A lot of people seem to think that you have to fold the metal to make a "real" katana. The reason Japanese smiths folded the metal is because they usually smelted the steel themselves. The purpose of the folding was to drive contaminants out of the steel. Modern steel doesn't have this problem so folding is unnecessary unless you're making a pattern welded blade with two different steels simply for looks.
Thank you for saying this... I love learning new things from knowledgeable people on subjects I'm not educated in. This was a perfect piece of knowledgeable information that makes ME understand how we can compare today's katana's with the old historic ones, where I thought the folding is what made them so historically hardened
The weight of real Japanese swords amazed me as a young boy when my uncle showed a couple to us. I use a 35" long 3/4" galvanized pipe to simulate the actual sword weight; how warriors could handle swords so quickly seems a fantasy.
@@SnowMexicann It's about context. 3 pounds is nothing for a dumbell for even the most isolated muscle, but for swords movies and video games have gotten people really out of touch. Most European long swords were only 2-4 pounds, 4 being heavy enough to wear out even a large physically fit man once you start talking about needing to swing it hard, with perfect control and never cutting yourself on accident.
The Paul Chen Kami line is truly the Lamborghini of production swords. They're pretty goddamn beautiful. Your $200 katana is probably 1045 high-carbon steel which is a fine functional steel, but you have to re-sharpen it a fair bit because its edge retention isn't as good compared to harder steels like 1060 or tool steels.
Makes me wonder if someone can take that 1045 low cost blade and throw it in a forge for a bit and quench it to harden it more? It might become too brittle though, I'm guessing
@@RyoHazuki224 It just won't harden much past about Rockwell-C of 60-62. Edge retention is going to suck no matter what you try - short of reforging it into Damascus! I do have to disagree with video on the cost to sharpen it. It's soft, which means it easy to sharpen. It's cheap, which means you don't spend thousands sending it to a professional katana sharpening master. You do it yourself for cheap - a couple of swipes on stone is all that is required to get the edge back on it.
I have a Paul Chen sword, that rung a bell when I saw the name but I can't remember if it is the Kami line. I do know that it is noticeably heavier than cheaper blades and the handle is beefier.
@@andrewsinclair7159 I know i paid around $1k for it. Looking at what is offered from the web site, that would equate to one of the higher end of his offerings. It has been a long time since I purchased it and am not home to go look at the moment.
Now travel to Japan, find a blacksmith on top of an abandoned mountain and buy an ultra rare drop Katana from him for $20k, That one can cut the moon in half!
@Bronzethelegend36 4 Long swords are pretty rad especially when they get super complex with guard designs but katanas are usually ornate so they tend to look nicer especially the hamons. The kind of work you need to do to get a clean hamon is insane and I should know because I do blacksmithing as a hobby and you would not believe the amount of time it takes to get a good hamon.
@@yourallygod8261 It takes hours to polish it, this is the process I use. Use 60 grit belt to make final shape then go from 120 grit to 3000 by hand sanding which usually takes about 2 hours then etch in ferric chloride and use metal polish to selectively polish areas you want to stand out and then repeat the last steps until you have the results you want.
An authentic Samurai sword, hand made in Japan (called a Shinken 真剣), can easily cost US$12,000 to $25,000 and up. Chinese made production level approximations are typically at least $1,000-$2,500 for something reasonably traditional.
A katana is a work of art. It's value isn't purely from looks, steel quality, weight, cutting ability, etc but the combination of those three that works as an extension of the arm in kennjutsu.
@Darren Harper Subjectively seen? Really? So... art is subjectively art then. And music is subjectively an art too, right? No, that is the farthest thing from the truth. Anything can be an art because anything can be recreated and redesigned and reperfected. Essays, art, music, your flipping gaming setup, gun building, car modding, whatever. Is it gonna be easy or good art? Maybe not, but that's besides the point. Katanas are art. There is an art to metallurgy and crafting sheathes and sharpening blades and every other step in katana construction. To say otherwise would be to disrespect the hundreds of generations of metal workers and craftsmen that have spent their lives perfecting the art of Japanese metallurgy. Generations and families would have wasted their lives because people with your mindset dismiss their sacred craft as "subjective art" in an incredible show of self centeredness. You've no right to come along and diss basically an entire subculture and to an extent, Japanese culture, because you have no appreciation for beauty.
@Darren Harper No high scale war today is fought with swords and spears anymore. It's the era of guns and bombs, which are much more quicker and practical to make. So, if you're going to get a blade made for you in this day and age, you may as well go the extra mile. Because all you'll be cutting is bamboo or mats. It's also about keeping the culture alive.
@Ronnie Jones You're comparing apples to oranges. Most European bladed weapons were made for stabbing or well, stabbing. Hence the straight blade. Also helps when you're parrying if the blade is you know, thicker. Its a weapon meant for the masses. No single side to contend with, no "fragility" basically. On the other hand (like the aforementioned dao), the katana is made for slicing. Its a cutting weapon, not a stabbing one. Thus, 2 blades aren't necessary, and the blade doesn't need to be as thick as a longsword's.
