Examining the Japanese Sword

[qpae123]

If Katanas are such great swords how come the japanese got their ass kicked in history everytime they met europeans with sabers? >:P Cavalery sabers were used in all Europe, US , Russia , Otoman Empire,Arab countrys etc etc etc even in last century. The Saber was the real deal, katanas are just overrated.

[superbrainification]

@qpae123 lol? what wars were these? i don't remember japan fight with these guys with swords

[1985kyogoku]

@japantruthify001

nice Korean Joke

lol

[azemuldin]

it is a true skill to not only make but to know what your looking at. beautiful work and an amazing skill.

[vandegevel1]

Bowing , is probably the feature of Japanese etiquette that is best-known outside Japan. Bowing is considered extremely important in Japan, so much so that, although children normally begin learning how to bow from a very young age, companies commonly provide training to their employees in how to execute bows correctly.

[Magician12345]

so its just a little bamboo peg that keeps the blade in the handle?

[vandegevel1]

@Magician12345 The peg ( Mekugi as it is called ) is actually there for safty, it doesn't need to be on the sword as the handle will hold for itself, Some Katana have 2 some only one Mekugi peg. cheap knockoff Katana has a handle normaly glued to the tang and maybe a fake Mekugi pin in it.

[jhack827]

one more thing the bible says a lot of different things. but so does every other book that has ever been written in history. all of them say a bunch of stuff. which bridge are you gonna jump from. hopefully one that doesn't lead to your death in this world or beyond. :)

[jhack827]

the bow is for respect to the blade not the people who take care of it. whoever said we are just custodians is right about being just that but if you want to bow to some dead people go to a cemetery. the sword demands it's own respect. Oh and Christianity is full of rituals and anyone that claims that they are Christian yet don't participate in "rituals" is just ignorant. but free will is great so you dont have to buy into the crap if you don't want to.

and yes I can back all of this up with c

[GsxRaider]

very sharp,scary thing.

[malevolenceXXXensues]

@GsxRaider if you're on a receiving then yeah

[GsxRaider]

@malevolenceXXXensues do you know any website offering tradionally forged tamahagane katana swords?

[malevolenceXXXensues]

@GsxRaider yes, samuraishokai (dot)jp

[Shazzashazbot]

That's a really curved blade!

And I know there is a load of hard work put onto real katana but why bow to a sword! And the end of the day it's just a long piece of metal

[1422lemon]

@Shazzashazbot

traditions and cultures...they are japanese...

[RegenerationMix]

@Shazzashazbot they arent bowing to the sword, they are bowing to the long line of caretakers who preserved the blade for them throughout history. The one i have is over 600 years old. imagine how many generations of people that is taking care of the sword to pass it down in pristine condition. We are all just custodians of these works of art.

[ComentaryKid]

a really good one can cut through multiple bodies, clean

[renzotec]

Tamahagane sword?

[imstrongheart]

Respect 4 this sword!!!

[karateinsomania]

i think,rituals are for increasing ones respect for the weapon.

[nobodywillcare]

@karateinsomania And not hurting yourself or damaging the blade.

[mavin174]

cool !

[Britbadger]

hypnotic

[Supercucu123]

I don't see any rituals at all. Everything the person does is logical when handling a expensive peice of equiptment.

[MPIDreadnought]

I'm no expert but I can see he's holding a fine piece of art in his hands. I'm trying to find a blade with a deep sori as shown in this example. Anyone knows a place?

[Jukkaimaru]

Japanese swords are...well, swords. They cut, they kill, they slash extremely well, they're somewhat deficient on the thrust versus chainmail (or at least should be with the tip being as fat as it is), they can't be half-sworded but you can still use the pommel cap as a weapon...it's effective against just about everything except chain (and this I'm not 100 percent sure of because I've never *seen* a katana tested that way against chain) and steel plate.

[trialsrider001]

to realy appreciate a sword you must cut with it not look at it.

[erigbzh]

@trialsrider001 If you examinate a shinto period sword in the private cabinet of a japanese collector, he probably won't let you try to cut with it. That is not exactly the kind of shit you cut milk jugs with... Some swords are to ancient to risk to damage them by trying to cut. They just are artpieces that must be preserved... But it is probably hard to understand for a backyard milk jug tameshigiri expert.

[RJF1966]

plate it wont pierce chain it can with the tip. for its purpose it is a superb weapon and the Samurai had other weapons that could get past heavy armor. and there the quality of the japanese blade is much higher than any other sword in the world.

