Ever seen real European sword fight

[Hasbinbad]

..and let's not forget that most effective and devastating of all clubs, used today by martial artists and riot control squads alike, the Japanese-invented Tonfa:

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Ahhh.. When you absolutely, positively, gotta beat the holy living shit out of every motherfucker in the room, the metal tonfa:
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[ShadowWulf]

The European Stiletto had the exact same purpose of punching through armor, plate and chain alike.

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When you boil it all down, cutting is a function of blade geometry, hardness, toughness, sharpness, micro edge serration and technique. Yes Damascus can be stronger, no it sometimes isn’t. Yes Damascus does feel sharper and for many cutting tasks will out perform a conventional blade.

You make an excellent point, well the article does. The styles are wonderful though and the debate over the "best" is one of those maker defined issues, not a concrete issue really.

Clubs are great, but I think we should bring the Man Catcher back for riot control...

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