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Old July 5th, 2010 #62
J. Holmes
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Who the hell is going to be walking around with a sword? This smacks of juvenile fantasy.

Anyway, European fencing is the best civilian sword art. The Katana and it's method of delivery (slash) is slower and has lesser reach than the rapier. That's because the Katana wielding swordsman was trying to penetrate armor. European civilian swordfighting evolved under conditions of no-armor--thus speed was of the upmost importance.

And if we're talking about PRACTICAL weapon-bases martial arts--escrima is the most useful.

I agree with the person that said Shotokan is a very good unarmed fighting style--IF you plan to stay with it long term. It's very good, but it has a steep learning curve. If you want to pick up something that's not so comprehensive, but useful at an earlier stage, learn boxing.