@jsvalino nononono it is reliable, the weapon i'd have would have: M14EBR or a HKG3K or AK-74M or M16A4 or HKG36 or QBZ-95 or Styer AUG or M1 Garand. these weapons are Accurate unike the AK-47 is reliable but inaccurate. Or if you were an Honorable Warrior you'd fight me with your Blade not your Gun.
@sewagedweller that's actually not correct. I used to have that same kind of bias on nihontos. but there was a test on some ngeog show and the nihonto beat the longsword in outdamaging steel plated armor
I actually wouldn't put any weight to that show. No experts (The "Martial Arts Expert" has no experience in European martial arts, and is primarily known for stage choreography; movie fights), no information on the weapons tested(Where did they come from? How were they made?), a novice tester, which is more prone to being random than consistent, and completely inconsistent testing conditions, where the katana is favored with more powerful cuts. The leather was the worst example.
one thing they always fail to mention about katana is that its a pure shit when comes to killing men in armor. sure its good for killing fellow samurai in a drunken brawl or chopping some peasants . but when it comes to killing other armored dudes you have to turn blade other way and beat the guy on a head with a blunt side until he passes out .
You want a real, traditionally made Japanese katana? Better trade in that new car because they easily cost $30,000 and up. You want a cheaper, modern made sword check out Hanwei or Bugei.
@donesixfour samurai used katanas in battle....where did your facts come from? or am i completely stupid today? 0.0 other wise why the hell did they make katanas in the first place?
actually there is and the katana is not the greatest sword. i know of several weapons that are just a great as the katana. this guy is very uneducated and disrespectful to other cultures "there is no other weapon in the world that seems to be regarded as having a spirit of its own" lol tht is the most uneducated thing ive heard in a while. lmao.
By the time of the longsword (~15th century), Europeans already had the ability to mass produce superior weapon-grade steel, thanks to the development of the blast furnace several centuries earlier - going back to laminated steel (tamahagane in Japan) would be a severe downgrade in quality for them.
that has been one of my gripes for a long time, or even worse, a "samurai sword". What the crap is a "samurai sword"? Sounds like ignorance to me; it's either a katana, wakazashi or tanto. Make up your mind and get your nose outta a manga comic and check out a real weapon.
I HATE when people call it a "katana sword". It's a katana. If you're going to say katana sword, then you might as well say claymore sword, and gladius sword
@leotheloser In the Zombie Survival guide by Max Brooks it says that it is perfect except it high maintenance and a bit long.The slightly shorter wakazashi is more recommended.
the carbon in the blade is in the edge that retard said the carbon gives it it's ability to obsorb shock is he fucking crazy the iron core of the blade gives it it's ability to obsorb shock what the fuck man holy shit
@loosifur Iron is brittle and has no carbon, steel is iron mixed with carbon and is flexible. You are right through that the edge has more carbon which makes it harder and therefore sharper.
@Cokecanninja who ever said iron had carbon not me anyways the idiot narrator said carbon gives it the ability to obsorb shock and it can't. the folded steel is put around a ductile iron core the iron core obsorbs impact from the swords sharp edge when it cuts get it
@swordsman3333333 : damascus is pretty wide term, the traditional damascus is also called Wootz but nowdays just the normal forge welded steel is called damascus. the hardest steel in the world is tamahagane, and the hardest part of tamahagane is kawagane. japanese swords cutting edge is made from kawagane and sorft core is made from shingane
@poppamies907 i am pretty interested in buying a real good katana and you seem to know pretty much so do you have any advices where in japan to buy a real katana of tamagane?
@jihg11 are you worthy enough? as this documentary saids specific people can buy this. that why the chinese are making copies of it so we all can buy it no matter what.
@jihg11 The fact being the only good way to get an authentic katana that isnt a cheap rip off go to japan learn to speak in japanese and have over 5 grand ready to fork up and with air port security and home land security to transport a weapon over seas.
@jihg11 If you are in the US, Walter Sorrells or Jesus Hernandez work tamahagane and their blades are very nice, and their prices, while high enough to ward off those who don't know about swords and just want a wall hanger, they are not the rediculous sums charged by some smiths.
@poppamies907 tamahagane is GARBAGE steel. the reason it is folded is to force impurities out. Japan has few natural iron deposits so the smelting leaves impurities which must be removed. the reason tamahagane blades cost so much is because it takes so long to process into workable steel. there are plenty of metals stronger than tamahagane. a piece of tamahagane would shatter if you hit it.
