I usually look for the episodes with Mike Yamasaki. He looks so calm and nice with an elegant sense of humor. I love specially when Mike shows respect for Japanese culture in those moments with some katanas, with a slight bow.
It was called reducing the surface population of criminals! Older cultures understand the concept much better than most of us do! When there are no controls on criminality you will have a surplus of criminals!
I have been searching for you for your knowledge and for knowing that you are amazing. Watching you on the Pawn Show. Stay helping others and strong. .. Bob.
Ive been practicing Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu for almost 17 years now and have recently acquired my first mumei nihonto from late edo period. I still need to get books and other items to help me identify blades so i can further my collection and knowledge
WHHHHAAAAATTS UP! lol, I miss you guys...found this old stuff from looking up a springfield rifle...love you guys hope all's well. If you have an extra springfield, I' love to grab one. But otherwise, I hope you all are well and blessed. Edit: love the study of japanese swords and the medalergy knowledge!! I'm a senior mech designer for semi-conductor industry and I dig the metalergy and history of Japanese swords as well as others.
I wish I could send 2 pictures of this sword I have ,the tang has a date on one side and I think something like earth wood, fire, from .or to a master and other side has more Japanese signatures, the blade is the coolest steel I've ever seen the hamon temper design is like dragons teeth I would say,haven't seen any like this one
Can you give me some information on some great Japanese magicians, locksmiths, and magic makers in Japan for 2020. But I'm especially interested in the locks and locking mechanisms in Japan. Thank you or Arigato Gozaimasu.
Does Mike Yamasaki provide NBTHK certificates if he identifies and certified as authentic a nihonto katana ?! I would like to know to pay for this services as it would take months and shipping of over 100. USC just for one way shipping. Thanks 🙏 In advance.
I have a ww2 japanese katana that my grandpa got and has passed it down to me, i have disassembled it and found out that the katana has no signature. Are there swords that have and doesnt have signatures?
@@henryhoang5412 Based on that information alone, it easily could be valuable. If it was a mass produced military blade, it would almost definitely have hot stamps and a signature on the tang. Unless the tang had been tampered with, it is very possible you have an old and potentially valuable samurai sword. I might be able to tell you more based on the blade. It is without a signature "mu-mei" (Mei means signature). Generally, it is harder to determine the value of these, but the nakago/tang.. part that goes in the handle... Might have a shape, filing pattern, and rust that will help date and identify the blade. File patterns and tang shapes are often smith specific too, and function as a signature, but on many old swords it is hard to see file markings... But never remove the rust on the nakago to find out, because that causes more problems and can permanently reduce the value of the blade. If the sword is very new, there will be little rust on the tang. If it is only a little old, the rust will be redder. The older, the darker the rust. The condition of the blade, and how rusted it is does matter, but if it is rusted, it's not a good idea to polish it yourself, Because that can deminish the value of you go to sell (because traditional polishers cost in the thousands). I would suggest keeping it lightly oiled, some oils are better than others. If you can describe the blade, patterns in the steel, signs of damage (if any), I might be able to tell you a little more, but can't give you 100% sure advise without seeing pictures. A good place to ask expirenced people would be the Nihonto message board. There are many expirenced collectors who can help you there.
@@henryhoang5412 Glad I could help. Also, another thing, if it was brought back from ww2, it might have came with surrender tags, which might not say the value or age of the sword, but can still be important. You are sure to find some answers there.
A rusted Katana is worthless, would only be valuable to an avid collector, and only if it were made by certain reprised craftsman of the Pre Edo period, as a rusted katana would've had to see much bloodshed and abandonment.
Yamasaki vendrías a Ecuador a ver una espada samurahi... Yo te vi ahorita la desbarata como tu haces iiii vii unos años... Ii sellos de familia confirma Yamasaki
My family is Carré. There is a theatre of Carré. They where Rich the people who did circus. Now it's a theatre. I'm not Rich but i a horse thing inherited. My grandma has the most inherit but most things she sold back in the days. Greetings from the Netherlands!
