Japanese Sword-Polishing (English Subtitled)

[jae19864x4]

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[jae19864x4]

what does this have to do with diablo 3 ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[xmichaelibertyx]

Is this a diablo 3 panel?

[purelego]

Chinse can polish sword just as good as Japanese. In fact Chinese sword is the ancestor of Japanese sword a lot of Japanese sword smiting technique are from CHina.

[elesararwos]

@purelego Each sword has their own qualities

I'm by no means a master, but the Chinese jian has a tendency to bend because of the style, whereas the katana doesn't

The sword smithing techniques are indeed from China, but the techniques changed over hundreds of years (same shape, different forms, different smithing techniques, etc.)

And a sword is only as good as the person behind it

I don't mean to debate, only to converse

[23rigger]

Anyone know the name of this Cantonese polisher?

[Tanjelly]

Chinese - Cantonese.

[OTTOMANSWORD]

He is definitely Chinese...

[Grizzlydawg]

I don't know what he's saying, or if the subbing is correct. But if you take a close look at his technique - he's doing it VERY well.

Even if you ignore his hands on the sword - everything else is legit and mirrors what you see sword sharpeners in Japan doing en masse.

His approach is similar (if not the same) as professional sword sharpeners in Japan that have been doing it for generations.

So unless you have a clue what your talking about shut up kiddies!

[nydragon]

Please note the Japanese metallurgy was influenced largely during Tang dynasty! After all, do you need someone with Japanese heritage or the Chinese in order to be a good sword polisher, no brainer!!! The Chinese always say, "think twice before you speak"!

[DaytonaRoadster]

its interesting he using a style of blade sharping during the Meiji restoration...which is the end of the samurai class in japan

[DaytonaRoadster]

@truthquest because Japanese masters never teach anyone...and japanese people are born with the knowledge of making swords right? idiot

[TsetTsyung]

Please, for the love of mercy, somebody fix that poor mans table... I dunno about him but the wobbling is doing my head in lol.

Excellent video! I hope that more traditional arts/skills were so preserved so well.

[kevinng100]

thats not japanese that chinese actually

[cleverstan]

This man is currently live at Vancouver. He has been six times consecutively got acceptance from NBTHK metal polish society.

[cleverstan]

This man is currently live at Vancouver. He has been consecutively got acceptance from NBTHK metal polish society.

[christopheye]

Bahahaha so many people who think sward making is an inherent Japanese skill and not taught! If you are taught the skill you can do it! His heritage or language he speaks has nothing to do with his skill!

[PawelKolasa]

@dragob732

In Vancouver B,C, I was told 900 cdn.

[dragob732]

@Master8laster thank you for the answer!

[xxAntiOtakuxx]

@truthquest just to let you know and anyone else that doesn't get it. A lot of quality Japanese swords now a days are in fact made in China. Paul Chen anyone? The Japanese sword smiths are only allowed to make twenty swords a year and their swords are given only to VIPs not to the common person. If you want a good quality modern made Japanese sword made in the traditional style you have to look to China.

[truthquest]

@xxAntiOtakuxx I'm afraid I prefer the genuine one.

Cause we're seriously fed up with pieces of junk printed MADE IN CHINA.

[xxAntiOtakuxx]

@truthquest if your buying a sword with MADE IN CHINA printed on it then you obviously don't know what your looking for.

[truthquest]

@xxAntiOtakuxx Almost forgot.

Uh, who's the hell Paul Chen? Never heard of him.

Jacky Chen's brother or something?

Actually, I'm not familiar with Chinese guys, they all look the same to me.

[xxAntiOtakuxx]

@truthquest look him up. His company Hanwei makes some of the best medieval weapons on the market. Paul Chen was trained IN JAPAN but moved his business to china where (ironically) there are less regulations on how many swords he can produce. His swords range from simple forged steel to 1,000+ layer folded steel, from dull to razor sharp.

Another company I'd reconmend is Ryumon. A company from Langquan, a city with over 2600 years of sword forging.

[blugularis]

@truthquest paul chen makes some pretty good katana, I have one

[xxAntiOtakuxx]

@blugularis Thanks for the input. It amazes me on how much these self proclaimed "Japanese experts" claim to know everything about Japanese weapons but know nothing on what a quality katana looks like. They're probably otaku and learned all they know about Japan from japanimation and manga.

[Oozaru400dbevolution]

i don't see why people make a big deal about the guy being/speaking chinese, people wouldn't argue if it was an american demonstrating this, and it's actually common to see katanas made in china, though not considered to be a real katana, chirs zhou of the musashi company is chinese, oh well

[bamaedgecore]

yeah that is deffinately chinese right there

[Gin132456]

@bentenren mandarin is weird sounding. i like cantonese better as well

[bentenren]

madarin is straight up gay

[Zhaaligkeer]

why think he can't be doing it properly just because he isn't speaking Japanese? for all you people know he IS Japanese, just had Chinese heritage and was taught to speak mandarin or whatever. even if he isn't, a master will teach a student of any nationality the same. it's a foolish debate. shouldn't judge without first hand knowledge on what they are doing. anyone ACTUALLY learned from a true master in Japan and can see from their own experience where he is doing it wrong? I doubt it

[slivedkillu]

@Zhaaligkeer He's speaking Cantonese,maybe from HongKong.

