Hmmm. Not sure why that would be the case. It's still there. I completely agree. It was never my intention to suggest that edge-to-edge...
I think perhaps I have not explained myself well. I certainly was not saying that one should worry during an engagement about the health of one's...
You perform as you practice. If you practice in a manner that needlessly degrades your weaponry, be prepared to deal with the consequences. Just...
I'm not leaving the option out. I'm just not forgetting that such training is practice for the unfortunate realities of protracted combat in a...
I will also point out that the damage sustained by the edge of that blade was from only a few minutes of light sparring. Imagine what it would...
I have parried and blocked many forceful blows during sparring, so I will respectfully disagree. One does not need to break the line of the wrist...
There is also a difference between being a modern person with easy access to financing, materials, and labor-saving technologies, vs. being a...
One such engagement is probably fine, but repeatedly using the blade in such a manner will result in the sword becoming somewhat disfunctional...
I suppose everyone is entitled to their own opinion. In my view, the last bit of the video illustrates quite clearly why one should not form a...
Not sure how to attach an image file to a post, but if you look at the last little bit of the video clip in the OP, you'll see why one should not...
Let me predicate my thoughts by saying that I'm not a medieval European knight, so I could be totally wrong. :) Having said that, I have to...
Hello everyone! After several years of my teacher recommending that I do so, I have finally come to a place where I am ready to open a dōjō,...
The distinction between free sparring and limited sparring is useful, if for no other reason than that they are both distinct and useful. Limited...
Free sparring and limited sparring are not equivalent, even though they are both restricted forms of fighting. Weapons work highlights the...
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