Also depends on the smith. Also, if it is unsigned, you may want to dig deeper. The most famous swordsmith of the time, Goro Nyuudo Masamune, never signs his crafts, and so does his equally popular students Hikoshiro Sadamune and Soushuu Hiromitsu.
HOLA MI NOMBRE ES JOSE SOY DE TEPATITLAN JALIZCO USTEDES TIENEN UNA KATANA Q FUE MIA TIENE 2 SIMBOLOS SON DE LAS 2 FAMILIAS Q GOVERNARON EN JAPON UNO ES DE LA FAMILIA IMPERIAL EN LETRAS GRANDES Y EL OTRO ES DE LA FAMILIA Q GOVERNO 200 AÑOS
@@LeeQuesada-CoTGaming First of all I'm not a Japanese. In addition the Katanas aren't contemporary arms, there are ancient weapons, items of pleasure, collectible etc. Maybe you mixed things up.
I wish they would fine the Honjo Masamune already I given to future shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu 1543-1616 after the batlle of Sekigahara it was passed down from shogun to shogun and then finally Iemasa Tokugawa who gave it to the mejiro police station in Tokyo in late 1945 who unfortunately passed away in 1963 it would passed to Tsunenari Tokugawa 1940- then to his son Iehiro Tokugawa 1965- and so on.
Honjo masamunr was brought to america. But some tales it was destroyed in ww2.. But maybe someday they will find the Masamune katana.. A lost treasure of japan...
I chatted online with Mike and told him to do a UA-cam channel. This is a cool clip. To bad it is so poorly edited and produced with all the nonsense background noise
Honjo (Onjo) Masamune is being worth 5 million Dollars...! Wow... And I also believe that sword has been in the USA... There's a consequence of American imperialism...!
@@johnwayne2103 There’s no need to explain dramatical issue… A historical cultural and also precious weapon where Japan made as a commercial good has been being sold in the US. ⁉️ How about ❓
Why did you call what you are holding a sword when it's a naginata ? Most of the swords taken after WW2 were destroyed. I think you can get more and better swords with no issues directly for Japan. That is where I got all of mine. Thank you for your video sir
Naginatas are treated as swords (or nihontou) in the Japanese art sense. The character for curved sword is literally in its name. Also, naginata blades (the most important part of the weapons) are sometimes used as wakizashi (short sword) and are wrapped and outfitted as such (Honebami Toushirou is a famous example).
I’ve been dealing in Japanese swords for 42 years and the story that a Japanese sword cut a gun barrel is not true but is entertaining, this guy claimed that it’s true and I assure you it’s not ! It would destroy any blade and I don’t care what steel it’s made of. The truth is that the real Japanese swords are folded is because of the poor quality of Iron that they had been made of with slag and impurities in the iron . Anyway the claim of a katana cutting a barrel is as dumb as the claim that a car was so fast a guy challenged his passenger to grab a pack of smokes off the dash and the passenger couldn’t because the car was just too dam fast, so ridiculous and nobody questioned the fact the smokes stayed on the dash ! The truth is that modern steel is stronger and more durable then the steel produced in Japan using traditional methods, steel like 5160, 9260, T10, and so on. The true Japanese swords are desirable because they are true works of art.
Yeah, it's surprising that modern Chinese swordsmith handforged replica katanas (not the fake decoration Chinese factory crap)are actually more battle ready than old genuine katanas and are much more affordable too. Modern Japanese swordsmith handforged nihonto katanas are still very expensive though.
At last a comment with commen sense...on mythbusters they used s high alloy blade and machine to cut a gun barrel. But it took so much force a human could never do it..so it can be done but not in the real world.
Nice to finally see someone speak the truth. The Japanese steel was very much inferior to the medieval European and Middle eastern steels that were being produced at the same time. That doesn't diminish the workmanship and art put into these swords but reality should also play a part and not go into wild myths about it.
@@cchavezjr7 The thing was that Europeans had a steady supply of minerals in regard to their land mass in order to produce a more purified steel, the Japanese were secluded to such a small island that they had to use Scrap steel, tamagahane or "Precious Steel", and it had to be folded so many times in order to remove all impurities, and yes indeed the European steel was more durable, like today's steel, but the thing about Katana is that it was designed to go along with the Japanese more superior combat skills where they would quickly slice their opponent, whereas the Europeans were more about a more lengthy battle, and thrusted rather than sliced more often. But yes, the European Longswords are considered the more superior blade because of their ability to flex.
