Zenneth (zennx)'s status on Saturday, 07-May-16 23:28:19 UTC

  1. Zenneth Zenneth

    why do katanas have wrist guards?
    it makes no sense, you have a sword that was built to slash, not to cleave or pierce
    and you give it a wrist guard, a tiny one at it
    katanas are meant, when used defensively, to deflect by taping the oponent's blade on the side, sending it off-target.
    you can't block a katana with a katana's wrist guard, the blade is too long, so if you block the weak with your wrist the hit wasn't going to connect anyway, and if you block the strong the weak will already be inside you

    I don't get it

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