Katana vs gun

[TuonsLes]

need this in slow motion and we'll see.

[angelalexiskun]

Katana forever!!!

[Ryuus31]

This video is not to prove who's gonna win the fight it tellin ya that the katana is strong enough to cut that bullet in half.

Everyone knows if a human have a sword vs a human that have a gun . . . the guy/girl with the gun will win loL

But if you have a robot with that Katana vs a human with a gun. The Robot might win HAHAHA

[Perronnepe]

XD hahaha

[Energyhedgehog]

this sounds like a job for the mythbusters

[loldude029]

even if there was some one skilled enough to do that in a fight the bullet would still pierce through the person

[MajedTOP]

Its about the sharpness of the Katana, not about "what gonna happen if you hit a bullet" -.-

[keishii13]

guys guys guys guys, choppin bullets in half is just in anime! arrows MAYBE, and thats a BIG maybe, i mean a bullet is moving faster than any impulse in your body can catch up with. Honestly you wont be able to block the bullet, you can think of it but unless your sword is already in the way and i mean 1 in 1,000,000,000 you might hit the bullet, but hey it would just knock the sword out of your hands when it hit, why bother trying to hit the damn thing anyways? try to just not get shot at xD

[LnTREis]

lol it's japanese mythbusters!

[darkmaster603]

you twelve year old anime dorks are still arguing about this shit?

Seriously guys, it will never happen. Now go jack off to your hentai.

[moldero]

LMAO!

[RaiteiAlchemist]

"That bullet would hit you before you even THOUGHT about moving your sword. "

This is not true...

As the thought impulses move as fast as bullets...its just that your hand and body won't move that fast ans your thought processes...!!!!

"The speed of the nerve impulse can be as high as one hundred meters (0.6 mile) per second."

"The surface of the 45 caliber bullet is moving at 198 feet(198 feet = 60.3504 meter) per second"

Your mind goes that fast, But your body doesn't...!!!!!

[visno]

actually a .45ACP bullet travels at closer to just under 1100fps. snake bites move at close to 200fps.

[hibbityhooblah07]

yeah, i was gonna say..a 200 gr. bullet moving at 198 fps would hardly be lethal. the .45 ACP varies though from 830-1100 fps.

[weinerschnitzelboy]

now how in the hell can you do that in real life. i want someone to actually block one with using blocks to put it one position. its impossible.

[ILOVESPEED25]

Oh it's possible... but not very likely. =p

[HangedMan30]

This is, of course, a demonstration of the swords' strength, not a claim that one could combat a gun with a sword. Such a claim is patently absurd, if only because it takes longer for the electrical impulse to run from your eyes to your brain than it does for the bullet to travel from the gun to you. And, even if you were to cut it in half, unless you hit it in the perfect center, and your sword is an equalateral triangle, the two halves of the bullet would still hit you.

[andocrates]

The one martial arts defense against a firearm that I'm sure would work (for a martial artist) was on the kung fu TV show. Caine used a small piece of steel as a shield. He couldn't match the speed of a bullet but he could match the shootists speed at aiming.

[spirited64]

well it rly depends wat sword and gun

i rly dought dat som1 could dodge an automatic gun

or cut any bullet there 2 fast

but me i prefer a sword cuz it takes years to master

[openwide87]

swords are better than guns because if you are fully train with a katana therefore you need matial arts you will have the speed and reflexes to antisipate when the person with the gun is about to shoot by watching there movement and body language and therefor will move quikly before the person shoots out the way of where the bullet will be going.

[darkmaster603]

stop watching anime

[SouthernGuy93]

Not exactly. Bullets can move at several thousand feet per second, and it takes only the slightest movement to reaim a firearm.

[theguitarhero3]

wrong, even training its imposibal too win against a guy with a gun, your katana isnt 80 feet long is it.

[shadowXfinger]

a swords stronger than a gun but damn if one person had a gun and another person had a sword no contest the person with the gun wins its just

the range issue ! yea and dat dude shorty962 is right

[Calus767]

lol a fat guy with a katana

what I wanna see though is a katana cutting another sword, myth busters really disappointed me by using cheap steel crap.. lol those were far from real results

[MarkTheTormentor884]

What I really wanna see is a katana slicing a gun's barrel clean off. (Or have been watching too many fantasy shows?)

