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pinpoint,


Any sword is used in battle is going to get notched in battle if the edge comes in contact with armor or another sword after awhile. Some will break if hit hard enough with a much heavier sword from the side.

The Katans will hold up fine to most other swords out there, but I don't think any sword will hold up to a Big Heavy Broad Sword for long. ;)

Yes they were strong swords in battle, better than most in the time, but there is always something bigger and heavier.

It has more to do with the skill of the fighter than anything else.

Don't believe all the bad things you hear, most of it was bad press and rumors....some of it happen, but not as much as you would think.
 
Originally posted by Ankerson
pinpoint,


Any sword is used in battle is going to get notched in battle if the edge comes in contact with armor or another sword after awhile. Some will break if hit hard enough with a much heavier sword from the side.
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Yes, and only if the fight lasted long enough for a block or parry to have even taken place! Unlike movie sword fights, I estimate that most battles -- whether warring feudal armies or single matches (like Miyamoto Musashi's legendary mano-a-mano matches)-- were decided in a few movements.

If anyone has ever read Musashi's doctrine of strategy, Book of Five Rings (you can find full English translated copies on the internet), it says (paraphrased) "to strike down with decisiveness" which means to me that most fights are short and quick.

Somewhat related, but I recall in my aikido kenjutsu training that we were encouraged to always to parry and block on the lateral sides of the sword (although we only practiced with wooden bokkens); never on the edge (of course) or on the spine. Also, rather than force on force sword blocks, we were taught to deflect the blows. Apparently, the samurais did not consider their swords as merely tools, or weapons; they're was a spiritual component to it. George Lucas borrowed these concepts as well as "the force" (ki in Japanese martial arts, chi in Chinese martial arts) in Star Wars.
 
And Ankerson
I'm more than happy to not believe some of the bad press about WW2 despite my relatives being involved in it, if your willing to critically look at some of the mystical properties attributed to Japanese swords and see the marketing hype for what it is.
Full Tang Clan
I don't disagree about the style of sword fighting being decisive and I agree that there was a spiritual side as a result of the Japanese being animist. ie they saw that their swords possessed a soul.
I have enjoyed the discussion
Regards
Pinpoint:)
 
Originally posted by pinpoint
And Ankerson
I'm more than happy to not believe some of the bad press about WW2 despite my relatives being involved in it, if your willing to critically look at some of the mystical properties attributed to Japanese swords and see the marketing hype for what it is.
I have enjoyed the discussion
Regards
Pinpoint:)
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pinpoint,


I can live with that..:D
 
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