I have flown many times while carrying on, in a padded case, practice
weapons which I use in aikido: typically one bokken and one jo. A
bokken is a wooden sword, and a jo is a wooden staff about 52" long.
Both are usually made of hardwood, which means that if you get hit
with one then it HURTS! Although these are "practice" weapons they
are in effect real actual weapons--although we use bokken to
substitute for practice with metal swords, there is no necessary
difference between a "practice" jo and a "real" one.
The vast majority of times I've flown with these items, nobody has
said a word to me about them. On other occasions, when asked what
they were, I usually said "sports equipment," which is true but
misleading. I always found it somewhat sad that I was never given a
harder time about them.
-jeremy
On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 07:43:09PM -0500, Phil James wrote:
> Well I haven't flown since the WTC disaster, but once a couple of years ago
> an airport security guy asked me if my shakuhachi was a blow gun and made me
> take it out of the case to show that it wasn't. (I guess he used to have a
> job with Papua-New Guinea Air.) That's the only time I've even been
> questioned about it. Of course as Ronnie and anyone else I've traveled with
> knows, I manage to get the third degree in airports and at borders a LOT.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale Koenig" <ourtrouvere@hotmail.com>
> To: <shakuhachi@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:47 PM
> Subject: traveling with shakuhachis
>
>
> > This question is distantly related to the on-going discussions we've
> > been having. But am curious to find out if any one has attracted
> > more attention in taking your shakuhachis on board when flying.
> >
> > I haven't had the oppurtunity to travel this month. Probably will
> > in the next couple of months, I always travel with my flute, and
> > carry it on board. I have a soft case lined with thick foam. To date
> I've
> > had no problems from security.
> >
> > Just thought I would poll the group.
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jeremy bornstein <jeremy@babyexchange.ro>
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