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Post by RufusScorpius on Nov 5, 2020 19:33:50 GMT
If I were expecting battle, I'd be wearing padded, cutproof gloves already. Never, never ever take a sword to a gunfight ... Or a polearm fight... Polearms are really good against swords.....
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Post by leed on Nov 5, 2020 19:46:58 GMT
Portability and visibility of pole arm a concern. That big might attract attention. Onikiri kat and wak, Ryujin tanto. I've handled several mid end kats, all tiny diameter grips. Haven't touched any waks, kos, or tantos besides mine Custom makes sense.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Nov 5, 2020 20:11:59 GMT
On top of my head I'd think that antique fuchi for katana might average around 38-39mm X 22-23mm. It is quite rare to find antique fuchi of 4cm+ in size, and most often would be fitted to adequate sized sword.
While Chinese made production replicas are fun to use etc. I would not make any conclusions based on those. They most often just slap things together without giving any thought on it. They are not too good reprentatives of Japanese swords in general. Wakizashi & tanto have smaller diameter of grips in general, however these Chinese manufacturers just slap on often same fittings as they use on katana etc. They don't actually give thought or research the items they make.
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Post by RufusScorpius on Nov 5, 2020 20:13:26 GMT
On top of my head I'd think that antique fuchi for katana might average around 38-39mm X 22-23mm. It is quite rare to find antique fuchi of 4cm+ in size, and most often would be fitted to adequate sized sword.
While Chinese made production replicas are fun to use etc. I would not make any conclusions based on those. They most often just slap things together without giving any thought on it. They are not too good reprentatives of Japanese swords in general. Wakizashi & tanto have smaller diameter of grips in general, however these Chinese manufacturers just slap on often same fittings as they use on katana etc. They don't actually give thought or research the items they make.
^this^
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Post by leed on Nov 5, 2020 20:26:09 GMT
SEEMS to me..... Bigger grip allows/promotes locked wrist. Smaller grip promotes looser wrist. But. A katana is heavier, more swing weight, more momentum, and possibly more impact. So more arm and body swing kinetics. A tanto is light and easy to swing, not much catastropic impact, so small grip makes sense. But, considering stabbing, and maybe through light armor, maybe bigger grip makes sense.
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Nov 6, 2020 5:20:34 GMT
Weren't our ancestors smaller than us? With smaller hands? I wear L gloves. Measuring some oldish fuchi, the large ones I have are 4" in circumference, and small is 3.5" (perhaps for a wakizashi or tanto). (L gloves for me, too.) SEEMS to me..... Bigger grip allows/promotes locked wrist. Smaller grip promotes looser wrist. A bigger grip needs a tighter hand, so more tensed forearm muscles, which will reduce wrist mobility. A smaller grip allows a more relaxed hand, but you should still be able to tense to lock the wrist.
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Post by leed on Nov 6, 2020 18:45:45 GMT
Well, I'm a newbie with swords. Seems to me, a machete, tanto, and smaller waks can easily be swung with just arm and wrist. But a 2.25 lbs., 28" blade katana needs more body and legs, maybe less wrist. I'm not swinging at a baseball, I'm swinging at something bigger moving in unexpected directions [which require mid swing adj.], and the mass of the target might require a strong, solid grip. I grip 4.5" circumfrence much tighter than 4.0 circumfrence. As per grip test machines.
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