The Surprising Reason Why Samurai Always Carried Two Katana

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  • @scottwales5966
    @scottwales5966 3 роки тому +3792

    Remember switching to your sidearm is always faster than reloading

  • @Sircreepington9th
    @Sircreepington9th 3 роки тому +1009

    "Man, I really need to sleep."
    UA-cam: You ever wonder why samurai carried two swords?
    "... One more video."

  • @BastardOfTheNorth
    @BastardOfTheNorth 3 роки тому +1485

    "I never understood why some knights feel the need to carry _two_ swords." Jaime Lannister as he steals the knights other sword

    • @khajiitimanus7432
      @khajiitimanus7432 3 роки тому +9

      Heh.

    • @ayyjay1575
      @ayyjay1575 3 роки тому +6

      😂

    • @marclacey2263
      @marclacey2263 3 роки тому +29

      Perhaps he understood after he got his sword hand chopped off and was useless with the other one.

    • @dekuuchiha9990
      @dekuuchiha9990 3 роки тому

      says the man who could afford a squire(have to pay to feed them and such).

    • @ABurntMuffin
      @ABurntMuffin 3 роки тому +4

      says the man who wouldn't be without sword and wouldn't have to steal one to be armed if he himself had carried *two swords.*

  • @rudisauerlich8905
    @rudisauerlich8905 3 роки тому +1210

    Remember: Switching to your wakizashi is always faster than reloading your uchi-katana

    • @odiwalker3973
      @odiwalker3973 3 роки тому +8

      Underated comment

    • @CB-rv2lj
      @CB-rv2lj 3 роки тому +7

      take my like as my gratitude for your joke

    • @DerekMoore82
      @DerekMoore82 3 роки тому +28

      My katana has an extended mag.

    • @nurarihy0n
      @nurarihy0n 3 роки тому +14

      Remember: “Uchi” roughly translates to “pump action”

    • @KJhaseditz
      @KJhaseditz 3 роки тому +3

      True dat

  • @VerycoolEsso
    @VerycoolEsso 4 роки тому +4757

    Because one is for humans and another for monsters.

    • @Phuskooz
      @Phuskooz 4 роки тому +78

      Same thing

    • @Duxxmachina
      @Duxxmachina 4 роки тому +112

      Both used for monsters.

    • @woodypvf1
      @woodypvf1 4 роки тому +79

      one was silver ?

    • @hemidas
      @hemidas 4 роки тому +37

      Hm...fuck!

    • @Vhlax
      @Vhlax 3 роки тому +12

      kokorowatari and Yumewatari

  • @ndk2k4
    @ndk2k4 3 роки тому +77

    Meanwhile Miyamoto Musashi was like, I have two swords, I'm gonna use both, you're dumb if you only use one for a specific task. If you die not having used every weapon with you, you fail as a warrior.

    • @jduncanandroid
      @jduncanandroid 2 роки тому +2

      except for Kojiro, where he only had a single, extra long wooden sword ;) -- tactics matters

    • @DeLucaEspressoRepair
      @DeLucaEspressoRepair 2 місяці тому +1

      Nothing beats the mighty power of the stick! ​@@jduncanandroid

  • @OOTurok
    @OOTurok 3 роки тому +2785

    "Two swords are better than one." *Miyamoto Musashi*

    • @stansenter2660
      @stansenter2660 3 роки тому +74

      Main carry pistol, ankle pistol, pocket pistol, trunk/truck gun...with 3 mags each....lol

    • @roel.vinckens
      @roel.vinckens 3 роки тому +28

      @@stansenter2660 No knive?!

    • @ixoraroxi
      @ixoraroxi 3 роки тому +19

      Great novel by Eiji Yoshikawa! Worth the reading.

    • @curseofsasuke
      @curseofsasuke 3 роки тому +22

      ‘It’s hard at first, but everything is difficult at first.’

    • @trapperscout2046
      @trapperscout2046 3 роки тому +24

      As the old saying goes: Two is one and one is none.

  • @reychristianacosta7298
    @reychristianacosta7298 3 роки тому +7

    Very informative and structured. I love how there's a summary at the end. Most educational content in youtube should be like this.

  • @while.coyote
    @while.coyote 3 роки тому +382

    I love how this uber-polite, incredibly well-mannered guy who picks every word so carefully, is like, oh, and here is my sword.

    • @karanjain3481
      @karanjain3481 3 роки тому +8

      It is scripted and well edited lol

    • @Dylan-go5iv
      @Dylan-go5iv 3 роки тому +20

      @@karanjain3481 I mean, scripting is pretty much the best consistent way to carefully pick your words. I agree that it is well edited though.

    • @dreadogastusf3548
      @dreadogastusf3548 3 роки тому +19

      A true gentleman always strives to be nice. Until it's time to not be nice. Then a gentleman shows his fighting skills.

    • @AdamOwenBrowning
      @AdamOwenBrowning 3 роки тому +3

      @@karanjain3481 Scripted videos are 90% of UA-cam. Scripting things is far superior to ad-libbed knowledge; delivery of a script is a skill in and of itself. Much more knowledge in much less time with no stuttering.