@@pentaxmx Why did he die for my sake? Why did he not defend himself? Why does Adam’s sin bear me, Adam sinned, not me? Is this a just God? Leave you from your nonsense and the Trinity. How does your God make mistakes in the scientific things mentioned in your book? You are very funny and I do not know. Misrepresentation and multiplicity of books and translations or from the unknown bond dear Jesus did not die for me nor for your sake Jesus is not even a god.
@@MA-by4dq nah dude, god is one of those twitter people who thinks that white people should be enslaved by black people as reparations for what happened so long ago. lmao
Finally !!! Someone who is speaking my language. As a Martial Artist, and Asian sword enthusiast , I at one point had questions about my swords. Some in which , I practice my cutting and happy with such accomplishment. However I would also sometimes think , that cut was too good to be true. You're video was both inspirational and educational. I'll definitely subscribe to your channel and maybe send some clips of my own if you don't mind. Take care and God bless.🥋☯️
First time watching your vids. I have to say its refreshing to see someone doing this comparison that actually knows how to cut with them. Nice job man.
By looking at the "Kami katana" you can damn near see why they stopped producing, it looked as if they ran out of such beautiful materials and time to make a such delicate blade, not to mention the tsuba, saya, and hilt look awesome.
Weebs: Well the katana is the best engineered sword ever because it was folded like a million times!!! Meanwhile blacksmiths in Feudal Japan: STUPID IRON, I WILL BEAT YOU TILL YOU START BEING GOOD!!!
the thing i like about katana's over medieval longswords is the craftsmanship, they put their soul and blood into making them and they treat it like a living creature, an extension of ones body, but apart from that the longsword beats it in every other aspect
The difference can be seen with just how clean the Kami Katana cuts things, It made the mat look like a topographic map. However the $200 sword made the mat look like a Terrain Map. Makes me wonder how a $20,000 Katana from Feudal times would cut. Those blades were crafted for actual Wartime I bet it's even more perfectly crafted to the point that it would just feel like an extension to your own arm. They say it's all in the Balence of the Handle & Blade. Even down to just 0.01 grams can make all the difference to how a Katana preforms.
tamahagane iron sand which is what the japanese use is actually not recommended for todays usage. There way better, more durable, flexible modern steel
i can tell you with 99% certainty that feudal times Katanas wont be as good as modern day Katanas. simply because of the knowledge we got nowadays + materials are way more refined.
My uncle is a japanese sword maker and in my 15 birthday he gave me wakizashi and he said in my 18th birthday he will gave me katana sword you know the feeling being presented with a sword is like a gift from god
I can't thank you enough for sharing this video! I have two daughters, one age 25 and one age 9. I had custom "sister" swords made for them. one is a $750 Katana which was folded 16 times for 32768 layers and has a clay forged hamon. (and of course a full tang, unlike that amazon sword most likely) my other daughters sword is only 150.00 and made of spring steel. My older daughter speaks Japanese, and lives in Tokyo right now, but sadly to posses her Katana, she would have to be granted a permit. (does no justice to the Japanese to be unable to own their artwork) Anyway, red color is cooked into the steel and the sword is etched "Red Irene" (Irene being her middle name). My younger daughters sword is etched "Blu Destiny",[as her middle name is blu] is electroplated in a blue color (which is not throughout the metal). Since I cherish the workmanship of my older daughters Katana, and its wonderful strengths, and craftsmanship, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR KAMI TO THE MAT FOR US!
@@Uvhash She mainly just admires it; but she owns a .22 semi auto hand gun and a ruger .22 semi auto rifle and lays down 2moa groups at 50 yds! (started shooting at age 6)
@@godofredovasconcelos5690 She doesn't own it. I do (her father) but when we go out shooting, those are hers to shoot and maintain proficiency with. When she becomes 18/21 and can legally own them, I will pass them over to her by means legal for the state we live in. (Is that politically correct enough for you?)
@@teodorstavarachi400 um actually yes because anyone can use a sword if you take a master swords man and a person who never used a sword before and gave then a 200 dollar katana the person who never used a sword before most likely wouldnt be able to cut as much or as well as a master swords man
As far as modern sword smiths go, Hanwei really gives you the best bang for your buck. The Kami katana is a true work of art, but I like that they also have product lines such as the "Practical Series" that give you a quality blade for cutting practice without worrying about destroying a beautiful sword.
I bought the practical katana, took some tameshigiri lessons and had some fun. I have nothing to compare to but it is a decent, sharp katana. Needs better balance towards the handle I feel, maybe more of a curve and longer handle…but that’s just my opinion based off what little I know.
