1.5.5 Question/Clarification

[Tiberius Claudius]

Appendix A
1. Weapon Checking
1.5. Prohibited Weapons:
1.5.1. Entangling Weapons (nets, lassos).
1.5.2. Unmanned Weapons (traps).
1.5.3. Non-compliant double ended Weapons (nunchaku, double ended daggers).
1.5.4. Punching Weapons (punching daggers, tonfas).
1.5.5. Any Weapon when used as intended violates the rules stipulated in the Book of War.

What is the intent of 1.5.5? Is it to say that the above listed forbidden weapons, if used as they're designed, are a violation? Is it supposed to say "any weapon when used in a way contrary to its intended purpose is a violation"? Or is it saying that any weapon that's used as it is intended and violates a rule by being used that way, is an illegal weapon? Is it just a catch all?

*EDIT* Thanks much.

[Big King Jimmy]

It's pretty straight forward. Prohibited weapons: Ones that when you use them the way you're suppose to use 'em, they break the rules.

Tonfa type weapons are a great example. If you just use a weapon with that style guard normally, you WILL anvil. That's an illegal weapon.

[Sir Par]

Also Katars, since they are a punching weapon, Whips since they basically only entangle, Battering rams, Atlatls, etc.