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Those are also singular applications and is by no means a complete and total use of the weapon to the exclusion of all else. :p

The mistake in the theory is that there can be no possible other use...

To add to your point, and not to your frustration, lighter versions were the norm for the average soldier.

But we are talking about Kwan Kune. It may be a fish story, but he wasn't a guppy.

well, we weren't there. Speculation is at best derived from our personal experiences.

He might have found a 20 pounder to be laughably lite for all we really know.

"Overly" is relative to the user. I wouldn't use an 80 pounder at all. I'm only 5'8" 195. Kwan Kune was more like "the big show" He could use an 80 pound weapon quite easily with the same skills.

And I got a unicorn that poops gold covered diamonds and ****s rainbows.

If you say so...

However, the consensus might not agree with you. Also, as a person who has played the weapon for years, your analogy doesn't really jibe with what I know is possible with the...

This is strictly your opinion. I just don't see it that way at all. We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. It would be a useless weapon if used that way against others on horseback with spears...

True, BUT, the usage on horseback was pretty much along those lines. You just can't wield it without playing with the center. And unless you just held it there and rode by passively, you still had...

Eeeeeeeeee, no, the KD as a speedier weapon is held close to the hilt and uses the shaft as a counter balance with most of the weight trailing behind leaving the blade to maneuver faster. The Longer...

I remember winning tourneys with my 20 pounder. I would "present my weapon" to the judges. Most of them were karateka who were using light as a feather toothpicks for staves. So when I gently dropped...