Unboxing My First Katana!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Thank you to AuthenticWeaponry for this special opportunity! My sword budget is only enough to satisfy my HEMA needs, so it's an exciting chance to broaden my scope a little!
#sword #katana #tachi #samurai #martialarts
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Love the real clay hardened hamon on this one, very pretty. I'm not a big fan of the massive spike in fake temper lines on swords in the current market recently
2:30 That swing sound was beyond beautiful
Swordwind is a wonderful thing
Sign of a proper swing
Lol right that was worthy of tmnt
That is a beautiful tachi...
I hope we get to see that beauty in action in your streams.
I was planning to do one soon. Might get some bottles together.
I hate to be an autist but that's not what in the shape of what you'd historically call a tachi. It's far too short
@@AdamOwenBrowning It's less about the length of the blade and more of the mounting of the sword. It's meant to be worn edge down, making it a tachi.
Historically, some samurai shorterned their existing tachi to "katana-length".
@Man's Man with uchigatana being an umbrella term, is it possible that the word Tachi predated it, and the mount style is just indicative of swords from that time?
@@Lymmar very likely, since the tachi came from a time when samurai fought on horseback, hence the edge down mounting hung from the belt.
As they shifted to on foot fighting, the tachi was shortened and worn edge up through the sash to make easier to draw.
2:08
As a person who does HEMA and kenjutsu, generally speaking if you know how to handle a longsword you know how to handle a katana and vice versa. Their techniques are so identical they'd probably sue each other for copyright if it were at all possible.
Like a guy traveled from Europe to Japan and slightly tweaked his technique.
doing longsword and kendo here, i agree! japanese martialism and discipline enhanced my longsword skills a lot. just forget binding with a katana but flow into the killing instead..cause there s no hand guard 😅
Definitely depends on the school but based on the more prominent ones we know of today I definitely agree!
Longswords and Uchi-gatana are both made to be kinda juuuust right even if your in a close quarters situations, as the longsword and katana both have the ability to switch the position/kamae for effecting pierce or fencing techniques
That’s a very beautiful looking tachi you have there Rob!
One detail that’ll be useful to know for care of the sword is to remember to “break the seal” of saya (scabbard) before drawing the blade by using your thumb on the hand holding the scabbard to push up against the tsuba (hand guard) as to protect blade collar (called a habaki)and the “mouth” of the saya.
Just a general rule of thumb for care and safety of the sword. Hope to see more videos of you with the sword and anything else you put out!
Thank you, I'll keep that in mind. Does it necessarily have to be that specific push or simply being mindful of that seal and not drawing straight through?
@@robinswords in Japanese sword martial arts like iaido and kenjutsu it is taught to always break the seal that way, so that is the correct way. But I think simply being mindful is enough, no need to be so uptight about it.
@@robinswords It doesn't have to be with the thumb. The other option for the "Koikuchi wo Kiru" draw is to wrap the whole hand around the mouth of the sheath and pushing against it with the whole top of your hand in a kind of flexing motion (like squeezing a tennis ball). The purpose of this motion is to reduce wear on the koiguchi as pulling it out like a normal sword is uncontrolled and wears on the fit.
2:13
One thing I will say about the Tachi, (which should be worn downwards when you draw opposite to the normal Uchi-gatana we are very familiar with.)
Is that I think this weapon works a bit more prominently with wide offensive one handed slashes, as the samurai trained with bows and horses mainly, using their tachi in a downward blade facing position because it made it easier to draw on horseback. That would mean generally if you were mounted, you'd use the tachi in one hand and steer your horse with the other hand.
Awesome blade! I'm mostly a european sword guy too but I had the chance to buy a good quality katana at a rock bottom price a couple years back and I'm so glad I did, you really understand where some of the hype comes from holding one in your hands lol, exponentially better than any from a mall. I'm over a foot taller than most Samurai were though, so the 27 inch blade didn't quite feel like a full two hander to me. It inspired me to then get an Odachi (big anti-cavalry samurai sword). With the 33 inch blade, it feels absolutely fantastic for my 6'3 frame to use with both hands.
Such a pretty piece of art. I'm no blacksmith but I think having a good helping of oil coating the sword is normal for katana, since I believe they are prone to rusting due to the composition of the steel.
