Why does everyone talk like they've used these weapons.

I've used a katana before, only problem, it was wooden, and my uncle's. With rods, I use any long stick I could find, or cue sticks :)

Tonfar... encountered that on Suikoden II.

I made a super duper sword gani... Incase we ever get to customize our sword ganis.

Where's the BFG 9000/Rusty Short Sword?

I usually use flagless wooden poles and sometimes ski poles.

Nothing can match the fun of axes :D.

Wow, the people on this message board have such high and diverse taste that every option got a vote! that's great! I'd like you all to explain what's so good about your favorites, though, because that's where the beauty of it all is!

A kusarigama is the perfect parrying weapon, I think. Its swing is greatly efficient against an opponent in chain mail, its chain is ideal for catching an opponent's sword, and its weight is usable for crushing plate mail!

Throwing knives are cool too :D
hey, dante posted. :)!

What, I go for a couple hours to see the pokémon movie and suddenly me posting is a big deal?

I'm with Reb on quarterstaffs. I got 2 of 'em...still not entirely sure what to call them, I've both heard Quarterstaffs are 1/4 the length of a standard staff, thus Cudgels/clubs, but also that it's 1/4 the width, or the diameter of a quarter...the ones I got were standard bamboo poles from the OSH Gardening section (15 cents each!), wrapped with leather...tried unsuccessfully to put a footpad and mount a gem on one, the other I just keep raw for sparring. It's sweet, I can disarm just about anyone faster than they can draw, and there's always the added bonus of attacking with either end...it's really a beautiful weapon when it's done right.

Well, how was the movie? :P

The best I've come to using a weapon for sparring is fake swordfighting with my little brother :(

Tyhm, I used to have the same confusion, because I heard the same thing! Now I've verified that a quarterstaff is actually the term coined by europeans for a long staff used for fenving. Startling, ey? I think a weapon less than the length of a person is a striking staff until it is short enough to be wielded in one hand, in which case it is a cudgel, "simple" mace, or shillelagh, if it has a large knob for a head.

Oh, come on, buddies, as great as it is to know what you like, I also like to know why you like them! I love weapons and I wanna talk more about them! :D

My love for the Katana dates back to the later 1980s when I was worshiping the Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles (I can hear you all laughing, LOL). I liked Raphael the best but I loved Leonardo's Katana more than the Sai. The elegance of the combat methods surrounding the Katana are brilliant and lovely to behold. I love all swords, but the Katana is a swift, ingeniously crafted blade.

When sparring with friends I find myself taking up arms with a bo however, since I don't own a Katana nor would it be a very safe thing to fool around with near the relatively untrained

hmm.......im not sure what i would like more......they all can be fun and dangerous.....whats more to like than that? I personally like blended weapons.....as far as taking a sword and giving it a futuristic edge to it.......such as a lightsaber........btw....i have a mutator for Unreal Tournament that lets the player use a light saber....its sweet....especially going up to bots and cutting off their head........I also saw somewhere that there was a mutator that changed all the weapons in UT to medival weapons like broadswords and stuff.....i really want to see that

I don't know how to fight with any weapon, I'm just an admirer of all of them.

Well, I guess I'm a little self-trained in foil and saber fencing. :)

Ahh, TRUE! So true :D

I like katanas but I find them a little overappreciated. Lots of people like them, but, after all, there are so many great weapons out there, I like them all!

And I like other japanese swords better anyway. A nice tachi and miniature tantos are nifty, but my favorite is the no-dachi, or "Man's sword." :) Actually, it was designed both to fight and to be used to cut down thick brush when travelling through forests! :D

Well, all the "old fashioned" weapons. I'm not to keen on heavy arms, wide area bombs, and biological weapons. They just take the grace out of it, I think.

Axe! Hehe

So why do you like the axe, greezi?

I like them because you can use them in chopping wood (FUN!) and other fun stuff. But not brutal things. :)

Chopping wood is nifty. I'm glad you like it!

That's it, I'm tired. good night.

I like it, but I don't do it. And Good night!

Hmm.
 

I am above all a pacifist and a coward, but assuming that I"m nto the pacifistic part I'd prefer bows, but since the most long range weapon in this poll were the Spears/Lances/Pikes/Bills/Partisans I've voted that. ;)

No! AXE!!!!!@@!

I prefer daggers, knives, and small swords.

I find them easier to use and you have more control over them due to their size.

Additionally, they can be concealed pretty easily as opposed to longswords and such.

I think everyone picked Asian swords cause they wanted to be like dem Anime dudes. Hahaaaaaaaa. And to everyone: STOP ACTING LIKE YOU USE WEAPONS "OH I FIND THESE BETTER THAN THESE AND THESE ARE MUCH MORE PAINFUL LOL"

Actually, I have used daggers, knives, and short swords, so hi!@#

I used a hammer to make something. I guess that makes me a mace-master.

I think Fai was struck by a DBZ video when he was young.

weaht? I AM SAYING THAT EVERYONE IS LIKE YO I BE MAD PHAT WIT MY KNIVES N STUFFS BUT THEY ARE NOT NINJAS

Hahaha.

Poor Fai.

*gives Fai an icepack*

I rephrase, I meant to say "Obsidion Brick", not "DBZ Video".

HAHA I DOUBT YOU ARE A NINJAkNIFE MASTER LIKE YOU ALLS AY

No, I don't own a knife. I am saving up to buy one of the stainless steel swords at my local "Sharp pointy things" shop.

I used to practice Paganism before I converted to Christianity, and in Paganistic practices, the use of a dagger or athame (Pronounced ah-thah-may.) is essential during ceremonial rituals and magick working.

So you fight and duel each other with knives and Asian Swords because you are religioned.

Uh, not all knives and daggers are of Asian origin, Fai.

Murderer.