Author Topic: Kakashi-sensei's Kunai in the Tree Tournament... (Read 6955 times)

mike_was_here · « **on:** August 21, 2008, 02:15:26 am »

last year at Kcon, a couple of people and myself had a tournament of sorts (we only had like... 6 people) and we did what was duely named Kakashi-sensei's Kunai in the Tree Tournament. we would take plastic or metal kunai, and see who could stick it highest in a tree. so we had a little competition and the winner got a Naruto action figure from the dealers room. so, i was thinking that if we could find a suitable place in the park, that we could schedule a time to do this shindig. it's not Naruto cosplay exclusive, so it would be awesome to see a bunch of people do it. i'll bring the action figure i won last year and give it to whomever wins (though i'll also compete. ;]) if anyone is up for it, let me know and we'll get it done! XD

tofutakeout · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2008, 09:56:17 am »

what if you don't have kunai's? I had some but my friend stole them.

nikkiolie · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2008, 09:57:46 am »

I could try but I haven't climbed trees very often.....or run up them x.x

oslapedo · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2008, 10:57:58 am »

This sounds interesting but I don't know if I'd be willing to climb/run up a tree in my cosplay

LtCommanderRichie · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2008, 01:43:00 pm »

You're just gonna win again... Friggin' tree got in my way. I got like two feet up and it wouldn't even stick in the bark.

saya-chan14 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2008, 02:00:49 pm »

if you compete your going to win no one can win

saya-chan14 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2008, 02:02:28 pm »

wait my sis mite try then if so its a toss up and we could just go buy some at the dealers room this year

mike_was_here · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2008, 02:44:24 pm »

Quote from: tofutakeout on August 21, 2008, 09:56:17 am

what if you don't have kunai's? I had some but my friend stole them.

it's cool. last year we bought 3 or 4 from the dealers room and shared them. XD

mike_was_here · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2008, 02:51:07 pm »

ha ha! running up trees isn't as hard as it sounds, and everyone is welcome to join. and if you don't wanna for fear of ruining your cosplay, that's totally understandable.

Dae · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2008, 05:56:00 pm »

I'm in!
If my damn kunais show up...my costume is late.

MistressLegato · « **Reply #10 on:** August 22, 2008, 12:21:43 pm »

I'm not sure if the hotel would like it too much. They got sort of pissed off the last time we were there and some people did mock-combat in the park, despite it not being on their property . . .

nikkiolie · « **Reply #11 on:** August 22, 2008, 12:35:53 pm »

Saturday would be the best day for me. Plus I am thinking about wearing Temari that day ^_^

saya-chan14 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 22, 2008, 01:17:09 pm »

we did it last year

MistressLegato · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2008, 01:24:32 pm »

Quote from: saya-chan14 on August 22, 2008, 01:17:09 pm

we did it last year

Not at the Double Tree! Last year was in Vancouver. The last time we were at this exact same hotel the hotel people got really made and made a ton of us, even when we weren't involved, put our props away.

mike_was_here · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2008, 02:26:25 pm »

hmmmm... :/ well, like i said, if we could find a suitable place that wouldn't kick us out or whatnot, that would be awesome. is there another place nearby that we could possibly do it? or might we be screwed? lol.. or should we do it anyways, despite what the hotel peeps say? XD

LtCommanderRichie · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2008, 06:20:08 pm »

It's in the public park across the way, so they don't have juristiction. And if they send someone out to stop you, then turn to them and say "Do you really wanna tell the ninja with the knife what to do?"

XD no, probably not a good idea.

mike_was_here · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2008, 09:26:05 pm »

Quote from: LtCommanderRichie on August 22, 2008, 06:20:08 pm

It's in the public park across the way, so they don't have juristiction. And if they send someone out to stop you, then turn to them and say "Do you really wanna tell the ninja with the knife what to do?"

XD no, probably not a good idea.

sweeeeet. well that would work out... aside from threatening the con admin. XD but yeah.. that makes sense. i think that would rock.

superjaz · « **Reply #17 on:** August 22, 2008, 09:31:23 pm »

yeah just some advice keep this farrr from con space or the yojimbo WILL kill you

LtCommanderRichie · « **Reply #18 on:** August 22, 2008, 09:45:45 pm »

Way-far other side of the park work out?

mike_was_here · « **Reply #19 on:** August 23, 2008, 04:54:33 pm »

well, if it's out of their jurisdiction, they can't really enforce anything can they? i remember something like that happened at Sakuracon, where people had live steel but they were in the park next door, and con policy doesn't extend that far. and if it's as simple as sticking a plastic/possibly metal kunai in a tree, i can't understand why we would be killed. lol

Bob · « **Reply #20 on:** August 23, 2008, 06:23:26 pm »

this pirate would pwn all of you at your own game.

saya-chan14 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 23, 2008, 09:28:36 pm »

bull every one knows mike_was_here is going to win jk lol

Bob · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2008, 10:37:57 pm »

get me a kunai. we'll see

TheInsanePuck · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2008, 10:50:43 pm »

just be for warned the police might not take a fancy to see people dressed up in costumes with sharp objects marr-ing the trees in a portland park if you catch my drift...

