Melee preferences

How to spar with real weapons? Used real ones?

On kusarigama, I just thought once it's thrown at me, I'll get close and slip behind the chain and sickle's trajectory the preferably attack the arm. I like the weapon my self along with the other hard use like heavy types, 3 rod nunchuk, chain/string weapons but however had no education of those XD. Know any kung fu school here?

I think hammers would only be good overall to be used by a guy in armor IMO, and with countering evasion, I just thought to depend on the armor, to get close and so get the target on more attack trajectory can't chase though.

you dont throw the sickle gentlepervert... you attack by using the chain... and nope... its not real weapons, just a replica blade thats plastic but has the heaviness of a real blade due to the weights on the handles. the chain is used for grappling your opponent while the sickle is your close range combat. also if you prefer you can throw the sickle and hold the chain. we didnt go live weapons on each other though, although there was a time i was permitted to use the real nodachi which was really heavy and i had trouble holding it up, striking and defending myself.

thats a 3-section staff you are saying, and i hafta tell ya, its hard using that thang coz at any time it breaks in three sections, losing your staff mode

chain weapons are what i despise most ya know? they are able to grab your weapon along with your arm and pull you to their striking range where you are helpless and bound with the chain... xD

The main point of kusarigama is the kusari (chain).... Well not only they can throw it, they can even tangle it to opponent and restrain the opponent.... I want to have a match against Kusarigama user.....

a claymore, broadsword or any excessively large sword with a honed physical condition to match. you hear of katanas being two or three body blades? i want a ten body blade.



edit: you directly link to a picture nowadays and the world stands still. it was a picture of gutz and his awesome slab of a sword mowing down enemies... i guess ill have to find it in my fucking library of pictures. :p

oh looks like I like to try that sparring, got better simulation XD. so far, only spar I can get close to is with gun, due to my relative

Now that's cool, the end chain. And the sickle's used in hooking so you don't have to drag much of the chain.

Can you try to "baseball" the chain tip? I think it's what needed in order to make it wrap.

@(>'.')>¿;=: The claymore is reputed to be a seven body blade... close enough if you ask me. I'm assuming the nodachi can also do the same.

@zeKer_pencil: I'm impressed with your above average knowledge in hand to hand weapons. But if it was me, I'd go for a gladius than a falcata, especially if you're fighting at extreme close range, swinging isn't as practical as stabbing, and that was what the gladius was meant to do, stab straight into the spine.

As for the falx, I find that it looks aesthetically pleasing but overall there are far better weapons out there to pull away shields or break them - the mace would be perfect to smash a shield in. I just can't imagine a thin blade that the falx sports would cleave any METAL shield in two, and the fact that the polearm is only three feet long proves to be disadvantageous against more conventional polearms of pole length over five feet.

I couple of knives. As long as you're fast and not a fucktard you win.

I have a knife with a 1 and 1/8th inch blade on it. The design was done well enough, and probably not intentionally knowing the company, to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand so the blade sticking out between your fingers. Blade is just thick enough to do some damage and just sharp enough to open letters. (Hasn't been sharpened since before I found it)

Otherwise I always carry my CKRT My Tighe wherever the hell I go.

Oh yeah, Kukris are awesome too.

Lol resident evil 4 much?

hey thanks g-money... im a weapons fan you know... its not only melee im interested...

as for the claymore, yeah it is a seven body blade thats powerful enough to splice even a man in two or a small lightweight shield such as the buckler. well the nodachi is different. it was created for anti-cavalry where the wielder would slice the legs of the horse or both horse and rider. its cutting strength is good, but the mobility is what its lacking. one thing about the claymore too... ITS SO DAMN HEAVY! i had to sling it over my shoulder just to carry it (the scabbard isnt heavy, its the freakin' blade!). pops recently ordered a new falchion blade but i doubt its anything but a falcata....

the gladius is most effective in up close fights because a roman legionnaire can cover his body with his body sized shield, concealing the sword in the process. not only does the opponent unable to tell where the sword will strike, he cannot also attack directly because of the large shield covering the user. i gotta hand it to the romans though.

for the falx, its true that the polearm is short and you are vulnerable to attack, but it is very able to strike a shield, sometimes splitting it in two (IF WELL MADE), and yanking it out of an opponents hands and the falx user can strike again with impudity...

a mace is also good against shields as a single strike can either smash, crumple or split a shield.

knives as i know are most effective in very up close situations where a standard length blade is at a disadvantage. it is also noted that very agile people prefer the knife because a sword would only slow them down. a knife user would either get close after a swing of the weapon, grapple and stab, slice, or simply stabbing the crap out of the opponent...

Hm.... yeah shield is great..... I always wonder how to fight a sword&shield weapon with a normal katana.....

A good watch makes a good "Brass Knuckle"...

I have to say the knife though...