Agreed. My Hanwei katanas out preforms all of my other katanas. It looks great, feels great, functions amazingly over all of my other brands. Most bang for your buck is exactly what I tell people
2:30 "But the cut was fairly clean and the sword was in One Piece afterward." wow you double-handedly caused that sword to rise to stardom with one cut. 👏👏👏
!UPDATE! We have reached 100k likes on the video so I will release a video where I destroy the Amazon sword on camera and see how much damage it can take. Didn't think we'd ever get there but here we are, you guys are the best. TO CLARIFY: When I said I'll destroy the sword at 100k likes I meant the $200 knockoff. Not the Kami katana, you couldn't pay me enough to destroy that sword. Also for those wondering the mats were soaked for 24 hours before cutting, you can see water spraying off them in slowmo.
All these people commenting some wack shit and D just has a way with comebacks that makes me happy. Keep doing you man I really appreciate your videos!
Single bevel swords can be sharpened with a semi-loose fine grit belt sander/grinder. The natural bowing of the belt aligns with the natural bevel if you know what you're doing. Skallagrim did a vid on this a few years ago. Works really well. Over heating is an issue though.
This honestly just proves to me that D was the life blood of Node Without D it's just noe . What a hero, I love you bro great video 5 stars out of 5 excellent work
Omfg that intros nostalgia levels are off the scale. I loved that show “Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction” Well more accurately, I loved it when Johnathan Frakes took over. I liked to just pretend like the Beyond Belief was just a weird holodeck program Cmndr Riker used on tge Enterprise. That was Frakes role on Star Trek next generation.
I don’t think the score for the better sword is high enough. Compared to the cheap sword I’d give it a higher score for sure. Great video! Loved it and subscribed!
I actually saw some of the katanas used by the Imperial Japanese army in WWII on sale at one of the Gun and Knife shows at the WNC Agricultural Center. Upon lifting it, I felt that it was like lifting a weight bar at the gym. I think you would have to do bell crunch repetitions with 25-50lb weights for any one of your arms to eventually carry it as lightly and smoothly as a kitchen knife or letter opener.
To me swords and blades have been an art to the point of being near a spiritual affair, as I grew and learned different beliefs behind weapons and cultures, I’ve always felt that buying and being proud of a cheap sword speaks to how much you value your own assets and esteem.
"Now we're gonna chop some shit up with them and see how good they are at chopping shit up." I laughed my ass off. This is the second video of yours I've seen. You're my new favorite channel.
That was awesome. I'm really curious what the exact contents of the kami blade steel are, as well as the heat treatment of it. There are way too many people out there who think that just because something is sharp out of the box, that makes it a quality product. Thank you for performing a real and cool cut test with these blades!
Japanese: So we made this sword with stell folded many times and hours upin hours of work Europeans: What if i put that farming tool on a pole and i use it to poke people?
@@Just_nick3070 Having higher quality materials reduces the need for higher quality craftsmanship. When having better stuff isn't an option, learning to use what you have more effectively becomes necessary.
@@dontmisunderstand6041 "higher quality materials reduces the need for higher quality craftsmanship" nah it's the opposite having better materials requires better knowledge of how to work with them. japanese swords though were the best use of their limited quality steel
@@richardlionerheart1945 That's generally not true, and I honestly can't think of a single counterexample to begin to figure out possible exceptions to that general rule. If you could provide some examples yourself that'd make things a lot simpler. I'm generally confused how you could argue that having access to something much closer to the finished product would mean you need to put in more or better work to reach that finished product. For example, if I have an unloaded pistol and the proper bullets, making a loaded pistol is rather simple... if I have access to just the raw unprocessed minerals, it'll take both a lot more effort and a significantly higher level of skill to produce a loaded pistol. That example is a bit extreme, but illustrates the point quite nicely. I don't mean to argue, I'm just a bit stumped on how you reached that conclusion. To create the same product, the one with lower quality materials has to do all the same steps and more, and thus requires all the same knowledge and skill, plus more on top of that.
You’s do realise folding the iron wasn’t to make it some magical unicorn sword better then any other sword in the world it was to help get the impurities out. Learn an understand Metallurgy before making yourselves look like idiots.
I am jelly man. That kami is bad ass. I love old japanese culture and the katana is obvi legendary bruh it'd be orange or gold in a loot drop not purp lol. I appreciate the variety D. You do some cool shit and i hope you get the recognition you deserve brother.
You got real Japanese katanas being sold on eBay lol for $200 I don’t know why he bought the fake one I guess the door comparisons or he made a mistake and bought the fake one but you can buy real ones off of eBay for the same price or for five or $400
@@daviddicks35for it to be considered a real katana in japan it needs to use tamahagane steel, be folded and differentially hardened, and has to be entirely made by hand. Not even the 2000 dollars katana in this video would be considered a real katana since there is probably machine assistance in its forging and probably not tamahagane steel. The cheapest katanas in japan are like 3000 dollars. Also if it doesn't have a certificate of authencity that all katanas in japan get its probably not a real japanese katana. Now it might look like I'm trying to be a gate keeper but I'm talking about the legal definition in japan. I'm not saying Japanese katanas are better in fact they are probably worse than the 2000 dollar katana in this video in many ways. But you said real Japanese katana and unless you are talking about a rusted deformed ww2 katana you can't get a real Japanese katana for 400 dollars.
