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----------The Sword Masters----------

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We sword masters are proud of ourselves and love the art of swordfighting... we own study and live for swords... if you would like to join talk to me... [Indelible]

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Falchion

It is not a very well known weapon in history except among big time medieval buffs, but it is a rather important one. Forged from the basis of the Egyptians' Khopesh and the Greeks' Kopis, the Falchion came about. The original Falchions looked very similar to a dadao or for less educated people a cleaver. It was however, a one-handed single edged, sword that in the Rennaisance era was curved. The medieval era Falchions though were either straight, or kind of obtuse. The Falchion of 16th century origin is excelent for slicing maneuvers and suitable for a thrust because it often had a sharp point. From the look of it, though it is a bit short, this broad-bladed weapon looks like it could be used effectivley from a mount, provided that the wielder had a good reach. Over time this design turned into a longer, more slender blade, the Sabre/Saber. I only know that the medieval form of a Falchion, the Conyers Falchion, looked rather ungainly, and is used as the emphasis of many medieval/sword books.

--update by [champagnebommer 77]

The Art of Fence: The Parry

In the art of fence there is something called a parry. It is quite simple, knock the foe's sword away from your body. Well, from that principle you can gain the advantage. One way is the Parry of Prime and Disarm by Seizure.
You use this when your foe comes in high with a thrust. You hit their blade from the top, knocking the tip downward but keeping their hand high. At this time their sword is about vertical. Then, you wrap their blade close to your body with your off-hand arm. Next, you put your sword into your off-hand and grip theirs at the hilt with your sword-hand and rip it away.
Now you have the obvious advantage possessing both swords.

--Update by [champagnebommer 77]

Dodge

Now, although I have put up that while fencing you should parry, it is also important to just stay away. Most people get tired more quickly while parrying than while just avoiding a hit. If you remember to just side step and counter a thrust, or step back and jump in after an attempted swathing blow. There are times when you cannot avoid contact, and those are the times you should parry. When forced into a parrying situation don't just stop their, use your free hand to punch your enemy, or send a kick to the groin, that tend to catch most people off guard and put them on their knees.
It isn't all about honor. Even a knight of honor would use dirty tricks to win whether they were fighting to the death or for chivalrous honor. It doesn't matter if you look like a coward, you killed the witness.

--Update by [champagnebommer 77]

Heavy Blades

Another choise of weapon many people prefer is the heavier swords such as claymores, broad swords, and buster swords.

Monay people assume that attacks from a heavy blade come slow and there only purpose is to strike through armor. this is not entirely true i use a heavly blade and i can get very quick attacks, but i am niether bid nor strong.

I use a metal scabbard with my sword held horazontaly in front of me to use a a pary tool or a quick strike while holding my sword up in the air virticly above me.

the trick is to eather dodge or parry there strikes then swipe down forcfully with the sword and if you miss you will still have the scabbard to fall back on.

[warlord stuart]

History of the Sword

Preeminent hand weapon through a long period of history, consisting of a metal blade varying in length, breadth, and configuration, but longer than a dagger, and fitted with a handle or hilt usually equipped with a guard. The sword became differentiated from the dagger during the Bronze Age (c. 3000 BC), when copper and bronze weapons were produced with long, leaf-shaped blades and with hilts consisting of an extension of the blade in handle form. By Roman times the hilt was distinct from the short, flat blade, and by the European Middle Ages the weapon had acquired its main basic forms. The heavy sword of medieval chivalry had a large hilt, often designed to be gripped in both hands, with a large protective guard or pommel at the top. The blade was straight, double-edged, and pointed; it was fabricated by repeated firing and hammering, a process that converted the iron into mild steel by the addition of a small amount of carbon. Blades were also made of laminated strips of iron, which were hammered together. Damascus was a renowned center of the craft.

Toledan steel and particularly swords have long been famous, being mentioned as early as the 1st century BC in the Cynegetica of Grattius "Faliscus." There is an important National Factory of Arms and workshops for damask and engraving, which produce metalwork decorated in the Mudéjar tradition.

