Ronin Dojo Pro Wakizashi Cutting Tests - Samurai Sword vs Bamboo & Water Bottles

http://www.torionsword.com/ presents: Cutting tests performed on the Ronin Dojo pro by Marc Ridgeway, owner of Torion Sword. Marc put the blade through it's paces against tough winter bamboo and typical backyard targets like water bottles. He also tested it inside on cardboard tubes where the typical katana would be too long to be used.

The Ronin wakizashi is designed as a close in fighting weapon. Longer than a knife, but more versatile than a sword in an indoor setting. The wakizashi was the one weapon a samurai was never without.

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[Bookstop1337]

Do any of the Dojo pro wakizashi come with hamon? This one doesn't look like it does.

[Roninkatanas]

@Bookstop1337 The pro line is through hardened, which means they do not have a hamon. The elite line are differentially hardened and have a hamon, but they are also all laminated which makes them very expensive.

[gangstanikes]

i've been subscribed for a long time, i checked out the site, i am really interested in buying some steel, do these stand up against Japanese quality steel? and do you make cane swords or just katanas? i know katanas are Superior but i actually carry a cane. i wouldn't carry the sword around but it would be nice to have one.

[Roninkatanas]

@gangstanikes I am afraid I don't offer any cane swords. Marc Ridgeway has some contacts in the custom sword industry who could make you anything you want. Drop him an email at the link above.

With regards to the quality of Japanese steel, I would say that would be a tough comparison. A sword made in Japan also undergoes polishing there, and the result is a sword which has few peers in the world. The problem with Japanese swords is the price and the wait time - 1+ years/$10K+

[gangstanikes]

@Roninkatanas thanks, i;ve actually been researching the subject for 2 days now. it seems a lot of the old japanese folding is not so necessarily today. it's more of a tradition. i've been reading reviews, and after i get the cane sword i've already ordered, i plan on visiting your site again. i really like the Dojo Pro O-Katana and Dojo-Pro #3 Wakizashi,

[Roninkatanas]

@gangstanikes The steel billets used today are much purer, and there are certainly steels which are superior to Japanese made tamahagane. The difference between a very good Chinese sword and a Japanese made sword is in the total package. The hand carved tsuka core and saya, the expert polish, and the attention to detail at every level.

[trainmasterxxx]

Gotta love dumb rednecks trying to be samarai.

[randyest]

why is it that a katana video inevitably features a fat guy, a retard, or both?

[MarcKaden]

@gwacha3vampire Oh , I agree , technique is king. I was simply trying to highlight the Ronin Dojlo-Pro series , which are quite sharp, but very durable too... these are not definately not competition geometry , performance swords. They have a quite robust crossection. Perhaps you might enjoy joining us at SBG forums and reading the entire review?

forum(dot)sword-buyers-guide(d­ot)com/viewtopic(dot)php?f=6&t­=8479

[gwacha3vampire]

@MarcKaden through heavier targets. If the blade edge (ha) was very sharp&thin then the edge would eventually roll. Thats why i would never buy a competition cutter... their blade geometery is for fancy static cuts, several cuts combinations etc as it is a thinner lighter blade made for light targets (generally). Authentic katanas dont have a sharp V shape edge for this reason. So thats why we have always been taught tech comes first.. your target will always fall regardless :)

[gwacha3vampire]

@MarcKaden thank you for viewing my channel its more of a personal self progression dairy, im recovering from a bad car accident so just getting back into the 'swing' of things lol bad joke. Practice makes perfect and i have alot of practice to do ... that linked just proves my point lol technique is key if the man in the video had a bad tech he wouldnt be able to make that cut. sharpness is second to tech as ive been taught. my blade is not sharp but allows me to go .cont...

[MarcKaden]

@gwacha3vampire Just checked out your channel. nice cutting. I enjoyed that.

[MarcKaden]

@gwacha3vampire Well the point is that when the target flys off camera, I have made a bad cut. With freestanding bamboo it will never impact and break off ... it goes flying , like my several botched cuts. Sfaety of flying targets isnt a comcern as my safety partner was inside watching through a window. To see a clean cut on BRACED bamboo with a blunt sword , watch this :

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[gwacha3vampire]

@MarcKaden it is hard to see if the sharp blade even made a clean cut or if the impact just caused the bamboo to spilt and break off. Just an observation, saying that i enjoy all media which displays katanas or blades so keep posting :)