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Post by Sō Haruko on Jul 29, 2012 18:51:30 GMT -5
We've been doing some Italian-style rapier, which is neat, but not at all like Japanese-style swordsmanship. The "cone of steel" in particular is not at all like fighting with a katana -- taking advantage of the basket hilt is something you just can't do with a tsuba. Anyway, it turns out that Italian-style is hard on my knees, which I'm supposed to be taking care of. My Don recommended that I look at Spanish-style, which is very different from Italian-style in terms of stance and movement. It seems to me that aside from the stance, the motion and flow of Spanish-style rapier looks much more like Japanese-style fighting. Have a look, see what you think. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLEvUr9hVU4
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Post by Yawata Saburou Tadamori on Jul 29, 2012 22:00:55 GMT -5
It is much more similar than Italian. I usually talk with my Spanish friends about rapier rather than all the others. German also works for a lot. Look at their styles for Langmesser.
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Post by Sō Haruko on Jul 29, 2012 22:24:16 GMT -5
Thanks, I will do that! Is Langmesser what Talhoffer was teaching, or is it something else?
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Post by Yawata Saburou Tadamori on Jul 30, 2012 14:16:53 GMT -5
No, Talhoffer used an Oakhott Type XV. That is a straight blade. A langmesser is a curved single-edged blade. Such as this one - kultofathena.com/images/AA237_l.jpg(Though a normal langmesser has much more of a curve)
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Post by Sō Haruko on Jul 30, 2012 14:37:46 GMT -5
Ah, thanks! I tried to search for it and came up with all kinds of weird stuff, so thank you much for the explanation.
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Post by Yawata Saburou Tadamori on Jul 30, 2012 15:15:21 GMT -5
There seems to be a huge "argument" between weapon manufacturers on whether to make langmessers curved or straight. But the guard is always the same.
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