[animematt]

It will never happen.

[MarkTheTormentor884]

One can always hope though.

[SamusRox]

not since mythbusters busted it

[MarkTheTormentor884]

(disappointed)aww!

[ZahrDalsk]

If I had to take a choice in a fight between using a gun and a katana, I'd take the gun anytime.

[itachay]

You guys watched Black Lagoon? The guy with the Katana was cutting Revy's bullets in half, LOL!

[trotchye]

Were they using leadbullet? I wonder how FMJ works on Katana? Mythbuster did their first test with expanding bullets and didn't go through the riflescopes but when they switched to FMJ, it took only a shot.

[mcbong10]

I'd prefer razor blade or shaving blade inside the barrel over that katana anytime..

[Liist]

Even if I shoot a guy who slices my bullet with a katana, the fragments will still seriously harm the guy with the sword.

[oggedask]

DERRRRR you think soooooo???

[Liist]

I don't know, I think I should buy a cheap samurai sword and put some ballistic clay behind it and see what happens.

OF COURSE I THINK SO. I'd prefer a 1911 over a katana anyday.

[SamusRox]

uh,if there is a really fat guy maybe, those fragments were really far apart

[oggedask]

jesus christ man. if a guy has a gun he can shoot a guy with a fucking sword anyday.. just aslong as the swordman doesnt quickly move out of the way or something.. blocking the bullets is out of the question

[darkmaster603]

thanks, I felt like the only one with commen sense

[swordmantx]

Pointless test. of ocurse steel can cut through lead it's common sense

[balisongman07]

yeah but lead moving that fast should have made a great dent in that steel

[iowndunoob]

i know this is a bit late but the "Katana" was the most feard weapon back in that day the gun is what killd the katana and the spear was just a melee long range weapon >.> the katana only cuts so good being that is what they are made for u ever see ppl trying to cut with a long sword?no...scimitar's are feard as well they are just like the katana same job to cut

[bowdakilla]

dude katana with kill a gun any day katana is a legendary blade so like step bak guy wif da 9mm dick

[darkmaster603]

Dude, I hope your a 12 year old anime person, because gun owns the sword, plain and simple. I'll explain why

1). Even the most highly trained samurai couldn't see a speeding bullet coming at them (nobody can), and even if he could I doubt he would be fast enough to accuratly block it.

2). The person shooting would not shoot at the sword, he'd aim for the torso (70%), limbs(5%), or the head (25%), not the sword

the % is the chance of them aiming for the spot

[inferno1217]

im just saying about ur second statement

you CAN move the sword

im just saying

[darkmaster603]

I'm just saying that even if you cut the bullet in half (which would be impossible unless its set up like this) , you would have 2 holes in your body instead of just one

[inferno1217]

oh im not saying it wouldnt hit you!

[stasomat]

It would also depend on how much the bullet fragments were shattered, with what angle, which would define the force they would hit your body with, which could ultimately make them NOT penetrate your skin.

Or maybe I'm dreaming :)

[openwide87]

but they can antisipate the persons movement and body language and have that idea of when the person is about to shoot and therefore will move.

[darkmaster603]

nope, it can never happen. There is only 1 in a google change that it can happen on accident, but as you can see it won't do any good, because you would have 2 holes in your body instead of one.

The average 9mm pistol shoots at around 1100 fps

Lets just say you were 30 feet away, since you do have a katana. That bullet would hit you before you even THOUGHT about moving your sword.

[theguitarhero3]

you are stupid, i dont use 9mm by the way bawdakilla, i use 50cal up your ass.

[flygr8]

still ill take the gun lol

[tchetcheibiza]

me too!! i would choose the gun of couse!!! lol

[tchetcheibiza]

the only limitation of this sword is the man behind the blade! fuking amazing weapon!

