Japanese Sword-Polishing (English Subtitled)

This video demonstrates how to polish a Japanese sword.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• japanese
• sword
• polishing
• katana
• sharpening
• samurai
• polisher

[Zhaaligkeer]

why think he can't be doing it properly just because he isn't speaking Japanese? for all you people know he IS Japanese, just had Chinese heritage and was taught to speak mandarin or whatever. even if he isn't, a master will teach a student of any nationality the same. it's a foolish debate. shouldn't judge without first hand knowledge on what they are doing. anyone ACTUALLY learned from a true master in Japan and can see from their own experience where he is doing it wrong? I doubt it

[dasdatmitch07]

the comments are ridiculous... did u read the subtitles people?

all he is doing is polishing it (the japanese way) he even talks about some of the history behind it.  just because nihonto is famous does not mean they can only be made in japan correctly... or only by a japanese person. believers of this are like reverse racists!

[jae19864x4]

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[jae19864x4]

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[xmichaelibertyx]

Is this a diablo 3 panel?

[elesararwos]

@purelego Each sword has their own qualities

I'm by no means a master, but the Chinese jian has a tendency to bend because of the style, whereas the katana doesn't

The sword smithing techniques are indeed from China, but the techniques changed over hundreds of years (same shape, different forms, different smithing techniques, etc.)

And a sword is only as good as the person behind it

I don't mean to debate, only to converse

[Dosufan755]

@Littlejon126

He's not speaking Mandarin, he's speaking Cantonese, a dialect of Chinese. Besides, just because he's Chinese doesn't mean his polishing is inferior. Hell, he may have learned how to polish from a Japanese master smith. As long as you can polish the blade effectively, it's all good.

[fightormon]

@Littlejon126 actually his speaking cantonese

[topguntin]

@Littlejon126 it's cantonese, it's completely different from mandarin.

[9b8]

@Littlejon126 In case you didn't figure it out by now as some time has passed, you and the people who upvoted are wrong. He is Chinese, but speaks Cantonese, not Mandarin. Note the "Cantonese program" title in the beginning. Regarding the polishing, it is a lot closer than you think. Alas I noted your eluding to the many Chinese "mocks" of Japanese swordsmithing. For sure a great many of them exist, and you have to keep one eye open on them. But it helps to know the difference, too.