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* Precursor to the katana. It is noted for having greater curvature than even the katana, and is commonly believed to be longer than most katana, although this is not necessarily borne out by the historical record. Primarily a cavalry weapon, the tachi is worn with the cutting edge facing downward, since the technique of [[IaijutsuPractitioner drawing and slashing horizontally in one movement]] associated with katana isn't possible on horseback due to the horse's head being in the way. The tachi's primary use was to slash downwards at foot soldiers.
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* Precursor to the katana.katana, meaning thick sword. It is noted for having greater curvature than even the katana, and is commonly believed to be longer than most katana, although this is not necessarily borne out by the historical record. Primarily a cavalry weapon, the tachi is worn with the cutting edge facing downward, since the technique of [[IaijutsuPractitioner drawing and slashing horizontally in one movement]] associated with katana isn't possible on horseback due to the horse's head being in the way. The tachi's primary use was to slash downwards at foot soldiers.
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* Intermediary between the tsurugi and the tachi, chokutō ("straight sword") were single-edged swords with no curvature, similar to Chinese dāo before the Mongol invasion, and were primarily used on foot for slashing and stabbing.
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* Intermediary between the tsurugi and the tachi, chokutō ("straight sword") were single-edged swords with no curvature, similar to Chinese dāo before the Mongol invasion, and were primarily used on foot for slashing and stabbing.
stabbing. The word chokutō came to be used after the fact, in their day, they were known as tachi (大刀, big sword, not to be confused with the aforementioned tachi (太刀, thick sword)).
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Another problem with swords is that, as implied by all the above, they bring physics with them. If Character #1 swings with a {{BFS}} and Character #2 parries with a smallsword, you've just broken WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: the above would be like stopping a sledgehammer with a golf club. A golf club held backwards. Even the most ArtisticLicensePhysics won't excuse this. Now, if the smallsword is made of {{mithril}}, {{orihalcum}} or some other form of {{Unobtanium}}, that's another thing... but then you need to start making up rules for your Unobtanium, because ''physics is still physics'', and any reader with a brain can judge just how miraculous your Unobtanium is if a golf club of the stuff can beat a BFS. Maybe it's easier to just, you know, ditch the idea of mis-matched weapons?
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Another problem with swords is that, as implied by all the above, they bring physics with them. If Character #1 swings with a {{BFS}} and Character #2 parries with a smallsword, you've just broken WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: the above would be like stopping a sledgehammer with a golf club. A golf club held backwards. Even the most ArtisticLicensePhysics won't excuse this. Now, if the smallsword is made of {{mithril}}, {{orihalcum}} {{orichalcum}} or some other form of {{Unobtanium}}, that's another thing... but then you need to start making up rules for your Unobtanium, because ''physics is still physics'', and any reader with a brain can judge just how miraculous your Unobtanium is if a golf club of the stuff can beat a BFS. Maybe it's easier to just, you know, ditch the idea of mis-matched weapons?
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Another problem with swords is that, as implied by all the above, they bring physics with them. If Character #1 swings with a {{BFS}} and Character #2 parries with a smallsword, you've just broken WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: the above would be like stopping a sledgehammer with a golf club. A golf club held backwards. Even the most ArtisticLicensePhysics won't excuse this. Now, if the smallsword is made of {{mithril}}, [[VideoGame/BraveFrontier orihalcum]] or some other form of {{Unobtanium}}, that's another thing... but then you need to start making up rules for your Unobtanium, because ''physics is still physics'', and any reader with a brain can judge just how miraculous your Unobtanium is if a golf club of the stuff can beat a BFS. Maybe it's easier to just, you know, ditch the idea of mis-matched weapons?
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Another problem with swords is that, as implied by all the above, they bring physics with them. If Character #1 swings with a {{BFS}} and Character #2 parries with a smallsword, you've just broken WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: the above would be like stopping a sledgehammer with a golf club. A golf club held backwards. Even the most ArtisticLicensePhysics won't excuse this. Now, if the smallsword is made of {{mithril}}, [[VideoGame/BraveFrontier orihalcum]] {{orihalcum}} or some other form of {{Unobtanium}}, that's another thing... but then you need to start making up rules for your Unobtanium, because ''physics is still physics'', and any reader with a brain can judge just how miraculous your Unobtanium is if a golf club of the stuff can beat a BFS. Maybe it's easier to just, you know, ditch the idea of mis-matched weapons?
