Samurai versus European Knight full contact fight

[harddriver]

 

[MadAsAHatter]

This reminds me of that Deadliest Warrior TV show from a while back.

 

[TheBiggestJerk]

Two different kinds of swords. Katana was designed for slashing. Medieval broadsword or longsword was heavy and meant to bludgeon like a club as much as slash and cut.