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I know what he means. I'm referring to hand/wrist, not wrist/arm. Unless lopped off, fractured, or severed along certain muscle groups at the forearm, an arm can still function quite well with...

So you're really going to argue that even a basic knuckle bar didn't change the way those swords were used from say, an arming sword? Or a cage hilted backsword from them? You don't need to be an...

And which of those were redesigned over the years to protect said hand? And how did usage change over the years when sophisticated sword guards were developed?

The hand is certainly a target, but...

Yes. Frankly the katana is a rather inferior sword. I'm sure that will get a lot of flames. It's just a 2 handed sabre with crap blade length and point so thick it wouldn't pierce but the most...