William, I thought that duel was just a legend. Is it documented? There are similar legends about a match between Ueshiba (founder of Aikido) and Mas Oyama (founder of Kyokushin-kai Karate). I don't know if they're true, either.
I would also like to clarify something - staves proved effective against unarmored swordsmen. Good armor, whether Occidental or Oriental, is hard to bash through with a stick.
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