No one can win every battle, even a high-powered expert may "accidentally" lose to a beginner. This gives people the enlightenment that it is very unreliable to blindly believe that one's martial arts are superb in actual combat, and "one short step makes an everlasting regret" is absolutely intolerable.
It is based on this awareness that the ancients have been trying to figure out the "most comprehensive" weapons. Such weapons are bound to kill the enemy and protect themselves well. In ancient Russia, a kind of "artifact" combining sword and shield was developed-Tashi shield sword (or sword shield).
The ancient Russian "artifact" Tashi shield sword, a combination of sword and shield, appeared in the16th century, which was the era when Russia counterattacked Tatar and quickly expanded to various places. Like contemporary European colonists, Russian soldiers are keen to find new territories or colonies overseas. However, the colonists in western Europe used ships and heavy artillery.
Russian warriors who have long been regarded as "white-skinned Tatars" in the west are relatively backward, and the characteristics of the cold weapon era are stronger. The weapon system is a mixture of weapons of Western Europe, Byzantium, Ottoman, Golden Curtain Khan and other styles. Generally speaking, it is more "oriental".
Ancient Russian prints depict the war scenes in which Russian warriors fought back against the eastern invaders such as Mongolia, Turkic and Tatar who oppressed Russia for hundreds of years. Russia not only expelled the Mongolian Tatars, but also pursued them continuously. The two sides changed their roles, and Russia began to encroach on and expand Asia, including China. However, Russia's historical view has always believed that this is a continuation of the great "counterattack."
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A samurai can put his hand into the shield sword, hold the shield, and fight with the sword at the same time, which has both offensive and defensive capabilities, allowing the user to instantly make the killing skills of "no defense awareness" and "desperate strike". Don't underestimate this "letting go", which is enough to break the balance of power between the two sides in an instant and has a great chance of winning! Practicality is still very powerful.
Shields and swords are handed down from ancient times. In fact, this design is not a patent of Russia, but a combination weapon of shield and sword that appeared in Italy and Austria during the Renaissance. It's called "Lantern Shield".
Italy's lantern shield design is more exquisite, not only with swords on it, but also with many "small and fragmentary" weapons. Small muskets, small bows and arrows, crossbows, etc. are the styles favored by "learned people" and "inventors" in the Renaissance, and are also the characteristics of "inventors" in Europe. Otherwise, they would not have created clocks in the Middle Ages, which other civilizations could never do.
"Super-designed" Italian lantern shield, a famous saying in China's martial arts novels, is well said: "If you have a strange weapon, you will die quickly". Too complicated design must be the specialty of martial arts lovers. The real battle is carried out in an instant by electro-optic Shi Huo, and the simpler and more practical it is, the more effective it is. There was no time for so much work, but it added to the weight burden, but it failed.
Of course, it's a shield. It's too much work. Tashi shield is still very practical. But it depends on exquisite manufacturing technology, sharp knife, solid shield and seamless combination welding. Of course, this technological requirement cannot be made by any blacksmith's shop, so it will not be conducive to the promotion and use of Tashi Shield.