Talk:Yasuo/@comment-9705522-20140122212821/@comment-9705522-20140123122330

yes there are stabbing attacks with katanas. the thing is, they have a problem. namely the katanas design. its single-edged, its point is rather round (compared to true stabbing swords anyway), and its material. this one is the biggest problem. katanas arent very "elastic". while they dont break like western swords do, they bend. quite easily, too. and well, stabbing only makes it worse. compared to that, longswords are better. they are double-edged, their point is pointier (and not one-sided) and they are rather elastic, making them better for stabbing. like, stabbing with a katana is like cutting with a rapier (im looking at you, fiora). it makes little sense. a katana is designed for cutting, its main purpose is cutting, and thats what they are really good at. rapiers are designed for stabbing/thrusting, their main purpose is stabbing/thrusting and thats what they are good at. both can do the opposite, a katana can stab and a rapier can cut, but both are also bad at that. a rapiers blade is too thin and weak for meaningful cuts against armored opponents, katana has the problems i already mentioned.