@Dannybroadsword1 whats your point? the reason the katana is so impressive is everything that went and goes into making them, that they used what they had to make this beautiull and deadly weapon. so saying its GARBAGE steel only highlights the points made i this video and what makes it AWESOME!
@duffdeluxe im just saying, that yes, being refined from tamahagane means it has artistic merit, it is not some sort of "adamantium" as some believe. I could, in theory, take scrap sheet steel and fold it with carbon and end up with a blade that looks like tamahagane. the folding of tamahagane is just a way of turning what basically is good quality clinker steel into useable blade steel.
@Dannybroadsword1 i agree and how can this guy compare it to the rest of the worlds swords. like for instance my ancestors have been forging steel from an iron ore that is harder than iron. but brittle like tamahagane. i am of african descent by the way. my ancestors have been forging iron and making steel long before the japanese and im talking thousands and thousands of year.
@NHLbamboon they had to. the iron ore in Japan is very impure, and folding it was often the only way to make it decent enough for blades. it is strong, but not the "Jesus steel" some will have you believe
Dominated the battlefields for over a thousand years.... Bows were the main weapon of Samurai originaly, then it became spears, swords weren't even popular until after the end of Sengoku. Katana's aren't even 1000 years old yet.
@latino1samurai Which sword are you referring to? The uchigatana, the sword commonly known today as katana was first made in the 14th century. The only sword i can place in the time of 700 aC right now is the chokuto, which has absolutly nothing to do with a katana.
Also favored for what? Certanitly not battle, as differential hardening left the blade with a great reistance to blunting but prone to chip easyly.
I wish i could make anduril and keep it. Its the sword forged by the Shards of narsil for those who dont know. Although id probably call it something cooler like... Well i dont know yet. Ill find out soon :) . that would be so cool thou. I would have the sword that cut off sauron's finger wilst thou was wielding the ring of power. I always wondered why he didnt turn invisible :P...
@ACStudiosC Me too. Then the real men who train, would be the shit and Halo geeks wouldn't be so prestigious to the military! For Gondor and for Rohan!!!
@0Elfonfire I want to go to that guy and do that, but this is him " Okay... I can forge a sword for you but answer this mysical question DO YOU HAVE 50,000 BUCKS FOR ME TO BORROW?"
Choppy Chop wideo is blurry blilliant ! the art of choppy off head is outstanding ! Marvelous blurry marvelous the way they can make choppy off head an art form,, blurry marvelous !
It would seem that this t.v. show has gotten its dates mixed up. The samurai class (also known as bushi) started to appear around the 9th-10th century and used the katana efficiently. This class lasted as long as the fuedal system existed, which in Japan was during the middle of the 19th century. I suspect that the "Developed in the 16th century" refers either to the final method that all katanas were held to or the actual heigth of the bushi class in Japan.
@icecrimson In feuldal Japan a 14 year old would have been trained from the age of 5 and would be able to use the katana with the efficiency of a samurai. Age means nothing of knowledge
@icecrimson , you shouldn't judge my intellectual comprehension by age, and my the last 5 days i have learned alot about weapons the broadsword is moslty made for cutting and it actually stun the enemy more then it cuts, but i still prefer a katana its ligth, its resilient, and greats at slashing.
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i know katanas are aesthetically beautiful and i personally like katanas too just for the sole reason that its HYPED!
but in terms of functionality, i prefer euro swords more because of its rigid construction because katanas only have friction to hold its part together
yes, katanas are great cutters and resilient but so are western swords
there are too many factors why the katana IS NOT the ultimate sword
@PidgeonDeath they did not make them like katanas before that time, i forget the name but they were far more curved and often longer before they developed the katana, but they were always folded steel blades.
ur talkin about the tachi. they were used by the earlier samurai who fought on horseback, however even though they were carried they were rarely used for fear of injuring the horse. those guys stuck with the bow.
@PidgeonDeath katana have been around longer then that but didnt have the true shape that most people recognize as a katana in todays world. They usually had longer blades, or were more curved. The katana was always evolving.
@PidgeonDeath first katanas were made a 1000 years ago, but they were improved over centuries, and the best one today is the one constructed in 16century
@PidgeonDeath What they probably mean is that the Japanese sword as it is today evolved over a thousand years ago, from older versions true to the form of the Katana like the Tachi. The Katana is more recent.
i've decided that when i grow older i'm going to carry around a katana on my back in case some dog or raccoon or something like that tries to attack me. katana's are much more smooth and elegant than a gun. and they don't make any sound so people wont start running for cover like they do with a gunshot.
