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Topic	Longsword vs Katana
Zeus 02/13/18 9:21:00 PM #58:	mayatola posted... and in the east, samurai believed that only cowards hid behind shields and were ready to die for their lords in combat. Literally none of that is true. The reason samurai didn't use shields is because they were bowmen (and, if you think a shield is "cowardly," what about using a bow?). And, in ground combat, they were more likely to use a polearm than a katana. mayatola posted... A katana wielder could easily close in on a longsword and disarm the wielder due to the comparatively unwieldy nature of the weapon (when compared to the katana). --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:896037689] in Longsword ... [t:76314402]...</cite> <quote><cite>mayatola posted...</cite> <quote>and in the east, samurai believed that only cowards hid behind shields and were ready to die for their lords in combat.</quote> Literally none of that is true. The reason samurai didn't use shields is because they were bowmen (and, if you think a shield is "cowardly," what about using a bow?). And, in ground combat, they were more likely to use a polearm than a katana. <cite>mayatola posted...</cite> <quote>A katana wielder could easily close in on a longsword and disarm the wielder due to the comparatively unwieldy nature of the weapon (when compared to the katana). </quote> --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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