Which LK Chen Sword?
Jul 21, 2020 19:23:17 GMT
Post by wlewisiii on Jul 21, 2020 19:23:17 GMT
So thanks to an unexpected increase in hours and having my bills caught up for a change I believe I will be able to pick up a sword this August and it will be one of the recent LK Chen swords. But which one? I've narrowed it down to these three and KK has already offered his thoughts to me:
Arsenal Dao is super light weight and with very agile handling but do not expect a great cutting power from a 1 pound sword.
If authenticity is one thing you are looking for then Arsenal Dao is 5 star.
If someone likes cutting practice, then the less authentic Frontier Tang Dao is the best. This sword is specially designed with
the cutting practitioner in mind. According to Mr. Swordsage, this sword goes through the cutting target as if there is nothing there.
MIng Jian Gale Wind has a completely different handling properties than Han Jian, just the hand guard is around 500 gram.
The blade is thicker and more sturdy for cutting and balanced by heavy handguard and pommel.
So it is of a very different dynamic and great contrast with the Flying Phoenix.
Ming Jian is also more close to the sword used in traditional Chinese JianFa (sword play) as described in Mr. Scott Rodell's book.
I am leaning towards the Frontier Tang Dao to complement the Flying Phoenix Jian that I have mostly from aesthetics - the straight patterned steel differentially hardened blade that would first become the Chokutō then lead through the Tachi to the Katana of today.
Still I though that perhaps we could get an interesting conversation going regarding the merits of the three I am looking at as all have very positive aspects and their prices are similar enough to be unimportant to the discussion.
Arsenal Dao is super light weight and with very agile handling but do not expect a great cutting power from a 1 pound sword.
If authenticity is one thing you are looking for then Arsenal Dao is 5 star.
If someone likes cutting practice, then the less authentic Frontier Tang Dao is the best. This sword is specially designed with
the cutting practitioner in mind. According to Mr. Swordsage, this sword goes through the cutting target as if there is nothing there.
MIng Jian Gale Wind has a completely different handling properties than Han Jian, just the hand guard is around 500 gram.
The blade is thicker and more sturdy for cutting and balanced by heavy handguard and pommel.
So it is of a very different dynamic and great contrast with the Flying Phoenix.
Ming Jian is also more close to the sword used in traditional Chinese JianFa (sword play) as described in Mr. Scott Rodell's book.
I am leaning towards the Frontier Tang Dao to complement the Flying Phoenix Jian that I have mostly from aesthetics - the straight patterned steel differentially hardened blade that would first become the Chokutō then lead through the Tachi to the Katana of today.
Still I though that perhaps we could get an interesting conversation going regarding the merits of the three I am looking at as all have very positive aspects and their prices are similar enough to be unimportant to the discussion.
