Kendo vs Fencing

Kendo vs Fencing short fight.

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Sports

Tags:

• Kendo
• Fencing

[Fektthis]

it's more a matter of the skill of the man holding the sword than the discipline itself. it could go either way depending on who it is.

[Kucarain]

@Fektthis Its always the fighter who makes the difference, not the style.

[TrevescoDrew]

shouldn't they be wearing the opposing sport's protective gear, rather than their own? The fencer's sword could definitely weasel between the bars of the kendo mask.

[Irmasterlol]

Of course this has to be an enormous debate. There's no such thing as just an interesting cross-cultural experiment.

[augusteplise]

KENDO FOREVER



[suckitpricks]

@TrevescoDrew yes but it would be pretty hard fighting i a uniform youve never worn before thats more of a liability then helpfull

[5beckenbauer]

@chiconspiracy

Well, I'm thinking of highly confined spaces not unlike ventilated ducts where you can only crawl. I would think a rifle is cumbersome in such environments. That's why bullpup rifles were invented and being adopted.

[chiconspiracy]

@MrNozza123

The movements in fencing largely come from heavier blades designed to stab through mail and the weak spots of plate armor, they didn't poof into existence suddenly with the advent of flimsy, thin civilian swords. In fact, the straight thrust was used by swords able to defeat European armor, so they would be especially adept at defeating inferior Japanese armor.

[chiconspiracy]

@5beckenbauer

The rifle is an enormous advantage, even if it's bolt action, and its weaknesses are not enough to make it some kind of fair, paper-rock-scissors kind of fight. Just like someone using a European style straight sword will have a huge advantage against someone with a typical Japanese cutting blade.

[chiconspiracy]

@Kucarain

If that were the case, K1 kickboxing would be dominated by TKD and Karate fighters, since there are FAR more of them in the world. Some styles ARE better. If I used drunken boxing, I would be a lot worse off than any decent, competition sharpened style that demands efficient movements. A fencer has an enormous advantage with his/her straight line attack and footwork.

[5beckenbauer]

@MrNozza123

I guess as a modern day analogy, if you put 3 men - one with a shotgun, one with a pistol and one with a rifle (no sniper sights) in a forest within 1 mile radius for 2 days. Who will win?

Pistols and shotgun have no range, rifles and shotguns are poor in highly confined spaces, rifles and pistols need superior marksmanship. Perhaps, the difference is in the conditions the battle takes place and whose strategy is better utilized to negate the other advantages??

[5beckenbauer]

@TrevescoDrew

Each of the practitioners are made comfortable in their attire since that's what they train in, they therefore most likely will perform their best in it.

Secondly, the potential risk of injury adds to the realism, (Kendo gets no psychological advantage - fencer can't parry like you would with a rapier).

[MrCralexander]

@MrNozza123 Respectfully, that evolution of weapons hypothesis was common during the 19th century but, it's just not true. I've fought and observed many cross-style bouts and the trend lines show the better fighter wins. Also, let us not forget, in competition, the rules that one is fighting under can make a substantial difference in outcomes. Armor vs. civilian weapons is a problem. Short vs. long can be difficult. Sword vs. sword- it's the user.