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yerssot
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(SPOILERS) sabres
Ok, spoilers are in the title so...:
If our little Darth has a curved hilt, what are the advantages of it?
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Jan 27th, 2002 08:37 PM |
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Ushgarak
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I still think it looks like a one-handed hilt. Which is far more suited to sabre fighting.
A curved handle is little use two-handed because the second hand limits the extra manoeuvrability options the curve gives you.
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Jan 27th, 2002 08:42 PM |
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yerssot
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so if he can fight with one hand, ok, but why a curved one?
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Jan 27th, 2002 08:45 PM |
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Ushgarak
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A curved handle is ideally suited to duelling purposes allowing quick twists and other neat moves. You would normally expect to see it on certain sorts of fencing swords.
Less good for a power fighting (which, ironically, is what real-life sabre fighting is), but with a lightsabre you don't need any strength behind your blow at all.
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Jan 27th, 2002 08:48 PM |
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mah
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so if I'm gonna buy a toy-lightsabre, what's best; dookus or another?
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Jan 27th, 2002 08:49 PM |
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yerssot
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I would think the other one...
Wich neat moves? I can only see disadvantages!
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Jan 27th, 2002 08:59 PM |
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Ushgarak
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What disadvantages?
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Jan 27th, 2002 09:00 PM |
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mah
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I think it'll be cool with that curved handle, nice seeing some one-hand magic duelling.
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Jan 27th, 2002 09:05 PM |
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Ushgarak
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Note that he CAN use that grip two-handed. I would imagine that the best reason for doing that is for blocking., when you don't want the other person's blows to beat you back with more power.
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Jan 27th, 2002 09:12 PM |
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yerssot
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disadvantages: like you said power-blows, sounds pretty painfull with one hand
ok, you have one hand free, but what then?
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Jan 27th, 2002 09:17 PM |
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Ushgarak
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One hand free always gives you better balance.
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Jan 27th, 2002 09:21 PM |
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yerssot
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for Force-pushing?
strange thing
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Jan 27th, 2002 09:39 PM |
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Ushgarak
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I;m talking real-life here, yerss. One handed fighting is much more stable than two-handed.
As to what you do with the grip... this will involve getting into a discussion of fencing technique...
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Jan 27th, 2002 10:07 PM |
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yerssot
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don't mind if you do
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Jan 27th, 2002 10:56 PM |
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Ushgarak
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Well, it;s all to do with the way you hold a fencing sword. The two main grips are the French Grip, which is a bent grip like Dooku;s, or a pistol grip which looks... pretty much like a pistol handle.
Both of the involve you gripping the sword in an entirely different way to a medoieval longsword- more like how you would hold a gun. Far more flexible.
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Jan 27th, 2002 11:19 PM |
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yerssot
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hmm... so the only important thing is still the balance huh?
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Jan 27th, 2002 11:21 PM |
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Ushgarak
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Why do you say that? The one-handed gun-like grip is much better for movement than a traditional grip. AND you get balance one-handed.
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Jan 27th, 2002 11:27 PM |
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It really comes down to what sword and martial art suits you best.
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Jan 29th, 2002 09:45 PM |
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yerssot
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but haven't all Jedis got the same "education"?
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Jan 29th, 2002 09:49 PM |
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Ushgarak
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Well, who knows, eh? We don't know anything about their sabre training techniques.
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Jan 29th, 2002 10:13 PM |
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