Bulmaro The Meteor

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

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I am a talented user of the meteor hammer and proud. I feel like it's a highly dynamic and diverse weapon, that has sadly gone underappreciated and misunderstood.

I attribute this to the fact it is notoriously difficult to learn, and nowadays with martial arts seen as personal hobbies, nobody really has the attention span to dedicate themselves to it.

It's not a very glamorous weapon with a lot of fame and accolade, the lack of practitioners is a problem for game and movie inclusions, and there's a lot of bad actors and misinformation in its fanbase.

At the early stages it requires wide open areas to practice in, and that's often not available to people who train niche sports.

It is an incredibly deadly weapon, and harmful to the user if used incorrectly.

Not exactly the kind of thing that fits into the "self-defence" category that most martial arts are branded as now, even mantis for some odd reason.

It's also not very visually impressive. It's hard to see just how much penetration a blunt object has. And in wide shots the speed and power of the weapon can look deceptively weak.

Speaking of wide shots, there's another issue. Games and movies don't tend to like long-range melee weapons. It's hard to judge what you're looking at very well.

Wrapping the rope around things is popularised as a tactic, but you would never do that in a real fight. This has lead many to see the rope as a tackling weapon, rather than the slashing weapon that it really is.

And finally the biggest problem is that people seem to think they control the weapon when in reality you merely guide it towards your goal.

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rant over I'm a dance instructor by trade and weird deep thinker.

i find it hard to define myself outside of specific aspects, but i'm practical, hard-working, outgoing and high-organised, some would say to a fault.

i live a camping resort in a forest which i manage with my wife.

i was given a medal for saving lives in a disaster twice.

and i'm not really a fan of mainstream entertainment.

people call me a cowboy without the cow part.

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[bulmaro-the-meteor]

WHAT THE..?!

[sheer-nothing]

He nearly put himself in the hospital

never combine neck and leg tackles. it just takes one misstep and you'll garrote yourself.

[sheer-nothing]

GET THE FUCK OUT!

No. Just plain no.

Nothing is right about this video.

This is torture to watch.

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

this is incredibly dangerous.

do not copy these techniques.

you could kill yourself.

[sheer-nothing]

Do not copy this technique

when wrapping the rope around a body part, it should ideally be just the one body part.

you should never wrap the rope across your shoulders more than once.

and certainly don't have it cross your shoulders and then vertically loop around the lower body.

i've seen too many people stand on their own rope and crush their windpipe during this exact manoeuvre.

stay safe.

[sheer-nothing]

This technique kills those who practice it

NEVER wrap the cord around your upper body, while lifting your legs.

it just takes one misjudged step, and you step on the cord and it tightens around your neck.

the move is illegal for a reason. it kills those who attempt it.

you will never see a Chinese practitioner of the art EVER perform this move.

don't be dumb. stay aware of where the cord is and where it could go.

it could save your life.

[sheer-nothing]

Respect

[sheer-nothing]

Like Jackie Chan. Silly but serious.

Bensei, pay attention. This is how you do it.

Yes I am fully aware that's a yoga ball.

Their skill is clean and they even added a little comedy.

chef's kiss.

[sheer-nothing]

Yikes. This guy is teaching people.

So this is why all you guys in the west suck so bad at meteor hammer.

[sheer-nothing]

try not laugh. wait 'til the end.

[sheer-nothing]

oh my god. he broke the weapon.

[irvin-the-blowfly]

bensei is ruining the entire weapon for everyone.

[keepers-art-n-craft]

watching from my register as Christmas displays are being set up a day into September

[onglai]

I'm in love with Iman's weapon

Shéngbiāo | 绳镖

The only martial art I'm familiar with is Karate and while the weapon system is robust with stuff like tonfa, sai, nunchaku, etc... Karate- technically Okinawan Kobudo- doesn't have anything like the Wushu shengbiao that Iman uses.

Not to be confused with the liuxing (meteor hammer) that functions the same but is more compact instead of being dart-like. Though it does seem like they overlap a lot if you look at the variations.

Liúxīng | 流星

Khai mentioned once that Iman is the daughter of a Wushu grandmaster. Though, it's not mentioned what kind of Wushu she practices, and I'm not familiar enough with Chinese martial art denominations to guess which one she belongs to. 😗

Regardless, to master a roped weapon like the shengbiao is obviously not something you can do in a week. I've tried nunchaku, and ugh, just give me my kon (staff). That one's easier.

Every little movement you make will affect the trajectory of the shengbiao and that's the difficult part about this weapon, which makes Iman's mastery over it all the more impressive. The fact it's modified to connect with her headscarf means that even if she had learned how to use it before, she'd still have to adapt to this new version.

Shengbiao is so cool aaah! (⁠ﾉ⁠≧⁠∇⁠≦⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠ ⁠ﾐ⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

i'm sorry but i'm just kinda taken aback by the concept of someone using their hijab as a meteor hammer.

[enigmatc717]

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

well that's a weird coincidence.

[gracelyngrausamkeit]

Lam Mao is one of the big shots in Tianlong, the Dragon Lands. Equally talented in poetry, singing and fighting, he wields a mighty golden meteor hammer to smite the wicked. An idol and a symbol, he is beloved by the people who sing songs in his name. And yet, for all his fame, he is also deeply troubled by the shallow life being among the highlife offers.

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

i would not advise being shirtless and flinging a rope around under tension.

[the-perfect-scientist]

((Just a quick look at Wren. My One Piece OC. Designs are not final.

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

that is a dangerous way to handle slack.

meteor hammers are not whips.

[cardiac-agreste]

A Small but Stubborn Fire's finale goes live in a few minutes. Here's Sabine as Cricket, wielding the yoyo like a meteor hammer!

Thank you to @wehadabondingmoment for some color coaching. Of course, it goes without saying that all the remaining problems with my art are because of me. :D

[aperilousjourney]

What’s better? Copper or Stainless Steel for a Meteor Hammer?

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

it depends on the cord.

for heavier weights you want a heavier cord.

different people fair better or worse with different cords.

find out which ones suit your natural grip and wrist actions.

then decide from there.

[best-of-tiktok-2-me]

[bulmaro-the-meteor]

absolutely no power in this.

maybe the weight balance of cord to head is too similar.

maybe try using a lighter-weight rope.