Sharpen and stropping a kukri
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2015
- Kukri strop and sharpen. Note to viewers- Ive since been convinced, by Mike Stewart of Bark River Knives, that the m shape notch (karda, kauda, kaudi, kaura, or cho) is nothing more than a ceremonial tribute to shiva. Any affect that it has on blade flex or dripping of blood (hahaha) is secondary and not the purpose for the notch. If you want to argue that point please contact him and attempt your argument there.
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Nice work, I learned something here, thank you.
My grandfather always has knives that were frighteningly sharp, it was his art. He died when I was pretty small, no doubt he'd be impressed
"Some people say you don't need to get your khukri shaving sharp- Those people can't get their khukri shaving sharp" :D Lol Good one XD
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@@DrDeath70 finally someone who knows whatsup
I can get it shave sharp but it isn't really necessary, you don't know what your talking about.
@@MovieGuy666 Many officers have reminisced in their memoirs of Ghurkas sitting in their downtime, carefully inspecting and sharpening their khukuris even though they already know just exactly how sharp they are- razor! It was described as being a bit of an obsession with them!😀😏. Knowing how I am about my knives, I can see where they’re coming from, and my knives are NOT for committing mayhem and death with😳🤣, they’re just for general duties in the kitchen and for carving spoons with, my life does NOT depend on them!😟
A real pleasure observing your technique, I play the cello and guitar & dig what you are teaching. Cheers to you.👏
Thanks man. Got my first kukri today. You pretty much answered all the questions I had in this video. Very well done!
The khukuris strength is in its weight forward, heft and momentum. I have used a "Kuk" in the US Army since 83 and sharpen it like an axe. It will cut paper, and I will use a razor to shave with, but the Kuk blasts thru wood by inertia, not needing a hair popping edge......to each his own !
It is like sharpening an ax so you can shave with it. You _can_ do it, some people even enjoy doing it. Does it actually make the ax perform even a little bit better? No. Is it a total waste of time and effort compared to whatever 'benefit" comes from it? Totally. If you want to do it because you enjoy it and it gives you satisfaction, I have no problem with that. I have a problem with the attitude that "the only people who say a you don't need a shaving edge on a kuhkri are people who can't put a shaving edge on a kuhkri". No, people who understand how blades work and what sort of edge you actually need for different sorts of work say that. I can put a shaving edge on just about any blade _without_ fucking around with strops and polished bevels. I can do with with a few different pocket arkansas stones. And I know that no, you don't need to be able to shave with your kuhkri.
The only reason to have a shaving sharp kukuri is if it is being used as a fighting knife. And since it's illegal to slice people up with large bladed knives, this is an exercise in futility. A kukuris value is in its ability to chop. A shaving edge on a kukuri would be quickly destroyed when used in heavy chopping. A heavy concex edge is superior to a thin razors edge on this type of tool. So when people say you don't need a shaving edge on a kukuri, it's because you don't need a shaving edge on a kukuri.
That being said, I do understand the satisfaction of honing any blade to a razors edge. It is a skill and I can see the desire to hone one of these awesome knives whether it's useful or not.
The notch at the bottom of the blade is known as a Karda, Kauda, Kaudi, Kaura or Cho is representative of a cows foot, the mark of Shiva. It's a symbol of good luck. It has also been said to stop blood from running onto the hand and also it has been said that it represents the shape of a cow's teats to remind one not to kill a cow witch is a sacred animal in India.
You see, the Hindu culture is a dialectical culture. Practices the common man can't understand or will lead to dispute are given to him through stories. Such stories have become superstitions over thousands of years. Cow is called sacred because that's the only way to stop man from killing it and eating it up and starve to death when there's a famine (The olden days didn't exactly have doordash, y'know ;)). It has nothing to do with that hinge on the Khukri. Its just a story.
The explanation at 1:03 makes more sense.
Wrong, it's shivas dick lol..
The blood stopping is nothing more than myth. Without the Cho the blade would snap. Also the karda is not one of the names of the notch. The karda is the small k ife that is sharpened for doing small cutting tasks. The other unsharpened small knife is the chakmak for traditional honing of the Kukri.