Yes, a bit is good, but this was positively slathered - great for transport but something you'll want to wipe the excess off once you actually get it.
Very cool!! Happy I stumbled on your channel, something about how you present information is very relaxing.
Glad to hear it 🙂
Itomaki Tachi koshirae
(Lace wrap style tachi mounts)
It is technically a tachi, not a katana, since that is what it is mounted as, (though the use isn't much different)
Thanks for the info! Japanese swordsmanship isn't something I'm too intimately familiar with. I was under the impression that tachi were typically longer than this with a more pronounced curve.
@@robinswords From my cursory dive into the subject, tachi _typically_ were longer and more curved because they were used on horseback. The extra mount on the scabbard is to let it hang edge down from the rider so that drawing it wouldn't be impeded by the horse.
As fighting doctrine shifted to infantry based tactics, shorter swords were preferred. Consequently, they were worn in the sash edge up to be drawn more easily on foot.
Yoto please correct me if I'm wrong.
@@robinswords Japanese swords are measured in a measurement called "SHAKU", a little under one foot. In modern Japanese laws, a tanto is 1 shaku or less, a wakizashi is between 1 and 2 shaku, a katana is over two shaku, a tachi, o-dachi, seoi-dachi (and so on)
Historical length regulations were different.
Also swords were often shortened or changed later on, or re mounted for a different purpose, based on the owners needs or laws.
For example, the heavy use of guns through the Sengoku period, late Edo period, and WW2, nade it common practice to mount wakizashi and short katana as one's daito ("long sword"). This grey area between a katana and wakizashi is called a "katate-uchi" ("one hander"), something of a hand-and-a-half-katana. Having a smaller katana helped on the battlefield when shooting behind cover, or kneeling in mud
That's quite the distinction from the name-anarchy of European arms, to be sure.
When you get into grey areas, what is the determining factor of what category it falls into? The mounting?
@@MansMan42069 katana were rarely worn in sashes, unless in armour. The sageo for katana would be used very differently than modern iaido practitioners use. The sageo (belt system) would be tied directly to the body, not to the obi
As for sashes, frogs, and holsters. "Koshiate" were used when someone needed to wear a katana as if it were a tachi (katana don't always sit right in full plate armour)
Koshiate is an umbrella term for a wide variety of holsters or sashes for carrying katana edge down like a tachi.
- As for sashes specifically -
The only katana almost exclusively carried in sashes are indigenous Ainu swords. These are very rare and valuable, the Ainu people of Hokkaido almost always used ornately decorated sashes for their swords
At the risk of sounding repetitive: that is a beautiful tachi. Wow.
That colorway is incredible. And the way the tsuka-ito continues onto the saya is very cool. And rather useful, I imagine.
the man is living my dream,...always wanted a katana,congratulations
I have bought a few beautiful pieces of art from hanbon forge. They have ones you can just add to cart but I love the "custom" ones. You choose the type of blade colors of all the ray skin and all. Anyone looking to buy a katana and your not rich might wanna check them out. Like I said I've gotten 3 blades never had a problem. Very nice people there to.
*OOF* that is a nice piece of weaponry. That's not just a gift, it's an honor to receive something that nice.
Oooh it comes from Ann Arbor. Michiganders represent!
that Tachi is very nice 👍🏼
Bruhhhh... The color combination and overall look is very nice....
One of my favorite things about the Katana is that even at medium skill if youre trained in it you can quickdraw it into an attack.
love katanas. they are not the ULTIMATE SWORD but they don't have to be. very nice, thanks for sharing RS
Oh, I've got that sword too! Used for tatami cutting. The ito wrap behaved very well.
Overall is a pretty good sword for what it costs.
I am a massive sucker for the dark green ito. Looks so, so, so nice to my eye.
I was gonna say hey mister sword professor guy....I don't know if you know this...but that is not a katana. I see that has already been addressed. lolz
I like European swords myself but that is a beautiful sword ⚔️
Thank you so much for sharing the link! I'll check it out. I'm looking for tachi swords with a more pronounced sori (curve). I hope you enjoy your tachi.
It's quite charming! I just have to find a good place to put it now. It's too pretty to leave in the rack.
