Now using the sakabato correctly the sword is still deadly. Obviously you won't be cutting anyone with the sword, however there is impact trauma. We know for a fact that wooden training swords can kill from high impact and you'll have that same advantage with this weapon. The only difference between the two is that sakabato would be heavier and slimer which would make it even more effective at breaking bones and causing internal damage. However the nature of the weapon does change the way you'll have to use it and you will have to use the sakabato more like a big club than a sword.
Is is practical in a sword fight? Simply put it's going to be disadvantageous to a sword because it is essentially a blunt sword. Only time I see it actually standing on equal footing is actually when you are fighting against a knight in full armor. In those situation the edge really doesn't do any thing. Therefore even edge sword will have to be used like a club and/or use the point to get between joints of the armor.
The sakabato is a fictional sword that it designed to be non-lethal. It's like Lion-O's "Sword of All Omens" from the "Thundercats" that could not kill a person or an animal.
In a real life sword fight, someone is going to get charged with malicious wounding or murder. You better hope you're never in a real sword fight.
Pretty useless actually. Kokoro is right on the money, bc the katana relies on the curvature of the blade to deliver cuts.
The reverse edge, which may sound good in theory, is simply not a smart design. Flawed.
the sakabato is a fantasy sword and never existed, its completely bs and unpractical , in iaido/kenjdo/kenjitsu you rely on the curve of the blade to slice, the reverse edge would not slice as well, and would hinder the slicing motion.
Luther the rules are different because of the way the europeans use a sword vs the japanese, for most europeans fencing styles are completely different the japanese fencing styles.
jay key do you realize that the way most all japanese styles perform noto they would cut up their fingers, since they run the back of the blade across their fingers, it would also cut into the scabbard as well
Certainly it would be useful in the hands of someone who knows how to use it; most all cuts made in European traditions are made with the short/false ( "reverse") edge. Likewise, I don't see why the rules would be different as to whether one could use the "reverse" edge of a Sakabato.