    • @Puschit1
      @Puschit1 3 роки тому +1

      @@karanjain3481 Actually that was way too many edits for my taste.

  • @marekdudek1714
    @marekdudek1714 3 роки тому +47

    “Two is one and one is none” - Navy Seals

    • @luke_skywanker7643
      @luke_skywanker7643 3 роки тому

      I tried that rationale with my wife, but she was against letting me have a girlfriend, too. In fact, she said she didn't care if the saying came from the Coast Guard Walruses.

  • @jamesbaker9500
    @jamesbaker9500 3 роки тому +162

    I like the fact that you include a closure that restates the essential points to your video lesson.

    • @scopilio13
      @scopilio13 3 роки тому

      that is the general goal of a conclusion.

    • @TheBanishedWind
      @TheBanishedWind 3 роки тому +1

      @@scopilio13
      OP was saying that most people don't do it, and was expressing his approval for Shogo doing it.

  • @pizzaparty3901
    @pizzaparty3901 3 роки тому +6

    I've often talked to people about the Wakizashi who refuse to believe that it was used for fighting that it was only ceremonial, saying things like "Why would you want a knife in a sword fight...?" (Good line anyways.) But this confirms my thoughts that a shorter blade would be used if inside. Or if someone was already within striking distance but you hadn't pulled out your sword yet. Why would you want a shorter blade? So it doesn't get stuck in the ceiling or wall, and so you can actually unsheathe it from your hip.

  • @viltac9857
    @viltac9857 3 роки тому +179

    I am from Spain. In my culture, the golden century swordsmen sometimes have two swords. One is the "ropera", long and main sword, and a short sword, or dagger, called "vizcaína". The main sword was used in "common" ways. The second had a brutal use: when the main swords collided, the dagger would slide into the guts of the enemy.

  • @ERICxXxPlus
    @ERICxXxPlus 3 роки тому +4

    Your absolutely amazing and doing a great service to share the knowledge of Japanese Culture as well as everything surrounding it! I found you randomly 3 days ago and have started watching every episode you have put out to learn so much of what I love....Japanese Culture! So thank you!

  • @darrenskjoelsvold
    @darrenskjoelsvold 3 роки тому +159

    It makes sense and I didn't know that this was a question people asked. Even in Europe knights and men at arms carried a sword and a dagger. So having a longer reach weapon and a shorter backup is part of fighting cultures on the other side of the planet too. Very good video and I enjoyed the visuals. Quite informative too.

    • @CertifiedSunset
      @CertifiedSunset 3 роки тому +13

      Indeed, examples like the Rondel Dagger come to mind.

    • @darrenskjoelsvold
      @darrenskjoelsvold 3 роки тому +14

      @@CertifiedSunset or even the Sax in Norse culture which was a big honking knife carried as a backup by Vikings or the Dirk carried by Scotish Warriors. The list goes on and on.

    • @CertifiedSunset
      @CertifiedSunset 3 роки тому +10

      @@darrenskjoelsvold Oh yeah, I totally forgot about hte Seax! I love that knife!

    • @darrenskjoelsvold
      @darrenskjoelsvold 3 роки тому +7

      @@CertifiedSunset the wonderful thing is that it's only one example too. So many cultures have their own example.
      Rome had the pugio and we already mentioned Vikings and Scots and the people of Nepal have the Kukri. Everybody has a short range bladed weapon, so why should samurai be any different?

    • @Grothgerek
      @Grothgerek 3 роки тому +5

      It was even more common to wield 3 to 4 weapons, depending on how rich you were.
      For example a spear, a battle axe, a sword and a dagger wasn't a rarity for a noble (which Samurai were too).
      Thats the reason why the halberd counts as one of the most innovative weapons, because it combined utilities to fight against knights on horses, has a long range, is effective against heavy armored enemies etc.

  • @biblesnbarcodes
    @biblesnbarcodes 2 роки тому +3

    Swords are like a brush / All of their strokes are final / They're never undone...
    Shogo! ありがとうございます

  • @stroodlepup
    @stroodlepup 4 роки тому +960

    "using your pistol is faster than reloading"
    -some cool british guy

  • @Corpusless
    @Corpusless 3 роки тому +8

    I like the respect he showed by using both the metric and imperial systems.

  • @bushy9780
    @bushy9780 4 роки тому +681

    As a certified weeb with over 20 years of inexperience, I can confirm 2 swords are better than 1 mainly because Miyamoto Musashi said so.

    • @CheeseCakes11944
      @CheeseCakes11944 4 роки тому +18

      them weeb skills, how amaze!

    • @dorksours3912
      @dorksours3912 3 роки тому +36

      Fun fact: Musashi's special system of swordsmanship developed as a result of a situation where he was unexpectedly forced to draw his second sword, and use them both at once. He was surprised by how effective it was, so it was developed into a formal style by him.

    • @sixspadez27
      @sixspadez27 3 роки тому +15

      I was VERY disappointed when a video with "two swords" in the title about samurai doesn't even HINT AT Miyamoto Musashi. Just disgraceful.

