On Mon, 28 Oct 1996, Michael Chen wrote:

As a follower of Anything Goes School of Martial Arts, I was wondering whether 
it would be proper to have Ranma pick up the use of various weapons...

I mean, in my next fic, i plan Ranma to be forced to utilize a couple articles of
weaponry.... katanas....shuriken....throwing knives....etc.

Before I undertake the task of writing, I want to know whether having Ranma use these
weapons.  One problem I foresee is the reader's disbelief that Ranma has become
a Mousse clone...

Well, he has been shown using Nunchaku.  Admittedly, he was beating 
himself up at the time....

mata ne,
bengman