+Eric Favre I saw some old Meiji era and early 20th century pics of kendo with the fighters holding their shinais with the tip on the floor, I think it's alright as long as you do not lean on it.
@@thecomradered seeing as you regard the shinai with the same respect as a real katana, and a real katana's tip gets damaged by putting it on the floor, I'd say best to avoid it anyway.
nah, i don't think european considred dagger = sword. The dual wielding style of the japanese use a katana and a wakizashi ( short sword) while a tanto is what we should considred a dagger
@@jaketheasianguy3307 Yeah, but aren't the principles quite similar? Longer sword wielded with a smaller sword or dagger? I've seen folks demonstrate Musashi's techniques and what they demonstrate looks awkward, at best. I'm thinking tht what Musashi (or any actual sword fighting person) used would have to be at least as functional as the European sword and dagger combination.
@@davidbarnwellutech4663 nah, mate. Niten Ichi ryu techniques use katana and wakizashi, a primary slashing/cutting weapon The only functional dual weilding style i found in European martial arts is rapier and dagger, both are primary thrusting weapons. Yea, the principle is the same, parry with one and attack with the other but the techniques between these 2 styles are far from identical