Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Some musings about a tulwar and its usage.

katana · 28th March 2007, 03:27 PM

Hi Emanuel,
this question raises its head regularly....

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=gatka

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=gatka

There seems to be 'two camps' .....those that agree about the techniques of Tulwar use ......and those that do not.
Personally I totally agree that the Tulwar 'became' an 'extension' of the arm /torso and sweeping cuts would be the norm. Wrist control is almost impossible so delicate movements would, similarly, be almost impossible.

28th March 2007, 03:27 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi Emanuel, this question raises its head regularly.... http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=gatka http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=gatka There seems to be 'two camps' .....those that agree about the techniques of Tulwar use ......and those that do not. Personally I totally agree that the Tulwar 'became' an 'extension' of the arm /torso and sweeping cuts would be the norm. Wrist control is almost impossible so delicate movements would, similarly, be almost impossible.