There is a strange dichotomy in learning the sword. It is at once noble and incredibly base and vile. The best and worst in humanity, united and conflicted.
The sword is the worst of humanity. It is a tool designed solely for the purpose of destroying human life. The edge is too fine for utility, too long for craft, and too short to be useful for the hunting of game. The first sword ever crafted marked a turning point; that it was an effective use of hard won resources to craft something only useful for killing other humans.
The sword is the best of humanity. Ingenuity and creativity coming together. Harnessing all four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, to create a sidearm well suited to attack and defense, yet convenient enough to carry by your side.
Swordplay is humanity at it’s worst. It is an art dedicated solely to the destruction of the human body. It is the most efficient means of parting flesh, tendon, and bone to the end of separating the immortal soul from the all too frail body. It is cruel, ruthless, and brutal.
Swordplay is humanity at it’s absolute best. It is the passionate science. A small person can best a giant and a weak person can best a titan through careful application of the rules of distance, measure, and timing. It is an exultation in all that the human body can accomplish.
It is a lump of metal and it is art.
It is a riot of violence and it is a dance.
It is ugly and vicious and horrible.
It is beautiful and glorious and magnificent.
It is art and science joined in one.
The fact remains, any day with a sword in your hand is a good day.
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