Post by Hosokawa Sanosuke on Feb 12, 2006 13:20:11 GMT -5
hello everyone,
just a few thoughts on back-blades and butt-spikes on weapons that don't "seem" to be equipped with them historically.
I personally had vowed never to put a back-blade on my katana, for historical accuracy. until one day, my good friend Hosokawa takeshi reminded me how it feels to get hit with the back of a katana blade. the next day i put a back-blade on my katana.
which leads me to the next point, butt-spikes. in my combat training I was taught that every piece of your weapon can hurt your enemy, going to the extreme of using tsuka-ito as a garrote. this of course includes the butt of a pole arm being used to thrust, this is a very dangerous weapon, that is why we do not leave the end of our rattan raw when it will be used for thrusting, because we don't want to kill our opponent, we just want them to know that they Would be dead if that padding wasn't there.
just a few excuses for those who don't need any disadvantages.
just a few thoughts on back-blades and butt-spikes on weapons that don't "seem" to be equipped with them historically.
I personally had vowed never to put a back-blade on my katana, for historical accuracy. until one day, my good friend Hosokawa takeshi reminded me how it feels to get hit with the back of a katana blade. the next day i put a back-blade on my katana.
which leads me to the next point, butt-spikes. in my combat training I was taught that every piece of your weapon can hurt your enemy, going to the extreme of using tsuka-ito as a garrote. this of course includes the butt of a pole arm being used to thrust, this is a very dangerous weapon, that is why we do not leave the end of our rattan raw when it will be used for thrusting, because we don't want to kill our opponent, we just want them to know that they Would be dead if that padding wasn't there.
just a few excuses for those who don't need any disadvantages.
