I have good info that NASA contact a jazz band to teach the astronauts to play various jazz instruments specially the sax,of course armor dressed.Any idea why they are doing that?A concert on the moon?They say something about alcohol prohibition to come.The name of the man that contact the band was Al Capone!!

Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Let's say this is not a rumor, imo it is but a hobby maybe? if they really wanted to learn close combat skills Martial Arts will ALWAYS win against Medieval combat.

A knight with a broadsword is no match against a Samurai, or a real ninja trained with a katana.

Well, these are different scenarios.

Knights with broadsword fought as part of an army, this is distinct from 1 on 1 personal combat.

I wouldn't underestimate a good Western army from 1500 vs a Japanese army from the same period.

In the later periods the Western weaponry became more specialized and bifurcated into army combat vs personal weaponry in 1600's/1700's. Armies used guns and artillery.

The rapier, a lighter long weapon is characteristic of this age {personal defense weapon of the aristocracy} and more comparable with the Japanese Samurai in terms of being designed for one one one combat (though the katana type of weapon uses more slashing technique like the cavalry sabre). In a medieval army environment, the guys with the armor and broadsword will win. In a less armored one-on-one scenario the guy with the rapier or japanese sword will win.

As a puncture weapon the rapier is quite effective and deadly with appropriate technique (footwork!).

Modern sport fencing (a western semi-martial art) foil and epee come from training techniques for the rapier type of weapon.

I can understand why normal guns and stuff are not particularly useful in space, due to the recoil. I can imagine firing a big ole shot gun and being thrown back into the porta-cabin toilet cubicle which probably isn't useful when your trying to deal with general zod and his crew on the moon.

I reckon they are just team building and stuff like that. I reckon your boss might be worried that this is now plastered on ATS though... Open Source Centre are watching and you may find that deal cancelled

Timeline... that is such a great film, I love that film.

Originally posted by Wayfarer
Odds are he is the premier Medieval and Renaissance martial artist in the world (specifically in his experience and breath of scope across the many different weapons of the era), so it makes sense if NASA wanted the best that they would go to him.

Heya hun, Happy New Year and all that!

So, did NASA hire him or not? If its a secret, I understand but... you could just nod yes or no maybe..?

For those who don't believe in Aliens this might be to fight off the Kung Fu Chinese spacionauts who are about to join them up there? Yet it makes more sense that they'd need this to fend off Creatures entering the spaceship capsule through its walls without needing to open up the hatch? Such a scenario does remind us of the countless Earthbound abduction stories numbering in the many thousands. As the Aliens allegedly abduct people by going right through solid walls to then take them up into outer space in their UFOs, what is to stop them from abducting Astronauts? Maybe a two-headed axe...?


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