The foot of the cow thing is correct but not the teet comment its apparently to also represent the woman's clitoris 🤷♂️ and it 4 catching ur opponents blade and yanking it free of thier hand
@@Wildwestwranglerthank you for stating the facts needed haha
The toughness of the edge isn't about how sharp it is, but what angle the knife is sharpened at. If you have a dull 10° edge vs 40° very sharp edge the knife sharpened at 40° will retain it's edge whey longer and the blade won't bend as easily as with the 10° angle, if it's razor sharp that doesn't mean that it'll dull the first time you swing it, the double edge razors and olfa knives are damaged fast because they are sharpened at a very low angle (like a 5° or 3° idk) , making them very weak, but very very sharp.
Material hardness and angle are both factors, even the cheapest mild steel chinesium can be made sharp as anything it won't hold it for long though.
Toughness is a material property, it has nothing to do with geometry or hardness. Edge retention is a result of the parent material properties, blade geometry and how the blade was heat treated, however, it also has a great deal to do with how the knife is used, or abused.
You're right, it's not to drip blood.
It's there as a religious Hindu symbol, Krishna.
More likely Kali or even Shiva - have a look out for Dasein, the main festival where the Gurkhas use a large Kukri to behead a bullock in honour of Durgamata (Durga is a manifestation of Kali).
Just ordered an AEOF Kukri from KHHI of Amazon yesterday and I'm gonna try this when I get it. I like to keep my blades razor sharp. My dad used to sharpen his knives sharp enough to shave with so I guess it runs in the family.
@Mat Mat Very well made. They do need a bit of honing and sharpening but I love mine.
@Mat Mat No worries. You're going to love it!
@Mat Mat It doesn't come with much of an edge on it but it can be sharpened.
@Mat Mat They are really great quality knives. Mine is the 16 inch with an 11 inch blade and 5 inch handle. The only gripe I have about it is the handle is a bit wide but of you have larger hands (which I don't) it shouldn't be a problem. I've thought about taking the handle to my belt sander and shaping it to fit my hand better but I don't want to ruin it and have to make a new one.
@Mat Mat I highly recommend oiling the blade after use. The blade is made of 5160 carbon steel so they are prone to rusting of not properly cleaned and maintained. Otherwise they are awesome blades! Very thick and heavy! I used mine to chop through the leg bones of a wild pig and it chopped through them with ease.
Enjoy and let me know how you like it!
Thanks for making this! I bought one of the same Khuks as your new one and had zero luck getting a decent edge on it so I sent it off for sharpening and to have a convex edge put on it so that it will be ready to take a strop. The next one I get, I will definitely try your system!
Thanks for watching, good luck!
You are correct sir!!! Unlike most hard use knives, a Kukri is supposed to be as sharp as you can get it!!!
nope... that's not at all true.
@@MovieGuy666 If you're using your Khukuri for woodwork as well as on animal hides and food yeah, at least you want to make the easier to handle portion closer to the handle for a longer Khukuri the sharpest it can get.
I just bought one. Been working at it with the chakmak that came with it. Tried shaving at my arm with it to see how far I had to go to get it "shaving sharp". Now my arm has a bald spot. AND my fingers sting from a dozen super fine little cuts from where I ran them lightly over the blade to see where it needed work the most. :P I think I might be done with it for now.
look at those Ginger hairs LOL😉 great video man. Josh
This guy cracks me up.
thank you. on my way getting mine sharpened.👍it does take time. but worth it
h Crider once you get it dialed in it's just a little maintenance here and there and you're good to go.
+DrDeath70 u rock! ❤UA-cam for DIY!!wish I had this growing up!
Hi, very interesting, but I was a little surprised you simply chucked the Karda and Chakmak - the sharper of the two, the Karda, is a small utility knife for very fine tasks, so it is a bit like chucking a Swiss Army Knife because you have an axe. The Chakmak is often described as a sharpener, but the ones on most cheap Kukri and on most modern remakes aren't any harder than the steel of the main blade, so they don't work.
Nevertheless, makers of Kukri, such as KHHI, suggest that their Chakmak are designed to be much harder and they are not used to "sharpen", but to "burnish", a bit like a hone. This may or may not be true, but it also has a function as a flint striker and could probably be used to strike a ferro rod. In either case, I find it impossible to believe that the average Nepalese villager would include these items in his kit for no good reason, let alone a Gurkha going into battle.
WWI military issue Kukri had no companion tools, but the current British issue does and the British Army aren't going to waste money on something purely useless. (They have progressively reduced the size of standard issue Kukri over the decades since WWI and esp. WWII in order to save money, so they could certainly drop these if they thought them of little value.)
