what do i need to do, know, buy. and whatever else i need to know about how to fight with swords?
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You need to learn sword under an experienced person.\nYou really should learn the basis of an empty hand art and then learn the weapons that go with that art, this is the most effective way to learn to use a weapon.
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swords, because they take skill to master.  any idiot can use a gun.
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Any discipline is good to learn, what you have to do is find a school that has a good atmosphere (friendly, everybody gets along well both with the instructors and each other) usually family oriented.\n\nsecond of all you should be comfortable with the instructor's(s) style of teaching. find you a few schools that may have trial classes and see which one interests you the most\n\ncheck your local phone book or searchengine to find any schools or schools websites. for schools that're up to maybe a 15 mile radius of where you live, you may wind up with a bit of a drive, but it could be worth it if you can get most of what you're lookin to get out of it.\n\nmostly the two main types of disciplines that use the throwing aspect is Aikido and Hapkido, Hapkido is the more aggressive of the two but still very similar to Aikido.\n\nIf you can find a school that teaches a type of Kung Fu, then go for it, but usually there's very little throwing aspects that're featured, not to mention sword techniques, but it is possible to find a school that does it, but it's gonna be difficult.\n\nas for learning sword techniques, possibly Ninjitsu ( some of the higher techniques incorporate sword techniques) and it too has excellent hand to hand fighting techniques, or Kendo/Iaido for the sword techniques.\n\ngood luck and good training.
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If you want to go for something unique go with a tessen. They are small iron fans used by samurai's and are very effective to disarm and knock people out. Below is a site that has some info on them.
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Try Infishermen, they can tell you what ever you need to know.
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Bah. Elves. -2 constitution makes the free weapon proficiencies useless. No point at all unless you plan on dexterity exploits.\nWait, are we talking D&D?
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they'll need to have a steel cage death-match.\n\nif you have a change of heart in the middle of the battle, you can throw simple weapons like clubs or axes to one of the guys.
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The best defense is a good offense.  Pay attention to your surroundings, turn your head and look around you.  Don't walk past a male very closely and avoid groups of males.\nWhen you walk around a corner or a vehicle, keep several feet between you and the object.  If someone is hiding behind it, it gives you a second or two longer to react.\nDo NOT carry a firearm until you are familiar with how to use it AND you have made the decision to kill someone.  They are not for display, if you pull it out -- use it -- or they will take it.\n\nHowever, you can use any hard edge (book, package, etc..) as a blunt weapon.  You can use any pointed object (ink pen, nail file, etc...) to JAB with.  An umbrella with a sharp point (you can even file it a little) works really well.  But remember, JAB -- don't swing.\n\nThe goal is to survive.  Give up items and money.  But do not let them take you to another location. (going limp is a defense)\nAgain, the goal is to survive---regardless of what happens, survive.
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No, you shouldn't be able to knock someone out striking that area, as it's more a strike to the body and not the head, you won't KO someone from it.\n\nIf you really hit hard, as said before, there's a danger of killing or paralizing, given the proximity to the vertabrae. Not to mention the damage to the neck muscles you're gonna be striking, oh and the collar bone is thereabouts too. \n\nIn short - don't do it lol\n\nIt is actually a real move tho, katana sword-masters would make their fatal strike my slicing across and down through that same area.\n\nFrom my rather limited knowledge of karate, a lot of the moves appear to be 'translated' versions of a swordsmans attacks. Imagine a 'tanto' (dagger) in each hand when you make any striking move in karate, and it this is quite clear.
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Practice with a partner. Take turns, 1 punches & the other blocks. Mix up the punches, don't get into a pattern. Use feints as well.
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do 2 http://freewebs.com/warriorwithinzx\nU'll find da instructions there.Its freeeeeeeeeee also
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Find a American Kenpo school and sign up you dont have to be an expert to defend your self Its a vary effective martial art.you will learn the true science of combat. Remember this.    To hear is to forget to see is to remember to do is to understand.
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texts I'm not sure about but you might want to look into some aspects of Ju Jitsu, karate kata i don't beleive uses weapons
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do a fake stab\nmake it look like your about to stab when really your intising the oponent to circle their sword. when they do this quickly swipe their sword out the way and stab
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VISIT\nin.dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Weapons/Personal_Defence/
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I've included the links to manuals for both weapons. Good luck!
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Try the book Marthoning for Mortals by John Bingham.  It has lots of helpful advice and training plans for beginners.