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    Durandal-30483

    This may make you laugh, but I need to know.

    Thread Starter: Scully

    Okay, so the other night at training, one of the younger students asked me if there where any forms or schools in iaido that use the tachi, I explained to him the purpose behind a tachi, and that we teach the use of a wakazashi and tanto but I know nothing behind the use of a tachi except that it...

    Durandal Today, 12:37 AM Go to last post
    pgsmith-5185

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    Thread Starter: Scully

    Hey all, Well in my last post here I asked about the use of the tachi, after al ittle more research I'm now looking into how you define a tachi, There a few easily noteable differences, the curve, length, the way its worn down etc, But can someone give me the accurate way of telling a tachi from...

    pgsmith Today, 12:26 AM Go to last post