By the way, some traditional Kukri are differentially hardened - see Blackie Thomas's recent vid on caring for his Kukri on that - not for fighting but because it is intended to be used for different tasks. While some modern axes with modern steels can take a razor's edge and retain it even during heavy chopping, most traditional axes have a thicker and slightly duller edge to help with splitting, while many knives are sharper because of the need for fine control and a clean cut. The average workaday Kukri offers both, a very sharp and narrow edge near the notch and a thicker edge near the thickest and heaviest part of the blade. Where I disagree with Blackie is on the matter of the point. I have a blade similar to his and it has a dull point, but that is only because the blade has been repeatedly used and the original point has clearly been dulled over time. Many working Kukri have very sharp points, one very large one being used by the traveller, Dervla Murphy, to lance a large boil on someone's cheek when she was in Nepal.
This is not to say that there are not Kukri that are razor sharp from end to end, I have several and cut myself on one and did not immediately notice, due to the speed and fineness of the cut. However, the slenderness of the spine and the configuration of the blade indicate that it was probably always intended as a personal sidearm or battlefield weapon and not meant to be used for chopping wood. Also, I have seen one or two fine-edged Kukri - made with modern steels - that can chop wood and even cut through a nail in the wood and survive. The point is, modern steels. Some youtube vids make a big thing of Kukri being made of spring steel and even spring steel from Mercedes! But there was no such steel in 1700s Nepal or even in the late 1890s or even the early 20th C. Most authentic Kukri were forged from Carbon steel, some of very good quality, others not so much. They are wonderful blades, but they are not supernatural.
Despite being brought up to believe that the average Nepali/Gurkha uses his Kukri for absolutely every possible task, it just isn't true. A villager might have his own knife and his wife might use a bigger and thicker blade to chop firewood and another to chop meat. While Gurkhas have used kukri to cut brush, they were often issued machetes for chopping heavy jungle in Burma, presumably so they didn't dull their knives for other uses. In the modern army, the British don't really expect to see them used in combat, so they are returned to being useful general utility knives - although they do have their propaganda value.
So, it is great if you can get a razor's edge on your blade and esp. if your blade can withstand heavy usage without dulling, but not all Kukri are the same and some are (intentionally) less sharp for a reason.
On another point, I find it interesting and odd that your particular Kukri has a long ricasso from the handle to the notch, on most traditional models, including military issue, this is a relatively small area and even on very large blades there may only be a short section of metal between the bolster and the notch. BTW I won't be debating the issue of the notch with anyone, since no one really knows and that applies in Nepal as much as outside of it. The idea that it allows spring or whatever doesn't seem to work, since other differentially hardened swords - with some degree of flex, such as the Katana or even the Viking longsword , don't have similar features. While a religious explanation is probably true, it is also likely that there is a functional one, since engraved and decorated blades are not unknown and an engraved symbol would be much easier than cutting a large chunk out of the blade.
Love the strops!! Awwwwyeah!!
You know it! There's magic in those strops!
drink a shot of whiskey every time he says "okaaaay"
Drink 2!
Great vid. Thanks!
No problem I'm glad it helped!
thank you, this is great
I'm glad it helped.
Sweet job on the handle,,,,Your a Artist,,,Nice
That's making a very good knife,,,,a Great one,,,,I'm gonna have to learn that as it looks Kick A&&
That's a Kick A&&,,strop job excellent video
Browning Woodsman Steel? All I get when I search for that is their pistols. Any ideas where I can get one?
Open Fire I won it in a raffle. I think any type of sharpening steel would work.
Would a ceramic rod work just as well as a steel? Sorry I'm new to sharpening.
Paul Tasedan a steel Is more aggressive. Ceramic is more for the end of the process I think. Don't have much experience with them.
DrDeath70 thank you for the response.
I would highly suggest you use a ceramic right before you strop and you'll notice a difference
i got one that is not sharpened at all. i was think belt grinder to remove material and then polish and sharpen. what do you recommend?
I think you should hand sharpen it all the way. Just do it while you watch TV or something.
Why would blood make the blade slippery, if you've ever cut yourself you know it gets sticky if you have blood on your fingers...
The cutout in the bottom of the blade is also good for cutting cigars
How do you clean the strop of the black stuff for the next blade.
I use stainless scotch brite pad. And then I reapply the compound.
