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by PA Schaeffer
Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:51 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: New Article: Longsword and Katana
Replies: 18
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PA , I noticed you said you just started Kendo. I can tell you from experience sparring with Kendo/Kumdo practitioners that you will not learn Swordsmanship from Kendo/Kumdo. These were not beginers at Kendo/Kumdo. They were teachers and one has at least 10 yrs at it. I think it is closer to 20 yrs...
by PA Schaeffer
Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: New Article: Longsword and Katana
Replies: 18
Views: 21970

So I find your argument faulty, and not backed up by any sources. Please feel free to elaborate further if you have any source material I am not aware of. You are perfectly right, and the intend of my post, (maybe it was unclear), was more to see if their was some better documented people that woul...
by PA Schaeffer
Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:29 am
Forum: Research and Training Discussion
Topic: New Article: Longsword and Katana
Replies: 18
Views: 21970

First, hello all, I'm new on this forum. I'm sorry for my bad english, but It's not my language. I discovered ARMA website some month ago because of the essay on 'European knight vs Feudal Samourai', which was quite similar to this one, the katana being the main reason for the popular belief that sa...

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