@jadekayak01 There were also "munitions grade" swords for battlefield purposes... literally piles of them were kept at the front. Not every katana/tachi was a work of art. Most were workman-like swords that were more or less disposable. Many have been found with just the initial "rough" polish done i.e. "close enough for rock and roll, send it to the front... it'll be trashed soon anyway".
@Kunstdesfechtens thanks for the reply.I have trouble believing that any schools of genuine Japanese tradition "blocked" edge to edge except in rare circumstances.Swords and any form of steel,especially weapons grade tamahagane,was extremely expensive-similar analogy would be to through away your car and get a new one because the paint got scratched.Bill Gates could afford to do this but there is only one of him and lots not.
@jadekayak01 Different schools block differently. Some happily block edge to edge, since they were founded for battlefield work and ruined swords were merely discarded and replaced from general supply. Even today, their swords look like hacksaws after embu. Others are more cautious, preserving the edge whenever possible. Aligning your edge to the opponent's flat and vice-versa is more a hallmark of medieval and early Renaissance European sword technique.
To Defsolid: the truth is that I got so excited when I found it that I did not pay attention, but later I have realised the mistake, that's why I wrote the second message. Thanks anyway :-).
@szeklermen Actually it's not DreamofEmese you should be asking, it's BudoExport who uploaded this video, you can see his nickname under the title of this video.
@jadekayak01 There were also "munitions grade" swords for battlefield purposes... literally piles of them were kept at the front. Not every katana/tachi was a work of art. Most were workman-like swords that were more or less disposable. Many have been found with just the initial "rough" polish done i.e. "close enough for rock and roll, send it to the front... it'll be trashed soon anyway".
Kunstdesfechtens 7 months ago
@Kunstdesfechtens thanks for the reply.I have trouble believing that any schools of genuine Japanese tradition "blocked" edge to edge except in rare circumstances.Swords and any form of steel,especially weapons grade tamahagane,was extremely expensive-similar analogy would be to through away your car and get a new one because the paint got scratched.Bill Gates could afford to do this but there is only one of him and lots not.
jadekayak01 7 months ago
@jadekayak01 Different schools block differently. Some happily block edge to edge, since they were founded for battlefield work and ruined swords were merely discarded and replaced from general supply. Even today, their swords look like hacksaws after embu. Others are more cautious, preserving the edge whenever possible. Aligning your edge to the opponent's flat and vice-versa is more a hallmark of medieval and early Renaissance European sword technique.
Kunstdesfechtens 7 months ago
what level are these guys at.The 2 with the iaito seemed to block with the edge-definately not japanese like
jadekayak01 8 months ago
To Defsolid: the truth is that I got so excited when I found it that I did not pay attention, but later I have realised the mistake, that's why I wrote the second message. Thanks anyway :-).
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szeklermen 1 year ago
Merci d'avoir partagé ces vidéos, c'est la premiére fois que je vois ce koryu.
Defsolid 1 year ago
@szeklermen Actually it's not DreamofEmese you should be asking, it's BudoExport who uploaded this video, you can see his nickname under the title of this video.
Defsolid 1 year ago
@DreamofEmese
Kedves DreamofEmese és kitől tanulsz ilyen stílusban kenjutsu-t? Suzuki Kimiyoshi mestertől ?
vidagergo 1 year ago
@DreamofEmese
Kedves DreamofEmese és kitől tanulsz Kashima Shinden Jikishin Kage Ryu irányzatot Magyarországon ? Suzuki Kimiyoshitól esetleg?
vidagergo 1 year ago
Is there any first part of this video? Can we have some more, please? I practice the saem style, it would be very helpful. Thanks.
szeklermen 1 year ago