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Old 04-20-2006, 04:52 PM
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The longer a blade, the closer to a sword it acts, combatively speaking, whereas the shorter it gets, the closer to grappling it gets.

That's what I've found in practice.
I'm glad I can still type. I tested this theory out for 3 hours this afternoon and have a very large purple knuckle.
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