and you think that all the years that a knight spends as a squire, plus his knight period where he compeates in combat and lives combat would make him less experianced than a ninja, dont make me laugh.
i actually have taken these things into account, i have to or i wouldnt have been able to train people how to be the best they could be at swordfighting. speed more often than not will get you killed faster than anything, relying on streagnth will do the same. Competance and control are the real govening factor, and without them, everything else is just a weakness.
theres no shame in accepting that ninja was only designed to operate well in it's given enviroment, but frankly the most of the sword styles (not counting the type i teach) combined with a broadsword, even without armour, would leave ninja's a stain on the floor.

as for the relevance in FF, i intended this thread to be a giggle, if people want to stick to the law of whats possible in an FF, thats up to them