Obviously you have never given this much thought. You will be ARRESTED FOR THAT!!!!!!!!!! You cannot carry a lethal weapon like a katana in public. They have to be in their bag and the bag has to be tied shut. You must be kidding. What, are you fucking retarded. And another thing, you dont think that they ill run when you pull out a 3 foot long razor blade. Jesus youtube has went to the fuckin tards.
@ashmamma2003 people carry swords around my town all the time as long as the weapon is in its sheath you can carry it and if necassary you can use it as self defense same rules apply for guns, it must be in its holster. the second amendment doesnt only apply to guns man
Actually you're wrong, at least where I live (Canada) as long as it isn't concealed you're allowed to carry weapons openly. They might ask you WHY you have it..
And putting it in a bag would make it a concealed weapon. Stop calling people retards and think before you speak.
I know that switchblades are illegal but no as long as you carry it openly you're allowed to carry it around. Not that I WOULD.. but as long as it's not concealed I'm pretty sure it's fine.
@MihkailGorbachev Don't see how you get that from my comment, but thanks bro, I needed that today. :)
TheStripesofWhite 1 week ago
i would love to be that dudes student
starwarsman96 1 month ago
@starwarsman96 nah you really wouldn't.
ihavemonkeysinmybutt 1 month ago
@ihavemonkeysinmybutt yes i would, and why wouldnt I?
starwarsman96 1 month ago
@cause you'll need a shit load of discipline and patience.
ihavemonkeysinmybutt 1 month ago
@ihavemonkeysinmybutt ok you act like i dont
starwarsman96 1 month ago
If I could have 1$ for every pixel in this video, I'd have 1$.
jlmdfnbo 1 month ago 2
EPIC EPIC EPIC!!!!!!!!
RavenOfTheSerenade 2 months ago
I think the best weapon in the world is the AK-47
jsvalino 2 months ago
@jsvalino ....really man, REALLY?!?!? you just had to be "that guy" huh *sigh* -_-
MegamanX1993 2 months ago 3
@jsvalino nononono it is reliable, the weapon i'd have would have: M14EBR or a HKG3K or AK-74M or M16A4 or HKG36 or QBZ-95 or Styer AUG or M1 Garand. these weapons are Accurate unike the AK-47 is reliable but inaccurate. Or if you were an Honorable Warrior you'd fight me with your Blade not your Gun.
brianthao102 1 month ago
@jsvalino I think the pen/pencil/quill is even better
hupptohippetyhop 2 weeks ago
240p we meet again...
itsamemariowahoo 3 months ago
thanks for upload
MMAfan202 3 months ago
one word.
hand grenade.
mortemdrummer 3 months ago
i wish this was higher quality
IgorVonE 4 months ago
@IgorVonE watch?v=mCDh4Wi0cJk
adrian2004tgm 4 months ago
@adrian2004tgm Hell yeah!!! Thanks a bunch :D!!
IgorVonE 4 months ago
@sewagedweller that's actually not correct. I used to have that same kind of bias on nihontos. but there was a test on some ngeog show and the nihonto beat the longsword in outdamaging steel plated armor
TheBaddy28 4 months ago
@TheBaddy28
I actually wouldn't put any weight to that show. No experts (The "Martial Arts Expert" has no experience in European martial arts, and is primarily known for stage choreography; movie fights), no information on the weapons tested(Where did they come from? How were they made?), a novice tester, which is more prone to being random than consistent, and completely inconsistent testing conditions, where the katana is favored with more powerful cuts. The leather was the worst example.
HereTheArtBegins 4 months ago
@KOxFRESH they will still make katanas, but not in this traditional way
onekingoneworld 5 months ago
one thing they always fail to mention about katana is that its a pure shit when comes to killing men in armor. sure its good for killing fellow samurai in a drunken brawl or chopping some peasants . but when it comes to killing other armored dudes you have to turn blade other way and beat the guy on a head with a blunt side until he passes out .
sewagedweller 5 months ago
You want a real, traditionally made Japanese katana? Better trade in that new car because they easily cost $30,000 and up. You want a cheaper, modern made sword check out Hanwei or Bugei.