[Uuzumaki510]

Oh great, it's Austin Powers again! The subtitles are being caught by the background and all I can see is "Is a piece" and "ne" Now what the hell could he have said..!? Ohoho.. Perverted thoughts. Oh no.. there the subtitles go. :] Anyway, this video is not in Japanese language, but then again he never said it was. The name of the video is "Japanese Sword-Polishing" not "LOOK HE'S SPEAKING IN JAPANESE. THERE'S SUBTITLES, LOOK!!" >_> As long as he did it right, it's all good. =]

[taka0h]

wow..

its chinese...

[bouncerboytimmy69]

this is japanese heritage, of course no one can do it like the japanese, we might have learned how but the actual practice will never be as good as the old masters, if you think different than that the you are insulting theire heritage

[lunar05]

did yall know that japanese swordsmith of feudal japan during the meji era passed on there teachings to americans? Bet you didn't know that did you. I have a question, is that the same sword he restored?

[dasdatmitch07]

the comments are ridiculous... did u read the subtitles people?

all he is doing is polishing it (the japanese way) he even talks about some of the history behind it. just because nihonto is famous does not mean they can only be made in japan correctly... or only by a japanese person. believers of this are like reverse racists!

[ind20000]

Good luck finding a nihonto made outside of Japan by gaijin hands. Yes very nice blades can be made anywhere in the world by people of any nationality, this doesn't mean they will be called nihonto.

[dasdatmitch07]

throw around gaijin name like its candy. so you're nihonjin? anyways yea i agree no ones got standards on japanese swords like japan.... duh

[Trollhammaren33]

what about Keith Nobuhira Austin then? even though he is deceased, would you call his work nihonto?

[ind20000]

If the sword made outside of Japan, then no.

[Creationsofmyown]

nihonto refers EXCLUSIVELY to japanese crafted traditionally made tamahagane swords.

if its not from japan... it cant be a nihonto..

gedai are modern made nihonto...

dont get me wrong there are plenty of production katana available in all price ranges but calling them nihonto is like calling a ford a camaro.

[dasdatmitch07]

i agree in your comparison, i didnt know that nihonto only referred to the japanese made version of the sword... i thought it just referred to the japanese nationally accepted design, specs, and materials of their swords. basically a katana made right. i'll believe you, this is a dumb debate anyways... i feel like i'm arguing with people that i agree with.. except ind20000.

[boatoflol]

To be a Nihonto it even has to be made by a licenced bladesmith ^^

[tubetubetube]

@boatoflo

To be a Nihon-to mean to be a To from Nihon. To is blade, Nihon is Japan in, well, Japanese. Be made by a licenced bladesmith is a by-product because in japan, only licenced smith can forge blade.

@All the idiot complaining he is chinese...

Sword polisher and restorer work all around the world because Iai practitioner and collector are all around the world... including in China.

[boatoflol]

Mabe he just learnt the japan arts, nowadays in times of globalisation you dont need to be born in a country to learn its culture or traditions.

[GNR214]

omg the sword is so beautiful that when i look at it i get cutt!

Great vid

[awan916]

actually its cantonese lol.

[Littlejon126]

Thanks for the correction! The two languages sound really similar to my untrained ears. It's clearly not japanese though...

[aznmeowmeow]

@Littlejon126 It's not Mandarin it's Cantonese.

[Littlejon126]

@aznmeowmeow

Thanks!

[GaolisVideoLog]

@Littlejon126 That's not Mandarin. That's Cantonese.

[9b8]

@Littlejon126 In case you didn't figure it out by now as some time has passed, you and the people who upvoted are wrong. He is Chinese, but speaks Cantonese, not Mandarin. Note the "Cantonese program" title in the beginning. Regarding the polishing, it is a lot closer than you think. Alas I noted your eluding to the many Chinese "mocks" of Japanese swordsmithing. For sure a great many of them exist, and you have to keep one eye open on them. But it helps to know the difference, too.

[topguntin]

@Littlejon126 it's cantonese, it's completely different from mandarin.

[fightormon]

@Littlejon126 actually his speaking cantonese

[Dosufan755]

@Littlejon126

He's not speaking Mandarin, he's speaking Cantonese, a dialect of Chinese. Besides, just because he's Chinese doesn't mean his polishing is inferior. Hell, he may have learned how to polish from a Japanese master smith. As long as you can polish the blade effectively, it's all good.

[carbonsteelblade]

it is sooo great to see how its DONE!!:)

[Unholy1]

These kinds of videos are just so interesting to watch ^_^