A bigger, sharper, jagged-er version of this...

I'd pick weapons that seem the most entertaining to use, like either a Claymore or a Dagger or an arrow.

I don't know what the name of the weapon is but the only thing that I can describe it is the weapon that Don Krieg's commander used in One Piece. Something similar.

But it's never enough just to pick a weapon, you also need a fighting style. I choose Kali/Eskrima cause that's just cu-razy.

ya know the chainsword is based on a real thing. the chainsaw only looks tough and intimidating because of its bulky appearance and very serrated blades, but its heavy, causes a lot of problems when cutting softer materials and it causes kickback effect... well for fighting styles the kali/eskrima is a good choice... why? because dont think that you ar just doing fooling around with a knife or a stick... this art is designed to kill you, like when the wave patterns in holding a knife, stick or bare hands they look like you are dancing, but if you delay even for half a millisecond when if it were the real thing, then you would either be on the floor covered with bruises or if with a knife, your body covered in slashes...

and for zak, uh well thats if i recall correctly, that type of knife is a hybrid of a combat knife and a pocket folding jack... but its a good weapon for up close fights. if you want a bigger knife, then i would recommend the survival knife or the machete... (note to the guys. the machete is not considered as a sword... its near the border of a sword and a knife, the majority goes to the knife side)...

if you want to use a knife, well nice... but when using in combat the prob of it is that ya need to get close at one armlength to be so effective at stabbing the f*ck out of someone or slashing his vitals...

I prefer for a dagger
(Dagger is to be consider as a knife ryt)
i can move easily
ever since that incident that happen to me
i protect myself from those bugler
even thought they had a GUN before they pull the trigger
i able to stab them (they didn't died i just stab there arm and legs there still alive but they in prison now ) i able to protect myself not only myself but the person i care for i able to protect her
even though one of them able to slash from my back good thing it didn't cause a scar from my back
but its sad that it didn't cause a scar
to me that wound was my badge of honor
since the wound was healed
it feels like that incident really didnt happen

hey, what special combo taught in our college is Sinawali. I've dled an ebook by Danny Inosanto about Kali, so far, I've noticed 2 more combo, the one spinning it with your wrist and the other, involving your weapon to touch your body parts, seems to be the heavy strike kind.

Our teacher is fast like a machine, but, old and horny, wtf

Ever thought of flail attached to pole, I seen it cool in Castlevania SotN, Skeleton Flailer.

hmmm... a sickle spear like the one yukimura sanada uses, i find spears useful for their reach and frontal defense. could probably use your legs to kick them away if they get too close for comfort

I'm just saying that there are other long-polearm/weapons and that I'd use than a falx against a shielded opponent. If we were to classify the falx in the polearm family, its biggest weakness is its relatively short length.

I thought the gladius was invented by the Greeks, most known example the Spartans.

Also to note, the nodachi was developed with a similar purpose to the claymore in the event of calvary battles, the long, heavy sword would instantly lop off the rider's head or dismember the horse itself.

the gladius was invented as a short weapon for roman footsoldiers in combat. the greeks had a similar weapon, but it was not a gladius although the design came from the gladius...

as for the falx, yeah its small yield but its capable of striking a shielded opponent but sometimes ineffective against the shield itself... oh and clarification...
the claymore wasnt a very effective anti cavalry sword as scottish highlanders seldomly used cavalry due to the mountainous areas of the moors in scotland but it compensated to be a very powerful anti personnel sword that can slice a man in two or decapitate 3-4 guys with just one swing... the nodachi was outclassed by the spear based weapons such as the naginata for anti cavalry but it did the dismembering of the horse though... but it was limited to open fields because the long blade cannot fit in the corridors of a japanese castle (such as in edo) because the halls and rooms were only built a little wider so the katana user can swing without any problems... thats the bottom line

as for the dagger, it can act as a knife but be careful, daggers are are only capable of so much stabbing until the blade cant slice anymore....

if you want, find a blade type thats in german called a 'schneider' (just heard) type if you want knife fight superiority...

Taking everything, including both instinct and logic, into account, the best weapon is the practical weapon. If someone is coming at you with a katana, which I would favor among most melee weapons, if I have a small stick, I will use that stick to the fullest extent.

Preferably, I'd want something that has enough weight to generate satisfactory force without sacrificing control and has a range that harmonizes with the weapon's other applications. With melee weapons, you have to sacrifice something; whether it is range, force, control, or a whatever other qualities you can think of. Personally I'd choose a katana, as most would, because of it's exceptional application in combat. That's not to say that a bludgeon or a whip-chain wouldn't be more acceptable, in certain circumstances. In fact, the one duel that Musashi had the most difficulty with was against an opponent who used a kyoketsu shoge, I can't remember exactly at the moment.

To be totally honest, my preference when it comes to melee weapons would either be a katana, a bokken, or a jō.