Well there you go, Nida's smiling at her for the point.
"Very good. Most people see a staff and think that it's not as threatening as a bladed weapon. But you can do more than knock someone out with a strong blow. Caved skulls, torn off jaws, punctured lungs from fractured ribs... Pole weapons are about amplification of force and really? The laws of physics aren't something to fuck with. And the part most people don't get with all of that? You don't have to be strong to do it. The right from, the right awareness of your weapon and surroundings? You could kill someone with this, Sam. Brute strength doesn't figure in."
After all, a weapon like this is quite a bit more about force amplification through momentum and leverage. And that's something that most people don't understand the potential terror of.
"I don't doubt Danny can teach you all of that. I just want to be sure you understand that what you're holding is dangerous, even if it seems mundane. I had a training partner that was almost killed when he was thirteen because a girl maybe half your size didn't realize just what she was getting into. Respect the weapon, and it will serve you."
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"Very good. Most people see a staff and think that it's not as threatening as a bladed weapon. But you can do more than knock someone out with a strong blow. Caved skulls, torn off jaws, punctured lungs from fractured ribs... Pole weapons are about amplification of force and really? The laws of physics aren't something to fuck with. And the part most people don't get with all of that? You don't have to be strong to do it. The right from, the right awareness of your weapon and surroundings? You could kill someone with this, Sam. Brute strength doesn't figure in."
After all, a weapon like this is quite a bit more about force amplification through momentum and leverage. And that's something that most people don't understand the potential terror of.
"I don't doubt Danny can teach you all of that. I just want to be sure you understand that what you're holding is dangerous, even if it seems mundane. I had a training partner that was almost killed when he was thirteen because a girl maybe half your size didn't realize just what she was getting into. Respect the weapon, and it will serve you."
He knows. He's lived by the weapon long enough.