not at all! i think the tricky part is its all cross cultural. so in essence its what ever works i think.
if i was SUPER lazy i would just call them ALL swords
For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.
Horse-chopper Broadsword (Chahn Ma Do) 鏟馬刀
Two-Edged Single Straight Sword (Dahn Gim) 单劍
Double Daggers (Seung Pei Sau) 双匕首
Single Broadsword (Dahn Do) 单刀
Single Commander’s Saber (Dahn Ji Fai Do) 单指揮刀
Double Broadsword (Seung Yiu Do) 双腰刀
Southern Double One Edged Swords (Nam Seung Do) 南双刀
As I have been saying... swords do not always use the same word. Note the use of the word "gim" and what it is used for. Thank you, drive through.
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"
how about this.
jian = mandarin
gim=toisanese/cantonese
they are noth the same character. Jian = sword period (same with gim)
and there are plenty of people who speak chinese here. I'm guessing they don't want to get involved in this stupid argument you started about how americans make the mistake of calling butterfly knives, knives because you have been told that they are actually swords.
anyway, like I said, hang onto your thing i that's what keeps you hanging on, but on this point about butterfly knives, you are wrong.
butcher knife, butter knife, bowie knife... all knives right?
no western bump. It really and literally is knives. wu dip dao are knives.
Kung Fu is good for you.
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"
*giggle again*
http://www.shenmartialarts.com/displ...d=15&origcat=3
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"
why not just go up to the top of the page?
you had to dig for that and you know it. lol
But if you would like me to drown you in links that call them knives, I suppose I could, but this is just dumb, you're argument is incorrect, your premise is wrong and you have only a hair of truth that you are trying to make into a wig.
Just tap already lol
Here's a pic of my half decent set.
I bought em from here. they're good.
Last edited by David Jamieson; 03-08-2011 at 02:33 PM.
Kung Fu is good for you.
Why would I be the one tapping when I have you in the RNC?
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"
Where's Bawang when I need him?
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"
i speak mandarin but don't take my word for it if you don't want to.
i'm just throwing out my 2 cents.
whatever it's worth.
It is bias to think that the art of war is just for killing people. It is not to kill people, it is to kill evil. It is a strategem to give life to many people by killing the evil of one person.
- Yagyū Munenori
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"