    • @ryanhouk3560
      @ryanhouk3560 3 роки тому +5

      Read homeboys book of five rings
      He literally ponders why they do in an early part and concludes something to the extent of “cause”
      I believe the direct quote is, “for whatever reason, warriors in our land uses two swords”

    • @daryllpedragoza3797
      @daryllpedragoza3797 3 роки тому +2

      i prefer 3...

  • @TheBrigandBob
    @TheBrigandBob 3 роки тому +4

    I think it is fascinating, that while samurai carried two swords for centuries, we didn't really see them weilding both swords simultaneously in battle until Miyamoto Musashi came along. I also love how all of the martial principles for swordsmanship translate to modern day combat and gunfighting. Short sword was used for CQB, short barrled rifles are used for CQB. Really love this channel and appreciate the educational value of the content. Thank you!

  • @timuravar8229
    @timuravar8229 4 роки тому +263

    Maiq the Liar would say: "I always carry 2 words, what if one breaks?"

    • @kianmarcial8884
      @kianmarcial8884 3 роки тому +8

      @MR.Twentysix he just always say "I'm groot"

    • @mobilegamersunite
      @mobilegamersunite 3 роки тому +5

      They always break in a real hardcore fight...many samurai would actually carry 3 swords...or they would have a servent to carry even more swords for them....and the shorter sword is for suicide! Lol 😅

    • @cavemanlovesmoke4394
      @cavemanlovesmoke4394 3 роки тому +1

      Me too

    • @snowjix
      @snowjix 3 роки тому +3

      @Chirag M May your road lead to warm sands

  • @itskarl7575
    @itskarl7575 3 роки тому +20

    Miyamoto Musashi said himself, in the first of his 36 Articles of Swordsmanship, that his use of two swords at once implies nothing significant. It was basically a way to train proficiency in the use of one sword in a single hand, a skill he saw woefully neglected among his peers. It should be noted that he never fought a single duel with more than one weapon, and there is no fighting tradition for dual-wielding in Japanese sword arts either. And indeed, both swords - all, if you include the tanto - are worn on the left, to facilitate drawing with the right hand.

  • @ehhe4381
    @ehhe4381 4 роки тому +201

    Supposedly, when Miyamoto Musahi fought Shishido Baiken (an expert on the sickle and chain kusarigama), Musahi's strategy was to attack with his wakizashi and when Baiken ensnared the wakizashi with the kusarigama, Musahi used his free uchi-katana to strike Baiken.
    The usual strategy is to attack with the uchi-katana first and only use the wakizashi if you lose the uchi-katana but Musahi changed the strategy because he knew that Baiken was going to use the kusarigama to ensnare the first sword he used.

    • @bigfrankfraser1391
      @bigfrankfraser1391 4 роки тому +25

      so pretty much musashi used the japanese equivalent of rapier and main gauche

    • @cristinelgheorghiu5294
      @cristinelgheorghiu5294 3 роки тому +6

      There will never be another Warrior like Musashi!

    • @Ghorda9
      @Ghorda9 3 роки тому +4

      it's meant to be "uchigatana" because it's a compound word and easier to pronounce.

    • @Ghorda9
      @Ghorda9 3 роки тому +4

      @Jeremy Seely unlike a flail the kusarigama had a long chain and actually could be used to ensnare/bludgeon from a distance, also the kama on one end on it's own is a decent weapon.

    • @sleepinghermit7778
      @sleepinghermit7778 3 роки тому +3

      @Jeremy Seely the Kusarigama is a weapon that in the hands of a master is very controlled, and extremely unpredictable for most opponents.

  • @charlieshorse
    @charlieshorse Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @chuckschillingvideos
    @chuckschillingvideos 3 роки тому +465

    Why two swords? Sometimes you need to reload.

  • @jayfoxsquare307
    @jayfoxsquare307 3 роки тому +76

    Switching to your secondary sword is faster than pulling out the main sword from the enemies gut.

    • @filmecke2618
      @filmecke2618 3 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @supremecrayonmuncher4159
      @supremecrayonmuncher4159 3 роки тому

      You stab them in the gut and them pull out the other blade and finish the job while they're stunned

    • @MrTrueWizardry
      @MrTrueWizardry 3 роки тому +2

      But you should never need to pull your sword from the enemy's guts because katanas are not meant for impaling.

    • @jayfoxsquare307
      @jayfoxsquare307 3 роки тому +3

      @@MrTrueWizardry I don't make the rules, I just break them.

    • @snowjix
      @snowjix 3 роки тому +1

      @@MrTrueWizardry Unless its considered dishonorable in their culture, im sure somebody has been stabbed to death by a katana. If impaling your opponent means you live another day. Maybe thats a very western way of thinking.

  • @ignarias96
    @ignarias96 3 роки тому +545

    Well, it’s fairly easy: one is for fighting with honor, and one is for stealth. Ghost of Tsushima solved this

    • @Major_oc3lot
      @Major_oc3lot 3 роки тому +40

      BUT a samurai doesnt strike from the shadows as it is considered cowardice and dishonorable.