USSRman45 5 months ago
did u record this with your dads dick
the5saken999 6 months ago
im gona buy 1
batman12345101 6 months ago
uhh samurai like never used swords in battle, and btw that wasnt throat to groin...
donesixfour 7 months ago
@donesixfour samurai used katanas in battle....where did your facts come from? or am i completely stupid today? 0.0 other wise why the hell did they make katanas in the first place?
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@donesixfour How fucking stupid are you?
Temerio 6 months ago
actually there is and the katana is not the greatest sword. i know of several weapons that are just a great as the katana. this guy is very uneducated and disrespectful to other cultures "there is no other weapon in the world that seems to be regarded as having a spirit of its own" lol tht is the most uneducated thing ive heard in a while. lmao.
ajbatesone 7 months ago
actually there is and the katana is not the greatest sword. i know of several weapons that are just a great as the katana.
ajbatesone 7 months ago
If I made a european longsword with the process in these videos, would it be better than the katana?
HunterRooneySweeney 7 months ago
@HunterRooneySweeney Technically it would be a katana, in a shape of the european longsword. Why would it be better?
Temerio 6 months ago
@HunterRooneySweeney
By the time of the longsword (~15th century), Europeans already had the ability to mass produce superior weapon-grade steel, thanks to the development of the blast furnace several centuries earlier - going back to laminated steel (tamahagane in Japan) would be a severe downgrade in quality for them.
Zyamaman 6 months ago
@HunterRooneySweeney It might but the Europen longsword is very different from the Katana so it might not work well for a european sword.
ScandinaviansAreCool 6 months ago
so u have to kick somebodies ass first before u can make a katana
Theninjadeathhawk 7 months ago
this vedio i laim as he duoble hockey stics
gumballwater 7 months ago
this looks like a bio of the katana
billvw1974 8 months ago in playlist KATANA
that has been one of my gripes for a long time, or even worse, a "samurai sword". What the crap is a "samurai sword"? Sounds like ignorance to me; it's either a katana, wakazashi or tanto. Make up your mind and get your nose outta a manga comic and check out a real weapon.
merlin4029 8 months ago
@merlin4029 lol ikr
ajbatesone 7 months ago
I HATE when people call it a "katana sword". It's a katana. If you're going to say katana sword, then you might as well say claymore sword, and gladius sword
TheStripesofWhite 8 months ago 21
@TheStripesofWhite or ak47 gun or rifle gun, or b-29 airplane, etc.
Dannybroadsword1 8 months ago
@TheStripesofWhite yup i agree with you ^_^
Deidarablast100 1 month ago
@TheStripesofWhite i bet you're a real tough guy
MihkailGorbachev 1 week ago
as one song says, "I won't fight 'em. I'll let the AK hit 'em." :)
kosmosleha 9 months ago
what is the best steel katana? 1060? 1095? damasco? 12x 11x? thanks
losteden 9 months ago
Kenshin is the best samurai wielder!
freshazimiz4 9 months ago
@leenku2b what is the exact title of the documentary?
St0RM33 10 months ago
Notice how the British pronounce samurai "sam-you-rai"
Just like it's "jag-you-ar" instead of "jag-oo-ar" as it's spelling would imply "jaguar"
Both examples add another syllable.
TheReasonWhyGuy 10 months ago
is this even an effective weapon in a zombie apocalypse?
leotheloser 11 months ago
@leotheloser Seeing how it can cleanly cut through a solid neck in one move, I'd figure it's even easier if said neck is half-rotten.
Lioyd1rving 11 months ago
@leotheloser In the Zombie Survival guide by Max Brooks it says that it is perfect except it high maintenance and a bit long.The slightly shorter wakazashi is more recommended.
Cokecanninja 10 months ago
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leotheloser 10 months ago
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yeah thats what i was thinking
i kinda lost my zombie survival guide
world war z was the shit
i hope max brooks makes more
leotheloser 10 months ago
@leotheloser no being far far away on an island in the pacific would be better
seonidh 8 months ago
the carbon in the blade is in the edge that retard said the carbon gives it it's ability to obsorb shock is he fucking crazy the iron core of the blade gives it it's ability to obsorb shock what the fuck man holy shit
loosifur 11 months ago
@loosifur Iron is brittle and has no carbon, steel is iron mixed with carbon and is flexible. You are right through that the edge has more carbon which makes it harder and therefore sharper.
