The skewness of a keris blade

Alam Shah · 2nd March 2007, 05:55 AM

A good question and an excellent answer.

In my short experience with kerises, I've seen blades bent at the pesi (shaft), just below the ganja, to get a good angle / 'feel' (rasa, roso) of the ergonomics of the blade. With the ensemble, doing a few thrust strokes and parry, one feels the balance and better control of the blade's movement

I've seen mostly on straight blades with the hilt firmly attached to the blade. There are occasions where I've seen on wavy blades as well. There are always exceptions.

2nd March 2007, 05:55 AM	#9
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	A good question and an excellent answer. In my short experience with kerises, I've seen blades bent at the pesi (shaft), just below the ganja, to get a good angle / 'feel' (rasa, roso) of the ergonomics of the blade. With the ensemble, doing a few thrust strokes and parry, one feels the balance and better control of the blade's movement I've seen mostly on straight blades with the hilt firmly attached to the blade. There are occasions where I've seen on wavy blades as well. There are always exceptions.