You may be more knowledgeable than this guy, but you're still calling a Katana, a Japanese sword. I mean yes, of course it is a "Japanese Sword" but no self-respecting person can claim to have knowledge of the Katana, without naturally in tongue referring to them as Katana and not just Japanese Sword. And any self-respecting claim to having the knowledge of Katana can rightly say that any Katana ever had impurities in their finished capacity, as the tamagahane, or "Precious Steel", in the hands of a true master craftsman would not allow any form of Katana with impurities at all to live past completion, in fact most master craftsman would discard any Katana that they would create that shown any signs of impurities upon completion, unless in a time of war when Katana were most needed. Even then the Katana were not designed to be a main source of weaponry, and only used by the Samurai, besides in the manner of their proper use, to show a sign of ranking as the Samurai were highest in the hierarchy, in matters of close combat or loss of their primary bow and arrow or Yari (longspear) and is precisely the reason why most Katana were so well adorned with engravings and flashy Tsuba, Habaki, Menuki, and Kashira, which depicted the Samurais purpose of owning the Katana, whether it be, for victory, honor, prosperity, wealth etc.
Its a pity Mr Yamasaki felt the need to become part of a reality TV show that is fake for entertainment purposes only. Otherwise I would have taken him more seriousely.
Bruh where is this guy getting his "facts"? I'm not questioning the fact that he may be able to spot a traditional Katana in regard to a fake katana, as that's simple to do. But I believe this guy is coming up with the rest of his facts are coming out of his hind side. The disarming of Katana however is factual, and current standing of Katana is factual. My brain hurts listening to this guy.
Mike should have his own show.
Agree. Or a youtube channel
Love every episode of Pawn Star he was in
I would binge that show
_"Strike! With Mike Yamazaki"_
I usually look for the episodes with Mike Yamasaki. He looks so calm and nice with an elegant sense of humor. I love specially when Mike shows respect for Japanese culture in those moments with some katanas, with a slight bow.
He’s one of the most interesting experts that come on the show :) Him & Rebecca are my favorite!
Exactly, them two specifically!
Same! They're so nice. Great vibes.
So authentic, knowledgeable … thanks for so much passion around your craft!
The best episodes are with Mike. A great ambassador of Nihonto
Great little film. Love Mike and his honesty towards the items.
Does not talk much, always to the point. Long live to you and your family. Best Regards from Azerbaijan
Mike we need more videos of you talking you got a great voice. The ASMR community will watch the heck out of them.
So true
He needs a channel of his own. I'll subscribe right away.
I know nothing about Japanese swordsmanship. Give this man a limited-run show (eight to ten episodes) and I’ll be glued to that TV every second.
I’ve never heard anyone talk about decapitation so calmly before 😱
well if u knew more about history decapitation is a normal thing
@@kilokrafts2039 bring back decapitation and stoning. The world has gone crazier these days
It was called reducing the surface population of criminals! Older cultures understand the concept much better than most of us do! When there are no controls on criminality you will have a surplus of criminals!
Hey hey! Congratulations Mike!!
I could listen to Mike for hours!
I would watch a show featuring Mike Yamasaki.
I have been searching for you for your knowledge and for knowing that you are amazing. Watching you on the Pawn Show. Stay helping others and strong. .. Bob.
I love these swords so much, one day i will have one
Ive been practicing Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu for almost 17 years now and have recently acquired my first mumei nihonto from late edo period. I still need to get books and other items to help me identify blades so i can further my collection and knowledge
WHHHHAAAAATTS UP! lol, I miss you guys...found this old stuff from looking up a springfield rifle...love you guys hope all's well. If you have an extra springfield, I' love to grab one. But otherwise, I hope you all are well and blessed. Edit: love the study of japanese swords and the medalergy knowledge!! I'm a senior mech designer for semi-conductor industry and I dig the metalergy and history of Japanese swords as well as others.