HatakeGirlX · « **Reply #24 on:** August 24, 2008, 10:11:20 am »

Quote from: saya-chan14 on August 23, 2008, 09:28:36 pm

bull every one knows mike_was_here is going to win

Thats dumb, Mike may be good but you don't need to be negeative. I mean a lot of us havn't played this but I used to climb trees all the time and I try to run up trees with my friends too to see how far we can go. My upperbody strength isn't that great but I think I can push a kunai into a tree
We arn't all the same people from last years game and we all should get a chance without hearing how none of us can beat Mike

(lol! Sorry Mike but you might be loosing this year) ;P

mike_was_here · « **Reply #25 on:** August 24, 2008, 10:50:36 am »

ha ha! seriously. i agree with you completely. it's not that big of a deal to begin with. i'm sure loads of people are better than i am anyways. it's just a game, and it's meant to be fun. XD
but yeah, TheInsanePuck brought up a good point. yojimbo aside, does any one else see the police as a potential problem? i'm not very familiar with the portland area and it's law enforcement, so i'm at a bit of a loss on this one.

mike_was_here · « **Reply #26 on:** August 24, 2008, 11:01:36 am »

Quote from: Bob on August 23, 2008, 10:37:57 pm

get me a kunai. we'll see

seriously. that'd be awesome if you showed up. XD and i'd laugh my ass off if you totoally owned!

Higuma · « **Reply #27 on:** August 24, 2008, 11:05:12 am »

Quote from: mike_was_here on August 23, 2008, 04:54:33 pm

well, if it's out of their jurisdiction, they can't really enforce anything can they? i remember something like that happened at Sakuracon, where people had live steel but they were in the park next door, and con policy doesn't extend that far. and if it's as simple as sticking a plastic/possibly metal kunai in a tree, i can't understand why we would be killed. lol

I'm sure they could ban you from the con.

superjaz · « **Reply #28 on:** August 24, 2008, 11:35:51 am »

Yup sounds like a great way to get the cops called on you and brought to the con, which the con would ot apreshate and possibly get banned for life from con and yes that DOES happen

mike_was_here · « **Reply #29 on:** August 24, 2008, 04:02:41 pm »

... well... (euphemism for poop) . lol

Bob · « **Reply #30 on:** August 24, 2008, 06:45:29 pm »

why don't just ask a yojimbo then? that seems to be the most logical option at this point.

saya-chan14 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 24, 2008, 07:32:43 pm »

grr my knee been acting up a gen and i don't want to hurt it so im out im going to the doctors sep 4 to have them look at it

TheInsanePuck · « **Reply #32 on:** August 24, 2008, 10:20:52 pm »

ok again let me phrase this another way....

Doing this in a city park equals you in handcuffs and maybe back of squad car

now I aint sayin this to be a nay sayer and or a a$$ but come on people lets try to use some common sense how do you think a cop would see this (and as a guy studying to be a cop I think I might be spot on)

person running up a tree and marking it with a sharp potentialy deadly object if not a chance of someone doing bodily harm to themselves and or others... likely hood of arresting the person very high... lightest situation is you get a hefty fine so yeah

saya-chan14 · « **Reply #33 on:** August 24, 2008, 10:31:05 pm »

well the kunai arne that sharp

TheInsanePuck · « **Reply #34 on:** August 24, 2008, 10:38:07 pm »

does the kunai come to a point?...then my point is still valid...

mike_was_here · « **Reply #35 on:** August 25, 2008, 01:28:33 am »

Quote from: TheInsanePuck on August 24, 2008, 10:20:52 pm

ok again let me phrase this another way....

Doing this in a city park equals you in handcuffs and maybe back of squad car

now I aint sayin this to be a nay sayer and or a a$$ but come on people lets try to use some common sense how do you think a cop would see this (and as a guy studying to be a cop I think I might be spot on)

person running up a tree and marking it with a sharp potentialy deadly object if not a chance of someone doing bodily harm to themselves and or others... likely hood of arresting the person very high... lightest situation is you get a hefty fine so yeah

yeah dude. i totally agree with you, and you make a great point. i'm not trying to downplay the seriousness of flailing sharp objects, but the kunai we would be using would be plastic. you can buy them in the dealers hall. we used plastic ones last year, and stuck it into the tree, with no slashing whatsoever. the point on the kunai are probably only capable of giving someone the equivalent of a papercut... if that. and of course the tree had very soft, somewhat crumbly bark, so it didn't really do any horrendous damage.
like i said, great point, but the whole idea isn't as potentially dangerous as one might think. >.>

TheInsanePuck · « **Reply #36 on:** August 25, 2008, 06:18:13 am »

well then cheers to you mate just try and use common sense thats all

Hawkeye · « **Reply #37 on:** August 25, 2008, 09:38:51 am »

Here's a response to all of this. Technically we can't do a thing about it, however, please be advised that you can get arrested by the Portland Police. Such behavior also reflects extremely poorly upon the convention (especially if you get in trouble with the cops), and could have consequences that would not be favorable to you. If they are plastic kunai you can have them in con space. If they are metal we will have to treat them the same as live steel/stage steel. Meaning you cannot have them on you due to con rules.

mike_was_here · « **Reply #38 on:** August 25, 2008, 09:57:56 am »

yes. i do realize that having the police involved in any way, shape, or form is not favorable by any means. and having as much dissent of this gravity, and despite the apparent innocence of the game, it's probably better to just scrap the idea. thank you, everyone, for your input and we'll see if we can't organize something like this at a later date (without the cops ;])!

superjaz · « **Reply #39 on:** August 25, 2008, 11:43:41 am »

this could be somthing to plan for an after con get ttogether, at some ones house in a back yard

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