User blog comment:El Alamein/Landsknecht vs. Samurai/@comment-422690-20120725042121/@comment-422690-20120727000606

The Pike is effectively useless one-on-one, no matter how well trained one is. It is primarily used to stop massive charges, and thus is a little unwieldy for one-on-one combat.

The guard on teh Katzbalger is kinda shitty, which is why I initiallly gave my edge to the Wakizashi. Another thing to consider is the fact that the Katzbalger is a last-resort weapon; something in which the Landsknecht will likely have minimal training. The Wakizashi is considered the primary weapon for indoor and close-quarters fighting, meaning hte Samurai has more training in it. Eastern fighting styles focus, in general, more on speed than power, while the Western style is the other way around. I think speed matters more, which is why I think the Wakizashi is better.