Thom Noblitt y Gonzalez Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Found this along the internets: Top 10 Words with Bizarre Meanings #1: Whiffle Definition: to flourish a sword in sword dancing so as to produce a whistling sound About the Word: Whiffling may have its origin in the efforts of ancients to clear the dance area of evil spirits. Not every dance area, of course: sword dance areas. Sword dances – traditional folk dances featuring men and swords – have a long and glorious history. These days, you can see (and hear) whiffling in the circular "guerrilla" dances of Turkey and the Balkans and in the Balkan "rusalia" fertility dance. By the way, the trademark "Wiffle Ball" omits the h. Original Source http://www.merriam-webster.com/top-ten-lists/top-10-words-with-bizarre-meanings/whiffle.htmlI will admit I don't know sword dancing and I haven't swong that many swords or that many sword types but I haven't really herd an audiabul whistling like that of a wiffle bat. Is there something added to the blades, a particular fuller design for example, that could encurage this whistle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Not so much a whiffe or whistle noise as a shwip noise, the Japanese have a term for it too that means divine wind or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddly Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wonder what blade type would make a fuh-shingg sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Furrer Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Not so much a whiffe or whistle noise as a shwip noise, the Japanese have a term for it too that means divine wind or something like that. Divine wind in Japanese is Kamikaze..refers to the wrecking of the Mongol invasion fleet in the late 1200's. A fuller will create more a sound then not having one....I am not sure if slots or holes will add much to the noise....easy enough to play with if you make a few swords from wood and swing them around. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewed Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Well, if you electrify them you get a real cool whoo, whoo sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 In Japanese swords the Bohi is supposed to create a sound when your form is right. Of course since many katana do not have one it's not a mandatory thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 SPEED is the main thing to create noise from the wind. A slightly wider blade would move more air but might also be slower. No trick at all for someone to create a whooshing sound with a whippy foil... you can do it with a willow shoot. I make lead ropes for horsemen and put little leather poppers on them and some of the best ropes could almost crack like a whip. Many may not realize that the crack of a whip is made by breaking the speed of sound with the whip tip... it is a mini sonic boom! I find that the whiz of the training leads is usually more effective (and safer) than actually tapping the horse with the poppers. They intinctively shy from the menacing sound but rarely panic... you do NOT want a panicked horse on the end of your lead rope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wonder what blade type would make a fuh-shingg sound? Pulling the blade out of its scabbard can produce a sound of dragging metal and may ring the blade. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I have to say it, tape a Kazoo to it ? ( feeling very silly at the moment ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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