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*Hands over a taiyaki*


She and Akane both, but those damn hammers range to massing half of the planet.

Taiyaki is awesome! i want some now!!!

Enough arguing about The Last Samurai and Gods and Generals. Both movies were horrible.

To get back on subject: I've always liked the naginata, but there's just one problem with it: it's assymetrical. I dunno why, but I've never been able to stand assymetrical things: I always end up making them symmetrical in some way or another. Methinks adding another blade at the other end of a naginata would make it a much better weapon. =/

so since male genitalia are not symmetrical, do you fix those too? lol... j/k;)

so since male genitalia are not symmetrical, do you fix those too? lol... j/k;)
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Gods and Generals, good movie. the little girl dies!!! :(
Last Samurai, great movie if Tom Cruise wasn't in it.
therefore: Last Samurai, good movie.

I think the most emotional scene of Last Samurai is when they charge against the Gattling guns and when Matsumoto commits hari kari and the Government captain bows down in reverence. so sad...

The irish brigade vs. the irish brigade in gods and generals was sad too. (or was that in a different movie?)

Taiyaki is awesome! i want some now!!!
Sorry, JuNi got it first.

o well... i'll go to j-town and buy one for $1.25! how much are they for you?

Could someone please explain to me why some people have problems with Tom Cruise starring in a film? With out using words like 'Scientology', mind you.

o well... i'll go to j-town and buy one for $1.25! how much are they for you?
The little stand in front of Appleland sells anko, cream, and cheese ones for 100円, which is very, very evil as I cannot resist buy them when I go to the store every week. :p

Which is precisely why a katana is more of an ideal weapon then a heavy and rather unwieldy claymore.

Except a claymore isn't a heavy, unwieldy weapon, it's a well-balanced cleaving tool.

Could someone please explain to me why some people have problems with Tom Cruise starring in a film? With out using words like 'Scientology', mind you.

well think about it: if you saw an ad for a movie entitled, "The Last Samurai," you'd think of Japanese guys with swords, right? Not some random jesus looking guy. And then there's the cultural respect thing. How can you say the last samurai was some random civil war hero? hmmm... yea. see my point?

i think tom cruise is a great actor, it's just that the role didn't fit the movie. I like tom cruise's movies. some favorites are Vanilla Sky, TopGun, Collateral,Mission Impossible. yea, they're good.

The little stand in front of Appleland sells anko, cream, and cheese ones for 100円, which is very, very evil as I cannot resist buy them when I go to the store every week. :p

anata wa doko ni aru?
no fair! ur taiyaki is cheaper than ours!!! we have chocolate filled ones. lol.

Personally I like Japanese swords, such as katanas and tachi's but I also like rapiers and sabres.
I know that a katana couldn't cut through a plate-mail suit but then again neither could a long sword (unless you were half-swording even then it was still hard) because it wasn't what they were made for.
Warhammers and maces were good for taking down a armoured foe, as well as clubs and some types of polearms because it was what they were made for.

Also remember that time period counts for a lot, longswords were known to be brittle because they were made before tempering was known, so they were very strong, enough to hack apart an iron bar, but if they were hit the wrong way or if you misjudged your strike the sword would break.

Swords such as cavalry sabres and rapiers were made when the advantages of tempering were known so they were flexable and sharp but by then armour was made obsolete by cannons and guns so they didn't need to be as weighty to smash through shields and armour, they could be light and fast for maximum killing.

Also remember that samurai swords were fine blades but they weren't as good as many believe, yes you could cut a lightly armoured opponent apart, no you couldn't cut through your enemies blade (unless it was very shoncky).

Also remember that weapons such as rapiers were for dueling they weren't for field battles. As far as the ultimate melee weapons go it would be hard to beat a skilled opponent with a rapier and an off-hand dirk, they have speed and agility as well as a razorsharp cutting edge and a rapier is also very hard to break and shouldn't do so unless the person wielding it is an idiot or a novice.

All up if I had to put my money on someone from the past witha melee weapon I'd put it on a expert with a rapier and a off-hand dirk but that doesn't mean I would say they were unbeatable, just the most likely to win, it is still possible for a man armed with a stick to beat one armed with a machinegun, it's just very hard and unlikely and it would depend on the abilities of each combatent as much as their weapons.

anata wa doko ni aru?
今は長野県に住んでいます。　でもアメリカのネバダ州からきました。

no fair! ur taiyaki is cheaper than ours!!! we have chocolate filled ones. lol.
Oh I've had the chocolate ones before, thankfully the nearest place that sells those is a little shop on Frog Street in Matsumoto or else I really would be in trouble.

Rather than make this complicated and insert situations here, I'm just asking what your preferred melee weapon is.

