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WCDT: 2460-2464 (3-7 June, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
jwhouk:
There's a reason why Ireland hasn't been attacked by a foreign power in centuries.
Akima:
--- Quote from: GarandMarine on 05 Jun 2013, 16:25 ---The cutlass is on the edge of unrefined, it's the bastard offspring of a saber and a machete and it unsurprisingly not very complex to effectively employ, the reason written forms exist for it is military standardized training manuals.
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An odd quirk one often sees in English subtitles for Chinese wuxia movies is to translate 刀 (dāo) as "machete" in martial contexts where "sabre", "cutlass" or "broadsword" would be more appropriate. Of course 刀 can mean any single-edged cutting weapon or tool, including a machete, but as always in Chinese, context is everything. The dao was traditionally regarded as requiring less training to use effectively than the jian, which is probably why it gradually became "standard issue". The jian might be the Gentleman Of Weapons, but the dao is the General Of Weapons.
GarandMarine:
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 05 Jun 2013, 19:33 ---There's a reason why Ireland hasn't been attacked by a foreign power in centuries.
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....you mean aside from constant war and invasion by Great Britain?
--- Quote from: Akima on 05 Jun 2013, 19:53 ---
--- Quote from: GarandMarine on 05 Jun 2013, 16:25 ---The cutlass is on the edge of unrefined, it's the bastard offspring of a saber and a machete and it unsurprisingly not very complex to effectively employ, the reason written forms exist for it is military standardized training manuals.
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An odd quirk one often sees in English subtitles for Chinese wuxia movies is to translate 刀 (dāo) as "machete" in martial contexts where "sabre", "cutlass" or "broadsword" would be more appropriate. Of course 刀 can mean any single-edged cutting weapon or tool, including a machete, but as always in Chinese, context is everything. The dao was traditionally regarded as requiring less training to use effectively than the jian, which is probably why it gradually became "standard issue". The jian might be the Gentleman Of Weapons, but the dao is the General Of Weapons.
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Really? I've never noticed a dao getting labeled as a machete, and Kung Fu movies are one of my secret guilty pleasures. My small contact with dao in the martial arts world has always had them labeled as Chinese broadswords in my mind, even if they are functionally very different from the European version of a broadsword. Always been a fan of the jian though, beautiful weapon.
Zwammy:
I saw one that said "Children left unattended will be given espresso and a free puppy".
Kugai:
I've always felt the Gladius is a good close in/indoor/tight quarters fighting weapon.
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