Cokecanninja 10 months ago
@Cokecanninja who ever said iron had carbon not me anyways the idiot narrator said carbon gives it the ability to obsorb shock and it can't. the folded steel is put around a ductile iron core the iron core obsorbs impact from the swords sharp edge when it cuts get it
loosifur 10 months ago
at 6.50 sec thats the practical plus katana made by hanwei lol haha epic failure
loosifur 11 months ago
40 seconds in and this documentary is already proving to be both retarded and incorrect
ThePitofSidLord 11 months ago
HD my ass
dovid916 1 year ago 118
@dovid916 i didnt know your ass is so detailed :DD
beavus1000 4 months ago
@beavus1000 It's pretty nice :D
dovid916 2 months ago
@dovid916 xDDDD
beavus1000 2 months ago
@dovid916 it is HD on 2 inch mobile phone screen lol :D
BlameThaGame 2 months ago
@dovid916 The HD in this case stands for "Hardly Definable."
antpop1 1 month ago
I'm baffled that it's national geographic and they call it a samurai sword instead of a katana.
zack7677 1 year ago
@zack7677
A katana? what about a taichi? or a tanto? or a no dachi? or a... continues. Really? a Samurai can have a variety of swords.
PhilipineMan 1 year ago
@zack7677 Well, a true Japanese sword is called nihonto. But I don't know if it matters or not.
Bobman4671 1 year ago
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I would love to get one
piplup10203854 1 year ago
samurai pizza cats
welhungjohnson 1 year ago
damascus sword is the best sword
swordsman3333333 1 year ago
@swordsman3333333 : damascus is pretty wide term, the traditional damascus is also called Wootz but nowdays just the normal forge welded steel is called damascus. the hardest steel in the world is tamahagane, and the hardest part of tamahagane is kawagane. japanese swords cutting edge is made from kawagane and sorft core is made from shingane
poppamies907 1 year ago
@poppamies907 i am pretty interested in buying a real good katana and you seem to know pretty much so do you have any advices where in japan to buy a real katana of tamagane?
jihg11 1 year ago 19
@jihg11 are you worthy enough? as this documentary saids specific people can buy this. that why the chinese are making copies of it so we all can buy it no matter what.
josefu0 1 year ago
@josefu0 that can only the sword maker decide. but are you?
jihg11 1 year ago
@jihg11 no. im not japanese enough. but i do have a japanese in my family.
josefu0 1 year ago
@jihg11 haha. advices
bamboo123chewer 11 months ago
@jihg11 there are a couple guys in the us that make katanas out of tamagane.
jackdog20 9 months ago
@jihg11 The fact being the only good way to get an authentic katana that isnt a cheap rip off go to japan learn to speak in japanese and have over 5 grand ready to fork up and with air port security and home land security to transport a weapon over seas.
wownerfnerd 9 months ago
@jihg11 If you are in the US, Walter Sorrells or Jesus Hernandez work tamahagane and their blades are very nice, and their prices, while high enough to ward off those who don't know about swords and just want a wall hanger, they are not the rediculous sums charged by some smiths.
Dannybroadsword1 8 months ago
@Dannybroadsword1 thanks man!:D
jihg11 8 months ago
@jihg11 I recommend to you that when you visit japan, try to buy or ask those japanese where you can buy swords :)
12mumuako 4 months ago
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@jihg11 Real Katana, haha you will have to sell your car for that.
hitachi088 3 months ago
@jihg11 You can buy on internet real hand forged katanas, I might help you find one you like...
Just message me your e-mail
lookherenow2 3 months ago
@jihg11 same here actually i only got 3 steel katanas but they are for decorations, i need real ones xD
MrR3mix3r 2 months ago
@MrR3mix3r yeah it would be nice to have one:)
jihg11 2 months ago
@jihg11 ono yoshimitsu the real deal
ilikesuzuki 2 months ago
@poppamies907 tamahagane is GARBAGE steel. the reason it is folded is to force impurities out. Japan has few natural iron deposits so the smelting leaves impurities which must be removed. the reason tamahagane blades cost so much is because it takes so long to process into workable steel. there are plenty of metals stronger than tamahagane. a piece of tamahagane would shatter if you hit it.
