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View Full Version : Sword Art List Datu Tim Hartman 08-31-2001, 06:10 PM How many styles can we name? 1. Kendo 2. Iaido 3. Kenjitsu 4. Dha (Bando Sword) 5. Fencing How many more can we ad? :confused: Cthulhu 09-02-2001, 12:34 AM Well, we could start listing kenjutsu ryu-ha and just go crazy :) Cthulhu arnisador 01-29-2002, 12:26 AM Originally posted by Renegade How many styles can we name? 1. Kendo 2. Iaido 3. Kenjitsu 4. Dha (Bando Sword) 5. Fencing Krabi Krabong is known for its use of the sword; kumdo is Korean kendo. Iaido goes by other names (batto-jutsu, for example). If we are breaking it down this far we might consider various schools of Western fencing as well. Swords of a sort are used in the FMA (sometimes it's hard to tell if something is a short sword or a just a really long knife). The Tai Chi sword comes to mind, including the Kwandao (http://www.digidao.com/nkwan.htm), considered a sword in that context but more like a halberd. arnisador 01-29-2002, 03:35 PM The Korean art of kunmudo (http://www.man-magazine.com/uk/2002/1/traditional/2002,1,11,135,1.php) appears to be distinct from the martial sport of kumdo (www.kumdo.org). Despairbear 01-30-2002, 08:07 PM Lets not forget the Medieval & Renaissance armed combat styles of Europe. There is not a name for them as a whole that I am aware of other than swordsmanship. Despair Bear Cthulhu 01-31-2002, 12:26 AM Originally posted by Despairbear Lets not forget the Medieval & Renaissance armed combat styles of Europe. There is not a name for them as a whole that I am aware of other than swordsmanship. Despair Bear Did some quick poking around and found this: Schools of the Sword & Terminology (http://www.aberrantrealms.com/schools%20of%20the%20sword.htm) Not knowing anything on Western swordsmanship, is this info any good? Cthulhu Despairbear 01-31-2002, 04:41 PM Hmmm.... Interesting site. Just had a chance to glance over it. I think I don't quite agree with some of the definitions but most are pretty good. It is a latter period than I usealy study so I cant say much on that side of it. Despair Bear arnisador 03-10-2002, 09:25 PM "What sports and martial arts comprise fencing?" http://sitka.triumf.ca/morgan/faq_1.1.html arnisador 03-20-2002, 11:20 AM In the TSD forum there is a post (http://www.martialtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=13048#post13048) discussing the Korean sword in TSD and in particular the variation in what is considered an acceptable sword. swordfighter 03-23-2002, 12:56 PM The European Historical Combat Guild (http://www.ehcg.org) ARMA (http://www.thearma.org) The Academy of European Martial Arts (http://www.aemma.org) arnisador 03-24-2002, 02:20 AM I would like to learn something about Western swordfighting some day--certainly fencing influenced escrima quite heavily. swordfighter 03-24-2002, 07:23 AM What we have is an reconstruction of a lost art. I have trained with knives and machete in my Escrima training,but all my swordtraining has been with western swords. Kempojujutsu 03-31-2002, 04:15 AM Are we listing styles or ryu(Schools) becuse there are over 100's of different schools that teach samurai sword alone. Bob Thomas arnisador 03-31-2002, 08:45 PM I have seen reference to a Korean sword art Hankumdo that is based on 24 techniques, one for each letter of the Korean alphabet: http://www.ushapki.com/adults/hankumdo/index.html Given the very few references I found to it I suspect it may be a relatively recent creation. arnisador 04-09-2002, 02:34 PM "We think of fencing as chess speeded up." -J.P. Fournier, stage fencing instructor at Mount Royal College (Canada) |