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Post by Lancelot Chan on Apr 30, 2020 14:50:27 GMT
Testing cutting with Longship Armoury Nagamaki "Reborn" with 3 different gripping spans: 5 fists span with front hand on node, 4 fists span and 4 fists span with front hand on node.
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Post by Lord Newport on Apr 30, 2020 15:48:24 GMT
You dip your shoulder too much...
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Apr 30, 2020 15:56:10 GMT
You dip your shoulder too much... The 4 handed grip setting is for "not stopping the blade after the cut", so supposed to go full circle around. But you can see the environment doesn't allow a safe full circle without worry of hitting the walls.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on May 2, 2020 15:20:13 GMT
Testing out a new theory on the "optimal cutting spot" with 4 Longship Armoury swords and it was successful.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 12, 2021 13:05:12 GMT
Since I was not satisfy with the cutting performance of my several K USD, the one and only one John Lundemo made nagamkai in the world, which it did not perform up to par with the other "one vs multi" swords, I spent time to investigate the cause for the problem. It was not because of the blade geometry but the lack of speed. And the lack of speed came from the overly wide grip span, causing the back hand to brake the sword too much. Thus I tried to decrease the grip span to 4 fists length and test cut again. It was a huge success and the cutting power of the nagamaki finally become "1 vs multi" level that it could go through 2 upper arm targets.
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Post by RufusScorpius on Feb 12, 2021 16:04:19 GMT
Ah! I've always wanted a nagamaki! It's a very different kind of cutting from the little information I'm able to find. Not quite a sword, and not exactly a polearm.
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 12, 2021 16:48:19 GMT
Ah! I've always wanted a nagamaki! It's a very different kind of cutting from the little information I'm able to find. Not quite a sword, and not exactly a polearm. Yup. Nagamaki, in Japanese traditional usage, would not move the hands around the grip. However, I do move hands around the grip since I'm not "traditional" at all. Moving the hands along the grip allows different mode of usage, enabling the sword to transform into different type of swords, like "generic", "distance emphasizing" and "power emphasizing". It's an all-in-one sword. Using it requires fast CPU to switch modes according to the situation, and more stamina due to the longer hilt would drain more core muscles. I was having difficulty to cut well with it since its arrival. Only till today did I find the solution that was in the grip span. Using it like I do now, though, requires A LOT OF strength. The POB would be like 10.25" ahead from my front hand. LOL. Imagine using a sword with 10.25" POB. ;)
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 13, 2021 12:19:15 GMT
Testing a 3-fist-grip on 1 vs multi 56" long sword, cutting upper arm targets. The result is better than 4-fist-grip.
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Post by RufusScorpius on Feb 13, 2021 14:52:00 GMT
Unfortunately I'm out of the game for at least 6 months while my shoulder heals, but in the mean time I'll start doing as much research as I can. I would theorize that the nakamagi would be used similar to a large two handed european blade like a Claymore. I'm thinking circular motions rather than percussive being the basis of technique.
Of course only doing some thoughtful sparring (taking into consideration the cultural constraints of the time) would reveal it's true strengths and weaknesses. This is exactly the area of sword collecting that I am most interested in- discovering historical technique as it relates to a specific design.
Damn, you got the best job in the world!
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 13, 2021 16:08:07 GMT
Unfortunately I'm out of the game for at least 6 months while my shoulder heals, but in the mean time I'll start doing as much research as I can. I would theorize that the nakamagi would be used similar to a large two handed european blade like a Claymore. I'm thinking circular motions rather than percussive being the basis of technique. Of course only doing some thoughtful sparring (taking into consideration the cultural constraints of the time) would reveal it's true strengths and weaknesses. This is exactly the area of sword collecting that I am most interested in- discovering historical technique as it relates to a specific design. Damn, you got the best job in the world! Hheheh while 3-fist-grip is best for its cutting use, during sparring it was 5-fist-grip that is the most agile and versatile. That's why I think with nagamaki I will dynamically switch my gripping setting along the fight, unlike the "traditional" static wide spread grip.
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Post by RufusScorpius on Feb 18, 2021 13:55:06 GMT
I would think that using the extra long grip dynamically would make the nagamaki a brutally effective weapon. Otherwise, why bother with making the grip half the length of the sword? This would naturally require a much higher skill level to use, so I can see why it was most popular with bodyguards and special use troops. I think my best option to learn is to move to China and get a job testing swords
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Feb 18, 2021 15:13:31 GMT
I would think that using the extra long grip dynamically would make the nagamaki a brutally effective weapon. Otherwise, why bother with making the grip half the length of the sword? This would naturally require a much higher skill level to use, so I can see why it was most popular with bodyguards and special use troops. I think my best option to learn is to move to China and get a job testing swords ;) Hhahahahahah yes, that would be awesome!
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