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Post by Bjarki Bjornson on Mar 1, 2011 21:09:29 GMT -5
So I'd like to hear from anyone who has had any experience with these swords. Also if you are interested it's not hard to get permission to use one.
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Post by zygmuntnadratowski on Mar 4, 2011 8:26:40 GMT -5
They are heavier than I am used to, and I thought they required a little less effort to get a good shot than rattan.
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Post by gilebert on Mar 4, 2011 17:11:46 GMT -5
Faced one at Kalamazoo practice recently.
Took a few minutes to handle and get the feel of it. I did not use it against an opponent yet.
Feels heavier in the hand and the balance, to me, was farther toward the tip. It had a Baldar plastic cup hilt on it.
Impact on the body was solid. Helm shots felt weird to me. Need to get more work opposite it to know for certain.
It would be easy for someone who is a heavy hitter with rattan to and up hitting with excessive force at first.
I can see these being used a lot as pell swords at first and then moving into regular use. Probably more as a melee sword before a tourney sword.
YMMV
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