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Originally posted by Pennance:
A friend of mine actually showed me a little Kendo he knew several years ago and we were using live steel (kids, don't try this at home). I have my own set of Katana/wakizashi swords that I was using, so I was used to their grip. But the way he was teaching me was always to use a two hand style. There were some slashes executed with one hand, but it always returned to a 2-handed style.
But since we're pulling TV into this with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, what about Highlander? Conar and Duncan used Katanas and what style did they use?
To me 2-weapon style with large weapons is a desperation tactic. And I still stand firm that the off-hand weapon should be smaller like a short sword or dirk. But that's my 2-cents.
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OK, sorry if Iīm booring anyone here.. Just wanted to add my two cents..
Most dual wielding styles have considered the second weapon to be mainly for parrying with, see the fencers using rapiers.. They have a parrying dagger to deflect the light blade of the rapier.
Scimitars are fast and use a flexible blades and also have the weight in a easy to handle way, making them rather easy to use one in each hand, but most who has, used the second to parry with. Why? Most people are onehanded, thus counting on their main hand for dealing out the major damage.. The left to jab and to deflect.. See boxers...
Also the blade itself and the technique made to for one blade differ greatly and adds it toll to the style. Sabers are prefered to mounted soldiers, the curve adding a reach with the slash. A rapier is for puncturing vital organs and thus demands so much precision a second weapon other than a small deflecting weapon is in the way, or your stance to be able to use both weapons makes you easier to hit..
A friend of myine is training realactment combat at viking age, he prefers to have a shield and axe, or a short spear. The quickness and easiness to use a spear together with a shiled gives you almost every time the first vital strike, you donīt open up yourself as much as with axe or sword. The main thing with an axe he says is the way it scares everyone! Itīs crude and brutal, good for bashing and ripping apart an opponents shield.
Er. ok, wont boore ou anymore for now
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