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<blockquote data-quote="nameless" data-source="post: 1502946" data-attributes="member: 1543"><p>I know next to nothing about kendo, but I could see that style having positive and negative aspects for a proficient student.</p><p></p><p>1. You can't brace the blade with your thumb, but if you bend your wrist, you can brace the blade with your entire forearm (assuming the tsuba isn't too large, and you don't screw up and turn the blade, cutting yourself).</p><p></p><p>2. It does greatly shorten your reach, but also improves leverage. It's possible to move the entire blade quickly in any direction when holding the sword upside-down, when a traditional grip has a fairly restricted range of combat-effective movement (because of either speed or recovery time).</p><p></p><p>3. A lot like #2, the combination of shoulder/elbow has more degrees of freedom in terms of where you can put the sword.</p><p></p><p>In practical terms, I see it kind of like fighting with a knife and a shield instead of a greatsword. You use a defensive advantage (you can block more shots instead of voiding them) to get in close enough that your weapon's greater speed and smaller profile works for you. It's definitely not an intuitive style, I'd definitely hold the sword right-side up if I were fighting for my life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nameless, post: 1502946, member: 1543"] I know next to nothing about kendo, but I could see that style having positive and negative aspects for a proficient student. 1. You can't brace the blade with your thumb, but if you bend your wrist, you can brace the blade with your entire forearm (assuming the tsuba isn't too large, and you don't screw up and turn the blade, cutting yourself). 2. It does greatly shorten your reach, but also improves leverage. It's possible to move the entire blade quickly in any direction when holding the sword upside-down, when a traditional grip has a fairly restricted range of combat-effective movement (because of either speed or recovery time). 3. A lot like #2, the combination of shoulder/elbow has more degrees of freedom in terms of where you can put the sword. In practical terms, I see it kind of like fighting with a knife and a shield instead of a greatsword. You use a defensive advantage (you can block more shots instead of voiding them) to get in close enough that your weapon's greater speed and smaller profile works for you. It's definitely not an intuitive style, I'd definitely hold the sword right-side up if I were fighting for my life. [/QUOTE]
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