I’m using this info for my informative segment next week. Awesome, Mike!!!
I have a Nakago and would like to identify the signature. Could you help me?
Can someone please tell me how to get in touch with Mike Yamasaki I have a rare Japanese mask I would like to know more about ?
I wish I could send 2 pictures of this sword I have ,the tang has a date on one side and I think something like earth wood, fire, from .or to a master and other side has more Japanese signatures, the blade is the coolest steel I've ever seen the hamon temper design is like dragons teeth I would say,haven't seen any like this one
Can you give me some information on some great Japanese magicians, locksmiths, and magic makers in Japan for 2020. But I'm especially interested in the locks and locking mechanisms in Japan. Thank you or Arigato Gozaimasu.
Is there a way to contact you in regards to identifying a makers signature on my Katana?
Respect.
Does Mike Yamasaki provide NBTHK certificates if he identifies and certified as authentic a nihonto katana ?! I would like to know to pay for this services as it would take months and shipping of over 100. USC just for one way shipping. Thanks 🙏 In advance.
MiKe!!
This clip could really use some tuning on the audio.
I really love to become samurai
I have 2 swords like to know something about them.
I have a ww2 japanese katana that my grandpa got and has passed it down to me, i have disassembled it and found out that the katana has no signature. Are there swords that have and doesnt have signatures?
If anyone wants to see a picture of it please let me know! I would love to see if this katana is rare or not
@@henryhoang5412 Based on that information alone, it easily could be valuable.
If it was a mass produced military blade, it would almost definitely have hot stamps and a signature on the tang. Unless the tang had been tampered with, it is very possible you have an old and potentially valuable samurai sword.
I might be able to tell you more based on the blade. It is without a signature "mu-mei" (Mei means signature). Generally, it is harder to determine the value of these, but the nakago/tang.. part that goes in the handle... Might have a shape, filing pattern, and rust that will help date and identify the blade. File patterns and tang shapes are often smith specific too, and function as a signature, but on many old swords it is hard to see file markings... But never remove the rust on the nakago to find out, because that causes more problems and can permanently reduce the value of the blade.
If the sword is very new, there will be little rust on the tang. If it is only a little old, the rust will be redder. The older, the darker the rust.
The condition of the blade, and how rusted it is does matter, but if it is rusted, it's not a good idea to polish it yourself, Because that can deminish the value of you go to sell (because traditional polishers cost in the thousands). I would suggest keeping it lightly oiled, some oils are better than others.
If you can describe the blade, patterns in the steel, signs of damage (if any), I might be able to tell you a little more, but can't give you 100% sure advise without seeing pictures. A good place to ask expirenced people would be the Nihonto message board. There are many expirenced collectors who can help you there.
- thanks you very much!
- i tried looking for arsenal stamps on the katana but could not find any. I will make an account and post pictures on the site u recommended
@@henryhoang5412 Glad I could help.
Also, another thing, if it was brought back from ww2, it might have came with surrender tags, which might not say the value or age of the sword, but can still be important.
You are sure to find some answers there.
random guy : knows 5 swords
Test : here are the 5 swords you know
sir in have a samurai but i cant read japanese if whos the maker
You have a Katana, not a Samurai. lmao... The Samurai were the wielders of the Katana and God was their maker.
How much is value of the rust only?
A rusted Katana is worthless, would only be valuable to an avid collector, and only if it were made by certain reprised craftsman of the Pre Edo period, as a rusted katana would've had to see much bloodshed and abandonment.
I am Indian and I need one that is so much respect full think
Yamasaki vendrías a Ecuador a ver una espada samurahi... Yo te vi ahorita la desbarata como tu haces iiii vii unos años... Ii sellos de familia confirma Yamasaki
My family is Carré. There is a theatre of Carré. They where Rich the people who did circus. Now it's a theatre. I'm not Rich but i a horse thing inherited. My grandma has the most
inherit but most things she sold back in the days. Greetings from the Netherlands!
Does anyone have an idea of how much is a 13th century sword is worth??
Depends on the condition
Also depends on the smith. Also, if it is unsigned, you may want to dig deeper. The most famous swordsmith of the time, Goro Nyuudo Masamune, never signs his crafts, and so does his equally popular students Hikoshiro Sadamune and Soushuu Hiromitsu.
