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Post #186,892
by GBert
12/13/04 3:17:17 PM
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New Ambidexterity (-trousness?) is good too
When I first started fencing in college, I attended two classes, suiting up left-handed for one and right-handed for the other. I learned to be pretty good either way. Some left-handed folk were definitely easier to beat left-handed.

And two swords is definitely a blast!

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Post #186,894
by inthane-chan
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12/13/04 3:51:44 PM
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New I find reach is king.
Give me a 6' naginata or greatsword - let all the nasty stuff happen before they get close enough to hurt me. :)
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Post #186,898
by imric
12/13/04 4:09:23 PM
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New Go all the way, then... Spear!
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #186,899
by inthane-chan
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12/13/04 4:19:24 PM
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New Done that.
The problem is, in one-on-one if somebody can get inside the blade reach, you're in trouble. A naginata is essentially a 3' sword on a 3' stick, giving you reach without losing blade length and the cutting edge. A longspear and/or polearm only gives you a short blade that is almost useless for slashing, and good for pointing at somebody and hoping they run into it. This works great in a phalanx arrangement, but horribly when you're on your own.
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Post #186,901
by imric
12/13/04 4:29:57 PM
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New My favorite
I got the East Earl-Marshall to approve ricasso points on a greatsword - and if the edge was padded as a flamberge, he allowed a grip further up than the 18" handle. It was either a pole arm you could swing from the end, or a greatsword with a handle longer than 18"... Such a fun weapon! Much better for close-work than a standard greatsword. The only thing it fell short on was no hook for pulling away shields in melee.
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
     Left handedness, inheritance and violence - (Silverlock) - (20) - Dec. 10, 2004, 03:13:49 PM EST
         South-paws in the highlands. - (static) - (19) - Dec. 12, 2004, 09:33:31 PM EST
             Could it've been better defence against ascending swordsmen? -NT - (Meerkat) - (1) - Dec. 13, 2004, 04:02:34 AM EST
                 Yes :-) Did I forget to say that? -NT - (static) - Dec. 13, 2004, 09:55:07 PM EST
             I know lefties are a pita to fight - (imric) - (16) - Dec. 13, 2004, 06:47:52 AM EST
                 But watching lefties fight is amusing - (ben_tilly) - (10) - Dec. 13, 2004, 10:44:32 AM EST
                     *grin* Not good to be on the receiving end, though. - (imric) - (9) - Dec. 13, 2004, 11:00:02 AM EST
                         Florentine is not period? - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Dec. 13, 2004, 05:00:25 PM EST
                             Very late. - (imric) - (6) - Dec. 13, 2004, 05:18:00 PM EST
                                 "can't play the same role"...? - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Dec. 13, 2004, 06:01:43 PM EST
                                     Exactly! - (imric) - Dec. 13, 2004, 06:26:24 PM EST
                                 short sabre and a sheperds crook - (daemon) - (3) - Dec. 13, 2004, 06:24:07 PM EST
                                     Tee hee. - (imric) - (2) - Dec. 13, 2004, 06:28:23 PM EST
                                         It does tire though - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Dec. 13, 2004, 07:03:24 PM EST
                                             Heck yeah. - (imric) - Dec. 13, 2004, 07:43:55 PM EST
                             That, and there was this guy in 17th century Japan... - (inthane-chan) - Dec. 13, 2004, 05:18:35 PM EST
                 Ambidexterity (-trousness?) is good too - (GBert) - (4) - Dec. 13, 2004, 03:17:17 PM EST
                     I find reach is king. - (inthane-chan) - (3) - Dec. 13, 2004, 03:51:44 PM EST
                         Go all the way, then... Spear! -NT - (imric) - (2) - Dec. 13, 2004, 04:09:23 PM EST
                             Done that. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Dec. 13, 2004, 04:19:24 PM EST
                                 My favorite - (imric) - Dec. 13, 2004, 04:29:57 PM EST

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