Cherubic HowTo guru David Fettig admits his fingers look terribly scarred. But no pain, no gain, right?
David's a nut. A Balisong, a Filipino butterfly knife slinging nut! His hard work, scars and passion have paid off. At age 29, he's already #1 as the US National Balisong Champion.
Watch as David doubles up, using two modern steel Balisong knives to model his favorite tricks.
Cherubic HowTo guru David Fettig admits his fingers look terribly scarred. But no pain, no gain, right?
David's a nut. A Balisong, a Filipino butterfly knife slinging nut! His hard work, scars and passion have paid off. At age 29, he's already #1 as the US National Balisong Champion.
Watch as David doubles up, using two modern steel Balisong knives to model his favorite tricks.
Balisong came to the States when it was discovered by soldiers in the Philippines during the Second World War. It was a used by Filipinos as basic self defense.
It's morphed from weapon into a sort of juggling. The following tutorial shows the basic art of balisong spinning.
Watch closely. If you're going to try out blade slinging, use dull bladed trainer knives. If you're really bad, perhaps chainmail.