Superb piece ! I'm positively jealous
Dang thats a pretty one!...🔥 and nice collection on display..
Always been the opposite for me.. Owned a mass of Katana-type weapons, now in the market for my first functional Euro-Sword..
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Love your shorts, well not your shorts but your #shorts. Okay those too.
I thought the movies were exaggerating the glint on the katanas blade but I guess not that sword is shining
A katana is much more effective when used with one hand because you can wield it more freely. Allthough wielding it with 2 hands gives you more speed and power
Just bought one from the link in the description, can't wait to swing around that razor sharp blade as a complete amateur 🙂
Which one did you buy? I got the same one as the vid because it’s a beauty
Respectfully, you should look into some iaido if you plan on making katana videos. The draw and sheathe technique is very important to not damage blade or scabbard.
Seriously nice sword tho. The real hamon alone shows the blade's quality which is usually enough by itself, but they put effort into making the rest of it look visually excellent. Really like those colours. I got something similar in purple wrap, black scabbard with a textured design around the sageo (the string that ties to the belt) and a very irregular hamon, from a shop in Australia called War Sword. Had to dig a bit to find a good one but they have a few.
There's so many trashy katana out there, maybe more prevalent than Euro style swords. It's nice to see some companies putting effort in.
Think about how They Train the Little Padawans in Star wars. It's Kind of Similar
This isnt a katana its a tachi. You also arent supposed to "grip" the handle. It should be held loosely in both hands.
I noticed that it was a tachi too from the hook on the top of the handle
That looks beautiful
Now that you have a katana, what can you say about the different stances of Ghost of Tsushima?
Preeeetty sure that’s a tachi, tachi and relatives are worn edge down on hangers for use by cavalry, katana descend from uchigatana, a side arm to the tachi, and is worn edge up for draw while standing as opposed to riding.
Katanas are my favorite swords 🗡️
Not a knock on this sword or katanas in general, but that paper cut was really ragged. I'm a Japanese sword guy, and I'll tell you this for free: the metallurgy used in koto swords (800-1600) is lost and more modern swords rarely if ever perform as well. That said, you can sharpen a pencil to a point, so that edge should have been sharper.
That definitely happened because of the position of his hand and you can tell by the initial effort lol, he needs to put it to a proper cutting test like against waterbottles, which bounce if edge alignment is off and show if the cuts are clean.
Damm what a beauty, after i got older i got a less romantic view of the Katana , its not the strongst sword in the world as japanese anime like the praise the sword, but damm still one of the most beautiful designes for sure.
Can I ask cause you seem knowledgeable. Is there a type of "safety clip" for the sheath of a blade to stop it from accidently falling of?
“I’m more of a long sword guy”
- medieval knight probably
That's awesome dude
Nick Millions would be proud.
You could do and amazing Clark Kent cosplay haha
What’s the difference between a scabbard and a sheath? I looked it up but the answer was mixed.
Tachi 😎👍🔥🔥🔥
That's it, I'm going to start a youtube channel about bladed fighting so I can eventually get one of these. Maybe. Lol
By the suspension system it looks more like a tachi than a katana to me
Nice👍👍
Unrelated question, we’re did you get Doppelhänder, or is it a Zweihänder.
Regenyei No IV Montante
Nice Tachi bro
Cool
I’ve been waiting for this day lmao
Did you say tikana? In the beginning?
Just to add into the whole "this is why this is a tachi;" one can speak of length and curvature all day, but what matters most is that metal ring in the kabuto-gane. Any "horseback tachi" lacking that ring is fundamentally useless as a mounted rider's sword. A rider would tie a cord onto their right wrist, and thread it through the ring on the head cap, lashing the sword to their arm. There were many instances where one must let go of their sword, such as needing to double-fist the horse's reins, to grab a spear shaft and direct it away from one's face, or just having it parried out of one's hand.
Without that ring, nothing is a functional tachi, in the pretenses and parliaments of ancient Japanese field combat.
So... another Uchigatana blade in Tachi fittings...
Nice tachi! 👍 unfortunately it’s not as long as many period tachi and is pretty much a katana in all but fittings
@Frank Jaeger I don’t think that’s the case. They are probably based off of Edo period swords that are in tachi fittings but are katana length. Sword sellers typically don’t have any problem selling 36”-blade “nodachi” so shipping likely isn’t a problem
In regards to the sharpness test, my knife brain immediately thought "decent for a mail in, but the edge definitely needs refinement," but then I remembered it's a sword. Is that a good sharpness for a sword?