I take this from: http://www.armadilloarmory.com/hxsword.htm

[Alexxei]

Suggested reading: Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Exerpt from Hagakure
Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate. Neither wisdom nor technique has a place in this. A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this, you will awaken from your dreams.
* There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you still get the same soaking.
* These are the teachings of Yamamoto Jin'emon:
* Singlemindedness is all-powerful.
* Tether even a roasted chicken.
* Continue to spur a running horse.

* A man who will criticize you openly carries no connivance.
* A man exists for a generation, but his name lasts to the end of time.
* Money is a thing that will be there when asked for. A good man is not so easily found.
* Walk with a real man one hundred yards and he'll tell you at least seven lies.
* It is a principle of the art of war that one should simply lay down his life and strike. If one's opponent also does the same, it is an even match. Defeating one's opponent is then a matter of faith and destiny.

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2004-09-14 [psychopomp]: i saw some swords from lotr... i wasn't compelled to buy them though... i think its cuz they were a chea version

2004-09-15 [Indelible]: i dont like to have replicas.. i want originals or nothing.. thats why i am gunna make my own e\and develope my own style

2004-09-15 [Dwarf Ronin]: Thats cool.

2004-09-15 [Indelible]: i make armor... such as platemaille chainmaille various shields helms gauntlets..

2004-09-15 [Dwarf Ronin]: Thats cool, I make shields as well.

2004-09-15 [Indelible]: i'm workin on a 6ft wall shield

2004-09-15 [Dwarf Ronin]: Thats cool.

2004-09-15 [Indelible]: yea

2004-09-15 [psychopomp]: whoa

2004-09-15 [Vesthrix]: Yay! There is a picture at the top and I can see it!

2004-09-15 [psychopomp]: yay!!

2004-09-16 [Indelible]: i had to put sumthin up i was starting to get angry cuz it made the page look bad without a pic

2004-09-16 [psychopomp]: yeh... it looks good though

2004-09-16 [Indelible]: if anyone finds a better one send it to me

2004-09-16 [psychopomp]: oky doky smoky

2004-09-16 [Dwarf Ronin]: Yep, it is cool.

2004-09-16 [Ironballs "the Preposterous One"]: kool new pic thingie.. ^^

2004-09-16 [psychopomp]: thingie!? THINGIE!.... yeh i guess it is

2004-09-17 [Dwarf Ronin]: Yep.

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: YAY>.... i told u guys we needed a new.. picture.. thingy

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: yup

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: so psycho girl... what have i missed.. my mom put a new password on the comp.. it took me a while to figure out how to bypass.. but... i did it... :)

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: um... yay?

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: ..yes... yay.. that is what we say when alex.. ME.. is a genius

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: ..o then um..boo

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: AHHH... *is scared.. but not to the point of wetting ones self*

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: no not roar boo...u stink boo...or just opposite of yay

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: o... *lil tear*..... i ... i see....... *sniffles*.. so... whats new here?

2004-09-20 [Indelible]: i'm going to be making a new wiki... i need an idea

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: um... tiny ketchup!

2004-09-20 [Indelible]: not much help...

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: :(

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: .. how about a samurai club.. i mean.. u are the modern samurai.. arent u?

2004-09-20 [Indelible]: i do have The Samurai

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: i still like tiny ketchup

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: .. tiny kitchen is nice... hmmm.... how about... axe masters at wiki.. hehe

2004-09-20 [Dwarf Ronin]: Well, I perfer swords.

2004-09-20 [Indelible]: yesbut axes are fine

2004-09-20 [Cheradoes]: hi how are you all today. (^_^)

2004-09-20 [Zel Holt]: ello oll

2004-09-20 [Indelible]: i'm good! i made a new wiki!

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: ketchup!... not kitchen... TINY KETCHUP!

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: ....... my bad

2004-09-20 [psychopomp]: jeezy creezy!

