The Evaluation of the Japanese sword from Historical Primary Documents (1) “Muye dobo Tongji”

“Muye dobo Tongji” Overtune, Questions of Martial Arts

「興倭封陳倭輙敢死突進我軍雖有持槍而帯剣者剣不暇出鞘槍不得交鋒朿手而盡衄於兇刃皆由於習法之不傳故也」

Fighting against Wae(Japan), Their army made a desperate charge to us. Though we had spears or swords, There was no time to draw swords or no chance to cross spears, everybody were killed by opponet’s sword. Because no tradition to train swords or spears had been passed down.