Cleaning swords...
It's not that I don't know how, it's just that I'd rather not. And Goku, I thought you of all people would be able to tell that peon was not the real me. The split form techneque wins again. NOW DIE!!! *ssjgokuhan blast goku with a kamehameha from one side while his other self uses the Gatling Cannon from the other*. That's how you do it, boy.
"I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth. Ally to good, nightmare to you!"
"I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth. Ally to good, nightmare to you!"
Whenever, wherever, for whatever... I'll be there.
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FreakForFinalFantasy
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first of all, a katana is the word used for a certain classification of swords, while a dotanuki is a sword from a different type of sword family. To explain it better, I'll just paste what I read in a book.
In traditional Japanese sword smithery, three traditional sizes of swords evolved over a long period of time. The tanto was the most commonly available. Often, under decree of stiff shogun rule, commoners were prohibited from carrying blades at all, aside from those used in agriculture and industry. When the peasants decided to rise up against the ruling warrior factions, fewer dangerous weapons made it easier to quell the unruly citizen. However, when it was authorized (or out of sight), the simple and concealable tanto was the secret pillow partner. These knives were generally less than 12 inches in blade length.
The wakizashi (or kodachi), a medium sized sword 1-2 feet in length, was a stout and useful weapon (a dotanuki is this type of sword, but hardened for war). Miyamoto Musashi, a renowned samurai from the early 1600s, established a style of carrying and wielding swords that would change the face of the samurai forever, that of carrying two swords (or dai-sho), and fighting with both at the same time. Though occasionally a samurai would choose to pair his long sword with a tanto, the samurai elite most likely carried a wakizashi as the match for his daito.
The daito (odachi, katana), long and graceful, was the polished trophy of the samurai elite. Such swords of high quality and reputable manufacture were highly tresured and handed down through generations. This is the sword most romanticized in literature, film, and manga. A daito sword was usually over 2 feet in length, occasionally built longer to match the will and height of the samurai who weilded it. Being the main battle blade of the samurai, the daito was created with extreme precision accounting for generations upon generations of secretive smithery.
this goes on further describing each weapons history and the history of other weapons such as wari-bashi, naginata, Kozuka, kusarigama, and iron club.....hope you enjoyed your brief history lesson.
In traditional Japanese sword smithery, three traditional sizes of swords evolved over a long period of time. The tanto was the most commonly available. Often, under decree of stiff shogun rule, commoners were prohibited from carrying blades at all, aside from those used in agriculture and industry. When the peasants decided to rise up against the ruling warrior factions, fewer dangerous weapons made it easier to quell the unruly citizen. However, when it was authorized (or out of sight), the simple and concealable tanto was the secret pillow partner. These knives were generally less than 12 inches in blade length.
The wakizashi (or kodachi), a medium sized sword 1-2 feet in length, was a stout and useful weapon (a dotanuki is this type of sword, but hardened for war). Miyamoto Musashi, a renowned samurai from the early 1600s, established a style of carrying and wielding swords that would change the face of the samurai forever, that of carrying two swords (or dai-sho), and fighting with both at the same time. Though occasionally a samurai would choose to pair his long sword with a tanto, the samurai elite most likely carried a wakizashi as the match for his daito.
The daito (odachi, katana), long and graceful, was the polished trophy of the samurai elite. Such swords of high quality and reputable manufacture were highly tresured and handed down through generations. This is the sword most romanticized in literature, film, and manga. A daito sword was usually over 2 feet in length, occasionally built longer to match the will and height of the samurai who weilded it. Being the main battle blade of the samurai, the daito was created with extreme precision accounting for generations upon generations of secretive smithery.
this goes on further describing each weapons history and the history of other weapons such as wari-bashi, naginata, Kozuka, kusarigama, and iron club.....hope you enjoyed your brief history lesson.
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