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What was supposed to make a katana better than a sword?

And they brought a sword to force the shoulder at one end a fight?

A saber, cut in the shoulder certainly would end a fight. Incidentely, a sword is one of the lightest swords if decently made, and is certainly lighter than a katana-the individual he said he would weigh less than a katana is full of garbage. Even a sword designed for heavy cavalry and not carrying more personnel would not have weighed the Patton saber recorded at 2 pounds, and a saber staff (after the saber fencing which was modeled) have weighed much less. A katana, with a long weapon and wider, usually weighing between 2.5 and 3 pounds, which is actually within the normal range Twohandsword swords, despite the beasts that claymores world (and intended for use zweihanders in the battle that weigh 3.5 to 4.5 pounds) Katanas were noticeably sharper than most swords cavalary well, but have not been noticeably sharper picture of a personal care to know, also uses drawing cuts, something that needs a sharp edge to, in some strikes. In brief: The saber is a lighter, short arms with increased vigilance, and is designed for ambidextrous use, and will do damage if it brings down on an unprotected body. I prefer the wrist to the shoulder, It tends to be closer to me. The katana is a weapon designed to use two hands. Advantages? A sword is lighter, and is used well, can be faster. However, since that is handled with one hand, you can not put much force behind it, and it is easier to disassemble. A saber handle either do not have a handicap range, as a hand grip allows incredible range on the lunges, but a longer blade of a katana helps get the range of cuts on the wrist. A katana will very quickly move court actions, however, that surprise an opponent who is not used to the technique. decent breakdown of the two can be found the link from the source. Despite having a sword instead of a sword, most things that are valid, except that it is dangerous with a sword cut, and the point. There was also a little infamous example of a duel at the time of Mathew Perry (may have been a little later) in which he defeated a U.S. Marine of a samurai in a display of fencing-sword vs katana. While this was when the art of the sword was not at his best in Japan, is still impressive, and showed that a lackey Saber effective performance against a katana. Jucurriel not realize that swords are not limited to weapons-toy cavalry and cavalry saber and saber staff fairly Diverging from the beginning, the only similarity is the guard of cavalry sabers many, especially larger ones, were straight and double-edged blade with a much broader. The saber fencing, which is based on the personal sword is fragile, because most of the bare metal to make it lighter. A personal knowledge, made for actual use, is a bit thicker and involve dodging the guard, not the blade, in any case.

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