    • @thewhitesludgemonster2345
      @thewhitesludgemonster2345 3 роки тому +10

      @@Major_oc3lot you sound fun at parties

    • @Palivox
      @Palivox 3 роки тому +67

      @@thewhitesludgemonster2345 he sounds like shimura

    • @J_Braz_
      @J_Braz_ 3 роки тому +24

      Jin proved that the samurai method, though noble was obsolete.

    • @liubei3058
      @liubei3058 3 роки тому +17

      @@J_Braz_ If I may kindly disagree, I believe it perhaps wasn't necessarily obsolete. One can still fight with honor, while also not allowing the enemy to use your honor against you.
      The samurai method shown in the game represents a noble, but in need of a reform, method. Not an obsolete one. It is ran by hardliners, where as it might need some reformation. Jin isn't entirely correct either, depending on how one plays him and your views on right and wrong. Yet, perhaps his ways provide an anti-thesis to that era's samurai culture, and for the Universe of Ghost of Tsushima, allows for a few reforms.
      Besides, even in real history, the Samurai didn't do too poorly against the Mongols even if it can be considered a disaster. After all, they never fought the mongols before, and both sides had different views on war. Though the Typhoons did help a lot (Almost entirely saving them). We also saw that, after the first Mongol invasion, the Samurai stepped back and pondered what went wrong and reformed. Not leaving behind old traditions, but adapting it in such a way that it remains recognizable but has adapted.
      A Rose that first buds is still the same rose when it fully develops. The Rose simply had to make a few extra steps to get where it needed to go to survive. But it remains a Rose, even if it is no longer a seedling or a bud.

  • @Thekikoblazko
    @Thekikoblazko 3 роки тому +55

    I'd love for you to explain why the merchants were the lowest social class in japan, even lower than peasants. I did a bit of research on this for a college practice but it was still confusing.
    If anyone is interested in this too, please like this comment

    • @manicpepsicola3431
      @manicpepsicola3431 2 роки тому +4

      All I know is it has something to do with handling money

    • @justaguythatwatchesalotofyt
      @justaguythatwatchesalotofyt 2 роки тому +15

      It was to prevent them from owerthrowing the shogunatte. Because merchants had more money and if their class was high that could cause them to have more power, even more power than the government as seen when samurais overthrew the emperor because they were the ones that actually had the power, they could overthrow government

    • @lilyschrodingy3600
      @lilyschrodingy3600 Рік тому +1

      @@justaguythatwatchesalotofyt Pretty brilliant and pragmatic, tbh. You keep those that have and control money in-line, otherwise they're bound to do some pretty unsavory things down the road through greed.

    • @justaguythatwatchesalotofyt
      @justaguythatwatchesalotofyt Рік тому +1

      @@lilyschrodingy3600 Yeah, Tokugawas were brilliant in controling the country, after all that's why they lasted for 250+ years. I heard that they made it so your job was already predetermined, for example if your grandfather was a shoemaker, your father and then you will be shoemakers, and it'd be forbiden to change your profession. Also if your birthplace was, for example, Hiroshima, you are bound to live in Hiroshima for the rest of your life, as well as your descendants. And through controling basically the society as whole, they had been in charge for over 2 centuries, and i believe they could last longer if Japan wasn't in Americas intrest

  • @leoornstein8739
    @leoornstein8739 3 роки тому +18

    Genji : one is for ult the other for the deflecting rockets

  • @fubuki8107
    @fubuki8107 3 роки тому +12

    "Why has he got two swords? Is it in case the first one breaks? Bloody genius, that is"

  • @-smp-scientificmethodpersp838
    @-smp-scientificmethodpersp838 4 роки тому +46

    U train both styles? I wanna see a demo video of you doing stuff

  • @richardnunn3795
    @richardnunn3795 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your kindness and generosity in sharing what you have learned. I find your videos very informative. You have helped me in many ways.

  • @Riceball01
    @Riceball01 4 роки тому +93

    You should do a colab with The Metatron. He has a channel that focuses primarily Medieval, Roman, & Japanese arms and armor but he also does videos on Japanese language and culture. He's Italian but speaks fluent English (with somethin of a British accent), as well as fluent Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese; his day job is a University language professor and he has actually studied and lived in Japan.

    • @donkeysaurusrex7881
      @donkeysaurusrex7881 3 роки тому +2

      It might be difficult with Metatron being in Italy and Shogo being in Japan.

    • @joostdriesens3984
      @joostdriesens3984 3 роки тому +16

      @@donkeysaurusrex7881 It can be an online colab..

    • @trapperscout2046
      @trapperscout2046 3 роки тому

      That would be great.

    • @leoporzelt820
      @leoporzelt820 3 роки тому

      The Metatron hast very different views. According to him, katanas are mostky sidearms and Back Up weapons, as well as status Symbols. Samurai mostly used mounted archery, so their Main weapon was the bow. Battle field weapons were usually longer than the katana, which is, as mentioned before, a sidearm. Main weapons are for example nodachi or Yari. Personally, I Trust the Metatron, mostly because I've known him longer and Just stumbled across this video

  • @johngregory4801
    @johngregory4801 2 роки тому

    Thank you for including the historical and cultural aspects instead of just describing the weapons. Context is king, and you're rightly enthroned for adding it in this "Stuff I Never Knew" video.