U my friend are bad ass ..
No he's not.
❤️
🙏
He needs to have an ASMR guided meditation channel on UA-cam 😂
60,000 smiths? My God. How will I ever learn....
I love katana.god bless .
HOLA MI NOMBRE ES JOSE SOY DE TEPATITLAN JALIZCO USTEDES TIENEN UNA KATANA Q FUE MIA TIENE 2 SIMBOLOS SON DE LAS 2 FAMILIAS Q GOVERNARON EN JAPON UNO ES DE LA FAMILIA IMPERIAL EN LETRAS GRANDES Y EL OTRO ES DE LA FAMILIA Q GOVERNO 200 AÑOS
NESESITO YEBARLA A JAPON INMEDIATAMENTE ESA KATANA ERA MIA ENCUENTRAME XFVOR
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Who do you recommend to buy an authentic WW II Samurai Sword. So many fakes. I an looking for an honorable dealer.
Approximately 3 million Japanese swords which are Katana had been taken out from Japan... ! What a pity...
That's what happens when you lose a war, the losing party gets disarmed almost completely.
@@LeeQuesada-CoTGaming First of all I'm not a Japanese. In addition the Katanas aren't contemporary arms, there are ancient weapons, items of pleasure, collectible etc. Maybe you mixed things up.
Nice Rolex !
one of the Tokugawa collection of 15 swords delivered to US officers
ua-cam.com/video/eK-yoZBddMU/v-deo.html
Mike is handsome daddy
The sword with 9 bodies, was that a Muramasa blade?
maybe it’s nagasone Kotetsu, hizen tadayoshi or osafune
I don't have money to buy a very nice sword :(
Hiiii
Hello Mike I have a sword my Grandfather brought back form Ww2 it is not like any I haves seen from that time.
I wish they would fine the Honjo Masamune already I given to future shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu 1543-1616 after the batlle of Sekigahara it was passed down from shogun to shogun and then finally Iemasa Tokugawa who gave it to the mejiro police station in Tokyo in late 1945 who unfortunately passed away in 1963 it would passed to Tsunenari Tokugawa 1940- then to his son Iehiro Tokugawa 1965- and so on.
Honjo masamunr was brought to america. But some tales it was destroyed in ww2.. But maybe someday they will find the Masamune katana.. A lost treasure of japan...
@@carlocudiamat9750 it’s here in America somewhere. $50 says it’s in a veterans descendants basement or in the ground under an apartment complex
I chatted online with Mike and told him to do a UA-cam channel. This is a cool clip. To bad it is so poorly edited and produced with all the nonsense background noise
I thought Paul Martin has won it to .
❤❤❤❤he is cute！
Mikey.. ya Thė 'ŇINJÃ's .!! I think... R you 👁👁..??..?
Honjo (Onjo) Masamune is being worth 5 million Dollars...! Wow... And I also believe that sword has been in the USA... There's a consequence of American imperialism...!
The Consequence? Please explain. I am going to love this debate.
@@johnwayne2103 There’s no need to explain dramatical issue…
A historical cultural and also precious weapon where Japan made as a commercial good has been being sold in the US. ⁉️ How about ❓
When you win the war you reap the benefits. Japans lucky it’s not the 51st state of the US.
@@craigthescott5074 Indeed.
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Give us a covid run through
Why did you call what you are holding a sword when it's a naginata ? Most of the swords taken after WW2 were destroyed. I think you can get more and better swords with no issues directly for Japan. That is where I got all of mine. Thank you for your video sir
Who told you it was a naginata lol
Naginatas are treated as swords (or nihontou) in the Japanese art sense. The character for curved sword is literally in its name. Also, naginata blades (the most important part of the weapons) are sometimes used as wakizashi (short sword) and are wrapped and outfitted as such (Honebami Toushirou is a famous example).