[Makron5]

The Katana wasn't important back in ancient times and it is irrelevant now. The spear won the day in those days and katanas were rarely used in battle. Now it is just an overhyped blade being sold on mystique.

[tchetcheibiza]

i really don't think so.... probably a sword it wasnt important for a greek who used spers a lot, but katana was the spirit of samurai... and if katana wasn't important, it should be because a spear dont have the power of this blade, lets shoot some spears and see what hapen. of couse nobody will stop a shoot with a sword but it show the resistence and cut power of that blade.

[Makron5]

You do realize there's a lot of bullshit and decorational stuff with samurais right? The Spear gets the first shot in combat. That's rather crucial.

Besides, the Axe is clearly superior to a sword.

[Makron5]

Since my comment is being voted down for no reason, I apparently have to elaborate. You see the sword is dead in modern combat, while the axe still remains on the frontlines in Iraq as both a tool and a weapon. Therefore due to its longevity the axe is superior to the sword.

[FarazR2]

but why is an axe still used? because it requires less skill and is more of a power house weapon. but if someone skilled with an axe fought someone skilled with a sword, they would be pretty matched. however, swords are much more faster and can outmanuever and axe so swords in the end are superior.

[Makron5]

The Axe is still used because unlike the sword there is a lot of utility to a weapon that places all its weight into a sharpened edge at its tip. The Tomahawk which is the specific axe is actually very light like most combat axes would be. (Despite what D&D told you.) The Tomahawk can be used as a knife or as an axe and is great for stuff like doors, tearing out windows, putting holes in cinder blocks. It's also a good hand to hand weapon.

[ApollosKourros]

Polearms have always been weapons for initial contact with an opponent, for those who had them. By their nature, swords are weapons one uses before they go down. As for shooting a spear... if it was a leaf-bladed speal, meaning that it was flat, and set vertically, then I wouldn't find it so unlikely that some types of bullets striking it at the point would fracture. Of course, the gun is clearly superior.

[fredfredburger30]

they should put the sword sidways

[BlackJack2088]

no, that would defeat the purpose.

[miluziana]

omg the bullet was cut in two

[Kratos3993]

swords would own guns

[shorty962]

dumb ass sword doesnt own a gun. if i see a lil fairy that watchs too much anime come at me with a sword i just shoot the basterd and continue on my mary way. jesus u kids are fucking stupid

[Slance1]

Katana is undestructable! :D

[pisayoz]

HAHAHAHA!!i! OH, MY GOD. I saw a ghetto action movie as a child where the hero had two enemies approaching him and he only had one bullet left. HAHAHA, YES, THAT'S WHAT HE DID!!!! PULLED OUT HIS KNIFE AND FACED THE BLADE TO THE NOZZLE OF THE GUN AND SHOT 'EM BOTH!

[malicedixmois]

Sweet! Now, maybe after 20 years of intensive training, this will be practical to someone. XD Still awesome though! Personally, I'll take the katana over the european broadsword/longsword any day.

[CrazyBadBastard]

WOOHOOO THE KATANA IS AWESOME...

but that gun is aweet as well.. i want both ! =D

[Factor11Productions]

かったです？

[cod34213]

katana cuts gun!!!!!!

rock!!!!!

[Gilmaris]

What does this video prove? Steel is harder than lead. That's about it.

[chashek]

hm... you haven't checked out the one where they pit the katana vs. a .50 machine gun, did you?

basically: it withstood 6 of the .50 rounds, and broke on the seventh. that's pretty bloody strong...

[lizardman464]

Does it really matter though? You can't react fast enough to line up the side perfectly anyway, nor would you want to as it would just turn one bullet into two smaller ones.

Plus I mean seriously, bullets are designed to fragment...You can cut a lead bullet with a butter knife.

[elsamuraiguapo]

Ummm, no bullets are not designed to fragment. This is a .45 ACP round being fired from a 1911.

[saraaxe]

id still rather fight someone with a katana than a gun, if it was for survival, guns are nearly guaranteed to kill.. katana swords are basically all show

[trusttruth1985]

Thats not true.They can kill just as good as a gun if not bether.

