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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Myth and Legend" data-source="post: 5187948" data-attributes="member: 82679">Hehe Dragonwriter basically said what i would have. As far as rapier combat is concerned, the guys over at ARMA seem to like a movie called The Duelist (although i can't seem to find it anywhere).Real combat (as they say) is a lot more waiting, testing your opponent, measuring his reaction and reach etc. than blindly throwing attacks at him and doing flashy spins. And while we are on the subject of flashy spins, as Gondsman wanted to know why we are so sure they cannot be used in combat. It's a simple matter of expereince and quickness. A longsword has 16 angles of attack, being a double edged sword. Every earnest practitioner of WMAS i have talked to (that's basically ARMA guys) say they practice every day, and that they have a routine that usually starts with the basic cuts, thrusts and flourishes.In the end, when you are in combat, you would want to use the simple, shortest line of attack that you have practiced hundreds of thousands of times (and thusly you can do faster, more accurately and rely on your spinal cord rather than your brain on reaction) than some fancy acrobatics that you have done far less times during practice.Sure a master vs a newbie will be able to show off, but that's not the question here. When the opponents are of equal skill, every bit of advantage counts, so the quckest attack, coming from the most precise hand in the shortest amount of time.</blockquote>

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