katana

Q: So, to start:
Can Murphy actually use the katana set she has on her mantle?
A: Yes!  Murphy is a fairly serious traditional aikidoka (though that isn’t the only art she’s studied or employs) and she’s leaned quite a bit of jo technique, which largely carries over to katana technique.  Her knowledge, though, is kinda academic.  She isn’t a kendo practitioner, and it’s not as though you can just go a few quick practice rounds with swords to keep your reflexes in shape.  So when it comes to large choppy-slashy blades, she’s never used it in life.
Well.  Except for this really extreme moment in Hawaii . . .


Quote from: Mickey Finn on August 12, 2006, 11:36:22 AM (http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,631.msg11238.html#msg11238)