[lizardman464]

No, not really. Even point blank a man with a gun can do just as much damage as a man with a sword, and expend a lot less effort in doing it.

And that's point blank, at any other range even the weakest gun beats something with no range. I mean hell, a .22LR to any vital organ will kill quickly, lungs, heart, brain, you get the point.

[cenburrey]

due a man with a gun cant beat a man with a sword at poin blank range. the guy with a sword would cut his fucking arm off! then he would cut him in half dipshit guns are only better at a distance

[lizardman464]

No, it wouldn't. The man with the gun could fire off multiple shots before he lost his arm, providing the swordsman was strong enough to cut off the arm. If any of these shots hit a vital organ or artery the swordsman would die within a minute or so.

They'd both die, but that's assuming getting shot up doesn't deter the swordsman, which is pretty unlikely.

[cenburrey]

dude katanas are fucking sharp they can cut off an arm easily. at point blank sword ownes a gun.

[marz12aug]

I forgot the title of a program.

They insisted so.

"The French cavalry soldier concentrated on a small slope. they fell down and were not able to get up. By weight of their armor"

[Caliburnis]

Two things; When you fall off a horse it's hard to get up. When you're wearing badly made plate, it's even harder to get up. Combine Falling off a horse with falling off a horse on a slope. But the battle was primarily won due to the precense of arrows and unfavorable weather.

[Caliburnis]

That weight issue doesn't explain how fast the knights could move. I've actually seen demonstrations of people fighting in reproduction plate (which is actually heavier). Again, the average weight of a US Soldier's backpack is 35-50 pounds. That's as heavy as a suit of plate mail, and they can CERTAINLY get up after falling.

[AlxanderVII]

Good vid but this is only half of the original, the katana gets shot at a second time and splits in two.

[Nurde]

this show did the same test with a shotgun slug... that was kinda nice to see to

[lapollarecord]

katana owned gun , of course

[sirmichaelthefin]

i think the full video is somwhere on youtube give you more info

[arwinzilla]

but its stil awesome...

[arwinzilla]

Tsanez is right...even though you have a god like reflexes still the chances of being hit by the bullet would be great...i mean if the bullet splits it will still hit you which will cause your stupid death...

[Tsanez]

well, its not like u r gonna fight some dude with a gun. its just a demo of what the katana is capable of, to show its resistance and value the japanese culture of making swords

[mcglothern]

now if u could only see the bullet to hit it

[caluchan13]

o_O coooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!­!! thats true... but anyway u cant deny its awsome!!

[HaMoOhAhA]

Now, if you had fast enough reflexes...

[jul1anx]

exactly, it doest matter if the katana can withstand bullets if your not fast enough xD

[givemebeerordie]

not to mention you'd have to allign the blade of the katana perfectly with the tracks of the bullet...

[outland2442]

The japanese style of blade making is unprecedented.

[johnnycache]

It's actually very, very precedented. They were beaten to most of their innovations by middle easterners and even europeans.

[johnnycache]

Still a cool-ass clip though, don't misunderstand me.

[marz12aug]

Are you true? Is it what and a sword called it?

Do you know structure of a Japanese sword?

[givemebeerordie]

the japanese got their sword forging techniques from the chinese and made certain changes. In fact, the japanese got most of their culture from the more ancient China. Dont forget, Japan was founded by a Chinese.

[marz12aug]

???you know japanese sword?I can't think so.

[JesusFuckingChrist84]

That is true. But the Japanese made all this there very own with slight modifications. The Chinese will not take credit.

[DJFistOfCurry]

I agree with givemebeerordie....although our ppl can't be given credit for the actual Japanese Katana itself, we can however take the credit for making straight and broad sowrds which eventually was used by the Japanese to create a sort of combination of both, the Katana.

[ichirodrisscoll]

Japan was founded by a Chinese?

It is false

other countries have nothing to do with Japanese origins

[Makron5]

What about Israel? And yes I am serious in claiming the possibility that the Japanese may well have some connection to one of the lost tribes of Israel.

