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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 5:22:39 GMT
Well, true! Unless it's, say, for a specific school of iaido or something, what's a sword rig? A functional thing. Unless the issue is to make a specific fashion statement costuming-wise, do whatever works. (And to those who get a little too anal about certain styles in certain periods--look around you. While a common style in any culture exists, are there not exceptions to the rule that abound?)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 15:36:28 GMT
Least it's a katana. They had belts, whether it's a suspension rig as a "tachi" or an obi as an edo period "katana" or whatever, they were carried at the waist, leaving the hands free. All the info I have found is that the frikkin Wu Jian was carried in the hand. It may not weigh much, but walking around Pennsic all day with a Jian in hand gets tiring. And that's not even going into just how awkward it can be. It may not be historically correct but I always thought a baldric or back scabbard would work well for either Jian or Dao, since they are used without scabbard or drawing techniques in most forms and applications. You just take the rig off before using the sword. But that could just be me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 19:11:45 GMT
I use a leather baldric for my Cold Steel Chisa Katana.
I like that it keeps it in the same general place and position as a sword belt would but is easier to ditch should one require to do so, removing the unwieldy scabbard from your side but keeping your belt which might have other important items on it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 23:30:13 GMT
Least it's a katana. They had belts, whether it's a suspension rig as a "tachi" or an obi as an edo period "katana" or whatever, they were carried at the waist, leaving the hands free. All the info I have found is that the frikkin Wu Jian was carried in the hand. It may not weigh much, but walking around Pennsic all day with a Jian in hand gets tiring. And that's not even going into just how awkward it can be. Neither works with a cheongsam. I have been trying to figure out how to tie it to my sash, in the meantime... It may not be historically correct but I always thought a baldric or back scabbard would work well for either Jian or Dao, since they are used without scabbard or drawing techniques in most forms and applications. You just take the rig off before using the sword. But that could just be me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2009 23:50:33 GMT
"Neither works with a cheongsam. I have been trying to figure out how to tie it to my sash, in the meantime..."
Hmmmm.... Don't know might have to try and get something custom made then. Maybe a silk sash worn baldric style with the scabbard attached with cords. We're talking about your wife's dress right and her double Jian, or would this be for with a changshan for you? My wife thought of maybe sewing some extra loops into the side of the garment but the fabric might not be strong enough.
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