  • @fiacat11OwO
    @fiacat11OwO 3 роки тому +8

    I always thought they had two in case one of them breaks or gets lost during battle so they could fight even if they lost their sword. Thanks for the explanation!

  • @mplsatty
    @mplsatty 7 місяців тому

    Thank you, Shogo! I thought I knew, but it was more complex than I'd thought. And I love that, as I'm watching this video, your current subscriber count is 1.76 Million!

  • @miriammanolov9135
    @miriammanolov9135 4 роки тому +41

    I think you are in my head !! I was going for a walk today, and a random thought came to my mind "why do Samurai carry two swords!?" And, UA-cam read my mind, and was like "we got this.." 🤔

    • @fjb4932
      @fjb4932 3 роки тому +2

      Miriam Manolov,
      "...and a random thought came to my mind...".
      Did it, or was it placed there ( Alexa, UA-cam, Google ) ?
      We Are being manipulated, beyong our dreams ...

    • @miriammanolov9135
      @miriammanolov9135 3 роки тому

      @@fjb4932 😂😂😂😂 I need one of them aluminum hats 😳

  • @runozwritu
    @runozwritu 3 роки тому

    Thank you, sir, for your hard work and precious time.
    大変お世話になりました。貴重な時間をありがとうございました。

  • @cozmcwillie7897
    @cozmcwillie7897 3 роки тому +106

    I was surprised by the pyramid: peasants were above craftsmen and merchants.

    • @TheJoker-qo4fg
      @TheJoker-qo4fg 3 роки тому +5

      Same

    • @ListersHatsune
      @ListersHatsune 3 роки тому +59

      I believe it was inherited from the Confucian system where it was based on wealth generation. Scholars (or in this case samurai) are at the top, then Peasants because peasants generate wealth from nothing, then Artisans because artisans take wealth and generate more wealth out of them and Merchants at the bottom because merchants only move wealth around without generating any.

    • @NoQuestions4sked
      @NoQuestions4sked 3 роки тому +8

      It's no different than the feudal systems of europe. the merchant was always the lowest of the low until free trade became common. likewise, the artisan became rarer and rarer once the industrial revolution kicked off.

    • @vidard9863
      @vidard9863 3 роки тому

      @@ListersHatsune so what is the pyramid visualizing? Normally it is population %, which is why peasants are on the bottom, there are a lot more of them.

    • @jondo7680
      @jondo7680 3 роки тому +6

      @@vidard9863 no, that thing never visualised population it shows who haves a higher rank than the others. It's just a common thing that were are more people with lower rank.

  • @thedukeofskull1383
    @thedukeofskull1383 3 роки тому

    It is always nice to see your videos. You have the grace and talent of a teacher.I like hearing things again that I already knew. Thank you for being here. 👍

  • @geohan1619
    @geohan1619 4 роки тому +6

    I have recently watched a video regarding the tea ceremony, in which it was said that because the entrance to the tea room is too small, samurai had to leave their Katanas outside as they wouldn't be able to enter with them on and that it also helped with the peaceful and calm environment in which the tea ceremony created. In your video you mention Wakizashi was always carried around. Does this apply to tea ceremonies too or there are exceptions regarding certain rituals or even matsuri? Great work and keep it up!

    • @andrewsuryali8540
      @andrewsuryali8540 3 роки тому +1

      Tea rooms were not small until right near the end of the sengoku era, thanks to the introduction of the Rikyu school of formal tea ritual. In fact, originally the tea ritual was held outdoors. The uchigatana-wakizashi combo predates Sen no Rikyu by two centuries, so tea rooms were not a factor.

  • @Guy-9
    @Guy-9 3 роки тому

    I like how this video is structured. I can tell that you're really into this! It's nice.

  • @Mortablunt
    @Mortablunt 4 роки тому +21

    Shogo, your English is very good. Not always perfect, but you speak quite well and you are easy to understand.

    • @pilyred8760
      @pilyred8760 3 роки тому +2

      He lived in the states for 6 years.

  • @MaximilianOOO491
    @MaximilianOOO491 3 роки тому

    Can I just say how much I appreciate your videos! These are great

  • @mobilemcsmarty1466
    @mobilemcsmarty1466 3 роки тому +30

    "emergency seppuku" there's a concept that's hard to get your head around :o

    • @Gmtrcs
      @Gmtrcs 3 роки тому +1

      yeah, I have always thought the short one was only to be used on one's self.

    • @saf4433
      @saf4433 3 роки тому +5

      Well, since the enemy would've tortured them if caught, a quick seppuku would've been better

    • @PhyreI3ird
      @PhyreI3ird 3 роки тому +3

      @@saf4433 "quick"... lol

  • @Limastudent
    @Limastudent 3 роки тому

    Your measured, succinct speaking style with an American Midwestern accent is very appealing. Listening to you is so enjoyable.

