My screen name is after my current indoor target bow, the "Martin Shadowcat"
Posted on 08/31/2006 11:40:49 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
A little of the subject but there are some great experiments going on that are looking at how the Egyptians, and others, were able to build their huge structures. Some of it seems to be quite plausible.
That's what I've read. Apparently the best European swordsmen were as good as the Samauri. Ever watch any fencing done by a couple of guys who were really good at it?
oops s/b "off the subject".
> This guy still runs the European equivalent of a dojo for swordsmen.
A colleague of mine trains in these disciplines. I would not want to encounter her in a knife fight!
Can you imagine "fencing" when done with broadswords? Wow!
Muskets made their way into Japan in late 16th century. There had become main battle weapon along with their swords. Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592 featured a large musket troops(incidentally, quite a few of them were Christians.) However, after Japan lost the war and Tokugawa Ieyas emerged as a new shogun, he banned all muskets. He kept traditional swordsman ship alive by eliminating muskets. This is to protect traditional samurai class. That is why Japanese swordsmanship survived longer.
My screen name is after my current indoor target bow, the "Martin Shadowcat"
Most interesting.
For anyone interested in learning more about what mounted archers in numbers can accomplish, I'd recommend Erik Hildinger's "Warriors of the Steppe". A great read, a very accessible recounting of horse warefare as practiced by the peoples of the steppe over a span of centuries.
"Traditional Arrow-smiths are hard to come by these days".
The Seven Samurai remake was done already... The Magnificent Seven ;-)
Not sure how they can improve on the original Samurai. Kurosawa is one of the greatest directors of all time. Toshiro Mifune is awesome. The CGI will suck when compared to the real thing.
Thanks TLR,
That 'Parthian Parting Shot' pic is very cool.
Ooooh. New desktop wallpaper for me.
Go for it!:)
We might should train our soldiers in the art of firing from horseback. Even with our great technology, all our weapons, except the most basic, will be useless given the Pulse Weapon's ability to kill all electronics.
If we are ever in another world war the ability to fight in the old manner might be the deciding factor in who wins.
If mutual destruction of industrial base in the world actually occur, I guess it could happen.
The horses must be very well trained - noone seems to
be holding a rein. Keeping ones seat at the gallop with
no hands?
Archery and horses ping; Hair, kinda the best of both worlds.
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