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Reality Gone Rogue.
Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you.
Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.
Ten no michi o iki, subete o tsukasadoru.
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Pick your poison.
May 20th at 11PM
/ tagged: swords. longsword. katana. rapier. cutlass. jian. shamshir. / 104 notes / +This episode, Swords. Next time, knives and daggers.
The English Longsword
- Cruciform guard.
- Two-handed grip.
- Straight, heavy, double-edged blade.
- Strikes and maims with heavy slashes.
The European Rapier
- Ornate guard.
- One-handed grip.
- Slender, double-edged, pointed blade.
- Agility and disorientation.
- Cuts and thrusts.
The Caribbean Cutlass
- Single-handed grip.
- Cupped, solid guard.
- Short, slightly curved, single-edged blade.
- Agile strikes and cuts.
The Japanese Katana
- Ornate disc hilt.
- Distinctive curved, slender, single-edged blade.
- Two-handed grip, continuing the curve of the blade.
- Technique and discipline.
- Renowned sharpness and slashing ability.
The Arabian Scimitar
- Cross guard.
- Ornate, curved, single-edged blade.
- Single-handed grip, opposing the curve of the blade.
- Nobility and fear.
- Strikes and slashes.
The Chinese Jian
- Ornate cross guard, pommel and tassel.
- Double-edged, straight blade.
- Disorientation, agility and technique.
- Strikes, thrusts and cuts.
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