@@daviddicks35 You are wrong, and confused. Real japanese swords starts around thousands of dollars for a 18-19th century tanto knife, and there really isn't a ceiling.
Now i understand why the katana making guy tries to murder Tanjiro for breaking his sword
But still it Haganezuka san fault
Ye but then it wasn’t Tanjiro’s fault for having a broken blade he tried to cut the spider demons head
it isn't tanjiros fault, but I dont blame haganezuka either for getting mad as shit at all lol, these things are deadass complicated
@@smokingtoilet7977 actually it broke when he tried to deflect the spider web
Heyy we got the same name
Him: Can you feel the difference of a $200 katana and $2000
Me: my wallet can
Your broken ass hand can too, after swingin an unbalanced sword a couple of times.
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Everyone relates to this lol
Yes both are katana
People really making nasty comments when this man still did like 20 clean cuts for this video. Including a double cut. That's legit skill
he did hold the kami wrong though
@@hoodrikhaase292 cuz its heavy
@@hoodrikhaase292 I’m sorry mr sword master we should all find heavy and long swords with perfect form
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A lot of people seem to think that you have to fold the metal to make a "real" katana. The reason Japanese smiths folded the metal is because they usually smelted the steel themselves. The purpose of the folding was to drive contaminants out of the steel. Modern steel doesn't have this problem so folding is unnecessary unless you're making a pattern welded blade with two different steels simply for looks.
Thank you for the knowledge
Exactly, that's why having a superior smelter is always better. Pure steel makes no sparks when hammered. 👍
Masamune would drool with envy if he saw the quality of steel an amateur knife maker like me can cheaply order online.
Thank you for saying this... I love learning new things from knowledgeable people on subjects I'm not educated in. This was a perfect piece of knowledgeable information that makes ME understand how we can compare today's katana's with the old historic ones, where I thought the folding is what made them so historically hardened
or unless youre using the traditional steel used to make katanas. It sucks and needs to be folded.
D wearing that robe and holding a katana is a sight to behold
It's called a kendo gi and hakama
Twoo*
Its not a robe you jedi weeb
Yeah, D is out there looking like a model in that outfit
@@septimor32 you losers could never even put on the hakama if you even tried..
I appreciate how self-aware this series is
Self-aware because he insults weebs orrr?
@@SilentAndy yes
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Now this is CONTENT
Edit: Airsoft Katana Gameplay WHEN
Bill c 21 sucks i cant play airsoft
SOON
@@Cerberusarms no no. Air soft with a real katana
@@adgamer0113 genji reference
Imao
The weight of real Japanese swords amazed me as a young boy when my uncle showed a couple to us. I use a 35" long 3/4" galvanized pipe to simulate the actual sword weight; how warriors could handle swords so quickly seems a fantasy.
Oh what training and practice can do for someone.
The Do of the Samurai young one.
An average of 1.2 kg held with both hands isnt that much...
@@SnowMexicann real swords were not that light if i had to guess the weight of what I held as an 8year old
@@SnowMexicann It's about context. 3 pounds is nothing for a dumbell for even the most isolated muscle, but for swords movies and video games have gotten people really out of touch. Most European long swords were only 2-4 pounds, 4 being heavy enough to wear out even a large physically fit man once you start talking about needing to swing it hard, with perfect control and never cutting yourself on accident.
"if you found this in-game, it'd be at least a purple item."
lmao
45+ sex appeal
It was stats from world of Warcraft
Wow reference i like it
@@uoretrostream5798 43*
106 stamina (in bed)
If you want to be a swords based weapon channel.
I think you'll make the cut.
Aaaaaannnndd... *Drumroll sound*
Ba-dum-tssss
As long as it can keiilll
😎
YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH!!!!
Sans would be proud
Imagine taking a walk and seeing a guy doing this in his backyard you could officially say there’s a cool ass ninja in your neighbourhood
Ninjas and samurai are not the same. Ninjas were used to assassinate samurai in the edo period.
If you see ninja, thats only when you gonna die 🌝🌝
@@alexanderkozinjr.6665 Not exactly ninjas were killed in action.
Not a ninja but 3rd rate samurai
@@invisibletruthteller ninja did more than just assassin missions they were spies and intel gatherers
The Paul Chen Kami line is truly the Lamborghini of production swords. They're pretty goddamn beautiful.
Your $200 katana is probably 1045 high-carbon steel which is a fine functional steel, but you have to re-sharpen it a fair bit because its edge retention isn't as good compared to harder steels like 1060 or tool steels.
