Fighting with a Katana Sword : History of the Katana

Learn about the history of katanas with expert tips and advice on fighting with katanas in this free martial arts video from our expert Tres Tew.

Expert: Tres Tew
Contact: www.christianmartialartsinc.com
Bio: Instructor Tres Tew is currently a black belt and teaches classes regularly at the Christian Martial Arts center in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

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[dflynchimp]

The straight sword is not a hacking weapon....this guy has no clue what he is talking about. Even in Chinese swordsmanship when you cut with the blade of the sword there is a "drawing" motion to facilitate the cut. Only untrained or unskilled wielders would ever "hack" with a straight sword. The lack of weight would make such an endeavor both wasteful and damaging to the weapon.

[juggalo4life505420]

lol dont learn from expertvillage

[ThisIsJefficus]

Yeeaahh they didn't just decide to curve the blade, the molecular structure of the steel when it's cooled quickly on the edge is more crystalline than the softer steel in the spine. The more rigid structure at the edge forces a curve. it doesn't even happen until they quench the sword. The first time it happened, it was most likely a surprise that happens to produce a superior cutting blade. sigh.

[Protherium]

Contrary to a popular belief, there is no such thing as "HACKING sword"!

No sword can "hack" by design, this feature is best represented by an axe. The shape and mass distibution of any sword is fundamentally different from any axe, if you try to use it like an axe - very little effect will be achieved. Straight sword, if used with a special "drawback cutting technique" perform just like curved ones, it's all about technique.

The notion of a "hacking sword" comes from modern movies.

[paWikangbaHi]

Correct that the Japanese sword was patterned after the Chinese Dao and not he Jian. This is why the Japanese sword has a single edge. The early Japanese sword did not have it's distinctive curve, only after perfecting the smithing process to have a flexible but hard blade did the Japanese sword get it's curve.

I don't know where this guy gets his martial history but he keeps botching it. He already did it to Filipino Kali.

Whoever gave him his instructor's certificate must be in hiding now.

[mackx1066]

not a hacking weapoin. ment for tendon slices and muscle scaloping

[Gothic238]

Im pretty sure it actually originated from a Chinese Dao, not a Jian, and hacking? It was not a hacking weapon.

[dragon2060]

@Rasian07 i fucking hope not

[Rasian07]

... Is this guy serious?

[jonathankundinger]

@dflynchimp wow ur a super duper samurai u put up a "learning vid if u no so much bout the katanas instead of looking it up

[Sadoos]

139 also don't know shit XD

[aviationyu]

@MasterMaxD katana was just a type of sword used in Tang Dynasty which was abandoned in China later on due to its inconvenience in fights(for the situations of China),then it was adopted and refined by the Japanese.