County Sheriff Department incident report.

According to Susann Griffin, spokesperson for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the two men had argued in the past over some dogs owned by McClain. McClain had apparently gotten rid of those dogs but had gotten a puppy. Allen reportedly said he was taking the puppy up the street to show it to someone and McClain objected. Allen then allegedly went to his house and got a sword, which McClain got away from him while getting a minor cut in the process.

According to reports, McClain apparently then inflicted some punishment on Allen, who went home and got a second sword. During the second round, McClain’s father, Billy McClain, 69 years old, drove into the yard in the Ford van and brushed Allen with the vehicle. According to Griffin, Allen was not run over. He was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital, but not as a result of being hit by the van. “Apparently, he got a pretty good thrashing and that was the reason for transporting him. None of the injuries were serious,” Griffin said.

Both parties signed complaint withdrawal forms, dropping the charges.

proof that stupidity is alive and well.....


and in case you don't believe me, here's a link to the article on the paper's site

http://www.thejournalonline.com/frontpag...rd%20fight

ninjaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


wtfness

what a misuse of swords... they honorable weapons, not some lunatics playthigs (that too.. but still).

seriousl double you tee eff.

only in america :P

J_G_ Wrote:only in america :P

lol your so right.... that would be me all day (only to protect my life or of someones i love, not over a dog).... ive got 8 years of sword training under my belt.... i trained mostly with a shinai.. which hurts like hell if you get his with it.... its a wooden sword wrapped in leather strips.... now i just use a boken and my real katana... people think im crazy seeing me in my yard swinging it around in the same motion for hours at a time... but they can't beat me so i don't care lol... its how i keep in shape... i don't like sports like baseball and football... and i beat the snot of my punching bag alot (great stress reliever).. actually focusing your mind and releasing bad energy in a healthy way is very good for you... sword fighting teaches you to move without needing to think... all instinct or honnou in japanese.. i think it builds character and teaches people self control (unless your a lunatic anyway).. im trying to learn Iaidō which is this "approximately "the way of mental presence and immediate reaction", is a Japanese martial art associated with smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. Modern day iaidō exponents typically use a blunted metal practice sword (iaitō) for practice, especially among beginners, while many advanced practitioners use a sharpened sword (shinken)." its a very hard style to learn... after that id like to learn reishuuken (which is the art of fight with you legs and only blocking with your hands and countering with powerful kicks).. i LOVE martial arts.. im not strong but i make up for it by being very lean and fast... im 6foot 2inches, but i only wiegh 165lbs.. tall light and fast with a long reach....  damn i just want to talk today LOL.. i commend you if you took the time to read all that