  • @TrojanPiece
    @TrojanPiece 4 роки тому +22

    There was also Odachi or Nodachi as well and I was curious about that one too.

    • @_rami_745
      @_rami_745 4 роки тому +4

      It was used on land to deeply impale horses. It wasn't swung and was held in a very low stance due to massive size. it would be stabbed into the ribcage of the horse and causes incredible amounts of damage.

    •  3 роки тому +1

      @@_rami_745 wasn't zanbatou (斬馬刀) used to strike the horse? Nodachi is suposed to be a "field sword" (野太刀), and odachi (大太刀) a giant tachi (太刀).

    • @_rami_745
      @_rami_745 3 роки тому +1

      @ you look like you know more than me so i suppose so

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 3 роки тому

      I have a lot of curiosity about the nagamaki.

    • @itskarl7575
      @itskarl7575 3 роки тому

      @@_rami_745 They already had spears to impale horses - no need to invent a shorter, less straight weapon more prone to breaking for that purpose. The no-dachi was probably used in much the same way European greatswords were. It is worth mentioning that the nodachi's popularity took place at a time when mounted samurai still used bows first and foremost, and so would not normally be charging infantry. Moreover, by the time Takeda Shingen changed cavalry tactics, using massed cavalry charges, the nodachi was all but gone from the battlefield. In period artwork, the nodachi is seen mainly in charging other infantry.

  • @mickeyewhitlow
    @mickeyewhitlow 2 роки тому

    I watched this just to get an better understanding of the "Tachi" in "The Expanse". I learned a lot, thank you! I also see the very natural flow to the Rocinante.

  • @one-of-us9939
    @one-of-us9939 3 роки тому +9

    Your goal is to have 10,000 subscribed by July, you might achieve 100,000.
    Know why? The respect you have for history has arrived before you do. Bravo!💌

    • @moehoward8691
      @moehoward8691 3 роки тому

      I would subscribe but you show too many errors in your terminology...makes me think maybe you don't know your subject very well.

  • @EzekiesAcheron
    @EzekiesAcheron 3 роки тому

    I was doing a bit of research while working on some writing and this was super useful.

  • @landesnorm
    @landesnorm 3 роки тому +12

    Shogo-san, thank you for your knowledge, effort, and willingness to educate us. Would you comment on the notion that sumo wrestlers (and maybe some other classes) were allowed to carry wakizashi? Also, my adopted mother from Tokyo, her family handed down a short sword that was to be displayed at funerals. It was the length of a wakizashi but sheathed in a simple wooden scabbard and had a very short handle of wood-only for one hand. Have you seen or heard of these? Thank you for your response.

    • @joelouis-arena4061
      @joelouis-arena4061 2 роки тому

      I’m not sure at all, but the wooden pieces may function as a holder or protection for the blade.

    • @jimcraig6230
      @jimcraig6230 2 роки тому

      A Japanese sword housed in a plain wood scabbard (a scabbard is called a saya) is carried in what is called a shirasaya. The handle is not wrapped. The shirasaya is often used for long term storage of a sword and one would also have a working saya that is lacquered and has fittings such as a piece to hold silk cord known as a sageo, and a handle wrapped in silk with a fuchi metal or horn piece at the entry of a sword to the saya, and a gashira end piece of the handle. Inside the wrap are also small decorative pieces known as menuki.

  • @BuzzSargent
    @BuzzSargent 2 роки тому

    You wanted 10,000 subs by 2021 as stated at the end of this show! Now you have 1,150,000 subscribers you made your goal and the channel exploded. Congratulations on such success! Happy Trails

  • @matthewcoyle4131
    @matthewcoyle4131 3 роки тому +11

    Uchi-katana: often used to spam running R1 attacks.

    • @VividFizzy
      @VividFizzy 3 роки тому

      Only while wearing masters robes and blindfold

    • @matthewcoyle4131
      @matthewcoyle4131 3 роки тому

      @@VividFizzy Or full havels while ninja flipping depending on the game.

  • @Memewaffle
    @Memewaffle 3 роки тому

    Your video is so informational! Thank you for taking the time to share with us!

  • @YJ-7
    @YJ-7 4 роки тому +13

    It's kind of like how knights carried a main sword and a long dagger

  • @IncognitosRandom
    @IncognitosRandom 3 роки тому +1

    I've always found katanas fascinating and I really enjoyed this video.

  • @zazugee
    @zazugee 3 роки тому +3

    this makes perfect sense, and agree with historical evolution of swordmanship
    swords in the old world, became a sidearm specially since the 14th century with introduction of gunpowder, and most armies used other weapons like spears, pole-axes, traditional cavalry started losing to anti-cavalry weapon, specially gunpower, and they had to change by forgowing their armor, and thus heavy swords became useless, and most started using light sabers as a sidearm

    • @SeverityOne
      @SeverityOne 2 роки тому

      "...and most started using light sabers as a sidearm."
      As a science fiction nerd, I cannot help but read this as "lightsabres".

