Hello friends, I will be ordering my first Saber and I have a few questions, since I wanna duel with my saber
1.- I´ve done a bit of actual fencing and sword fighting in HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) so I´m more inclined to do Form 2 or Form 4, i´m not sure which hilt is the best for my skills
2.- I´ve seen the mantis hilt, but it looks too big in the videos, is it comfortable to hold and duel with?
3.- i´m considering the catalyst too, but i´ve seen that the blade may not have the best fit to the emitter
that´s about it, any advice is welcome, thanks for reading
Welcome!
Honestly, if you're primarily looking for a hilt to use for dueling, I would heartily recommend either the Aeon or Dominix V4 or the Sentinel/Dark Sentinel V4. They're about the best for practical dueling.
I also recently acquired my first Catalyst, and it is also extremely fast and comfortable for dueling, but I would stick to a 32" blade, the 36" just doesn't feel as secure as it should.
And in all honesty, its really hard to beat the venerable Aeon V2. Its about perfect, but you can't do any sound or pommel upgrades, so its always going to be a little plain looking. :-)
For me, my go-to hilt is and always will be an Aeon V4 which I painted with dark gun-metal gray in the grooves for a "reversed" LE effect and added an Archon pommel. Perfect balance and deadly. :-)
