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cutecuttlefish · 7 months

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The swords of the day are butterfly swords.

Not to be confused with butterfly knives, this is a completely different weapon. These are typically a pair of short, broad-bladed dao swords, first seen in the early 19th century and designed to be a matched set. Not only would they be always used together, they were actually designed to sit together in the same sheath. They were used in several martial arts, notably Wing Chun and Hung Ga. Paired weapons like this have a distinct advantage over single weapons, in that they allow you to defend and attack simultaneously, where a single sword could only do one of these at once.

#sword of the day #sword #butterfly swords #asian weapons

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skara-da · 1 year

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What swords does Cam use?

They are described as a pair of short, practical, plain looking, curved blade weapons.

As a swordfighting buff I've personally narrowed it down to three equally tantilizing options that are not "just machetes"

Kukri, a sort of long knife from Mongolia. I have zero historical context on who uses them and how they use them, this was the first weapon it sprung to my mind because of bloody One Piece. When I was eleven or something I saw on tv the anime episode with some guy double wielding kukri and that was my first exposure to them, so in my mind they can be double wield.

Look at this doofus I don't even like One Piece

Butterfly swords, used in wing chun and other chinese martial arts, always in pair. Not that I ever practiced any wing chun, to my understanting, watching katas, you can use both weapons at once to block and both weapons at once to strike, creating a flurry of perfectly coordinated slashes. For you to decide if this would count to be a "grease fire" style of fighting. Maybe, to the Nine Houses Cavaliers, used to a rapier-and-offhand system, in which you mantain control of your opponent's blade with one weapon and go for a opening with the other, Cam going loud would seem extremely daring.

Dussack, babyyyyy! The european short, single edged, curved bladed weapon in my heart. To my understanding it is also an umbrella term in german for any weapon with those characteristics, like a pirate's curiass, but I am talking about the late medieval-early reinassance. They came in two form factors:

Preppy swordies with complex hilts

The lockjaw hazard

I can't decide which version I like more for Cam to wield. The complex hilted one are much more in line with the Houses rapier aesthetics, on the other hand the "just a single retorted steel piece with some taping as a handle" fits in with the scrappiness of the Sixth and the fierceness of the "gease fire".

In conclusion

I like the butterfly swords the most for the simple fact they are made to be twin blades and I respect a martial art tradition, most of the times they are rooted in solid fighting logic. Make sure to correct me if I have made any mistake or wrong assumption, I was just playing with my limited knowlege to find a nice headcanon

#tlt series #camilla hect #weapon #sword #headcanon #gideon the ninth #gideon the ninth spoilers #kukri #butterfly swords #dussack #the no frills dussack looks so much like the kill la kill half scissor

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projectbatman193 · 6 months

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My weapon of choice for the Zombie Apocalypse!

#project batman #batman #bruce wayne #martial arts #training #exercise #fitness #work out #kung fu #butterfly swords #apocalypse #zombie apocalypse #zombie survival #survive the apocalypse #choy lay fut #chinese butterfly swords

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everlinet · 1 year

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tiny tiny new update of my art on etsy, link here. please check it out, I did a special limited 10% off so you can grab your favourite piece. btw., the crystals on the handmade frames are little sun catchers, and are perfect for windows! // @everlinet