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Tim Simmons · 4th June 2006, 09:45 PM

I have stopped fencing in the last 2-4 years, I should get back to it but I would be in the veterans class

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I would imagine as long as the distal end of any slashing weapon is not too heavy then ordinary sabre practice would most likely be quite suitable. The heavier weapons are usually to crash through armour or padding except for cavalry were the weapon is used at speed and a shock weapon, the light cavalry sabre more of a harassing weapon.

The moves for a heavy short sword cannot be that different from sabre or even stick fighting for that matter. The more I have thought about martial arts

a bit like military intelligence

, the more I see a universal basic though there are obviously some specialisations.

4th June 2006, 09:45 PM	#9
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,830	I have stopped fencing in the last 2-4 years, I should get back to it but I would be in the veterans class . I would imagine as long as the distal end of any slashing weapon is not too heavy then ordinary sabre practice would most likely be quite suitable. The heavier weapons are usually to crash through armour or padding except for cavalry were the weapon is used at speed and a shock weapon, the light cavalry sabre more of a harassing weapon. The moves for a heavy short sword cannot be that different from sabre or even stick fighting for that matter. The more I have thought about martial arts a bit like military intelligence , the more I see a universal basic though there are obviously some specialisations.