11/13/2023 0 Comments Katana length proportion to height![]() ![]() Note how this criticism is actually a lot more precise than the original advice! Girard Thibault, Académie de l’Espée, trans. And such is the opinion of those who want that the blades be equal to two full arms, such that setting the point on the ground beside the man, the pommel comes to his armpit which is rather the length of an Espadon than that of a Sword: besides, it will necessarily be unsightly and inconvenient, as much to carry at one’s side, as to draw out of the scabbard, and also dangerous and unwieldly to use. ![]() It is astonishing, that among those who have professed the Arms during their whole life, and published their writings accross the World, so few discuss this subject Some did speak about it, and even determined the length of the sword, but more according to the taste of some cowards, who like to have very long weapons, so as to remain always at a distance, than to any demonstration of Science. For example, this bit in Thibault clearly refers to the instruction of Capoferro: That discussion of length is actually cross-referenced in contemporary or later texts. Regardless of the image, there is context to Capoferro’s work. I would argue the illustration clarifies this, but it is always touchy to make assumptions on the quality of illustrations. It is true that this text is somewhat ambiguous, as it does not specify everything: length of blade or overall length, how deep the lunge is, where you measure the arm form, or even in which position does the weapon come up to the armpit. This length is also the same as that between the sole of my foot and just under the armpit. Therefore, the sword should be twice as long as the arm, or as long as the extended step. Guy’s answer is stressing the ambiguity in the original citation and illustration. Grauenwolf) criticized Guy Windsor’s video on this respect in particular, and now the latter has responded to the criticism. There is a budding controversy these days about the weapon length recommended by Ridolfo Capoferro in his Gran Simulacro dell’Arte e dell’Uso della Scherma. ![]()
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