Good info, thanks!
What is your thoughts on Windless Steel Craft, from India?
Steven Kennedy I have no personal experience with them. Skal has a video on the manufacturer Hope this helps you- ua-cam.com/video/ir4fxczRgG8/v-deo.html
Windless is a good company thier blades are quite reliable and always come sharp out the box. I got a sword made by them it's far from perfect but we'll worth the money
Where can I get a sharpening rod like that?
Any reason why u go back wards opposed to forwards?
Ez E if you go forward it will cut into the leather.
Thx for the reply
Thank you Sir.
There are plenty of Kukri's like those made for camping and more for chopping than slicing, that are incredibly thick, almost closer to a knife-shaped hatchet than a big knife.
You really wouldn't want to put such a razor fine edge on that, because it's just too fragile for what you use those types of blades to do.
Exactly. A kuhki is a big agricultural instrument for heavy work. No one is going to convince me that Nepalese farmers go out to work every day and put their choppers to a razor edge and maintain them that way with the miscellaneous strops and hones and things they carry with them. They use a stonen and the chakmak to maintain the edge. And I bet these days most of them just get a cheap industrial stone or diamond stone and laugh to think that anyone would waste time with a chakmak.
I personally disagree about the shaving sharp comment, but then I’ve never used an authentic Kukri. Could you elaborate for me? My understanding ist is a utility blade, so a thinner edge would not always be best. Also, what kind of steel “stays sharp”, so that I don’t have to worry about having too fine of an edge? Depending on the blade and use that would be a concern... I genuinely want to know so if any of that sounds sarcastic then I apologize up front for it.
In what situation would it benefit you to go to work with a dull blade? None. Sharper is always better, even when the fine wire edge is lost the working edge remains. “Utility” or other, sharp blades are more efficient.
I keep all my knives as sharp as possible. That’s why I have knives lol
If I wanted to hunt, work, prep with a butter knife I’d be outta business lol
Yeah, that is totally the spirit. "If it isn't as sharp as I can possibly make it, honed to a razors edge, then I might as well be using a butter knife". Because that is totally a legit comparison and a meaningful point you make. Nothing like "sharp enough for the job" and "reasonable return for the effort", or "different edge for different tasks". No, everything must be ultra-fine-ground, polished, hair splitting sharp, even if I have to spend three hours a day keeping all my knives that way so I can open letters and cut random strings with the _minimal amount of effort_ .
FFS.
Look, I just got a Chiruwa Ang Khora from Himalayan Imports, how do I sharpen this thing? What do IO buy from scratch? Nowhere around me has leather strops or whetstones, so what do I order off Amazon? I'm leaning towards leather strops...
Chris Robinson all you need is leather and some glue and a board and you can make your own. But there are plenty on amazon. Some with the compound already on it. Amazon sells all kinds of compounds too. Good luck
okay that didn't help. Every time I ask someone what to get they just say "just get a piece of leather". I don't know what to buy. I don't think I can make that any clearer. I bought some leather strops but they're only 3x8 and I don't know how to put compound on it. It doesn't just go on like a crayon. So far I've wasted $20 on this stupid shit. Nowhere around me sells leather stops and no I don't have a leather belt lying around.
Chris Robinson heat your leather up with a hair dryer or heat gun. Then apply the compound. Watch this video for some basics- ua-cam.com/video/0_bcx6yM9Kk/v-deo.html Stephen is a friend of mine and knows what he’s talking about
For preloaded leather strops that work amazingly look up knives plus. They are great to deal with.
Hello, what sharpener is it at the beginning?
Will this work for karambits? they do have the same basic shape.
Stropping helps every thing.
+DrDeath70 Thanks man.
so strop the fuck out of it and I'm set?
+Don't tread on me hahaha maybe. Stropping helps everything. So I can't say you'll be 100% set but you'll be better off than you were.
+DrDeath70 Thanks man
Yep, that's a nice kukri
wow.. so.. so. nice
I thought it was pretty funny how you shhhh'd your woman. she listened too. whats ypur secret? haha.
Also, great video.
Patrick
Uh, he's holding a big razor sharp knife. I'd be quiet too
Patrick because his woman understands that he’s the man of the house, and doesn’t submit to his woman like most thirsty desperate men do. That’s his secret
Great video,
I love the, “hush men are talking” lol
I was always told to use the blade's weight to do the sharpening, i.e. not pressing down.
