A rant on Denigration of Europe.

**Sri Hanuman** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 1:44pm

And so the truth comes out, you Klingon hating biggot.
I am saddened and appalled by this thiread.
I willl now go troll an unrelated Pokemon forum.

**kenning** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 1:45pm

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Interesting thoughts, I appreciate them. It would explain why Westerners want to see their heritage and culture as "inherently barbaric".

**Bneterasedmynam** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 2:51pm

I will agree on the quality of the swords part I would even give longswords a slight advantage over a katana in durability. I do still think you are a LARPer though. One question that's been bugging me I thought swords were outlawed in pretty much all of the uk??

**kenning** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 3:09pm

Originally Posted by Bneterasedmynam

One question that's been bugging me I thought swords were outlawed in pretty much all of the uk??

If we speak of world economics collapse, riots, and the breakdown of government - there will be no police anymore to "punish" you for carrying outlawed weapons. No police - no laws.
We're in deep OFFTOPIC now...

**Sri Hanuman** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 3:12pm

We're edging dangerously close to zombie apocalypse territory.
Somehow... appropriate closure.

**Bneterasedmynam** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 3:27pm

Originally Posted by kenning

If we speak of world economics collapse, riots, and the breakdown of government - there will be no police anymore to "punish" you for carrying outlawed weapons. No police - no laws.
We're in deep OFFTOPIC now...

I'm talking about the here and now not the theoretical future. Oh and just so your aware I have seen larpers that do cutting practice and even sparring with their swords hell even some ninjers do that.

**Sri Hanuman** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 3:29pm

Originally Posted by Bneterasedmynam

hell even some ninjers do that.

If we can only get them to practice hara-kiri... you know, for authenticity.

**Permalost** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 3:31pm

Originally Posted by kenning

Remember England riots 2011? If our world ecomony collapses, I'm fukin ready. Especially when everyone runs out of ammo.

But how can you be sure they're out of ammo when a man with a gun orders you to give him your sword or he'll shoot you?

**kenning** · Posted On: 11/16/2011 3:31pm

On TOPIC!
Everyone knows that european swordblades were blunt by design and were more bashing clubs than cutting tools. Asian swords were sharp. Europeans apparently didn't knew how to use whetstones and files to make sharp blades.

... Of course it's pure bullshit. Here one of the best links I found concerning sharpness of original blades: Edge Bevels and blade geometry of original swords.
But unlike other myths I know where it comes from. Decades of mass produced wallhangers, stage combat safe props and rusted antiques have led to the notion anything "european" has to be blunt. Epees and smallswords were pure thrusters, the only swordsmanship remained in 20th century was foil fencing. That's it. Only since 2000er affordable authentic sharp european blades are available (Albions, ATrims), which are actually made for real use and not only for "looking good". You can not blame people for this, not really.