• @ceenote
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    6114 days ago

    If they wanted to convince me those grips are impossible, they shouldn’t have demonstrated it with an anime character.

    • @PugJesusOP
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      3414 days ago

      Hey now, not IMPOSSIBLE, just wrong!

      • @ceenote
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        1314 days ago

        Because in anime, nothing is impossible as long as you have the power of friendship?

      • @JayEchoRay
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        414 days ago

        I too would like learn where people can learn wrong art of the power of psychokinesis or have the wrist strength to be able to balance 3 longswords in the palm of one’s hand

        Joking aside, good form makes the blade effective, even more than the danger the blade presents itself

  • @RegalPotoo
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    4114 days ago

    Over grip seems like a really great way to slice your hand open

    • @PugJesusOP
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      Swords that’re meant to be able to be held with that kind of grip usually have an unsharpened bit for that purpose. Alternatively, if you’re armored from head-to-toe, just make sure your gauntlets are on tight.

      • @RegalPotoo
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        3014 days ago

        I suppose the point of a longsword is less “wickedly sharp razor blade to slice and dice with precision” and more “wedge shaped heavy piece of metal to drop on people with the hope of finding a gap in their armour”

        • @TheDoozer
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          2914 days ago

          If you want slicey-dicey, get a super-sharp katana or a saber. If you want fast and pokey, get a rapier. If you want a beating stick that’s 80% sharp edge, grab a broadsword.

          • @[email protected]
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            -113 days ago

            You’re both idiots.

            Don’t act like you know what you’re talking about on any topic ever again.

      • @[email protected]
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        1914 days ago

        Swords historically have a ricasso. That’s the base part of the blade, and it generally isn’t sharpened, specifically to be able to use half-swording (having one hand on the grip and one on the blade). The hand on the blade is often at like 1/3 of the blade tho. It was used to stab into weak points of an armor with precision (since swords were pretty bad against armored foes). But also, half-swording is done by “pinching” the flat of the blade betweend the palm and the fingertips, in a way that prevents touching the sharpened thread. It isn’t shown on this (very historically accurate, if i may say so) image

      • @[email protected]
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        13 days ago

        Why didn’t we ever have something that is half grip/pole and half sword? Any disadvantages to that?

        Edit: right, weight of the sword on the longer grip and can’t really cut with it. What was i thinking?

        • citrusface
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          1614 days ago

          We do. It’s called a Glaive, it’s a polearm with a blade. Or if you mean like more 50/50 grip/sword - the Nodachi would be what you are looking for.

        • @PugJesusOP
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          Swordstaff says hi! As do nagamaki! Usually, though, it’s that half-and-half is generally a bad ratio. If you can grip the sword along the blade, then why is the longer grip needed? You’ve got a multi-purpose grip right there in your armored hands.

          Alternatively, if you have a long grip, why do you need the extra weight of a long blade? That extra weight would make any potential slashing motions unwieldy, so generally a shorter blade is preferred.

    • @[email protected]
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      314 days ago

      You could cut yourself if you’re not carefull, but if you do it the right way you don’t risk that much.

      The proper way to grab the blade of your sword, be it for half-swording as shown in the meme or to go for a mordslag, would be to put the bottom of your palm on the flat of the blade, and then wrap your fingers around the edge without touching, and holding the other side of the blade with just your fingertips. This way there is actually a space between the edge, and your hand.

      You could even test this method with a kitchen knife if you want to. You’ll be surprised by how actually stable this grip is.

      Additionaly, even in case of “naked” combat, people often uses leather gloves which do in fact provide a fair bit of protection against accidental cuts.

  • @Bassman1805
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    1914 days ago

    That buckler, however, is not being held correctly. You hold it as far out in front of you as possible with a stiff arm. You don’t sweep blows away like in dark souls.

  • Rose Thorne(She/Her)
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    1514 days ago

    If you can Raiden your sword, don’t let this picture stop you.

    Hold that sword with your foot. Do big spins, and swap which foot midair. You can hold a sword with your foot. You are your own master now.

  • @beebarfbadger
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    That whole right side is just quitter talk.

  • @PapaStevesy
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    714 days ago

    “Correct or wrong” is really clunky, If only there were another word that means the opposite of correct…

    • @criss_cross
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      414 days ago

      I know why, but the thing that made me the saddest about the OP live action series is that they didn’t have more 3 sword style Zoro

      • @[email protected]
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        314 days ago

        Hopefully season 2 fixes that (assuming netflix doesn’t cancel yet another well recieved show for more low effort slop).

      • Concetta
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        214 days ago

        I don’t know why. I haven’t watched the show, but I assume anything that makes Zoro look insane would be fun on screen.

    • @buddascrayon
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      I was going to say that the right side panel basically depicts every way a sword is held in the One Piece universe.