Makes me wonder if someone can take that 1045 low cost blade and throw it in a forge for a bit and quench it to harden it more? It might become too brittle though, I'm guessing
@@RyoHazuki224 It just won't harden much past about Rockwell-C of 60-62. Edge retention is going to suck no matter what you try - short of reforging it into Damascus! I do have to disagree with video on the cost to sharpen it. It's soft, which means it easy to sharpen. It's cheap, which means you don't spend thousands sending it to a professional katana sharpening master. You do it yourself for cheap - a couple of swipes on stone is all that is required to get the edge back on it.
I have a Paul Chen sword, that rung a bell when I saw the name but I can't remember if it is the Kami line. I do know that it is noticeably heavier than cheaper blades and the handle is beefier.
@@sydneybaker9303 The Kami line all has the same engraving on the base of the blade, a god holding a double-edged sword in his right hand.
@@andrewsinclair7159
I know i paid around $1k for it. Looking at what is offered from the web site, that would equate to one of the higher end of his offerings. It has been a long time since I purchased it and am not home to go look at the moment.
"Will these Katana's cut through time and space itself?"
Vergil is that you?
If the sword cuts through your estranged son's arm, then it's worth getting.
I literally want to buy a functional yamato replica
No wonder he stole his sons arm, that Yamato don’t mess around
Give me the Yamato
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
Now travel to Japan, find a blacksmith on top of an abandoned mountain and buy an ultra rare drop Katana from him for $20k,
That one can cut the moon in half!
I know a guy who knows a guy.
@@carlosspeicywiener7018 whos his cousins sister husbands brother knows a guy which can get it for me
Please dont like this its a poop post
@Joel Pik people who don't like dying in a natural disaster
for all we know magic man could have almost died in a wildfire
stfu
Katanas, they're so rad that even the fake ones are cool. Facts
Yeah for the most part but the ugliest part of a cheap katana is the fake hamon. Even a sloppy real hamon looks better than one that is polished on.
@@1810jeff indeed
@Bronzethelegend36 4 Long swords are pretty rad especially when they get super complex with guard designs but katanas are usually ornate so they tend to look nicer especially the hamons. The kind of work you need to do to get a clean hamon is insane and I should know because I do blacksmithing as a hobby and you would not believe the amount of time it takes to get a good hamon.
@@1810jeff the answer to much time or not enough time :b
@@yourallygod8261 It takes hours to polish it, this is the process I use. Use 60 grit belt to make final shape then go from 120 grit to 3000 by hand sanding which usually takes about 2 hours then etch in ferric chloride and use metal polish to selectively polish areas you want to stand out and then repeat the last steps until you have the results you want.
An authentic Samurai sword, hand made in Japan (called a Shinken 真剣), can easily cost US$12,000 to $25,000 and up. Chinese made production level approximations are typically at least $1,000-$2,500 for something reasonably traditional.
"Shinken" is usually only used by Iado weirdos. It means "real blade", as opposed to the phony swords they swing around for no reason.
No sword you will use is worth 15k none.
Man’s using fedoras as a rating system, that’s just amazing 😂
Fedora/10
well he knows what majority of the western katana owners look like
Video: "$200 vs $2000 Katanas"
Me: Has my $10 box cutter, "Is this a challenge..."
*me: $5 wish folding knife* You under estimate my power!
Me with my uncut nails
*You dare oppose me mortal*
Me with my medical face mask ear string which can cut through the plastic chairs at school like a chainsaw.
@@idk5700 I have the sharpest nails
10₹ kitch knife -am I a joke to you
43 sex appeal
106 stamina (in bed)
These are the most important stats
LMAO
Huge thumbs up for actually using such a rare and beautiful blade.
Everyone gangsta till he says “total “concentration breathing”
Everyone gangsta till he say "Lightning breathing"
ENMA!!!
No no no, everyone gangsta till he says “Sun breathing” against his friend in an Akaza costume
Everybody gangsta till he says mist breathing final form, phase.
@Cyboyironfist nah everyone gangsta till he says total concentration water breathing 11th form
“Katanas. They’re so rad that even the fake ones look pretty cool” that intro killed me
You need a bit more STR in your stats to do a double slash with that purple item! 😀
@Hand Grabbing Fruits (GrapeApple) You shouldn't have skipped the tutorial... 😅
Yeah but it was 16 years long
I think you mean Dex
@@grug2759 Don't tell any1 you leveled that up
@@Solaire-wf3vb what rings u got?
Thank you for risking your beautiful swords. I really enjoyed the comparison!
A katana is a work of art. It's value isn't purely from looks, steel quality, weight, cutting ability, etc but the combination of those three that works as an extension of the arm in kennjutsu.
@Darren Harper Subjectively seen? Really? So... art is subjectively art then. And music is subjectively an art too, right? No, that is the farthest thing from the truth. Anything can be an art because anything can be recreated and redesigned and reperfected. Essays, art, music, your flipping gaming setup, gun building, car modding, whatever. Is it gonna be easy or good art? Maybe not, but that's besides the point. Katanas are art. There is an art to metallurgy and crafting sheathes and sharpening blades and every other step in katana construction.
