The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why?

[Tarbicus]

What is it about religion and Sino-Japanese martial arts that gets everyone so pissed off and precious?

and to even attempt to compare training, to even suggest a barbarian could advance on a samurai successfully i think is a bold statement

Since when were late Romans and Vikings barbarians?

a vking or european blade, stand up to a a kamakura blade, now I"LL say rubbish and mean it, and to even attempt to compare training, to even suggest a barbarian could advance on a samurai successfully i think is a bold statement

Did you read what he says?