2004-09-20 [Lordterrex]: no.. u jeezy creezy

2004-09-21 [psychopomp]: ...that doesn't make sense... the jeezy creezy was not used in the correct jeezy creezy context!

2004-09-21 [Dwarf Ronin]: Okay.

2004-09-21 [Lordterrex]: ... no..... u... umm.... im sry...

2004-09-21 [Dwarf Ronin]: Its okay.

2004-09-21 [Lordterrex]: thnx kir... u make me happy

2004-09-21 [Dwarf Ronin]: Your welcome.

2004-09-21 [Lordterrex]: lol

2004-09-21 [Dwarf Ronin]: =]

2004-09-21 [Cheradoes]: O_o?

2004-09-21 [psychopomp]: pop!

2004-09-21 [Vesthrix]: *jumps* Yikes, you scared me.

2004-09-21 [psychopomp]: o... im srry

2004-09-22 [Lordterrex]: poop is a scary thing after all

2004-09-22 [psychopomp]: ...poop?

2004-09-22 [Lordterrex]: ... stool?

2004-09-22 [Indelible]: Attack! [Akaryn]

2004-09-22 [Lordterrex]: YAY... another attack.. *hugs samurai.. in a mannly kind of warrior way*

2004-09-22 [Dwarf Ronin]: *flies in the air*

2004-09-22 [Cheradoes]: jumps to a red wood tree and waches

2004-09-22 [Vesthrix]: are we attacking random people again?

2004-09-22 [Indelible]: hardly random.. he's an inactive sword master

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: *sits on ground eating cup cake*... do i have to attack... im kinda tired

2004-09-23 [champagnebommer 77]: hehe, I've been busy as a student in many ways, but unfortunately, none of those ways involving swords. I'm so sorry, i feel as though I've let you all down... :(

2004-09-23 [Indelible]: *Steals the cupcake* take a nap then attack

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: *cries* I WANT MY CUPCAKE BACK! *chops samurais hand off* CUP CAKE!

2004-09-23 [Thorgin]: Mm... cupcakes *drools*

2004-09-23 [Dwarf Ronin]: *bursting into laughter*

2004-09-23 [Thorgin]: Thorgy no function well cookie without (A change of Homers statement)

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: haha

2004-09-23 [Cheradoes]: lol lol lol, cupcackehehehehehehee.

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: yes... chocolatey goodness

2004-09-23 [Thorgin]: *dances around in a skirt and a pink featherboa* Hewwo ^_^

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: oo pretty

2004-09-23 [Thorgin]: Thank you ^___^

2004-09-23 [Vesthrix]: Hey! Another Girl! or did we already notice that?

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: ?

2004-09-23 [Thorgin]: Me?

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: aren't u a guy?

2004-09-23 [Thorgin]: Yes I am. I just wondered if he meant me.

2004-09-23 [psychopomp]: i think he did...hehe

2004-09-23 [Thorgin]: Well that's good. When people tell me i'm a girl or a woman I take that as a compliment. Sometimes I wish I had been born as a woman.

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: .. yes thorgin..... go u man... *sticks my fist out at him... *.. stick it to the man.. thorgin..... ahh yes, the battle with that one dude continues.. he got pissed though.. and hit me in the nose.. hehehe

2004-09-24 [psychopomp]: *points and laughs* haha!... o i mean..aww that must have hurt

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: ...... i cleaved him in half of course....

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: What are you talking about, LordTerrex?

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: ......... nothing..... just how a icleaved a guy in two

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: No I meant before that with all the "yes thorgin..... go u man" and so forth

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: ... i dunno... u admitted that u wished u were borna girl.. witch is.. probably smart.. seeing ur sexual pref, bi girls are much more accpeted in society

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: I said sometimes(I am mostly happy with my male body though), but I guess it would be smart if I had thought of that.

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: ... of what??... u cant really... choose to be born a certain way... can u????!?!?!?!

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: No I know I can't choose to be born a certain way and I didn't say that. You said "u admitted that u wished u were borna girl.. witch is.. probably smart.. seeing ur sexual pref, bi girls are much more accpeted in society" and I said "I guess it would be smart if I had thought of that.

