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Old September 17th, 2005 #19
ngrh8r
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Yeah, I was planning to start with single-swording. Although I'm quite good in
Nito-Ryu(Jap. two-sword syle), I have to recognise that the movements will be pretty unfamiliar with a rapier. For some reason, my local SCA chapter doesn't allow fibreglass blades for combat, though our choice of armor is quite lenient. To avoid taping the shit out of my blade, I was planning to purchase one with a flat tip. Any idea if Hanwei Forge(Paul Chen) makes good steel-to-steel blades? I have a couple katanas and a bastard sword from them, and for the most part, the quality is superb. Even the temper lines are beautiful, though the katana fittings were a little sub-par. Strangely enough, I find the bastard sword more efficient for tameshigiri(bamboo cutting). Will any SCA chapters allow saber-type blades?