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Originally Posted by Yahoshua
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Originally Posted by Rhodes
Isn't karate also (modern) unarmed combat form?
And Skybird when You experimented fencing, the grip of the sword (sword/saber/foil) was strait or like the modern ones that the grip is like a pistol grip?
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Are you talking about how to properly grip the sword? Or are you talking about the tang/hilt of the sword itself? |
He does not talk about a sword or katana, but what in German is called a "Degen" (rapier? épée?) as it is used in sports fencing. "Florett" (foil?) and "Säbel" (sabre) have normal grips in sports fencing, but foils can have normal grips, or things that remind of a pistol grip. Difference between the three sports weapons is that rules allow them to score by touching different target areas of the opponent's body.