Blunt weapons and edged weapons using the same skills?

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by VIVIT

Maybe they could use a sword like a cutlass designed for hacking and chopping, but a katana is designed for draw-cutting.

Forgot about this part when I made my initial response. The whole thing about straight swords hacking and curved ones slicing isn't really realistic - see this thread for a discussion (and some options for how to handle the difference in a cinematic campaign). Of particular note in that thread was the link to this article.