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: ... yup..... but it wasnt smart... because.. IM SMARTS!!!!

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: o.. and u didnt think of it

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: GAH!!! I didn't say I and/or it WAS smart!

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: ......... ahh... but i did... *rases finger in the air triumphantly* -_-

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: yeah. Well I am not going to babble about this anymore *sticks his tongue out at you*

2004-09-24 [Lordterrex]: .... hey man.. i dont swing that way..... i mean.. rock on and on.. but.. i am not into guy on guy tongue action... *waits till nun of the cool kids are looking.. and than sticks tongue at thorgin*

2004-09-24 [Dwarf Ronin]: hello.

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: You missed the point. Sticking out the tongue at you is sort of the silent version of a raspberry

2004-09-24 [Dwarf Ronin]: Okay.... I thought that was a invention.

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: You thought what was an invention?

2004-09-24 [Dwarf Ronin]: I meant a invitition, you know, like a flirtly kind of thing.

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: Oh. Well it wasn't.

2004-09-24 [Dwarf Ronin]: Okay, that good to know, you scared me there for a minute.

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: Well first of all he's too young for me and second of all I don't find him attractive.

2004-09-24 [psychopomp]: wow... very entertaining i just read the last page .... wow

2004-09-24 [Vesthrix]: [Thorgin] = Girl because of "*dances around in a skirt and a pink featherboa* Hewwo ^_^" comment. Thats all.

2004-09-24 [psychopomp]: :p

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: Yay for drag!

2004-09-24 [psychopomp]: haha

2004-09-24 [Thorgin]: *dances around in a Donna Summer outfit singing "Hot stuff"*

2004-09-24 [psychopomp]: hahahaha*joins in*

2004-09-25 [Lordterrex]: *gasps*.... omgosh.... u mean.. u dotn think im hott.... *sniffles*.. thorgin.... that.. that was mean... *crys on kir bus shoulder*

2004-09-25 [Dwarf Ronin]: Now, I'm scared.

2004-09-25 [psychopomp]: u should be

2004-09-25 [Thorgin]: Why is he scared and why should he be?

2004-09-25 [psychopomp]: cuz

2004-09-25 [Thorgin]: because?

2004-09-25 [Dwarf Ronin]: Just because.

2004-09-25 [Thorgin]: Oh well...

2004-09-25 [Dwarf Ronin]: Jusk kidding.

2004-09-25 [psychopomp]: ..no really... u should be

2004-09-26 [Dwarf Ronin]: NO, I'm not scared of puny mortals.

2004-09-26 [psychopomp]: wat about the ones that are um... boogers!

2004-09-26 [Dwarf Ronin]: Well, I will killl them!!!!!

2004-09-26 [Lordterrex]: /..... boogers?... im scared of boogers..... *clings to psycho*

2004-09-26 [Thorgin]: Scared of boogers?

2004-09-26 [Vesthrix]: This wiki is getting weird on us.

2004-09-26 [psychopomp]: ah touching!

2004-09-26 [Lordterrex]: ... ur right.. we.. should... like... kill people......... than it wouldnt be weird... right??

2004-09-26 [Shining light]: yahah! *stabs Terrex*

2004-09-26 [Lordterrex]: AHHHHHH....... u willl be taken care of for that... *pulls out my ..... sharp stick with... points*.... *made of iron.. making it a sword.. duh* *stabs u*

2004-09-27 [psychopomp]: hey hey hey!... *grabs shining and terrex by collars* do u want to go back in the box!

2004-09-27 [Shining light]: what box? *grapples with an attacking bulldog*

2004-09-27 [psychopomp]: HEY!... stop it!

2004-09-28 [Lordterrex]: *goes into my box*... yes maam.... i will stay here unti;l i have my rage under control.... *meditates*

2004-09-28 [psychopomp]: good boy *scratches behind ear*

2004-09-28 [Lordterrex]: *bends my head so that psycho can get behind my ear better, grins aprreciatively*

2004-09-28 [psychopomp]: hehe

2004-09-28 [Lordterrex]: ...... hey... psycho.. do u think were the ones they talk about.. when they talk about interupting all the... rational talk in here?

