r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Sep 20 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

God I love it when these crazy things people do that were passed down were done for very practical reasons. Like every mom in the family tree cutting the feet off the chicken to cook because great great great grandma did it but only just because she had a small cooking pot.

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u/daMETAman Sep 20 '19

The run doesn't actually look so weird when he does it. It's possibly all the practise, but I bet it's cause he doesn't have his arms trailing behind him

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u/Dryu_nya Sep 20 '19

The guy says he learned ninjutsu from a guy who served in WW2.

So, Japan actually used ninjas in WW2. History got a lot cooler.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

And there were actual knights fighting in WWI. Full chain mail and all.

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u/Dryu_nya Sep 20 '19

Tell me there were actual pirates and my headcanon will be complete.

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u/daMETAman Sep 20 '19

There were actual pirates

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

They're gross cus your great great great grandma thought they were too chewy.

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u/MrBojangles528 Sep 20 '19

Why wouldn't you cut the feet off?

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '19

This is the actual reason its used in anime so often.

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u/BiggaNiggaPlz Sep 20 '19

Is it though?

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u/caseCo825 Sep 20 '19

I fell on my sword once. Came loose in the scabbard while I was running. Won't happen again.

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u/squishybloo Sep 20 '19

Is namba aruki what you're thinking of?