Swords generally don't need to be as sharp as a really sharp knife as they have more weight and momentum but just like anything you'll find people who believe the opposite.
Generally speaking, keeping a super fine edge on a sword makes it liable to take semi serious damage. As I'm sure you're aware. Sharpness is almost equivalent to how thin the blade is.
Bro though you look gaunt, looking at the swing I feel you got a very ripped upper body atleast
Jes. The weapon of the ninja. Make sure to not display it with the handle to the right.
wait isn’t the ninja-to the weapon of the ninja
Cant beat a full tang katana
Is "Ray skin" like stingray hide?
yes
Where can i order that?
From Authentic Weaponry on Etsy:
www.etsy.com/listing/1091406200/japanese-katana-1095-steel-clay-tempered?click_key=5c8d2b8d751e9b37e88ad07ecf69eeb683440e76%3A1091406200&click_sum=35581e13&ref=shop_home_active_16&pro=1&frs=1&sts=1
That my friend is a tachi not a katana
all tachi are katana, not all katana are tachi.
Where to buy it
its not a scabbard its a saiya
Are u have"Indonesian keris"
can anyone tell me were i can buy a katana in ireland wanna start a collection of them
Lol I live in Ann arbor
thats a tachi
Le has quitado el aceite a la katana? Y con un trapo?....... En serio tienes un canal de armas? Osea en serio??
Subbed! Now lets see you test it!
I have a video with pumpkins getting diced by it 🙂
that Hamon looks acid etched to me. but guess I'm wrong
I'd have to agree. The Hamon was the only part that was a truly different color as opposed to differential tempering giving the discoloration to the entire blade's edge. Actual Hamons are far more blurry than acid-etched ones, so this one might break if he does any more than cutting mats.
Then again, this was from Etsy, so I'm not really surprised at the quality. I will say that the strings are at least wrapped well and are very tight, so it's still very good for at least practice, as opposed to being a real katana.
It's a heat-treated homogenous steel blade. You're not gonna see much drastic hamon activity in a non-folded blade.
@@unnamed47 traditional tempering with katanas would be done by applying hot clay onto the blade and then reheating. The hamon you see is where the clay was applied to the blade, and it's blurry because, well, thermodynamics. The end cools before the center. So the coloring is different as a result.
@@unnamed47 furthermore, the clay would be applied to the edge halfway down to the spine. Here, it just looks like it's just on the line and sorta up to the edge as opposed to actually covering the edge. Which is acid etching does.
@@unnamed47 ...I see. Then I guess I'll just defer to you, then.
(No I do not know about that diagram)
More tachi than katana
Not a Katana , A Tachi Sword.
That is not a katana is a tachi
What's the difference between tachi and regular katana or utigatana?
Theseus not a katana
That thing is ugly as sin. If you were to wear that for formal enbu, shinsa, etc. it would be frowned on as too distracting, flashy. The sword should be unobtrusive, but still elegant.
What an eyesore.
i did buy a sharper kitchen knife under 10 Euro
Gorgeous weapon, but please don't wiggle Japanese swords in the air like that. There is a strict discipline and certainty to both admiring one and using one.
What do you mean?
No fun allowed, gottem
It's a market production katana, it doesn't need the level of etiquette you'd apply to authentic pieces.
You're not gonna be seeing much in a homogenous 1090 modern steel blade.
@@mkufreq9744you know how there's a formal japanese tea ceremony with intricate, meaningful steps for everything from start to finish? There's practically that for when you're inspecting a katana. From accepting, holding, unsheathing, looking at the blade, angling it to inspect the blade's properties, so on.
But just like the tea ceremony, it pretty much only matters in more formal settings, and in the case of katanas, with authentic pieces that are handcrafted from steel to finish by artisans, believed to have been imparted with a spirit/life by that process, and thus require being treated with respect.
I don't think any japanese craftsmen are gonna weep at seeing less-than-perfect treatment of a mass production modern steel katana. Cringe a bit, perhaps.
I just got a sword today