[Makron5]

Before rating down my statement about the Japanese possibly having some connections to a lost tribe of Israel, please be sure to some research yourself. Even if it isn't true, the evidence is very, very, compelling and fascinating.

[Caliburnis]

Japanese steel was very low quality. The reason they worked it so laborously was because they had a very small amount of iron ore that was also very low quality. Europeans had MUCH more MUCH higher quality Iron, and their forges were hotter so they could make the same quality of swords with less effort.

[outland2442]

ok so if you place japanese black smiths in the u.k. during the middle ages you have an unbeatable weapon..given the swordmans knowledge of how to fight.

[Caliburnis]

Nope. The Katana wouldn't function properly given European technology. Europeans achieved flexibility by wrapping iron wires around a Steel core, this would make the Katana highly brittle and easy to break. Note that European swords didn't suffer from this same problem due to the structural designs.

[Caliburnis]

Moreover, the katana design itself would fail against European Armor, due to this added weakness. The katana is a curved, slashing weapon. Slashing weapons fail against armor, you need a straight edged thrust to fight armor.

[Caliburnis]

Your comment also seems to ring with a concept that 'European swordsmen didn't know how to fight'. Please tell me this isn't true.

[outland2442]

i think you misunderstand me.I was talking about placing japanese smiths in the u.k.(during the feudal age) and utilizing thier steel to create a much stronger sword(katana) and i was also stating that (plus) the japanese swordsmans(samurai) ability to fight might give them more of an advantage over european adversaries.but you have made it clear that the katana worked for fuedal japan and wouldnt fair so well in fuedal europe.noted.

[Caliburnis]

What you /could/ say with impunity is that the Katana is probably the best slashing weapon for use against lightly armored, or unarmored opponents. That would be factually true. Think of it like in RPG stats:

European Longsword:

Vs. Armored Opponents: +5

Vs Unarmored/Lightly Armored Opponents: +5

Japanese Longsword:

Vs. Armored Opponents: +2

Vs. Unarmored/Lightly Armored Opponents: +8

[outland2442]

got it.they need a game like warcraft for fuedal japan.maybe you know of one?i take sword fighting classes with this guy in new york,but its really like stage combat (pretty... but not really practical).check his site out yoshi amao (google him it should show up).talk to you later.

[YujiTanaka521]

Japanese katanas actually at one point was semi effective against armored opponents its just that in the Tokugawa era where katanas as we know today were made famous, nobody really wore armor so they curved the blade more to be effective against the commonly unarmored opponent

[Caliburnis]

Is that why Japanese samurai used Spears more than katana before the Tokugawa era? But I know what you're talking about, the katana was heavier and broader before that point. However, that still doesn't answer the problem that Japanese armor wasn't nearly as effective as European, as Japanese armor was mostly Wood, lacquer, paper, and leather.

[YujiTanaka521]

haha yeah japanese armor was practically just for show, and intimidation actually hence the masks had demonic like faces, i dont know y exactly they used spears more maybe becuase there was a lot of mounted combat or they just like them better at the time cuz how much could a spear cost as apposed to a katana

[YujiTanaka521]

haha yeah japanese armor was just for show an intimidation (masks had demonic faces), and as to y they used spears more often before the tokugawa era i would have to guess just flat out cost efficiency muuuuuch cheaper to make a spear than a katana, cant really think of anything else but mounted combat where if u dont have a spear ur SOL

[YujiTanaka521]

AH it showd up twice cuz i didnt see the 1st one after i refreshed ignore either they are redundant

[marz12aug]

"Japanese armor was mostly Wood, lacquer, paper, and leather. "hahaha.

Do you think that it is true? ?

Or will it be generally introduced so in your country?

A Japanese armor is made with iron or a metal part basically.

Wood, lacquer, paper,

These materials are used to give glory to appearance of a Japanese armor.

