Some better cutting.

[liquifex]

Put up more vids dude. Great to watch....I FEEL LESS ALONE IN THE WORLD, haha. But now I see what I must look like to my neighbors. I've been seriously collecting for over a decade, but only cutting for 2 years.

[otakblitz]

hey great job swordsage my and my friend do water bottle cutting 2 but we use full tang katanas i much rather use cjinese weapons but for a good han jian sword is like 300 dollers

[Swordsage]

@otakblitz Yeah... to be honest, any well made sword for the guy on a budget is going to be around the 200-300 dollar range. I know that with katana, they are sometimes priced lower because there are so many people making them; there's a huge market for them. High quality Chinese weaponry on the other hand isn't as highly demanded, though that has slowly been changing over the years.

[otakblitz]

hey great job swordsage my and my friend do water bottle cutting 2 but we use full tang katanas

[JulianIsInsideYou]

cloud cut was epic! :D

[LabRat4680]

I'd love to see kenseiSL cut a gelatin-filled 2L bottle with a wood dowel pounded through the center. Its about equivalent to a human thigh.

[elgostine]

i got an interesting challange for you. try cutting lighter targets with a wushu stord, not the 'ones so flexible u can roll them in a coil sort, but the ones that still wiggles a fair bit when you swing them, like for example the hanwei tai chi sword, not the more sturdy practice jian you have. but the thinner, flexible one. i know from experience of trying to cut with a broadsword of that sort of construction, use light targets to avoid ruining the blade. its a good challange of skill to do it

[SkallagrimNilsson]

Ah, that reminds me that I'd really like to do some cutting again. Only problem is, I have only one sword left now... since the firearm bug has bitten me, I just needed to scrape some cash together.

*sigh* Why can't I have less expensive interests? XD

[Gouhllit]

wow thats a cool video, really like your performance looked very cool.

also what kind of sword is that? it looks amazing.

[TheReasonWhyGuy]

I used to spend most of my time with my sword... working on my technique... practicing with other people, and using practice sticks... but that was before I became an atheist... for some odd reason, when I became an atheist, I lost all of my passion for sword play. idk...

anyways, you definitely deserve your name... although I noticed you were a little stiff, which can be used against you... either way... great job :P

[Swordsage]

I started learning basics with the Jian when I was 19, having been taught some movements by a friend. Later when I was taking formal martial arts instruction, I was taught a little more by one of the head students, and when I moved out here, the school I was training in gave me a better grounding. I'm 33 now, so it may seem like a lot of years on this weapon, however I don't consider them to be a factor since there were some big gaps in between decent training.

[XxWolfDeathGodxX]

Pretty beast dude I love the blade

where did you learn how to use the sword

[bentinho]

the cut on the big jug... i actually said "DAMN" out loud lol

[th3w01fv2]

Shame you can't get your hands on some ballistics gel. Would be interesting to see how your skills have developed.

[nekftw]

my god, what have these bottles done to you ?

[cyfi89]

thats looks like a nice blade where can i find one??

[Swordsage]

Check out my review of this blade... I talk about the company that I got this sword from.

[fckuvrymch]

fargin friggin a.

[BigN33dle]

This was a fun video Sword. Keep'em coming.

btw I just learned some broadsword techniques from Hung Gar today.

[Swordsage]

Sweet!  Hung Gar is a fantastic style! And their saber work is also great. I'd love to see it.

[FeelFreeToArgue]

The American Plastics Council is concerned with your choice of target. We certainly hope you meant no disrespect to the fine plastic containers which offer convenience and affordability to our daily lives. We await some reassurance as to your good intentions vis a vis our products.

[pfarabee]

"911 Emergency, how can we assist you?"

"OMG come quick! There's some crazy man with a sword choppin on some plastic jugs! Oh the humanity!!!"

Great vid man, keep em comin :)

[Swordsage]

The funny thing is, because I train in my backyard, I've never had to worry about any riff raff in my neighborhood. :P

[hgryphon]

You're going to run out of plastic things to cut up. ;) Then again, cutting is a destructive thing by nature.

A stand with a way to hold your targets would let you get more cuts in per item you have to go recycle after. ;)

[crazycolerogers]

nice job dude

[dylanoeo]

Are you trained to wield that sword in either hand?

[Swordsage]

Unfortunately, no. :P

[BespokeGroupUK]

jesus h christ !!! looks impressive man

[MrGaetano1]

Yeah I see after having a better look. Sorry, crappy slow Mac that doesn't play all the vids I watch fast enough...

[MrGaetano1]

Hey is that a miao dao?

[Swordsage]

Nope, just a jian.

[WolfgangNightshadow]

I like the one at 2:20

There is room for improvement as you say but you seem to have a good technique, I'm not a great cutter myself so It's a bit hard for me to tell.

[zerohero35]

Be nice to see you cut through some pig meat or something man. Just a suggestion.

Also more fighting stances, and Katas would be nice to view that you know as well.

