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<blockquote data-quote="Dogbrain" data-source="post: 1646986" data-attributes="member: 14980"><p>Evidence? Or are you merely spouting typical comic book ignorance. You ARE aware, are you not, that medieval knights underwent EXTENSIVE training in wrestling, grappling, and other techniques that bear remarkable similarity to jujutsu and other Asian forms, right? You aren't just blathering on from ignorance, right? You ARE aware that the katana, if measured IN PROPORTION to the height of average samurai during the eras in question was THE SAME PROPORTION as the longsword ("bastard sword") was to Europeans, right? You aren't just blathering on in ignorance, right? And if the "bastard sword" is SOOOOOOOOOOOO much heavier, then won't it cleave the samurai right in twain while he jockeys for that all-important "weak point" attack? </p><p></p><p> And which "weak points" will he attack--and HOW? Thrusting? The katana is a curved blade. That means that thrusts are more difficult for him than for the European. And the European WILL do a lot of thrusting in a deadly fight. You ARE aware, of course, that the old masters very strongly taught that, against an armored enemy, thrusting was a very good technique to use--and they taught it extensively. Indeed, one German master actually made it quite clear that thrusts were the preferred technique in a real fight--cuts were for unarmored opponents or to use in a tournament, since thrusts were too dangeous for tournament play. You aren't just blathering on from Victorian ignorance and modern-fencer foolish notions that pre-modern European swordplay was nothing but hacking away with no sophisticated point use, are you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dogbrain, post: 1646986, member: 14980"] Evidence? Or are you merely spouting typical comic book ignorance. You ARE aware, are you not, that medieval knights underwent EXTENSIVE training in wrestling, grappling, and other techniques that bear remarkable similarity to jujutsu and other Asian forms, right? You aren't just blathering on from ignorance, right? You ARE aware that the katana, if measured IN PROPORTION to the height of average samurai during the eras in question was THE SAME PROPORTION as the longsword ("bastard sword") was to Europeans, right? You aren't just blathering on in ignorance, right? And if the "bastard sword" is SOOOOOOOOOOOO much heavier, then won't it cleave the samurai right in twain while he jockeys for that all-important "weak point" attack? And which "weak points" will he attack--and HOW? Thrusting? The katana is a curved blade. That means that thrusts are more difficult for him than for the European. And the European WILL do a lot of thrusting in a deadly fight. You ARE aware, of course, that the old masters very strongly taught that, against an armored enemy, thrusting was a very good technique to use--and they taught it extensively. Indeed, one German master actually made it quite clear that thrusts were the preferred technique in a real fight--cuts were for unarmored opponents or to use in a tournament, since thrusts were too dangeous for tournament play. You aren't just blathering on from Victorian ignorance and modern-fencer foolish notions that pre-modern European swordplay was nothing but hacking away with no sophisticated point use, are you? [/QUOTE]
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