tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Nov 09 06:58:14 1994

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batlh'etlh/loosing fingers



 WARNING SLIGHTLY OFF TOPIC MESSAGE TO FOLLOW:
 
Regarding using the batlh'etlh and loosing fingers. 
 
I was recently introduced to a batlh'etlh technique that uses the 
inner blade of the weapon to hook the opponents handle and 
thus manipulate the opponents balth'etlh.  
The result is that the blade gets VERY close to the 
opponents fingers and loosing a finger becomes a risk. Thus when 
practicing hand guards are used.
 
Contrary to what you see on TREK the weapon is NOT best used as 
a flailing type of sword but is best designed for relatively 
close-in fighting that rips at the soft body tissues much more than
severing limbs or impailing skulls.   (sounds fun!)

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