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The Shovelglove IS a martial art!
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:17 pm
by Prodigalsun
Ok, came accross this on Metafilter today.
http://militera.lib.ru/research/suvorov6/01.html. Apparently, the infantry shovel is used by Russian Spetznaz as a weapon. Here's an avi showing how!
http://www.spetsnaz-gru.com/shovel-9s.avi
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 4:04 pm
by Jammin' Jan
Well, that was interesting to read!
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 5:34 am
by spiralstares
That avi is funny. Especially when you play it to music.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:48 pm
by reinhard
Wow.
I like the part about how if you shoot at someone he'll shoot back at you, but if you come at him with a shovel he'll panic (because you're obviously nuts?).
Tony Soprano better hope that Russian never comes back. Funny, I seem to recall a shovel was involved in the "escape" scene.
This reminds me of how in "All Quiet on the Western Front," the old hands would instruct the raw recruits to forget their bayonets and rely on their shovels instead for hand to hand combat. Apparently, "you can take a man's head off."
Anyway, don't try this at home! The head you take off will probably be your own.
Thanks for the link, prodigal.
Reinhard
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:53 pm
by gratefuldeb67
Oh Crap!!!
Just when I lose my connection at home!
I cant play this here at the library!!!
LOL...
Hugs to Prodigal and the gang!
Deb