  • @_blood_moon_proto_1500
    @_blood_moon_proto_1500 3 роки тому

    well.......after spending over 6 years looking for straight answers on this kind of knowledge....and a year after i virtually gave up.....i stumble across this wonderful channel.......how pleasant

  • @josephrobinson6171
    @josephrobinson6171 3 роки тому +4

    Hey! Nice explaination! I have a couple of questions though.
    Is a no-dachi a type of tachi, a different name for the same thing or is it distinct?
    Also I find it weird that skilled craftsmen/artisans like fletchers, smithies, clothiers etc were lower in the social caste than peasants. What’s the reasoning behind this?

    • @schwann145
      @schwann145 3 роки тому +3

      Nodachi or Odachi are distinct from katana in the same way a western two-handed or greatsword (zweihander, claymore, etc) are distinct from longswords.
      As for peasants being higher than merchants, this was because peasants were largely farmers or directly servants of samurai and were therefore more valuable to the society (service is honorable, food is all important), and while craftsmen were important, mercantilism was seen as distasteful.

  • @baddrayko3040
    @baddrayko3040 2 роки тому

    watching from 2022, seeing your goal of 10k subs, and seeing you now at over 988k is amazing, i'm so glad i found your channel, and love your information

  • @derkernspalter
    @derkernspalter 3 роки тому +5

    The long one was to actually fight and the shorter one to properly commit seppuku. :)

  • @danielvillamonte7102
    @danielvillamonte7102 2 роки тому

    Domo for all the knowledge you are sharing with us.

  • @burneyvisser
    @burneyvisser 3 роки тому +8

    Quick wait I need to commit an emergency seppuku!

  • @ironclamp5325
    @ironclamp5325 3 роки тому

    This is my first video of you that I have watched and I must say I will be sure to check you out more. I think you did an excellent job being informative, clear, but not beating the different parts of the subject to death. I enjoyed this video very much

  • @umiboozzuu
    @umiboozzuu 4 роки тому +4

    Hey, Great video, I have a question about something I never understood: when I watch movies and anime about samurais and ninja I always notice that ninjas never have a curved katana but a straight one, and the same thing for samurai; i guess my question is what difference does the curve make in a katana ?

    • @LetsaskShogo
      @LetsaskShogo  4 роки тому +10

      Thank you very much for leaving a comment and asking me a question!
      The curve was created to make the katana easier to draw! The ninjas had to move around a lot so their katanas were shorter, and that's why they didn't have to be curved!

    • @jsprite123
      @jsprite123 4 роки тому +1

      @@LetsaskShogo I read somewhere that the curve katana made slicing bodies easier!?

    • @TheNotsmith
      @TheNotsmith 4 роки тому +1

      It would be interesting if you made a video about this difference.

    • @Tallnerdyguy
      @Tallnerdyguy 3 роки тому

      Ninja used ninjato, samurai used katana, different weapons. Ninjato better for stabbing, katana better at slicing.

  • @thecompletejake
    @thecompletejake 3 роки тому +1

    Have you done a video about all 7 major types of Katanas? I would love to learn how their weapons changed with the Era/situation/culture/region, etc.

  • @navy2af
    @navy2af 3 роки тому +6

    FYI, in English the word "samurai" is used in both singular and plural forms, never "samurais". "Samurai's", with the apostrophe, would be used to show possession. Sorry for the grammar lesson! I love your content.

  • @jonathanowen9917
    @jonathanowen9917 3 роки тому +1

    A long sword for distance and a shorter sword for indoors/close range. Makes sense. I didn’t know that the earlier mounted samurai also carried two swords. Cool video.

  • @alp8409
    @alp8409 3 роки тому +6

    Excellent video. I suggest that "fighting on foot" over "fighting on land." Foot soldiers and cavalry fight on land. The Navy and Marines tend to fight on the sea.

    • @dreadogastusf3548
      @dreadogastusf3548 3 роки тому

      I second this. We understand what you mean Shogo-san. For native American speakers it just produces an moment of "disorientation" when we hear ~Fight on foot versus Fight on land~.

  • @MrJujitsu62
    @MrJujitsu62 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting facts .. I often wondered about the two swords but no one really could honesty answer .. Thx

  • @richardlandrum1966
    @richardlandrum1966 3 роки тому +7

    "Always be prepared"
    -boy scouts

    • @johnwalshaw7362
      @johnwalshaw7362 3 роки тому

      Robert Baden-Powell was talking about his pork sword when he told the boys to "Be prepared".

    • @richardlandrum1966
      @richardlandrum1966 3 роки тому

      HAD to make it weird

  • @williamcarroll2959
    @williamcarroll2959 3 роки тому

    Very excellent video Shogo! Great information and excellent with explanation. Keep them coming.

  • @ZionSupreme
    @ZionSupreme 4 роки тому +6

    What are the other 4 types of Katana you mention in the video? Where could I learn more about them?

    • @LetsaskShogo
      @LetsaskShogo  4 роки тому +8

      Thank you for leaving a comment!
      The other four are "Otachi 大太刀" "Naginata 薙刀" "Tanto 短刀" "Ken 剣 / Chokuto 直刀"!
      I'll try to make more videos about katanas soon! If you can understand any Japanese, this is a nice website!
      www.touken-world.jp/tips/9755/

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 4 роки тому +2

      @@LetsaskShogo so big sword, sword-on-a-stick, short sword and straight sword?

