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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9001344" data-attributes="member: 6779310">it's more "split the skill in twain, and take advantage on of of the two,but do full damage with each that hits."A hit from a guy using two weapons is usually just as hard and telling as the sword and board guy... but neither is as likely to hit.Getting hit in three styles (two of which are still in SCA use) by dual wielders, either hit is the same force (and in fact, sometimes more) than single sword or sword and board, but the accuracy is far less. In SCA Rapier, since it's lightest practical touch for safety reasons, dual requires separate authorizations due to the need to calibrate better. In SCA Heavy, one weapon, Sir Georg always got me in the head or sword arm. Dual, the one time I faced it (at a demo, no less), he wound up hitting many places - shield arm, thigh, head, once accidental to the gorget, an accidental to the cup, several to the body, one double where his arms crossed and his right hit my right arm, his left hit my left shoulder... but each shot was about the same force as single. (When he fully lets loose, he could flat bowl me over with a forward snap of his simulated axes...) Fencing, his dual was abot one in 20 a bit stronger than singlesword, but that was 90% me failing to do what he expected.</blockquote>