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TigerCrane
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 Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:45 am Post subject: In Your Opinion, What is the Most Superior Weapon? |
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The title pretty much explains it all. Let's not include the projectile / modern weapons. We're strictly talking about Martial Arts weapons.
I think the Kwan Dao is the best weapon to use, and it is one of the most spiritual weapons.
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daizyblackbelt
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Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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Location: Corvallis/Eugene, Oregon
Styles: Shudokan Karate, Kendo, Yamanni-ryu kobudo
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| Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:20 am Post subject: |
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i'm personally very fond of the bo. most of my posts end up relating to it somehow....
but it's more or less useless in close quarters, or in a confined area.
though ideally no one would EVER get close enough to make it a close quarter fight if i have a bo, at least not without a broken bone or two.
Following that, for short range, i'm torn between a knife and a pair of sai. Sai (used correctly) are extremely brutal and effective. But i'm also rather fond of my spanish navaja (knife).
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ff100
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| Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: |
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| I agree with Daisy... I also love the Bo and in the right environment is unbeatable so holding that in my hands with a Katana (for midrange) and Chucks housed in my obi. |
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lordtariel
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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Location: Oregon
Styles: (Past)Judo, Yang Family Tai Chi, (Current)Shito-Ryu Karate, Kobudo(Tonfajitsu)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| daizyblackbelt wrote: |
but it's more or less useless in close quarters, or in a confined area.
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Well, you just gotta break the bo over your knee or someone's head and go at it escrima style. 
Seriously though, I would say there's no one "superior" weapon, just a superior wielder. A pair of sai's would be lost on me since I don't know how to use them as well as I would a pair of tonfa, which someone else might not know how to use. For myself though, I would be most effective with a bo.
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unknownstyle
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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non blade i would have to say bo, blade would be katana. but you can find something to be used as a bo alot easier than a sword
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Syphax
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Location: United States
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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| What is defined as a "superior" weapon? Truly, any weapon can be superior; it all depends on who is using it. |
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TigerCrane
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Location: USA
Styles: Hung Gar, Shotokan Karate, Tai Chi
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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You're right that there is no "superior" weapon. That's why in my title I wrote "In Your Opinion".
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Syphax
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Location: United States
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Well if you are asking what my favorite weapon is I would have to say the staff. Although I enjoy using the sword quite a bit, I always fall back on my staff work. |
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Master Raiden
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| If you were to give me a situation, perhaps I could better answer this question. For instance if I were taking down a man on a horse, it doesn't take a lot of sence to know you'd want a spear. If I'm going at it in an apartment building, I might opt for a ninjitsu katana. |
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cathal
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:16 am Post subject: |
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I would definitely say that the sword is the superior weapon in conventional hand-to-hand combat. In modern conventional warfare however the sword is greatly outmatched by automatic rifles, artillery, etc.
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on the post.
