11-28-2019, 07:31 AM | #11 | |
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Re: Swords of Asia (c. 1200-1500 AD)
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Ka-bar, kalis, katar, kerambit, kindjhal, kris, kukri.....
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11-28-2019, 03:22 PM | #12 | |
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Re: Swords of Asia (c. 1200-1500 AD)
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Physiologically, it's hard to draw much more than 12" of blade with the same side hand, and japanese swordsmanship is always shown as a right-handed tradition. The Katana tends to hide the maker's mark on the tang. Tachi rigging, the blade is edge down, because edge up, one would have to tie it into the scabbard due to the overall horizontal wear. Gatana and Katana rigging is thrust through and/or tied onto the obi (sash/belt), and hangs basically diagonally; this makes blade up/blade down less important, not the least of reasons being that the gatana rigging is able to be rotated as the user needs, unlike the tachi rigging, and the issue of the weapon falling out of the saya is not terribly important due to the diagonal wear. Blade up is the ideal for the kenjutsu/iaijutsu quickdraw techniques; the tachi draw was more horizontal and so blad dow, coupled to the pivot on the straps, made the edge down comfortable and combat-worthy. |
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11-28-2019, 04:44 PM | #13 |
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Re: Swords of Asia (c. 1200-1500 AD)
Unless of course you are filming the climax of Sanjuro. :)
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