Right, this is mostly stropping though. You have to push pretty hard with the angle wrong to mess anything up.
Sorry to be idiotic but is a woodsmans steel the same as a normal sharpening steel/butchers steel?
Ryan's Recommendations you are correct.
Main difference is size and portability to carry in a smaller package easily
Do you bother with a stone at all?
could you tell me where i might find a good quality kukri online?
the khukuri house is by far the best quality khukuri for the money they are hand forged and imported from nepal. amazing blades, but they require matinance
my model is called "the beast", that blade is so strong I can't break it unless I use power tools, high powered firearms or explosives
I use EGKH exclusively.
Khukuri House is good, but I wouldn't call them the best. I did my research and the resounding opinion is that Himalayan Imports and Tora Blades are the two best on the market. Tora Blades is based in the UK and is extremely precise in trying to recreate the "traditional khukuri." Himalayan Imports makes authentic khukuris but isn't as precision oriented in how they construct their merchandise. Between the two Tora makes longer and thinner khukuris while Himalayan imports makes stout and sturdy khukuris.
Khukuri House would be right behind both Himalayan Imports and Tora Blades in overall quality and performance but anything outside of these three companies is a crap shoot.
@@SeemsLogical Himalayan Imports angh khola Hanuman is what I have. Little dressier than most would use, but HI does not make wall hangers!!! Everything they make is top notch and the owner Yangdu has the best customer service and guarantee in the business!!!
Okay Mr okay 😁
Whats the metal on this blade? 5160?
Gian Palacio yes 5160
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That notch on the bottom is there to lock another blade and catch it. The Gurkhas used them
I really need to know how to sharpen one
Have you got your blade bloody before?
Nice try FBI
Whats the name of the solution? ( not speaking english)
It's honing solution
+DrDeath70 thanks, this is taking forever without it in my kukri
+Mauricio U the honing solution is for the steel shown in step 1 the compounds I use on the leather are made by dicco.
Thank you much sir. I'm in India on long vaca. Got my khukris from khukrihouse.com, Kathmandu. could you please tell me what the white and red compounds are chemically, I need to find something similar here 'cuz I sure as hell won't get the same brand that we have back stateside. thanks again.
And yes, the shape of the notch was primarily a tribute to Lord Shiva, a resemblance to his Trishul or Trident if you will, as well. The blades made in Nepal are most definitely NOT differentially heat treated. The ones stateside, maybe.
Bullshit!!! The blades made in Nepal are absolutely differentially heat treated!!! In fact only the edge is fully hardened and to a much higher HRC than most regular knives!!! Also the Shiva notch while having some religious significance, has an even more important physical purpose in keeping the blade from snapping due to the big ass spine being much softer than the edge so it can flex without cracking.
I deployed to Haiti in 95 as part of the UN. I traded all my wet weather gear to a Nepalese soldier for his. The blade is scratched from my attempts to sharpen. How to get them out ?
Maybe try a buffing wheel with some compounds?
It's actually used to break fence wire
Verbal dihorea mate
theres lots of oar kay's in your vid but very good (oar kay )
Chris Lewis don't short change me, there are plenty of alrights in there too mmkay?
in a video i did i must of said basiclly about 32 times lol
I always heard the notch with the point was that if a kukri was drawn without seeing blood you have to cut yourself with that point.
I’ve heard that too but that wouldn’t make much sense if you were a farmer using one in the field.
A farmer doesn't need a weapon to chop weeds. Might as well use a sword to split wood. Thats not shaving sharp by the way, you had to work way to hard to cut those hairs.
@@carlkiehne3423 The khukuri is a tool as well as a weapon though, it’s just a chopping/slicing implement. People use them as general purpose large knives and agricultural tools in Nepal.