2004-09-28 [psychopomp]: ...NO! of course not! who dare speak such words!... ok yeh maybe :p

2004-09-28 [Lordterrex]: .... hehe.... its all good over here though...... what do u figure i should do in this here box.....

2004-09-28 [psychopomp]: um... poke holes in it with ur sword! (going back to swords!)

2004-09-28 [Lordterrex]: *begins cutting holes into my box, using a saw like action*

2004-09-28 [Dwarf Ronin]: Hello.

2004-09-28 [Lordterrex]: hey kire bu..... sup?

2004-09-28 [psychopomp]: hehe boxes are fun

2004-09-29 [Dwarf Ronin]: Yep, boxing is fun.

2004-09-29 [Lordterrex]: .... boxing. fencing is better

2004-09-29 [Dwarf Ronin]: I use both when I'm against someone, also kick boxing.

2004-09-29 [psychopomp]: ...i said boxes but w/e

2004-09-30 [Indelible]: but still! i enjoy fencing more than boxing... yet i still box

2004-09-30 [Vesthrix]: I don't box except when I move.

2004-09-30 [Dwarf Ronin]: Okay, boxing and fencing is awesome when put together.

2004-10-01 [psychopomp]: DUDE!... that would so rock!

2004-10-01 [Dwarf Ronin]: Yep, I just did it.

2004-10-01 [psychopomp]: nice!

2004-10-02 [Dwarf Ronin]: Yep, it is cool!!!!!

2004-10-02 [Lordterrex]: .,... u like.,... stab... and punch.... ouch

2004-10-02 [Dwarf Ronin]: Yes. It works as well.

2004-10-02 [Vesthrix]: or when its X-mas or someones B-day.

2004-10-03 [psychopomp]: ??

2004-10-03 [Indelible]: [Vesthrix] is crazy

2004-10-03 [psychopomp]: oo ok

2004-10-03 [Lordterrex]: ..... he is... sould we like.... eat him?

2004-10-03 [Vesthrix]: think of box as a noun. Boxing as in putting things in moxes. That's my explantion for my last two comments.

2004-10-03 [Dwarf Ronin]: Ha ha ha ha, that so funny ^^ *glares at you*

2004-10-03 [psychopomp]: i get it! *jumps up and down cuz im so happy*

2004-10-04 [Lordterrex]: i get it to... clever move ves

2004-10-04 [Indelible]: yes but everyone clearly knows the true intent of the conversation and he was being a smart ass.... no offence... anywho... whats new all?

2004-10-04 [Lordterrex]: ... ny sword wont arrive in the mail..... 0_o.. im going crazy man..... in other news though, have any of u heard of the jomsvikings?.. they have an awsome page, ill put an url up here

2004-10-04 [Indelible]: what sword?

2004-10-04 [Lordterrex]: hand and a half, i sent in my broken one, and than they said they would send me a new one, but apparently they never got the sword... and my mom lost the damn code thing, so we have no way of knowing if it got there

2004-10-04 [Lordterrex]: http://www.jomsvikings.com/jomsborg.php

2004-10-04 [psychopomp]: porbrecito

2004-10-06 [Lordterrex]: .... yea..... *wipes me tears away*.. hey... do we have a sparring section?

2004-10-06 [psychopomp]: oo fun stuff

2004-10-06 [Lordterrex]: ..... do we?

2004-10-07 [Indelible]: not yet... that i know of

2004-10-07 [psychopomp]: why don't u know!

2004-10-07 [Dwarf Ronin]: Helo.

2004-10-07 [Dwarf Ronin]: Hello there Araon

2004-10-07 [The dead Account from the beast of hell]: what up!

2004-10-07 [The dead Account from the beast of hell]: like waht

2004-10-07 [The dead Account from the beast of hell]: like what