Tai Chi swordmaster vs Kenjutsu swordmaster? Why?
Originally posted by upnorthkyosa
Come on now. Superior technique exists. Throughout history people have perfected different weapons and different techniques and these innovations have won these conflicts.
Originally posted by Blindside
"There are no superior styles, only superior individuals."
If you read the histories, though, there was a time when people with heavy swords fought the people with lighter and the success of those with the lighter was measurably better.
Originally posted by upnorthkyosa
Tai Chi swordmaster vs Kenjutsu swordmaster? Why?
Originally posted by upnorthkyosa
No nationalism? No bias? You are all great guys. Yet, the hottest places in hell are reserved for the nuetral. Take a side.
upnorthkyosa
Originally posted by upnorthkyosa
No nationalism? No bias? You are all great guys. Yet, the hottest places in hell are reserved for the nuetral. Take a side.
upnorthkyosa
Originally posted by someguy
...which is better an apple or an bannana.
Originally posted by upnorthkyosa
I originally posted this thread for fun. There was no intent to maliciously stir things up, fyi. Not that anyone has really said that, but my conscience has adlibed from the accumulated responses.
Anyway, the point, I think I am trying to get around too, the serious one, starts like this. UFC changed the rules, in my opinion, of how one views martial arts. The success of grappling caused people, including myself, to include that into our repetoire of techniques. I started a journey in kodokan judo that led me to traditional jui jutsu, for instance. (alongside Tang Soo Do, which is my primary art)
Anyway, I wonder if there is not a similiar pattern among sword arts? Do fencers of differing styles get together, hammer out the rules and spar? Perhaps there are few rules and the sparring looks more like dog brothers? If so, is there a style that comes out on top?
In my opinion, its foolish to deny that jui jutsu dominated the UFC until people started to learn more grappling. Then, in the same light, wouldn't it be foolish to deny the existance of superior technique? Ask "what if" and then speculate.
Personally, I think that european fencing is pretty darn dangerous. In fact, I think that the quick in and out movements, the economy of motion, and the deadliness of the rapier would be a tough match for other swords styles. The footwork in fencing would keep a person relatively safe from danger and the quickness of attack could really keep a foe off balance.
With that being said, I would say, from my limited experience, that many of the chinese broadsword techniques, would be very effective against someone armed with a katana because the use the strategy above. Therefore, if two equally skilled individuals faced each other in a duel, I believe the tai chi swordmaster would come out on top.