Can you make a kuhkri "too sharp"? Probably not. Is there any real point in making it "shaving sharp" when it is meant to be used as an agricultural tool for chopping wood and plants? No. It just has to be sharp enough, and a normal scythe stone is enough to get a working edge on it, and it also a lot more practical if you are using it for heavy work and need to stop every hour or so to resharpen it. We don't all carry honing stones and strops with up to put a new mirror edge on our kuhkri ever hour or two. I doubt Nepalese farmers even own such things, they probably use a rock out of the river. And yes, I am perfectly capable of putting a shaving edge on a kuhkri. I just did it. I suspect that will last about ten minutes of heavy use, although it will stay _sharp_ much longer if it is a halfway decent blade. If you just like putting really sharp edges on blades, go ahead. i can't blame you, that is my hobby too. But don't pretend that you actually need to be able to shave with your kuhkri, it has nothing to do with its intended purpose. I have never heard anyone bragging about how they can shave with their scythe (although I have seen people do with an ax, for equally pointless reasons).
please do not listen to this guy. anyone who has used a khukuri knows that the sharpening steel is useful and you will be carrying around a sheath for it anyways if you listen to smarty here
Yeah don’t listen to me.
@@DrDeath70 what did u say 🤷♂️ lol
That clears up the hinge. He did not point out the long slots at the top which are termed "blood gutters." They allow blood to flow as long as you have it sticking in them, but ya wanna saw it in and out. Psych. Ya look silly carrying a kukri in the house or at camp. Keep it low key.
OK ALRIGHT
I know this is a 7 year old video. But I bought kukri from the Ex Gurka Cougary house And it was very very poorly made the steel was not properly he traded and was literally like butter I ended up having to send it back They sent me another one and it was in the same condition So I got a refund and ended up find one from Frank At knife's by hand Excellent craftsman ship Also made in Nepal. I have bought several throughout the years from different places and I would have to say the one from the ex Gurkha kukri house it's by far the worst that's just my experience
Okaiy?
bad having them shaving sharp if you want to work with them. You'll lose a sharp edge faster than a medium sharp one.
You are incorrect. Please do your research. A highly sharpened convex edge will hold a working edge longer even when the razor edge has worn.
DrDeath70 ah ok it was convex should've realized that haha. Hadn't slept in like 16 hours so sorry.
+PapaAli no problem take care.
Not on a properly made Kukri. The edges are run much harder than a regular knife.
that's funny because the "hinge" or the kukri notch is not actually what you say it's for...it's a traditional/religious Hindu mark that is the shape of a cow's hoofprint - it is forbidden to slaughter a cow using a kukri..at the same time, it's also a promise by those who wield it (the Gurkha) to never kill women and children with it.
You don't need to get your kukri shaving sharp............. Said no Gurka ever!
you don’t know anything about the history of the khukuri and yes that small knife they do have some purpose don’t throw it away 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
꧁༺ DEVIL༻꧂ 666 garbage.
U really don't know that part of the blade is for catching ur opponents blade and yank it from thier hand 🤷♂️ thats a fact by the way look it up
The prevailing consensus is that it's merely decorative. The cho is not far from the fingers. If your opponent's blade gets that close, your piano playing days are probably over.
@@PrenticeBoy1688 well maybe we'll never know and I think it's original intention may not have worked practically but it was the designers original intent. Maybe not. But I know this. It looks cool. And I even filed in a little "decorative " homage to it in my condor kukri 🤷♂️ so
@@the4thamigo Nobody knows for certain, but I've heard that it could represent Shiva's trident or the hoof of a sacred cow. I'd be shocked if it had a practical purpose. It does look iconic.
@@PrenticeBoy1688 yeh I read that . I must admit it really does seem to lean towards a symbolic purpose more than a practical one but that being said it could be both . It's such a well designed blade and you can tell a lot of thought went into it and if its anything symbolic I'm leaning more to the hoof witch I believe has very feminine meaning. Witch is kind of strange. But it could definitely catch a blade sliding down in a clinch. And that catch works in two directions and I still see it as a possibility. Interesting points you make. 🙏
@@the4thamigo Gurkha khukuri drill involves slashing, chopping and thrusting, not sword play. The reasons I don't think a cho is intended to catch an opponent's blade are as follows:
•The pronounced curve of the blade with its big belly would direct an opponent's blade straight down to your meatpaws. There's no guard, just a bolster.
•You'd have to really be lucky that an enemy's blade would catch and not bounce right out and continue on down.
•Most khukuris are used by villagers as a domestic tool. You don't have to worry about brush and brambles unsheathing a rapier and giving you what for!
•Good blades are not inexpensive, and important, expensive tools and weapons are often decorated.
All supposition on my part. This is what makes sense to me.
Bro you are covering everything you are doing with your hands i cant see anything... we know you know how to do it now we want to learn👎🏼
Trying my best, not quite sure when I covered up so you couldn't see or get the general idea?