[LoneMyth]

one of the overrated weapon in weapons history. I can name swords and stronger than the katana. Katana is more myth than anything

[RJF1966]

@LoneMyth my mother is Phillpino. MY grandfather got one during WW2..i found out the katana is about 250 years old it was made in the Rikuzen provence by a man named Tsunamune..its a incredible piece of work. The edge is beyond sharp i took the time to put that special powder on it and check on it once a year. Its not over rated this blade was used in combat many times i think its worth quite a bit

[LoneMyth]

@RJF1966 What you’re holding is a piece of history your lucky you got that from WW2. I was referring to katana in battle is not all that people make out to be.

[RJF1966]

@LoneMyth i would disagree. Ive messed with it a bit to see what i can cut..20 years ago ..lets say i took it and cut a 5 inch diameter branch with no problem it went right threw it with almost no resistance and it Did not damage the edge..sorry guys i was curious at the time. I oiled it and cleaned it with that speclal powder...i looked at the edge again and it was perfect.

[LoneMyth]

@RJF1966 the reason I said it is overrated because it fails to cut through armour and also chainmail. And chainmail is the lowest form of armour.

[DerStadtschutz]

@LoneMyth Uh... Studded Leather

[0B1ken0bi]

Mmmmm, Looky at choppy chop,, velly good choppy chop ,, must go and look at my choppy chop to see if choppy chop up to scatch.

[Szayel22]

Japanese blades are awesome they are so much cooler then any other type of blade, they really are beautiful things, I want one!

[DarkSmokeNinja]

@Szayel22 go to a Flea Market and you can get a cheap one for 10 bucks and they are just as good a 500 dollar Katana. ;)

[thedarkone123123]

There is only one way to test a sword. It is to cut down a person on the street.

Also, this is a damn curved blade.

[Sarva07]

@thedarkone123123 well today is impossible...but in the past in japan the richest people proved their swords on dead or living criminals...sometimes they also killed some poor monks whose corpse would have not claimed by anyone

[Roninlord25a]

nice vid

[iworkforme]

over the top.

[statesrights01]

Nice Vid. Indeed. thanks for posting

[faethwur]

It's Konno Sensei!

[chisacat]

masterful etiquette by a man of the 'eye'

( old koto era tosho would refer to someone who was an expert appraiser as being 'of the eye' ) - even high end production katana should be afforded this amount of respect and care - as well as nihonto , purely from a safety standpoint above all else .

[nephildevil]

pathetic weaboo kid

[CanadianSoldier67]

@nephildevil did I hear someone say "Weeaboo"? Cause I think I jus heard someone said "Weeaboo"

[radensaufi]

Those Rituals is wat they believe, IF your A Christian, Some1 walk up to you and say,

"" I just Went in to that church ,that was retarded

those Christian and their stupid rituals for everything

jeez . Praying to a man Asking For fogivness. WTH? Their Retarded..""

you wouldnt like that, Would you?

I have nothing against Christian And Jesus. This was Just example.

-God Bless you-

*BOW*

[nephildevil]

well thank god i'm no goddamn christian :D

[D3ATH222]

Amen! lol

[kero7642]

@radensaufi there are no rituals for christianity. we turned away from god. god gave us a chance. if we allow him to come to us, he now can.

[maxgunn555]

@kero7642 your fucked up.

[rudderhardtoport]

@radensaufi it's just a bow u asshole what does it got to do with church? ur the asshole.

peace. asian dude.

[1422lemon]

@radensaufi

me too..i have nothing against you..u will know if you're dead already..as the bible say..blessed those who cannot see yet the believe..

[thesouthrapsucks]

@radensaufi do not let dumb fat white americans get you all upset fucking wankers go eat a cheeseburger pigs

[hkrobin]

Is that the voice of Murray Carter I hear?

[eduardbig69]

What can i say: just wonderful! One of my favorites.

[keyfob]

in my life i have held a real forged sword three times,

the first time when i was young i touched the blade not knowing doing a rurouni kenshin pose, i hope i did not cause any rust,

the second time the person showing me the sword cleaned it immediately after not taking any chances.

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[SeikiBrian]

The gentleman shown is one of my teachers, Tatsuhiko Konno Sensei.

Not only is he an expert sword polisher, restorer, and appraiser; he is also a high-ranking Kendo teacher and Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido practitioner.

The whole video from which this clip came (hopefully with his consent) is available at his Web site. Do a search on "Token Konno."

The whole video includes demos of sword polishing, cleaning and care for the sword owner, as well as the above-shown section on sword viewing.

[blayral]

for once something showing a real way to examinate a japanese sword, way to not hurt yourself (duh i cut my fingers) or damage the sword (fingers on the blade, poorly fixed blade in the tsuka, and any problem that can happen with old japanese swords)