Mine is a staff, possibly with detachable blades at both ends for slicing and stabbing. Simple, not too original, but deadly and effective.

can i have my ak-47?
if not i will take a mace

今は長野県に住んでいます。　でもアメリカのネバダ州からきました。


Oh I've had the chocolate ones before, thankfully the nearest place that sells those is a little shop on Frog Street in Matsumoto or else I really would be in trouble.

i see... i'm planning to visit nagano this summer. Know of any good airsoft stores? my friends and i want to airsoft!

amerika jin da? anata wa shiro desu ka? (sorry for bad grammar/improper usage, i've only taken two years of high school japanese. sumimasen.)

i see... i'm planning to visit nagano this summer. Know of any good airsoft stores? my friends and i want to airsoft!
I've run into a couple of them, yes. I won't know how good they are because I keep laughing everytime I see them and never get around to actually trying it out.

amerika jin da? anata wa shiro desu ka? (sorry for bad grammar/improper usage, i've only taken two years of high school japanese. sumimasen.)
はい、僕はアメリカ人です。　そして白人です。

Could someone please explain to me why some people have problems with Tom Cruise starring in a film? With out using words like 'Scientology', mind you.

There goes my arguement. :p

The irish brigade vs. the irish brigade in gods and generals was sad too. (or was that in a different movie?)
You have it right. Here's a picture:

http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/gods_and_generals/80.jpeg

I like chainsaws. Chainsaws can cut almost anything. Chainsaws make intimidating noises. Cainsaws use gasoline. And this (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/6bcabaaeedd29010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html) is a chainsaw. You could turn it into a wicked weapon. You could rip off the cover on the blade and duct tape one of the triggers.

I like chainsaws. Chainsaws can cut almost anything. Chainsaws make intimidating noises. Cainsaws use gasoline. And this (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/6bcabaaeedd29010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html) is a chainsaw. You could turn it into a wicked weapon. You could rip off the cover on the blade and duct tape one of the triggers.
Not unless you're willing to strap a gasoline powered generator to your back. That's an electric saw.

Unless I am in very close quarters, I prefer to use a two-handed Utracia.

*bows*

i would use a nail clipper. since they're so dangerous that they got banned from airplanes. :rolleyes: real scary.

Clearly a katana is the right answer

Clearly a katana is the right answer

*SIGH*

Oh, do tell.

*SIGH*

Oh, do tell.

Because it's God's own sword.

Or at least Amaterasu's.

Or her son or grandson or cousin twice removed or something.

nail clipper.

My personal preference is with a Katana. It is versitile and effective but the problem is that it requires a ton of practice. Another personal favorite is a sabre and rapier combo, they are light blades that are easy to use together. . . And they are deadly seporate as well.

My friend and i have been sparring a lot lately with 8 foot staves, bamboo. . . they are fun but hard to menuveur well

Not in an s&m way, whips are fun to use but not very effective. I have practiced with tons of weapons. . . thanks to the good people at perfectsteel.com. If you guys want any info with almost any type of melee weapon. So if you guys hane any other questions just ask

Because it's God's own sword.

Or at least Amaterasu's.

Or her son or grandson or cousin twice removed or something.
Uh... Ok... sure...

Has anyone said "grenade" yet?
That's what I would use if I ever get jumped.

Has anyone said "grenade" yet?
That's what I would use if I ever get jumped.

And die to?

An eleven foot pole...in cas the ten-foot pole won't reach

Plunger. Most people won't fuck with you if your wielding a plunger.

Plunger. Most people won't fuck with you if your wielding a plunger.

Sure...with there hands. Doesn't mean they will defend themselves or pull out a weapon to get rid of it.

Sure...with there hands. Doesn't mean they will defend themselves or pull out a weapon to get rid of it.

Wrong. They'll run every time, because they know what he wants to do to them with that plunger...

Wrong. They'll run every time, because they know what he wants to do to them with that plunger...

Exactly. And plunger's are one of the yuckiest weapons, everyone knows that. Besides that they can also THWACK. I'm surprised the military doesn't issue them.

Exactly. And plunger's are one of the yuckiest weapons, everyone knows that. Besides that they can also THWACK. I'm surprised the military doesn't issue them.

Because the military only uses anal rape for torture.

Exactly. And plunger's are one of the yuckiest weapons, everyone knows that. Besides that they can also THWACK. I'm surprised the military doesn't issue them.

Yucky yes....but if it is coated in waste....that's overkill disgusting. Though people can still destroy it in a single sword slice. :)

Yucky yes....but if it is coated in waste....that's overkill disgusting. Though people can still destroy it in a single sword slice. :)

Ah! But then they have a dirty sword. No one likes a dirty sword.

Ah! But then they have a dirty sword. No one likes a dirty sword.

Although... A sword covered in excrement would be a hell of a deterrent.

Because the military only uses anal rape for torture.

