Big sword
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Drake Farstrider
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For the most part I do not have a problem with the size of Rackam\'s swords, look at the old claymore\'s, I have heard they could be 6\' tall at time\'s. What I usually have a problem with is the Fianna\'s waist line and legs. Way to Barbie for me.
As for the link thanks for showing it. I wonder what something like that would weigh? I would not want to be in a prolonged battle with something that big. Just give me a regular sized broadsword
As for the link thanks for showing it. I wonder what something like that would weigh? I would not want to be in a prolonged battle with something that big. Just give me a regular sized broadsword
tidoco2222
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Nah this is a sword
Now that is what you call a sword. To be able to wield and balance like that it must be quite light weight as well.
I collect swords and the biggest in my collection is a Claymore and you would struggle to swing that around one handed.
Now that is what you call a sword. To be able to wield and balance like that it must be quite light weight as well.
I collect swords and the biggest in my collection is a Claymore and you would struggle to swing that around one handed.
tidoco2222
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@ Avicenna, I totally agree and wasn\'t trying to detract from the warriors skill in martial arts but just trying to say that the sword itself would have to have a good balnce as well.
Bagua is a somewhat esoteric art that is not well taught much anymore. That sword is actually fairly light and is flexible. Bagua involves a lot of spinning and requires great flexibility in the practitioner. A Master of the art would be able to do some crazy thing with that and you would probably be surprised that even though the sword is long he would be tearing you up from very close in. I\'ve studied it a bit but never moved to weapons and found that my 6\"2\" frame was not well suited to the movment required. I\'m just a big stiff!
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Aragorns_mate
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i have a real 1852 navy cutlass! hehe want me post a pic?
hehe want me post a pic?tidoco2222
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Sure lets see it. I have a calvalry sword which is cool.
Plus I have a Roman Gladius (replica of course).
Plus I have a Roman Gladius (replica of course).
My girlfriend trains wushu for a chinese master whose family style of wushu has been intact for over 500 years. You can probably guess what he thinks of most martial arts these days...
Basically all other wushu clubs in Sweden are run by people who used to train with him and then their egos got too big...
minimart
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Regardless of that man\'s size and the swords weight, he is in a static pose. There does not look to be enough of a counterbalance in the handle so there is the matter of his wrist strength. Certainly there will be the matter of movement and form but I cannot help but marvel at the strength that is required as well.
Its not muscular strength that these guys train, its tendon strength. It is a strange concept to try to grasp unless you have trained it yourself, but it certainly works - iknow from experience. His power is awesome - irrespective of how \'thin\' the blade may be.
Also this is a photo, so you dont know what he was doing before or after - that pose may only have been held for a second
Also this is a photo, so you dont know what he was doing before or after - that pose may only have been held for a second
