At Adegan, we wanted to offer you a complete choice of blades for a variety of applications.
Your business
The first question to ask is usage.
There are 3 main practices:
- Sports combat
- Cosplay
- The collection
Sports combat
If you intend to use your saber for sporting purposes, you'll need to read the sporting regulations (if they exist) or ask your Jedi Master what is allowed in your academy.
For example, for the Fédération Française d'Escrime, the blade must be Midgrade with a round tip.
Two technical elements need to be taken into account: the thickness of the blade and its tip.
Midgrade or Heavygrade?
Midgrade blade thickness varies from 1.8mm to 2.2mm. At Adegan's Armory, all our blades are 1.8mm thick.
This blade offers good strength and flexibility, enabling it to absorb most impacts. Its main advantage is its weight (140gr), which offers greater speed.
The Heavygrade blade is thicker (3mm). It is mainly used in long, committed fights requiring greater blade resistance. Some artistic combat practices involve exchanges that are intended to be longer and therefore more violent (unlike touch combat, which is quicker). In these cases, Heavygrade may be recommended.
In the case of practice with friends, the Midgrade will be more than sufficient.
For cosplay or collection
With their thinner walls, Midgrade louvers have the advantage of slightly better light diffusion and a more attractive price.
Your sword
Here, saber technology means choosing between Neopixel and classic blades.
It's your sword that makes the difference.
In concrete terms, the Neopixel is a blade incorporating 2 LED strips with more or less LEDs per m/linear (improving luminosity and saber effects). However, these blades are less suited to sporting combat, as there is a risk of breaking the LEDs inside the blade.
Conventional blades are hollow and therefore receive the light projected by the LED, which this time is inside the hilt saber. (Sabers RGB). These blades contain a reflective film that will increase light diffusion, but will not guarantee even light at the end of the blade, especially if you choose long blades.
Your physique
This is a very important element which will determine the length of the blade. For beginners, we advise you to place your arm alongside your body and measure approximately the distance from the palm of your hand to the ground. This will give you the ideal size to know which type of blade suits you best.
In fact, this will help you to better pass your weapon passes without your sword touching the ground or forcing you to unbalance your positioning.
Your fighting style
This is especially true for experienced fighters and, in another way, for cosplayers.
For fighters, the differences in blade size will enable you to explore all styles; long blade for a more powerful style and to keep opponents at a distance; short blades for use in faster styles and more confined spaces or as a second weapon for those who fight with 2 swords, you'll have something for every style.
(Tip: try 30" blades on the double saber, which will help you with your spins and speed of execution).
As far as cosplay is concerned, you'll have understood that it's all about style.
The tip of the blade
The last point we'll address here concerns the tip. There are round and ogival tips.
In sports combat, the ogive point is generally forbidden to avoid unexpected injuries with estocs (themselves forbidden).
If you practice artistic sparring, we also recommend the round tip.
It's possible to use ogive points in combat, but it's advisable to wear protection and have a high level of saber control.
The round tip is also stronger than the bullet tip.
The ogival tips can be used for cosplay or collecting, giving a more attractive look.
At Adegan's Armory, all our slats are screw-glued for maximum strength.
