cheers Ultima. what you have to remeber is that everyone isnt trained, or rather, thye arent competant to the same level of combat. the reason aragorn can kill so many orks isnt his skill, it's their lack of it. most people who train in sword combat are restricted to fighting there style and they are weak outside of it, i belive that what you learn should be useable against any weapon and any opponant.

if im in a sword battle, i wont need the gun, even thoughts of it are simply a distraction, i have a better and cleaner fight with my sword, MOST people today who say they do swordfighting are such an embarresment and provide their own deaths by gripping their shapend blade etc.

theres NEVER a situation in a fight where you carnt beat your opponant, thats the whole truth of combat, it's chaos. it may look unlikely...but never a never. only if you MAKE a hypothetical situation can you say that

Broadsword - it's the most durable, powerful, and stable. a good weapon has an equal amount of advantages and disadvantages, if it is swayed one way or the other, it's weaker despite your style of combat

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