Comments on: Longpoint https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/longpoint/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 28 May 2026 23:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/longpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-1570900 Isegoria Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:05:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36306#comment-1570900 People have been saying “size doesn’t matter” about martial arts forever, when it would be more correct to say that size isn’t all that matters.

]]> By: Scipio Americanus https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/longpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-1570389 Scipio Americanus Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:31:15 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36306#comment-1570389 It’s in there as a fig leaf, I’d guess. My wife and I have both done a little German two-handed sword, as well as Italian longsword training. The former was with a HEMA-associated instructor. Let’s just say that “size doesn’t matter” was about the farthest thing from our mind after that experience. I’m a pretty big guy (6’2″) and the extra reach and mass was very useful.

This sort of little qualifying statement shows up everywhere nowadays: “but women came!” “but strength doesn’t matter!” It’s more than a little ridiculous. Who cares?

]]> By: A Boy and His Dog https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/longpoint/comment-page-1/#comment-1570167 A Boy and His Dog Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:54:14 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36306#comment-1570167 This is interesting but it’s unfortunate to see the “size doesn’t matter” fallacy again. I did kendo for a while and one of the moves is to get close to your opponent, shove them and hit them with the shinai as they stumble backwards. Anything involving shoving is going to come out in favor of size (men) every time. And if this group hasn’t figured out an equivalent move yet then I have to wonder about their system.

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