Dannybroadsword1 8 months ago
@Dannybroadsword1 whats your point? the reason the katana is so impressive is everything that went and goes into making them, that they used what they had to make this beautiull and deadly weapon. so saying its GARBAGE steel only highlights the points made i this video and what makes it AWESOME!
duffdeluxe 8 months ago
@duffdeluxe im just saying, that yes, being refined from tamahagane means it has artistic merit, it is not some sort of "adamantium" as some believe. I could, in theory, take scrap sheet steel and fold it with carbon and end up with a blade that looks like tamahagane. the folding of tamahagane is just a way of turning what basically is good quality clinker steel into useable blade steel.
Dannybroadsword1 8 months ago
@Dannybroadsword1 i agree and how can this guy compare it to the rest of the worlds swords. like for instance my ancestors have been forging steel from an iron ore that is harder than iron. but brittle like tamahagane. i am of african descent by the way. my ancestors have been forging iron and making steel long before the japanese and im talking thousands and thousands of year.
ajbatesone 7 months ago
man i would like to be a katana maker
Newbpwng 1 year ago
I still want to see a Katana bash against a Damascus sword... still waiting. Somebody produce a Damascus sword already, dammit!
VexT916 1 year ago
16th century i thought it was 15th
brianthao102 1 year ago
i wish to had katana
MrGodOfWarful 1 year ago
i just dont understand how people thousands of years ago new how to make something like tamahagani (dunno if i spelt that right) :P
NHLbamboon 1 year ago
@NHLbamboon they had to. the iron ore in Japan is very impure, and folding it was often the only way to make it decent enough for blades. it is strong, but not the "Jesus steel" some will have you believe
Dannybroadsword1 1 year ago
this is cus asians are the best!
AznXclusiv 1 year ago
The name of the episode is 'The secrets of Japan' right ?
Hateyaall 1 year ago
you can look up for traditional katana at japan-sword-katana,jp but I can tell it cost Alot and I saw one of em which cost around 50.000 usd lol
Illendyourfamily 1 year ago
Dominated the battlefields for over a thousand years.... Bows were the main weapon of Samurai originaly, then it became spears, swords weren't even popular until after the end of Sengoku. Katana's aren't even 1000 years old yet.
OidrunkIrirshninja 1 year ago
@OidrunkIrirshninja um yes they are actually they have been in used since around 700 AD and were always the favorable weapon of samurai
latino1samurai 1 year ago
@latino1samurai Ok.
OidrunkIrirshninja 1 year ago
@OidrunkIrirshninja sorry man i was thinkin of a different sword the katana was made during the Muramachi period and that was from 1392 to 1573
latino1samurai 1 year ago
@latino1samurai Which sword are you referring to? The uchigatana, the sword commonly known today as katana was first made in the 14th century. The only sword i can place in the time of 700 aC right now is the chokuto, which has absolutly nothing to do with a katana.
Also favored for what? Certanitly not battle, as differential hardening left the blade with a great reistance to blunting but prone to chip easyly.
BadMartini 1 year ago
@BadMartini you're right that was another type of sword the katana was originated in the Muramachi period sorry
latino1samurai 1 year ago
thats it i'm going to Japan
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Mr.Isao Machii cuts a bullet of an air gun.
It is 270km~288 per an hour bullets. Distance between air gun and Katana is "18 meters"
Diameter of bullets is only "6mm"
He also hold two world records.
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HouzanSuzuki 1 year ago
In a zombie apocalypse (thats to say if it ever happens), my blade of choice would be the katana.
igmz777 1 year ago
I wish i could make anduril and keep it. Its the sword forged by the Shards of narsil for those who dont know. Although id probably call it something cooler like... Well i dont know yet. Ill find out soon :) . that would be so cool thou. I would have the sword that cut off sauron's finger wilst thou was wielding the ring of power. I always wondered why he didnt turn invisible :P...
sina510 1 year ago
@sina510 Nerd! lol
benharperfan2 1 year ago
its my dream that we wouldnt use pussy guns anymore, i wish wars would go bk to the time with honour and i.e. swords
ACStudiosC 1 year ago
@ACStudiosC Me too. Then the real men who train, would be the shit and Halo geeks wouldn't be so prestigious to the military! For Gondor and for Rohan!!!
benharperfan2 1 year ago
Its my dream to forge my own sword
0Elfonfire 1 year ago
@0Elfonfire I want to go to that guy and do that, but this is him " Okay... I can forge a sword for you but answer this mysical question DO YOU HAVE 50,000 BUCKS FOR ME TO BORROW?"
Theninjalemon 1 year ago
@Theninjalemon I know a way to bypass that! However it requires mad skillz and an old score to settle.
