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
but there is a range
that is to facilitate the drawing and sheathing
It is manageable Travis but in sparring the ability to quickly move the point is crucial....
think Nodachi when it comes to longswords
a good guard should help with that
Yeah longswords are all over the place in length.
oh yeah
oh cool so its similar
dont want to go charging into your opponents tip
Absolutely.
the blade can go from like 29 in to fucking 42 or something
lol 42. does it come with a lifted truck?
They got longer into the late Middle Ages and Rennaissance
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