[Caliburnis]

Oh no, I'm right. It depends on if you're looking at the Ashigaru armor, or the O-Yoroi. Ashigaru armor was primarily Wood, leather, and lacquer. O-Yoroi had more metal parts. HOWEVER, This metal was primarily slag, and much much heavier than European Plate was (Iron contains more slag than steel does, so the steel is lighter than the plate. Usually European Plate was from 45-60 pounds, while O-yoroi was 65-90 pounds and much less form fitting, restricting the user's ability to move.

[marz12aug]

Why will you think that you beat a European armor in a Japanese sword?

Perhaps if it is a samurai, I resist it in short sword (WAKIZASHI) for a plate armor.

Of course for the European armor which turned over by jujutsu.

[Caliburnis]

I'm having a hard time understanding your post, could you verify your statements, which I'll try to summarize;

You claim the Samurai could defeat Plate with the wakizashi (True, but that leaves the Samurai at a massive disadvantage. Ie: Range.)

[marz12aug]

No.

It is easy to restrict a knight of the armor which fell down. And it is easy to insert a dagger in a gap of an armor. It is easier to take off a visor.

[Caliburnis]

All false, Knights were very springy in their armor, there are documents of knights being able to do backflips and handstands while in Full Plate. You're dealing with guys who have trained in these armors from when they were seven, to when they're in their twenties.

[Caliburnis]

Then you claim that the Samurai could defeat the European Knight via Jujutsu. Incorrect, The Europeans had very effective Hand to Hand techniques as well (Look up; Armizare, and Fechtbucht). In fact, I could argue that European Hand To hand was superior due to the fact it was more battle tested.

[marz12aug]

A clearly Western armor is disadvantageous.

A center of gravity is high.

View is small.

A mobile range of a joint is small.

A weak point of an armor was proved by a fight of Agincourt.

[Caliburnis]

Not necessarily. The center of gravity is still the same because all you're doing is attaching armor to various parts of the body, adding to overall weight (Mind you, only 45 pounds or so). European plate was lighter than O-yoroi, and more maneuverable. Now, I never said European plate was perfect, I'm just saying it's incredibly hard to fight against.

[marz12aug]

You misunderstand it intentionally.

It is chain mail of the Crusade that should compare with O-yoroi.

It is DO-Maru-Yoroi that should compare with plate Armour.

Do not tell a thing of the old times and a thing of the new times to the same line.

[Caliburnis]

This is a good point, but to my understanding Do Maru Yoroi still didn't use steel (Hence iron, hence more slag, hence heavier with less protection). And to my understanding, it offered considerably less coverage in what was protected. In short, a single thrust from a European sword could penetrate it.

[Caliburnis]

Also, Agincourt was a different sort of battle, The French during it used armor that was far too heavy, the Germans and Italians have always been seen as the masters of Platemail. Note also, that the only reason the English won that battle was due to the presence of many, many, many archers (13,000 by some sources).

[marz12aug]

I see.

Then why was not the French heavy armor corps able to prevent a British bow?

In addition, there were many French captives in Agincourt. （Of course they are nobles of a heavy armor）Why were they caught? I cannot arrest them for a bow. They were not able to stand up by weight after all.

[Caliburnis]

Faulty logic. The French nobles were captured due to the fact that the rest of their forces were diminished, and they couldn't resist the British forces that were already there. And how do you figure that they weren't able to stand from that data? You can capture someone today who is /not/ wearing any armor.

[marz12aug]

With a TV program "history channel" of your country, they gave a conclusion so. If you complain, please say to them.

Or will the news of your country be untrustworthy information?

[Caliburnis]

Which TV program on the history channel? And what conclusion did they reach? They're probably full of shit.

[marz12aug]

You insist that Western full plate Armour is absoluteness after all.

I do not feel significance in already talking with you anymore.

Flexibility, hardness, absolute perfection, lightness.

And the European noble who was good at martial arts than a samurai.

Nobody can beat them.

You think so.

[Caliburnis]

No, I just acknowledge historical facts. Western Plate is not as disadvantageous as Eastern Martial Arts Historians would like people to believe. The katana is an excellent sword against soft targets. But that's it.

[NightKids831]

o.O !?

[aznbgangsta]

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[boomstix]

shit..........i never believed katanas can do that....

thats some steel