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Old 07-11-2016, 11:43 AM   #33
DouglasCole
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Default Re: Realism; Strength is not important for swordsmanship(?)

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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
The claim that strength is unimportant to melee combat skills is generally a claim made by people who want to sell lessons in melee combat skills to people who don't want to do strength work. Strength, at least in specific muscle groups, is not really necessary for accuracy, but it absolutely affects power and speed.
Yes, this. And endurance, which is what you will need if you want to throw more than a few blows without sucking wind hard.
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