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**dushappeaps** · 01-23-2007, 03:49 AM

I find his articles to be very biased towards his obvious passion towards European style swordsmanship. The article about the Rapier and Katana is very ill-informed, at least the info on the use of the Katana is, I can't speak for the Rapier. He seems to underestimate the Katana's excellent thrusting ability and doesn't seem to take into account the curvature of the Katana and it's uses.

His analogy about who are better soldiers, Jungle fighters or Ski troopers? was well-worded and the subject should have been left at that. The subject of East v West can not be accurately debated and nor does it need to be. Leave it to the 4 year olds to decide it with their plastic toys.

01-23-2007, 03:49 AM	#3
dushappeaps Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	I find his articles to be very biased towards his obvious passion towards European style swordsmanship. The article about the Rapier and Katana is very ill-informed, at least the info on the use of the Katana is, I can't speak for the Rapier. He seems to underestimate the Katana's excellent thrusting ability and doesn't seem to take into account the curvature of the Katana and it's uses. His analogy about who are better soldiers, Jungle fighters or Ski troopers? was well-worded and the subject should have been left at that. The subject of East v West can not be accurately debated and nor does it need to be. Leave it to the 4 year olds to decide it with their plastic toys.
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