Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options answers only not deleted user 5961

Any bladed weapon which is held in one or two hands, but is not a staff or pole weapon. Use this tag when talking about martial arts which specifically focus on swords, or when swords are the main focus of the question.

6 votes
Accepted

Is there a modern technology for constructing a katana?

The sword is an excellent example of people, first of all, understanding the requirements of the particular application. … In the interview, the question of whether industrial processes can reproduce the sword comes up directly: Can we make a sword today that's as good as the samurai sword of yore? …
mattm's user avatar
  • 14.5k
3 votes

Left handed Japanese sword techniques

I am not sure whether this qualifies as left handed in the sense of your question, but it definitely uses a sword in the left hand. …
mattm's user avatar
  • 14.5k
4 votes

Defending legs with a sword

Whether footwork evasion or a block will be faster depends on where your sword is when the attack begins. … If your sword is high, an attempt to block may not succeed because your sword is too far away and the block is not fast enough. …
mattm's user avatar
  • 14.5k
1 vote

After receiving the mortal thrust, a swordsman deliberately impales himself on hostile blade...

I can't answer this is in the realm of dueling and fencing, but the experience of the US military fighting Moro rebels in the Philippines is relevant. In the Moro Rebellion, Moro Muslim Juramentad …
mattm's user avatar
  • 14.5k