  • @damianodidomenico4756
    @damianodidomenico4756 3 роки тому

    I'm so happy I found this channel
    Your voice is so relaxing, your informations are so interesting
    I love this channel, keep up the good work

  • @nonamenolastname8600
    @nonamenolastname8600 4 роки тому +6

    Why did they wear sandals?

    • @yamashisho3716
      @yamashisho3716 4 роки тому

      Because Japan is warm, sandals were formal one. Roman dress is also sandals.

    • @doggo_87__60
      @doggo_87__60 4 роки тому

      Because Air Jordan is too expensive

    • @Tallnerdyguy
      @Tallnerdyguy 3 роки тому

      Because carrying them was too cumbersome

  • @ikkenhisatsu7170
    @ikkenhisatsu7170 3 роки тому

    Excellent video. Very informative and well-produced. Thank you!

  • @DarkSuperRunChao
    @DarkSuperRunChao 3 роки тому +6

    Zoro: hold my beer

  • @bobbya8622
    @bobbya8622 3 роки тому

    Thanks for your knowledge and insight into an area I have long been interested in!

  • @PlutoNash-9
    @PlutoNash-9 3 роки тому +11

    "whats the point of having a sword if you die when its at your waist"- Musashi Miyamoto

    • @itskarl7575
      @itskarl7575 3 роки тому

      Musashi never actually fought with two swords.

  • @leonardo47000
    @leonardo47000 8 місяців тому

    Beautifully done explanation and video. Thank you so much.

  • @Meow-zp7mg
    @Meow-zp7mg 3 роки тому +5

    Is it legal to own a katana? Can you bring it outside in the public? And how did you got to own a katana?

    • @Hunter0fHunters
      @Hunter0fHunters 3 роки тому +1

      Is it sharp or blunt, is it a weapon or a training sword?

    • @blackpowderkun
      @blackpowderkun 3 роки тому

      I think you can carry a sharp one around as long it's wrapped or boxed with some sort of permit.

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 3 роки тому

    Thanks Dude and best of luck in your training! We owe you a cup of tea!!!

  • @daniloalvarezjr.4428
    @daniloalvarezjr.4428 4 роки тому +6

    MEANWHILE: Zorro Lost Again

  • @victoriousf.i.g.3311
    @victoriousf.i.g.3311 2 роки тому

    This was incredibly informative, wow! Thanks!

  • @benpam5616
    @benpam5616 3 роки тому +4

    Roronoa Zoro be like: Ohh ???

  • @magnorecinos6510
    @magnorecinos6510 Рік тому

    Thank you for explaining, Shogo.

  • @polymathecian
    @polymathecian 3 роки тому +7

    Zoro carries three swords.

  • @WDCallahan
    @WDCallahan 2 роки тому

    I see that 10k goal is coming along nicely. Well done.

  • @tombowers2020
    @tombowers2020 4 роки тому +15

    They carry two swords for the same reason I carry three guns...

  • @gravethebeyond
    @gravethebeyond 3 роки тому

    I learned so much Shogo, thank you.

  • @アレキサンダーアルケンス

    Hahaha.. ts so simple.
    The short one is for fighting in Smal rooms and Coridors.
    And the long one to fight outside, in the Garden.😂🤣😂🤣
    And master Musashi had a short arm, like Bruce Lee a short leg.😜
    So he Equalised the distance to his Enemies.👍👍
    And now i check the reason (why) they give you a sword in your hand.😉

  • @u.kw1461
    @u.kw1461 3 роки тому

    Love how informative this was

  • @sauce7624
    @sauce7624 3 роки тому +7

    just do zoro style, all 3 swords and then start doing some backflips

  • @Jagger-Tyr_13
    @Jagger-Tyr_13 2 роки тому

    I appreciate your history and the fact that you give it, willingly, to us Americans.
    I had no knowledge of the history of your swords and thought the Katana to be the "main sword". Thank you for correcting my ignorance and thank you for all of the videos that follow.

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    @LetsaskShogo  2 роки тому +2

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  • @Nate1688
    @Nate1688 3 роки тому

    Loved the presentation of the question and info in the expressed answer. 👍👍👍

  • @jaredevildog6343
    @jaredevildog6343 3 роки тому

    Great video. Very enjoyable and informative. Thank you!

  • @johnhorton9637
    @johnhorton9637 2 роки тому

    Love your videos. Always very interesting and informative.

  • @arcadia09
    @arcadia09 3 роки тому +1

    This video is very informative for someone like me who loves to learning about other cultures, I'm filipino btw. I myself practice filipino martial arts where we train wielding 2 weapons(double swords, double sticks, sword and dagger).

    • @georgeroy5914
      @georgeroy5914 2 роки тому

      Ano gamit nyong sword sa FMA?

    • @arcadia09
      @arcadia09 2 роки тому +1

      @@georgeroy5914 iba iba, meron tayong ginunting, dahong palay, talibong, sansibar, pinuti, kampilan at kris