To say otherwise would be to disrespect the hundreds of generations of metal workers and craftsmen that have spent their lives perfecting the art of Japanese metallurgy. Generations and families would have wasted their lives because people with your mindset dismiss their sacred craft as "subjective art" in an incredible show of self centeredness. You've no right to come along and diss basically an entire subculture and to an extent, Japanese culture, because you have no appreciation for beauty.
@Darren Harper No high scale war today is fought with swords and spears anymore. It's the era of guns and bombs, which are much more quicker and practical to make. So, if you're going to get a blade made for you in this day and age, you may as well go the extra mile. Because all you'll be cutting is bamboo or mats. It's also about keeping the culture alive.
I literally got ghost of Tsushima vibes from that
@@ethanielcarey2275 Don't worry, most Japanese people aren't like that lol
@Ronnie Jones You're comparing apples to oranges. Most European bladed weapons were made for stabbing or well, stabbing. Hence the straight blade. Also helps when you're parrying if the blade is you know, thicker. Its a weapon meant for the masses. No single side to contend with, no "fragility" basically.
On the other hand (like the aforementioned dao), the katana is made for slicing. Its a cutting weapon, not a stabbing one. Thus, 2 blades aren't necessary, and the blade doesn't need to be as thick as a longsword's.
If you want to be a katana/weapon channel, I'M DOWN!
JESUS DIED
FOR YOU
@@pentaxmx Why did he die for my sake? Why did he not defend himself? Why does Adam’s sin bear me, Adam sinned, not me? Is this a just God? Leave you from your nonsense and the Trinity. How does your God make mistakes in the scientific things mentioned in your book? You are very funny and I do not know. Misrepresentation and multiplicity of books and translations or from the unknown bond dear Jesus did not die for me nor for your sake Jesus is not even a god.
@@MA-by4dq nah dude, god is one of those twitter people who thinks that white people should be enslaved by black people as reparations for what happened so long ago. lmao
@@pentaxmx ligma balls
please yes
"...because its so goddamn beautiful that It makes me not even wanna cut with it."
Suffering From Success
Finally !!! Someone who is speaking my language. As a Martial Artist, and Asian sword enthusiast , I at one point had questions about my swords. Some in which , I practice my cutting and happy with such accomplishment. However I would also sometimes think , that cut was too good to be true. You're video was both inspirational and educational. I'll definitely subscribe to your channel and maybe send some clips of my own if you don't mind. Take care and God bless.🥋☯️
First time watching your vids. I have to say its refreshing to see someone doing this comparison that actually knows how to cut with them. Nice job man.
I got this in my recommended
"Is your Katana real or fake?"
*Looks at my Tensa Zangetsu in my corner.*
....It could be.
Sooo...
You are using your bankai form while watching a UA-cam video
Getsuga Tensho the fake sword
Sick, I have a hyourinmaru
the +43 Sex Appeal, man, you're a treasure
By looking at the "Kami katana" you can damn near see why they stopped producing, it looked as if they ran out of such beautiful materials and time to make a such delicate blade, not to mention the tsuba, saya, and hilt look awesome.
Weebs: Well the katana is the best engineered sword ever because it was folded like a million times!!!
Meanwhile blacksmiths in Feudal Japan: STUPID IRON, I WILL BEAT YOU TILL YOU START BEING GOOD!!!
and that's just irons, imagine those who uses steels lol
It was folded at most 11 times
At some point when folding steel, folding doesn’t do anything to the durability.
@@DaijiSann__ Steel is made from iron.
and then they got destroyed by longswords FeelsBadMan
So this is why most ronin or samurai look like poor man, because they broke after buy they katana
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@@rullychristian356 why didn't you just re-edit your original comment?
I mean... if we're talking factually... it's because Samurai have sworn a simplistic life...
“See how good they are at chopping shit up”😂
the thing i like about katana's over medieval longswords is the craftsmanship, they put their soul and blood into making them and they treat it like a living creature, an extension of ones body, but apart from that the longsword beats it in every other aspect
Well. At the very end, swords are mostly for showing your status then for a battlefield
This was my first foray on this channel, and the moment I saw that, I subscribed just for his level of intellect and charisma.
"you can tell I'm struggling to swing the sword" sounds like a skill issue to me chief lmfao
bruh
Him wearing that training outfit just feels like he came out from an anime
D is really leveling up his persona as resident internet cool dude
And this is why Tanjiro has to swing his word several hundred times and why Hotaru gets so mad when he broke his
Yup
Imagine trying to cut a rock
@@redrage369 not only a rock but a boulder twice the size of himself
In the manga one of Hotaru's higher ups said thar Hotaru is just a bad craftsman.
Yep katana forging can take at least 6 months of pain staking work to make these beautiful Swords
Thanks for educating us on the difference between the two. I don't own a sword but the info is nice to know none the less.
