tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post3899145513452501331..comments2024-02-20T03:57:48.748-05:00Comments on Bowie Knife Fights, Fighters & Fighting Techniques. . .: The Shape of Sword (and Knife!) BladesPaul Kirchnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03426412455102496912noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-86648567366554590572020-10-10T17:22:43.322-04:002020-10-10T17:22:43.322-04:00It sounds like Latham may have been looking at a t...It sounds like Latham may have been looking at a tachi and not a katana based on the description. Tachis had a more pronounced curve in their hilts and were a much older style of Japanese sword. By Latham's time katanas would have had fairly straight hilts. I found it funny how he went into the article saying "I can tell how to use a sword just by looking at it" and then, looking at a Japanese sword, said "I have no idea how this works." I wonder sometimes if people of the era were less aware of the swordsmanship of the past, as they always seem far more concerned with the swords of the present. Two handed swordsmanship seems completely invisible and alien to western writers of that time.Geo Vaughannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-27725796374005020232020-01-22T04:34:46.284-05:002020-01-22T04:34:46.284-05:00Great post.
https://enetget.com/williammaioranoGreat post.<br /><br /><a href="https://enetget.com/williammaiorano" rel="nofollow">https://enetget.com/williammaiorano</a>alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002144866318313147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-26854478782838776332014-06-14T00:26:33.973-04:002014-06-14T00:26:33.973-04:00You do realize that he Katana was a last resort si...You do realize that he Katana was a last resort side arm and mostly used to kill unarmored peasants right? That it's design although having an advanced blade shape is the result of Japan's lack of iron requiring iron tools to be made as efficiently as possible, however this also leads to a completely unstable hand guard and a handle which is too long and unwieldy, combined with a blade that is unbalanced due oto the lightness of the grip right? In other words the katana is shit and is only popular because it looks cool and very few people know anything about swords these days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185533108393435265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-9330691953571570322012-07-17T21:58:50.644-04:002012-07-17T21:58:50.644-04:00A katana is not only a two handed weapon. In some ...A katana is not only a two handed weapon. In some styles there are one handed techniques as well as two handed techniques. I do not know the usefulness of the way the hilt is positioned on the katana, but I am rather sure that it would be somehow advantageous to the user and sword. The Katana was the product of much experimentation, and so I believe that the hilt would be made so as to be most helpful to the user and most deadly to the opponents. The styles used and the design of the Katana is the attempt to make it as deadly as possible, as is demonstrated by the practice of Iaido, the drawing of the sword so as to kill an opponent in one blow. <br />I am probably rambling, since I only meant to talk about the hilt, so I apologize about that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007802973574649347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-1168255948334210892012-01-09T16:25:50.512-05:002012-01-09T16:25:50.512-05:00Yes, I can't say I understand Mr. Latham's...Yes, I can't say I understand Mr. Latham's criticism of the design of the katana. It certainly has stood the test of time.Paul Kirchnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03426412455102496912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-37706793441860817642011-12-25T21:22:21.633-05:002011-12-25T21:22:21.633-05:00the japanese sword is a two handed weapon and if t...the japanese sword is a two handed weapon and if the handle were to be curved forwards it might make it harder to control, whereas (if you were wielding it two handed) it would be much easier to control with a subtle curve corresponding with the blade.daniel bushnoreply@blogger.com