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Post in this thread if you used to think that Katana's were awesome swords and superior to their western counterparts.

Back when I was a kid, I thought they could cut through steel and a Samurai could cut a Knight in full armour clean in half ... how retarded I was.

>> No.4199940

I can cut through steel.
What now.

>> No.4199950
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Op, are you retarded? Katanas are the best swords ever. western swords are shit.

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>>4199950

>> No.4200047

>>4199950

ok

>> No.4200084

Aikido beats every single thing humans can think of.

>> No.4200127

>>4200084
This, the only thing that can beat Aikido, is Aikido.

>> No.4200135

>>4200084

How many things aliens can think of?

Or dolphins?

>> No.4200136

>Katana's

Excellent punctuation, but you misspelled Sword's.

>> No.4200293

>>4200084
Gun kata was here.

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>>4200136
>Post in this thread if you used to think that Sword's were awesome swords

>> No.4200391
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4200391

Fuck y'all behind in time

>> No.4200394

>>4200127
Get out. Not even Aikido is powerful enough to defeat Aikido.

>> No.4200397

>>4200391
What the fuck you talking about? Do you know how old lightsabers are?

>> No.4200414

I used to think they were awesome due to being designed for speed rather than strength. Therefore, I actually saw it as less capable of slicing through things than a normal sword, but so easy to handle that if you use one, you can just dodge any blow your opponent tries to land, and just aim for his weak spot so quickly he can't defend himself.

>> No.4200417

>>4200391
yeah light sabers are older than katanas, from long ago in a land far far away.

>> No.4200421

>>4200414
This, I thought exactly the same.

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>>4200417
When Japanese birds ruled the planet.

>> No.4200435

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb3UobSZl34 video related its me and my HANWEI FORGED PRACTICAL ELITE KATANA

>> No.4200460

I used to think katanas were special, they are almost portrayed as mythical weapons.

>> No.4200465

Posting in a guaranteed replies thread.

>> No.4200470
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4200470

THE STRONGEST KATANAH

>> No.4200477

>>4200414
If that's how you wanted to fight, perhaps you should take a look at the Rapier. The Katana is a two-handed sword. No two-handed sword in history will achieve that kind of flexibility in a battle between skilled opponents. Even if you were capable of wielding the two-hander with one hand, it would be inferior in speed and handling to a light and quick one-hander. Two-handers are for power and quick kills. Therefore, it is useless to wield one unless you have strong armor to protect you. This is why the Europeans only stopped using two-handers after plate armor disappeared because of the gun. In Japan, their inferior armor was still adequate for the battles they fought because they were only going against each other. Japanese weapons were not designed for use against strong armor, and therefore, what they wore into battle was often enough.

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>>4199936

Katanas are smalltime. When I was a kid, I wanted to be able to snap my fingers and create micron-diameter vacuums that would cut fucking BUILDINGS in twain.

>> No.4200480

>>4200477
Even the Japanese should understand this because while the sword is moving fast while it is cutting (just like all swords) the two handed technique is more clumsy and slower than one-handed techniques and requires more hand shifting and odd rotations due to the cutting nature of the sword. A thrusting weapon that is light and quick like the rapier is more versatile in an un-armored duel, and is more accurate. In the wind-up time where a katana user is preparing to cut, he exposes his forearms and wrists to attack, which is a favorite place for epee (Rapier) fencers to attack. In fact, epee fencers train for this eventuality more than any other type of attack because it is quick, easier than a torso hit, and will disable your opponent. Imagine trying to wield a sword with both hands only to have your forearm stabbed through by a steel blade. Now that you are moving even slower and in pain, the Rapier fencer can easily dispatch you. The wind up only opens the forearms to attack from a thrusting weapon for a matter of seconds, but that is much longer than is typically allowed when another Rapier user exposes his forearms in a mistake. Thus, when facing a katana user from an Epee fencer's perspective, they are full of openings and are moving slow. The only thing you have to beware of is the added weight and power behind a two-handed blow. But since you are light and faster than he is, carrying a lighter sword, you can time your attacks to hit when he is preparing for his own attack. Hence attacking him during the instance of his raising the sword even a little (exposing forearms to thrusting weapons) or rotating it to the side for any kind of slash from that direction (which exposes forearms too). A thrust from the katana is nothing against a weapon specialized for that kind of attack, where every parry taught in swordsmanship schools is designed to block, divert, and strike back (parry, riposte) against such attacks.

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>>4200470
Hahaha, clothes drying pole.

I see what you did there.

>> No.4200516

>>4200480
Too bad the katana user can just cleave the rapier user in half before he even manages to draw his sword.

>> No.4200520

>>4200480
It's like I'm really reading Muramasa.

>> No.4200539

I used to think swords were just pieces of metal meant for hurting people, then I realized they are just pieces of metal meant for showing off.

>> No.4201041

Arrows killed more people than swords. The end.

>> No.4201056

>>4201041
Disease has killed more people that any armed conflict in the entirety of human history.

What's your point?

>> No.4201060

Aikido's the best, hands down. My master told me a story of an expert who destroyed 14 doms in one battle during the One Year War. He was called the "White Devil" or something.

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4201074

Hey guys, what's up? Don't mind me, I'm just the sword that conquered the known world, and was made obsolete only by the advent of gunpowder.

>> No.4201083

>>4201060
Let's see what Aikido can do when it's got a massive power fist followed by a really angry space marine bearing down on it.

>> No.4201084

>>4200516

Oh, no, the French had a VERY badassed 2 handed fighting style. You're seriously underestimating how many people have tried to kill each other across Europe over the centuries.

I forget it's name, let me look it up.

>> No.4201104

>>4201084
cont.

Here:

http://geddon.org/index.php/Florentine

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>> No.4201132

Dim-Mak is the best. It's like Aikido, but with lots of Vulcan nearve/death strikes.

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