[TerraFirma369]

I can tell, you enjoy cutting! It's more than just the technical aspects of the physical, it's the development of your Li, the focus of your Yi, and injection/extension of Chi. I look forward to future cutting videos from you, man.... so few cut with a Jian. Peace.

[DonQuixotedeKaw]

LOL! Loved the eyebrows.

You need a shock of cornstalks or reeds, as a cutting platform.

[theatheistguy]

Hmmm, could you cut a frozen bottle?

[wonderpope]

will you stop it with the product placement already! :D

the last bottle was nicely cut :o)

[Swordsage]

*L* Actually, this was just for the joy of cutting. I'm going to do a form vid later on.

[shikamaru15x]

my friend, you have improoved =)

but you have to get a decent cutting stand, ill try making a video about building one... =)

5/5!

[Swordsage]

Yeah, I do need to get off my ass and build one. I have the plans here, just never got around to it. But now is the time.

[smokingkillsoswald]

Cool. Nicely done.

[Leadman1989]

i take it you guys drink a lot of ohana :P

n the water had it commin

[Dall5000]

What's the difference in cutting power between a Jian and Katana?

I notice you use different angles for strikes, but seems close in terms of it's cutts.

[OkamiNinja7]

Nope. Katana are curved, so the technique is a lot different, you need to push with your strong arm and pull with your weaker arm. Not sure about Chinese swordsmanship, as I don't study Chinese martial arts.

[TheSandreGuy]

Katanas are Japanese you dumbwit, and please just shut up about stuff you don´t know.

[OkamiNinja7]

Are you stupid? Point to where I've said that katana are aren't Chinese. I said I don't study Chinese martial arts so I don't know how a jian really is used to cut, I've never said katana weren't Japanese. When you read a comment, make sure you understand what the person is saying before you make an argument.

[OkamiNinja7]

Sorry, very bad typo in the beginning. Meant to say, "Point to where I said that katana are Chinese and aren't Japanese."

[TheBigHo111]

Had you cut the propane tank in half...

[Swordsage]

LOL :b

[Comptech224]

I hope to run into you one day and perhaps train. Then again I suppose I may be helpless. The closest training I've had in safely wielding swords is when I was on the ceremonial Sabre Team for Air Force ROTC

[DeraJa]

bloody good!

[WhirlingWolves]

Am I the only sicko who thinks Swordsage should use tomato juice next time instead of water so it looks like blood flying everwhere?

[Swordsage]

I was actually thinking of using food coloring...

[WhirlingWolves]

Lol.

"Ohana iced tea" Ohana is a hawaiian word that means family.

That family got cut the fuck up!

[thequantumflux]

Is that a Hattori Hanzo ;)

[MrHorrorFan]

If I'm ever attacked by spring water, now I'll know what to do.

[geroldkid]

Impressive.

[Feredir28]

Outstanding!!!

I wonder how many bibles that can cut through?

[elgostine]

interestingly, i wasgonna get my hands on an old yellow pages book and use my wushu dao to make a tip slice into the cover and see how many pages deep it can go (i know its not gonna cut the whole book, so im just gonna test its slice potential.

[zerohero35]

Hey man , I have a suggestion ,

If you could get a peace of hog or pig meat ( the neck etc) or just a really thick peace and cut through it, that would be interesting.

Great vid

[RichardRoy2]

Wow. I would not want to be in the path of that blaid. Its a little awkward with that wide platform isnt it? Pretty good aim inspite of it. Nice.

[JazzyJames019]

haha, A jamaican swordsman?

[Kbiomech]

Haitian, actually...

[wiseassgamer]

Damn thats anger mgnt at its best... I must try that. :-D

[onlywhenprovoked]

it's a little long to serve as an intro, but here's your big water bottle clip slowed down and run backwards.

watch?v=v6Twlu9UOGg

i hope you don't mind me clipping your clip for a shout out type mini vid :)

[Swordsage]

No problem man. And thanks. :)

[bloodyrediron]

The technique is there, I think your biggest problem is you always seem far too tense just before the cut. I can see why on account of the new sword. Just try to relax a little and I think you'll have your cuts damn near perfect.

[Swordsage]

*nods* Yeah, I was noticing that about myself too. I definitely need to relax more and let my body do the cutting. I still have a long way to go.

[radicaldanzero]

"Your petty plastic is no match for Swordsage. Let water bottles everywhere tremble in fear!"

Great stuff my friend.

Peace

[lypse14]

damn lol, i need me a sword

[RazorGuardian]

The big water container's epic demise was epic.

The bottle's fiery death was lol-inducing.

In short, you are win. :D

[Anon1696]

Holy shit that was awesome.

[JRMK969]

dont know much about chinese swordsmanship (i study iaido and kendo) but i do know that one handed cuts take some skill to perform especially with a straight blade. pretty legit cutting u got going there and good form. the big jug looked like it felt good. i enjoy ur sword vids keep them coming.

[wafflethug]

I want to see some limbs chopped off!

[JBSauce]

Cool!

[werewolfpirate]

Dude youve got a great sword and great technique.

[rayruiz12345]

2:20

damn o.o