Hey guys..
thought I'd chime in here...
I'm not really going to say which is better and get into the discussion, but I do believe ther are some misconseptions about the swords.. how much they weigh... useage and ect...
comparing weights of katana and bastard swords
in actuality.. they weigh about the same and alot of bastard swords weigh less and have the balance point closer the the hilt than on many katanas... this is because as said before.. the emphasis on the katana is the cut..
if you don't believe me.. check these out...
http://angustrimdirect.com/models/unamed_1/unamed_1.htm
http://angustrimdirect.com/models/unamed_7/unamed_7.htm
http://angustrimdirect.com/models/un.../unamed_16.htm
and something to really blow your mind.. a danish two hander.. over 54" in length...
check out the weight..
http://angustrimdirect.com/models/un.../unamed_15.htm
and these are all historicaly accurate weights and designs...
so if you can imagine... you can be very fast and very precise with Euro swords.
heres another link you guys might want to check out and browes...
www.thearma.com
specificaly.. this page..
http://www.thearma.org/essays.htm
it also hase many articals relavent to this thread in referance to how much plate armor weighed and if you don't believe me about the swords weight above... there is an article about how much historical swords did weigh..lol..
enjoy and as someone said a long time ago...
self-relization and discovery is a beautiful thing...
Best,
Kokoro
btw.. the katana is the epotime of sword craftsmanship and art... as many historians have agreed upon that it is so... so there...