EntertainmentIsGood 1 year ago
dont the workers need goggles to protect from infrared light?
aaronvespro 1 year ago
At 1:05 why do they move their wrist like that? I also seen it in Kill Bill.
evilmm80 1 year ago
@evilmm80 more power in the swing
perfektlove1 1 year ago
@evilmm80 its something called Chiburi. its basically, symbolically, shaking the blood off of the blade before you sheath it
Rwolf498 1 year ago
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A BLACKSMITH
HellOfTheSeason 1 year ago
there's a company in tokyo called sword something, but its located in japan tokyo, gl to anyone wanting the old style katana
TheKale808 1 year ago
@TheKale808 well if you want to pay 20000 dollars...
ltjosh10 1 year ago
Choppy Chop wideo is blurry blilliant ! the art of choppy off head is outstanding ! Marvelous blurry marvelous the way they can make choppy off head an art form,, blurry marvelous !
0B1ken0bi 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath Nice catch.
It would seem that this t.v. show has gotten its dates mixed up. The samurai class (also known as bushi) started to appear around the 9th-10th century and used the katana efficiently. This class lasted as long as the fuedal system existed, which in Japan was during the middle of the 19th century. I suspect that the "Developed in the 16th century" refers either to the final method that all katanas were held to or the actual heigth of the bushi class in Japan.
TheJamesgang3 1 year ago
Its so sharp that if u look at it long enough it will cut you're eyes
lol
comeon542 1 year ago
@comeon542 lolololol u stupid lolol
TheArmo1 1 year ago
a bit dramatic and idealistic, but a great informative source on the making of ancient japanese blades
bushikao 1 year ago
It would be awesome to have a sword produced soley for yourself like in Kill Bill.
56Elite 1 year ago
can you upload the series on HD or at least in 480?
jonhgie 1 year ago
i would love to have 1
aldo2k6 1 year ago
it would be an honor to once have a traditional japanese katana. it would even be an honor just holding one.. I find this truly incredibly awesome.
DonFrankos 1 year ago
awesome. gonna go make one now. pffffff
spacexploder 1 year ago
ASIANS OWN ^^
dj8woot 1 year ago
The short sword is still the best. WOO ROMANS
stuartrockin 1 year ago
i heard the real katanas were delevoped by koreans
maxayuda2 1 year ago
@maxayuda2 Korea invented forging curved blades, Japan took it and "perfected" it
KorwynKim 1 year ago
@maxayuda2
The prototype was developed by Chinese in Tang Dynasty. Katana (or I would say Tachi) was the improved version of Tang Dao.
BadNewsBringer 1 year ago
yep katanas and good old vintage roland synths ...japans finest
WARDISWARD 1 year ago
i find it funny when people think a samurai and a ninja are the same thing
aR3DF0Xa 1 year ago
@aR3DF0Xa
i think its IRRITATING! but not evrybody is innerested in this stuff.
samindigo2 1 year ago
adamantium samuri sword. indestructable :D
MegaGtfo 1 year ago
Nothing is indestructible. A simple coal fire can ruin any blade.
puncheex 1 year ago
Eu tambem gostava de ter uma,mas especial criada com fogo e magia branca,quando tiver melhores condiçoes compro uma na ordem dos 10.000 euros.
OCesarruivo 1 year ago
chinks could never make a sword like the japs.
Rico8458 1 year ago
the only weapon capable of beeing better is our bodie
fbvrc 1 year ago
The katana is so sharp it can cut another katana in half.
TheCoD456Gamer 1 year ago
you just divided by zero....
gamingpooper 1 year ago
i can't believe how much they made the broadsword look bad in this show!
icecrimson 1 year ago
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pearlfigther 1 year ago
if that's what you really think, you still got way too much (and i really mean TOO MUCH!) to learn about swords...
icecrimson 1 year ago
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pearlfigther 1 year ago
a 14 year old kid won't be able to comprehend why... don't sweat it kid!
icecrimson 1 year ago
@icecrimson In feuldal Japan a 14 year old would have been trained from the age of 5 and would be able to use the katana with the efficiency of a samurai. Age means nothing of knowledge
DMoore6977 1 year ago
@DMoore6977 that WAS back then...