you think katanas cut through steel machine gun barrells lmao
I’ve been dealing in Japanese swords for 42 years and the story that a Japanese sword cut a gun barrel is not true but is entertaining, this guy claimed that it’s true and I assure you it’s not ! It would destroy any blade and I don’t care what steel it’s made of. The truth is that the real Japanese swords are folded is because of the poor quality of Iron that they had been made of with slag and impurities in the iron . Anyway the claim of a katana cutting a barrel is as dumb as the claim that a car was so fast a guy challenged his passenger to grab a pack of smokes off the dash and the passenger couldn’t because the car was just too dam fast, so ridiculous and nobody questioned the fact the smokes stayed on the dash ! The truth is that modern steel is stronger and more durable then the steel produced in Japan using traditional methods, steel like 5160, 9260, T10, and so on. The true Japanese swords are desirable because they are true works of art.
Yeah, it's surprising that modern Chinese swordsmith handforged replica katanas (not the fake decoration Chinese factory crap)are actually more battle ready than old genuine katanas and are much more affordable too. Modern Japanese swordsmith handforged nihonto katanas are still very expensive though.
At last a comment with commen sense...on mythbusters they used s high alloy blade and machine to cut a gun barrel. But it took so much force a human could never do it..so it can be done but not in the real world.
Nice to finally see someone speak the truth. The Japanese steel was very much inferior to the medieval European and Middle eastern steels that were being produced at the same time. That doesn't diminish the workmanship and art put into these swords but reality should also play a part and not go into wild myths about it.
@@cchavezjr7 The thing was that Europeans had a steady supply of minerals in regard to their land mass in order to produce a more purified steel, the Japanese were secluded to such a small island that they had to use Scrap steel, tamagahane or "Precious Steel", and it had to be folded so many times in order to remove all impurities, and yes indeed the European steel was more durable, like today's steel, but the thing about Katana is that it was designed to go along with the Japanese more superior combat skills where they would quickly slice their opponent, whereas the Europeans were more about a more lengthy battle, and thrusted rather than sliced more often. But yes, the European Longswords are considered the more superior blade because of their ability to flex.
You may be more knowledgeable than this guy, but you're still calling a Katana, a Japanese sword. I mean yes, of course it is a "Japanese Sword" but no self-respecting person can claim to have knowledge of the Katana, without naturally in tongue referring to them as Katana and not just Japanese Sword. And any self-respecting claim to having the knowledge of Katana can rightly say that any Katana ever had impurities in their finished capacity, as the tamagahane, or "Precious Steel", in the hands of a true master craftsman would not allow any form of Katana with impurities at all to live past completion, in fact most master craftsman would discard any Katana that they would create that shown any signs of impurities upon completion, unless in a time of war when Katana were most needed. Even then the Katana were not designed to be a main source of weaponry, and only used by the Samurai, besides in the manner of their proper use, to show a sign of ranking as the Samurai were highest in the hierarchy, in matters of close combat or loss of their primary bow and arrow or Yari (longspear) and is precisely the reason why most Katana were so well adorned with engravings and flashy Tsuba, Habaki, Menuki, and Kashira, which depicted the Samurais purpose of owning the Katana, whether it be, for victory, honor, prosperity, wealth etc.
i am sorry on the show he said that a katana could cut thru tank barrels, i am sorry i dont trust this guys knowledge
Its a pity Mr Yamasaki felt the need to become part of a reality TV show that is fake for entertainment purposes only. Otherwise I would have taken him more seriousely.
Mike Yamasaki is as much of an "expert" in Katana as Biden is a competent President. XD Sorry not sorry.
He does this for a living lol. Appraises swords, repairs them, etc. He's a certified expert in terms of appraisal
Dude keeps saying Japanese Sword.......It's called a friggin Katana.....Can he even name all the components of the Katana?
Bruh where is this guy getting his "facts"? I'm not questioning the fact that he may be able to spot a traditional Katana in regard to a fake katana, as that's simple to do. But I believe this guy is coming up with the rest of his facts are coming out of his hind side. The disarming of Katana however is factual, and current standing of Katana is factual. My brain hurts listening to this guy.
He's saying japanese sword to cover katana, tanto, wakizashi, tachi, etc.
Don't be stupid
I'm pretty sure every guy in America thinks that what Mike does is rad