haha mandatory carry might like that too much

tru

That was a long conversation I missed but I caught the only important part, which is that @Wyntr practices HEMA.

So hail, sword-brother! What's your weapon of choice?

longsword

Cool. I've been into dussack lately.

there is a specific length though, until I get stronger

stronger?! they aint that heavy 😛

Fiore or Lichtenauer?

@Big T if you are not strong you will be slow with a longer blade.

footwork

yeah

It's not about just lifting the thing lol.

Arms and hands have to be strong enough to do what the feet are asking.

maybe i just take it for granted

footwork helps but you need to work your back and arms and wrists even

i know how to swing a sword lol

What do you practice Travis?

did.

kendo and iaido

was fun. did tournaments

Ah ok. Katana are shorter and lighter than most of the tournament-standard HEMA longswords these days.

And yes it is fun XD

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how much does a long sword weigh??

i cant imagine more than 2-3lbs

Katana's are actually shorter and as heavy as longswords

Maybe not always lighter but generally shorter @Wyntr

yes

oh for sure it shorter

the long sword generally weighs about 2-3 lbs

so about the same then

the wooden practice one I have is 1.5 but the POB is 7.75 in from the hilt

Some up to 4lbs but those are the really long ones.

Pavel Moc feders come in around 4

that seems manageable with two hands

those can arguably be great swords, depending on the length

Yeah they are on the borderline.

Ill post my training one in pics

I consider it a great sword if it reaches my shoulders or higher from the ground and my Pavel does not.

the only caveat i would add to katanas is that there is no one standard size. in general the length is determined by how far your arm is from the floor

yeah