icecrimson 1 year ago
@icecrimson , you shouldn't judge my intellectual comprehension by age, and my the last 5 days i have learned alot about weapons the broadsword is moslty made for cutting and it actually stun the enemy more then it cuts, but i still prefer a katana its ligth, its resilient, and greats at slashing.
pearlfigther 1 year ago
do some much more intensive research kid... better visit this site --> thearma(dot)org
i know katanas are aesthetically beautiful and i personally like katanas too just for the sole reason that its HYPED!
but in terms of functionality, i prefer euro swords more because of its rigid construction because katanas only have friction to hold its part together
yes, katanas are great cutters and resilient but so are western swords
there are too many factors why the katana IS NOT the ultimate sword
icecrimson 1 year ago
I made one at home it's awesome for being home made :D
ewegfyciwdcd11 1 year ago
"For over a thousand years, one weapons has..."
"Developed in the 16th century..."
Wat?
PidgeonDeath 2 years ago 63
"The birth of the samurai sword, dates back before the 10th century."
but even then XD i dunno
Taurenslaper49 2 years ago
The sword has been around in Japan for over 1000 years. Swords were made in Japan starting around AD 280's thanks to either China or Korea.
Kensonna 1 year ago
Give the man some credit. They tried to get ahead of their time, haha
juananz007 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath they did not make them like katanas before that time, i forget the name but they were far more curved and often longer before they developed the katana, but they were always folded steel blades.
MagzOneuk 1 year ago
@MagzOneuk
ur talkin about the tachi. they were used by the earlier samurai who fought on horseback, however even though they were carried they were rarely used for fear of injuring the horse. those guys stuck with the bow.
samindigo2 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath katana have been around longer then that but didnt have the true shape that most people recognize as a katana in todays world. They usually had longer blades, or were more curved. The katana was always evolving.
shinobitech13 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath first katanas were made a 1000 years ago, but they were improved over centuries, and the best one today is the one constructed in 16century
novakkosanovic 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath
with 16th century the propably mean the zenit of katana forging.
or they think katana will dominate the battlefield until 2600 xD
oml
fetteroml 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath "dates back than before the 10th century..."
al6s2491 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath used before the 1500's but made ultimate in the 16th centuries.
Atomicw0rm 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath The Katana has evolved for many years.
The first ones were developed during the 10th century, but todays Katana with a blade usually 73cm long was developed in late 16th century.
2129261184 1 year ago
@PidgeonDeath What they probably mean is that the Japanese sword as it is today evolved over a thousand years ago, from older versions true to the form of the Katana like the Tachi. The Katana is more recent.
yasiru89 1 year ago
as obi-wan said: an elegant weapon of a more civilized age.
Dannybroadsword1 2 years ago 7
you don't need a katana to fight a dog or racoon. a tree branch will do more trhan enough lol
BadNewsBringer 2 years ago
i've decided that when i grow older i'm going to carry around a katana on my back in case some dog or raccoon or something like that tries to attack me. katana's are much more smooth and elegant than a gun. and they don't make any sound so people wont start running for cover like they do with a gunshot.
stroock6394 2 years ago
Obviously you have never given this much thought. You will be ARRESTED FOR THAT!!!!!!!!!! You cannot carry a lethal weapon like a katana in public. They have to be in their bag and the bag has to be tied shut. You must be kidding. What, are you fucking retarded. And another thing, you dont think that they ill run when you pull out a 3 foot long razor blade. Jesus youtube has went to the fuckin tards.
ashmamma2003 2 years ago
@ashmamma2003 people carry swords around my town all the time as long as the weapon is in its sheath you can carry it and if necassary you can use it as self defense same rules apply for guns, it must be in its holster. the second amendment doesnt only apply to guns man
redguy4 1 year ago
@ashmamma2003
Actually you're wrong, at least where I live (Canada) as long as it isn't concealed you're allowed to carry weapons openly. They might ask you WHY you have it..
And putting it in a bag would make it a concealed weapon. Stop calling people retards and think before you speak.
Bookstop1337 1 year ago
@Bookstop1337
Aren't fighting knives prohibet in Canada? As I recall Canada has loosest laws concerning knives, but sword is not just normal pocket knife.
As I recall over 10 cm blades were typically prohibet all over the world.
lastmalkavian 1 year ago
@lastmalkavian
I know that switchblades are illegal but no as long as you carry it openly you're allowed to carry it around. Not that I WOULD.. but as long as it's not concealed I'm pretty sure it's fine.
Bookstop1337 1 year ago