Super Fast Katana

amazing

-Creator of the Nakamura-ryu Happogiri Battodo style,
the great Nakamura Taizaburo Sensei
demonstrating tameshigiri

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Sword
• Fighting
• Katana
• Fast
• Cutting
• Cut
• Slice
• Nakamura
• Taizaburo
• tameshigiri

[Gabberfiend]

@the tradicional not fake

You are a douche

[Magness3]

this was on tv before

[Algebrodadio]

@TheTradicional Not fake.

[TheTradicional]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!

[walatalalaw]

@EternalQuestion There are still many special forces that train in stealth knife kills, and some even still use crossbows. The idea is that a knife is the most silent weapon you can find, while still being extremely deadly and efficient. Killing with a knife without being seen, much less caught, was the speciality of many assassins throughout history. Japan's historical killers are the most famous: the ninja.

The aim to killing with a knife is pure stealth, nothing less

[walatalalaw]

@EternalQuestion Is it silly now? That depends. If those soldiers are regular soldiers then yes, it's silly. But if they're properly trained, they become the most efficient stealth unit available.

Example: snipers in the vietnam war (before any sniper schools were created) mentionned being so well hidden, the were almost stepped on by the enemy.

Yes it's futile in the field of battle, but as a stealth assassination group it would be extremely efficient, and absolutely silent.

[battodoo]

Sir: The Japanese military often viewed themselves as samurai and tried to imitate those fighting men which were held in high regard within their culture. Nakamura sensei made an enormous contribution to iaido during his lifetime and I would not disrespect his memory in any way. I have visited his home and met his family, my last ranks were issued directly by him. I know what was discussed in his presence by his most senior students and that is what I have tried to state here.

[EternalQuestion]

@battodoo I don't know anything about Nakamura Sensei's military service, but the notion of a modern special forces unit fighting with swords is ridiculous and hopelessly romantic. Let's not disrespect his memory by propagating silly anecdotes about him, but instead remember him for his great contribution to Iaido and his peerless swordsmanship.

[marquiswargoth]

@TheMidgaardSerpent Spoken like someone who has never tried Tameshigiri. It is ALOT harder than it looks.

[Walkerofdeepsleep]

@TheMidgaardSerpent its that the cut was clean enough that it didnt move at first, and there was a healthy green bamboo at the cores which is hard to cut if you've never tried.