The humor is on point.
Love how everyone says for years D is basically the anime main character and he keeps on proving the point. Right on 😎
The difference can be seen with just how clean the Kami Katana cuts things, It made the mat look like a topographic map.
However the $200 sword made the mat look like a Terrain Map.
Makes me wonder how a $20,000 Katana from Feudal times would cut. Those blades were crafted for actual Wartime I bet it's even more perfectly crafted to the point that it would just feel like an extension to your own arm. They say it's all in the Balence of the Handle & Blade. Even down to just 0.01 grams can make all the difference to how a Katana preforms.
The Japanese had very poor steel at that time. It is amazing what they did with it
tamahagane iron sand which is what the japanese use is actually not recommended for todays usage. There way better, more durable, flexible modern steel
i can tell you with 99% certainty that feudal times Katanas wont be as good as modern day Katanas. simply because of the knowledge we got nowadays + materials are way more refined.
@@zokora3656 You are confused, and wrong.
@@alainportant6412 proof it then. i can easly back up my claims. you cannot.
My uncle is a japanese sword maker and in my 15 birthday he gave me wakizashi and he said in my 18th birthday he will gave me katana sword you know the feeling being presented with a sword is like a gift from god
I can't thank you enough for sharing this video! I have two daughters, one age 25 and one age 9. I had custom "sister" swords made for them. one is a $750 Katana which was folded 16 times for 32768 layers and has a clay forged hamon. (and of course a full tang, unlike that amazon sword most likely) my other daughters sword is only 150.00 and made of spring steel. My older daughter speaks Japanese, and lives in Tokyo right now, but sadly to posses her Katana, she would have to be granted a permit. (does no justice to the Japanese to be unable to own their artwork)
Anyway, red color is cooked into the steel and the sword is etched "Red Irene" (Irene being her middle name).
My younger daughters sword is etched "Blu Destiny",[as her middle name is blu] is electroplated in a blue color (which is not throughout the metal). Since I cherish the workmanship of my older daughters Katana, and its wonderful strengths, and craftsmanship, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR KAMI TO THE MAT FOR US!
You bought your nine year old daughter a katana ?…
@@Uvhash She mainly just admires it; but she owns a .22 semi auto hand gun and a ruger .22 semi auto rifle and lays down 2moa groups at 50 yds! (started shooting at age 6)
@@georgeramos1462 isn't it kind of illegal for a 9 year old to own a firearm?
@@godofredovasconcelos5690 She doesn't own it. I do (her father) but when we go out shooting, those are hers to shoot and maintain proficiency with. When she becomes 18/21 and can legally own them, I will pass them over to her by means legal for the state we live in.
(Is that politically correct enough for you?)
Where did you make/buy the katanas?😄
me watching this after ordering a 5$ katana ._.
A 5 dollar one? Jeez. it's probably gonna end up like my $0.01 PS6.
these cheaps katanas and other swords are good for decoration
"i did a comparison and found something very INTERESTING, that the 2000$ katana is better than the 200$ one"
I don't think that's the point of the video pal
@@Nick-tl7ts i know it's not, but saying it in the video is kinda stupid
When I saw the thumbnail for a second I thought this would be comparing $200 versus $2,000 tatami mats.
Feels like an audition video to be a judge in Forged in Fire. Which would be awesome
I agree wholeheartedly with you
why he didn't say it will keeeeL!!!😒🤣🤣
"A sword is only as good as the user..."
not really :))
Oh it does, dear god it does. Anyone can hold a sword but if the fucker does know how to use edge alignment then shit
@@teodorstavarachi400 um actually yes because anyone can use a sword if you take a master swords man and a person who never used a sword before and gave then a 200 dollar katana the person who never used a sword before most likely wouldnt be able to cut as much or as well as a master swords man
He’s probably one of them little nerdy kids
Okay Mihawk and zoro
As far as modern sword smiths go, Hanwei really gives you the best bang for your buck. The Kami katana is a true work of art, but I like that they also have product lines such as the "Practical Series" that give you a quality blade for cutting practice without worrying about destroying a beautiful sword.
I bought the practical katana, took some tameshigiri lessons and had some fun. I have nothing to compare to but it is a decent, sharp katana. Needs better balance towards the handle I feel, maybe more of a curve and longer handle…but that’s just my opinion based off what little I know.
Agreed. My Hanwei katanas out preforms all of my other katanas. It looks great, feels great, functions amazingly over all of my other brands.
Most bang for your buck is exactly what I tell people
love the humility, great channel and creator
well, well, well.. we've been expecting you.... D-san.
Yeah he really makes D-san t content.
You're dog could sense that the Kami Katana was slowly cutting a hole through space and time.
*VERGIL'S YAMATO INTENSIFIES*
6:09 When u notice the expensive katana has the most high power status..
