Do you ever get tired of the samuri sword?
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One of the girls in Sucker Punch had a European-looking sword on her back, but she never used it.
It isn't the style of the sword, it's how it's made. A properly crafted European sword will cut through a bullet just as easily as a properly crafted katana, and a crappy katana will perform just as poorly as a crappy European sword; and even so, all the times the test has been performed, it's been some dude shooting at the blade, not a guy actually slicing a bullet.HankMan said:
The katana is just a classic. I fell in love with it when I first started watching "rurouni kenshin" as a kid. Sure as I grew up I moved to liking the bastard sword types more, but I don't think I would ever get tired of a Katana. Even though they have been in so many games nowadays, they are still pretty cool.
yup, its entirely possible to make a blade too sharp. it usually becomes brittle in comparison to a similar blade with less edge. Therefore the blade can break faster and will need more constant upkeep.HankMan said:
I thank my ARMA (Association of Renaissance Martial Artists) membership for that one.
plus... wow, I quote chris farely when I say: "LA-DEE-FRIKKIN-DA" you cut through a small piece of weakened lead flying through the air at a speed which makes it quite pliable. What do you want? A cookie?
Personally, I would love to see more interest in certain Italian swords called "Spada De Zohgo" (spelling may differ de[ending on your source/supplier etc) It is a medium length, light weight sword know for durability and its variability when it comes to fighting styles. It can be adapted to many different kinds.
Someone brought it up briefly but consider Damascus steel. It was developed in the middle east and believed to be made about the same way as the katanas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel
Also katanas and the way they are used really aren't that great. I am speaking from experience here. I do SCA fencing while my dad was stationed in japan and my teacher took his students to a kendo dojo (kendo being to art of the katana more or less) and even though i had only been doing fencing for a couple of I could easily take down their master. It wasn't that i was amazing or anything, i'm your typical fat white geeks, but a combination of being trained to dodge attacks, parry and having a longer sword meant he was putty in my hands. A bleeding mass of fleshy torn putty. hmmm....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel
Also katanas and the way they are used really aren't that great. I am speaking from experience here. I do SCA fencing while my dad was stationed in japan and my teacher took his students to a kendo dojo (kendo being to art of the katana more or less) and even though i had only been doing fencing for a couple of I could easily take down their master. It wasn't that i was amazing or anything, i'm your typical fat white geeks, but a combination of being trained to dodge attacks, parry and having a longer sword meant he was putty in my hands. A bleeding mass of fleshy torn putty. hmmm....
Be best thing is that the katanas of old were rubbish because the Japanese had shit iron.
Renaissance Italian swords are the best. Also scimitars.
Renaissance Italian swords are the best. Also scimitars.
Eh a katana is just as old and tired as the whole diving while shooting two pistols or shooting the 30 lbs machine gun from the hip full auto accurately or the better one...
God what movie had the guy shooting the .50 sniper rifle from his shoulder? I mean really...
But it's the way action movies are...
God what movie had the guy shooting the .50 sniper rifle from his shoulder? I mean really...
But it's the way action movies are...
and also wtf is up with everyone dual wielding swords!? like end of the lion the witch and the wardrobe where the freakin queen pulls out the two long swords and starts ninjaing her way around with them...
Sword dagger works i've tried it but its just as effective, albeit way cooler, than a sword and a stick, cup, buckler, anything you can block with.
Sword dagger works i've tried it but its just as effective, albeit way cooler, than a sword and a stick, cup, buckler, anything you can block with.
I've always like the look of a Halberd. It's just and axe on a stick. With a spike on the end.
Awesome.
Or a battle axe. They're cool too.
Awesome.
Or a battle axe. They're cool too.
A martial arts expo decides it is going to have an exhibition with the three greatest swordman in the world. The third best is a Japanese man wielding a katana. Halfway through the demonstration a fly buzzes through the air in front of the swordsman. Without a second glance he quickly unsheathes his katana slices the fly in two and re-sheathes his weapon. The crowd goes wild.
Next the second best swordsman takes the stage. He is a middle eastern man wielding dual scimitars. In the middle of his demonstration another fly buzzes the stage. The man swings horizontally with the right and vertically with the left. The fly falls to the ground in quarters. The crowd goes even crazier and people leap to their feat cheering and hollering.
Finally the best swordsman in the world takes the stage. He is a great big fat Scotsman with big red hair and an even bigger red beard. He is flailing about with a claymore that is taller than he is. Once again a fly whizzes onto the stage and lands near the man. With a great grunt the man slams his sword down onto the floor of the stage, splintering the wood beneath himself. As his is pulling the sword out of the floor the fly takes to the air and buzzes out of the expo.
The audience is stunned. For a full minute everyone is in silence. Finally from the back a man shouts out, "If you are the best swordsman in the world why can't you even kill a fly." The Scotsman looks out into the audience for a second and bursts out laughing, "I might not have killed the fly laddie, but he won't be havin' children any time soon."
Next the second best swordsman takes the stage. He is a middle eastern man wielding dual scimitars. In the middle of his demonstration another fly buzzes the stage. The man swings horizontally with the right and vertically with the left. The fly falls to the ground in quarters. The crowd goes even crazier and people leap to their feat cheering and hollering.
Finally the best swordsman in the world takes the stage. He is a great big fat Scotsman with big red hair and an even bigger red beard. He is flailing about with a claymore that is taller than he is. Once again a fly whizzes onto the stage and lands near the man. With a great grunt the man slams his sword down onto the floor of the stage, splintering the wood beneath himself. As his is pulling the sword out of the floor the fly takes to the air and buzzes out of the expo.
The audience is stunned. For a full minute everyone is in silence. Finally from the back a man shouts out, "If you are the best swordsman in the world why can't you even kill a fly." The Scotsman looks out into the audience for a second and bursts out laughing, "I might not have killed the fly laddie, but he won't be havin' children any time soon."
