In Your Opinion, What is the Most Superior Weapon?

[TigerCrane]

The title pretty much explains it all. Let's not include the projectile / modern weapons. We're strictly talking about Martial Arts weapons.

I think the Kwan Dao is the best weapon to use, and it is one of the most spiritual weapons.

[daizyblackbelt]

i'm personally very fond of the bo. most of my posts end up relating to it somehow....

but it's more or less useless in close quarters, or in a confined area.

though ideally no one would EVER get close enough to make it a close quarter fight if i have a bo, at least not without a broken bone or two.

Following that, for short range, i'm torn between a knife and a pair of sai. Sai (used correctly) are extremely brutal and effective. But i'm also rather fond of my spanish navaja (knife).

[ff100]

I agree with Daisy... I also love the Bo and in the right environment is unbeatable so holding that in my hands with a Katana (for midrange) and Chucks housed in my obi.

[lordtariel]

but it's more or less useless in close quarters, or in a confined area.

Well, you just gotta break the bo over your knee or someone's head and go at it escrima style.

Seriously though, I would say there's no one "superior" weapon, just a superior wielder. A pair of sai's would be lost on me since I don't know how to use them as well as I would a pair of tonfa, which someone else might not know how to use. For myself though, I would be most effective with a bo.

[unknownstyle]

non blade i would have to say bo, blade would be katana. but you can find something to be used as a bo alot easier than a sword

[Syphax]

What is defined as a "superior" weapon? Truly, any weapon can be superior; it all depends on who is using it.

[TigerCrane]

You're right that there is no "superior" weapon. That's why in my title I wrote "In Your Opinion".

[Syphax]

Well if you are asking what my favorite weapon is I would have to say the staff. Although I enjoy using the sword quite a bit, I always fall back on my staff work.

[Master Raiden]

If you were to give me a situation, perhaps I could better answer this question. For instance if I were taking down a man on a horse, it doesn't take a lot of sence to know you'd want a spear. If I'm going at it in an apartment building, I might opt for a ninjitsu katana.

[cathal]

I would definitely say that the sword is the superior weapon in conventional hand-to-hand combat. In modern conventional warfare however the sword is greatly outmatched by automatic rifles, artillery, etc.