Thats not true, its anal rape if you have been on your best behaviour.

Although... A sword covered in excrement would be a hell of a deterrent.

Don't type another word. Log off, head straight for the patent office.

Don't type another word. Log off, head straight for the patent office.

But... Downtown Houston is thirty miles away, and I don't have a car...

...I suppose I could get on my bike in ten minutes and be there by about 6:30 AM. :p

But... Downtown Houston is thirty miles away, and I don't have a car...

...I suppose I could get on my bike in ten minutes and be there by about 6:30 AM. :p

Just STFU and do it before I do.

Just STFU and do it before I do.

Why? I like my swords clean. :p

*lol* I think I've run into those. One was welded by some blond nutjob with wings on his helmet and the other by a small girl with an obsession with ice cream (taiyaki for anyone who gets those refrences).

the first is.. Thor, i think? and the second would be Skuld, in the "Oh, my Goddess!" manga/ other things.

unless i'm way off base once again :p

edit: yay, looking down the page i discovered i was very much right.

meanwhile: my favrit melee weapon. hummm...

5 foot long, slight s bend 2/3rds of the way up resulting in it's width/whatever being twice what it actually is when looked at from the end, with the final third being a relitivly streight blade, curveing only very slightly where it meets the handle, which would be made of wood to obsorb some of the shock of impact, and then bound with leather.

not sure if it actually exists or not. and it doesn't have a cross piece, though the s bend is such that one side will catch an opponants weapon, and the other will leave it skimming through the air above ones hands. err.. kinda screwed on the other two sides tough. made more for swinging than stabing, but in a pinch it can do both.

my usage of a staff in roughly that shape had a tendancy to leave my left side a little open, sadly. one could do some fun things with it though. swing from right to left on an angle closer to horisontal than vertical, your arms end up in this odd position that it looks like you should never be able to get out of, but a very slight motion has the whole weapon swinging back on the reverse of its corse with almost as much power as it had on the way in. it also sets up for an over the sholder downward swing. much fun.

then one can reverse ones grip for an interesting "under arm" swing. it's fast, and will keep bashing their weapon away, but it's not exactly good for attacking. the ability to swing it two handed with both hands near the end of the handle, then shift ones hand so far up it allows it to be redirected more easly than one would expect, or you can go the other way and pull your hand back up [or even release it entirely with your left hand] to get extra reach/power right as you strike.

never had opertunity to try it on someone who was actually trying to kill me, or even hit me [10 year old younger brothers don't make good sparing partners, but one works with what one has :rolleyes: ]

sadly, the "perfect staff" eventually shattered after several years of use. it's going to be all but impossible to find another in the same shape. :headbang:

eventually i'll probilby just give up and by a bo staff. but i liked my yew staff. :(

I will repost my answer - the firestaff.
The firestaff is a weapon of my invention, but given the design, any medieval blacksmith worth his salt should be able to make one.
The firestaff is a long metal pole with spiked mace heads at either end. These are then wrapped in oil-soaked cloths and set alight.

The result is a staff with flaming ends. The fire is mainly for intimidation value.

One advantage this has over swords is that armor is not as effective against it. Armor can stop a sword, but will merely cushion the blow from a bludgeoning weapon.

Comments, anyone?

Oh, and if I have a firestaff against a guy with a plunger, I would simply dash his brains out.

An axe is a superb offensive weapon and hase been used since the stone age.

But in modern times I would eather say that my favorit weapons are a shoed foot and any thing three feet long and flexible (a folded extension cord works very well!) becouse I have these things on me all the time, even in high security places.


I changed my mind. it's a toss up between the sword of omens, lightsaber,and MJORNAL

I changed my mind. it's a toss up between the sword of omens, lightsaber,and MJORNALWhat's a Mjornal, is that like a Gundam? (Which I was about to reply to, since a mech is a great choice of melee weapon imo)

Possibly Mjölnir, the hammer of Thor which got a short handle thanks to a prank Loki played, but still had a excellent record at cracking skulls. Returns when trown and can only be lifted by Thor. Not really usefull to someone else, but makes for a great decoration.
Today is spiked knuckles (http://www.blade-empire.com/Combat_Weapons/Knuckles/Knuckles-Spiked-Silver-Large.shtml) day for me.

Well, a decent, strong stick is allways nice, be it one-handed or two-handed (like a staff) because you can easily carry them to demonstrations by hanging a flag or a board with a slogan to them.
Also, I allways have my chain with me used as a belt.
Oh and of course, decent leather boots

I'd choose rapier. I'd just go poke-poke-poke at every katana-wielding fool brainwashed by anime into thinking that his sword is some sort of lightsaberesque doomsday device.

MJOLNIR armor. like in the Halo Series!!! Masterchief will beat you down no matter what he has in his hands!