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that is another good point- musashi said that to become too fond of one weapon was a grave mistake, and advocated learning every type one could, so as to have the best tool for the job- as to the thrust v.s. cut wounds issue, cutting wounds tend to be easier to treat that puncture wounds as stabbing tends to damage more internal organs- slash wounds tend to be long gashes that can be sewn- of course, that is only if the wound is not immediately fatal, and whether its a stab to the heart or off with your head, dead is dead- to that end, I once read a piece that stated that in military actions, overall piercing weapons had a worse effect on the enemy as they produced more long term fatalities, and more drain on medical resources- on actual insta- kill situations, slashing and piercing weapons were neck and neck, its just if stabbed and not killed outright you had a much better chance of dying of peritanitus four days later......
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