>>47037662Utility: Machete
Combat: Long sword, Calvary sword or Single edge
If you follow fencing, HEMA or Akido the game is to have something strong and flexible to absorb impacts, and thin/light enough you can have follow up counter attacks and feint strikes. The thinner the blade, the more pressure and penetration you can put into the cut or strike.
However, what they dont tell you in anime or movies is that blades tend to wear out quickly. Which is why you want something quick to sharpen which has length for in battle field stripping.
Next, they also dont tell you but you can be pressed and killed with your own sword; hence the phrase "its a double edged sword". You do not want to be necked by your own blade.