Life is Pay to Win lol
I’m surprised I haven’t subscribed already. What an underrated channel
2:30 "But the cut was fairly clean and the sword was in One Piece afterward." wow you double-handedly caused that sword to rise to stardom with one cut. 👏👏👏
Underrated comment
Lol, "will these Katanas cut through time and space itself?" Love it!
!UPDATE!
We have reached 100k likes on the video so I will release a video where I destroy the Amazon sword on camera and see how much damage it can take. Didn't think we'd ever get there but here we are, you guys are the best.
TO CLARIFY: When I said I'll destroy the sword at 100k likes I meant the $200 knockoff. Not the Kami katana, you couldn't pay me enough to destroy that sword.
Also for those wondering the mats were soaked for 24 hours before cutting, you can see water spraying off them in slowmo.
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@@ImTyMac they don't make that exact katana anymore as he mentioned in the video. The sword is ten years old.
@@shapeshiftingmedallion3974 yeah, I was making a joke. It doesn’t sound like one now that I read it again
Not gonna lie, i really thought you meant the kami katana. I was gonna be pissed. Im glad you clarified. That kami katana is a masterpiece
Irony: D gets 100k likes and picks the wrong sword! Love the video, dude! You’re killing it!
A good Japanese katana is also light and exteremy sharp. Does not dull easily.
Me; Mom, I wanna be Samurai Jack
Mom: We’ve already got Samurai Jack at Home
Samurai Jack at Home:
All these people commenting some wack shit and D just has a way with comebacks that makes me happy. Keep doing you man I really appreciate your videos!
4:18 my anxiety just went:📈📈📈
I dont get it
@@lucastardjopawiro3698 the way he touches the katana
It CAn StiLl CuT So WHy DoEs ThE FeEL MaTteR lol 🤣🤣🤣
Someone: Makes a vedio on katana*
Millions of people: *I N T E R E S T I N G*
where do you live?
Vedio?
Single bevel swords can be sharpened with a semi-loose fine grit belt sander/grinder. The natural bowing of the belt aligns with the natural bevel if you know what you're doing.
Skallagrim did a vid on this a few years ago. Works really well. Over heating is an issue though.
What we have learned here is that a $200 Katana would not do well in a Kill Bill fight scene :)
Read my freakin’ mind. This totally made me wanna watch that.
Enjoyed your video
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us !
Damn, a youtuber who doesn't clickbait and gets into the good stuff after some fun jokes? Consider me subscribed
This man is the definition of chill
The engraving on the kami katana looks badass...beautiful! Nice touch there
This was a fun video. Good video quality. Well written script made it smooth. Not just you rambling on camera 👏🏾
i kinda feel bad looking at his likes per video
this man definitely deserves more recognition
As long as it can kill demons Inosuke approve
This helped me so much when I was buying my katana
I am loving the intro’s reference😂 instant subscribe
This honestly just proves to me that D was the life blood of Node
Without D it's just noe .
What a hero, I love you bro great video 5 stars out of 5
excellent work
*checks node channel WELL WELL WELL
You do realise that you have now become a katana review channel lol. You must buy all of them
Watched both parts and this stuff is hella helpful since I bought a katana myself
Mans be lookin like a soul reaper
Omfg that intros nostalgia levels are off the scale. I loved that show “Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction” Well more accurately, I loved it when Johnathan Frakes took over. I liked to just pretend like the Beyond Belief was just a weird holodeck program Cmndr Riker used on tge Enterprise. That was Frakes role on Star Trek next generation.
Straight to the jugular with that fedora comment at the start. Also, love how the katana loses a point because it’s too beautiful. Lol.
I don’t think the score for the better sword is high enough. Compared to the cheap sword I’d give it a higher score for sure.
Great video! Loved it and subscribed!
I agree - penalizing it a point for being "too beautiful" really has no bearing on its cutting ability.
I actually saw some of the katanas used by the Imperial Japanese army in WWII on sale at one of the Gun and Knife shows at the WNC Agricultural Center. Upon lifting it, I felt that it was like lifting a weight bar at the gym. I think you would have to do bell crunch repetitions with 25-50lb weights for any one of your arms to eventually carry it as lightly and smoothly as a kitchen knife or letter opener.
A lot of WWII katanas were mass-produced junk. They really can't compare to high-quality traditional Japanese swords.
To me swords and blades have been an art to the point of being near a spiritual affair, as I grew and learned different beliefs behind weapons and cultures, I’ve always felt that buying and being proud of a cheap sword speaks to how much you value your own assets and esteem.
I mean your right but not when you dont have a choice other than a 200 bucks one
@@ariana4602 That’s where I imported... and then just built a forge.
If you can't afford a good Katana at least take your time finding the best cheaper one. Not get it off amazon.
I was looking away when he said he was going to destroy the sword and nearly had an aneurism thinking he was talking about the Kami katana.
Good thing that he is clarifying the cheap Katana.
*teleports behind tatami mat
"Nothing personal, Amazon-kun."
I've noticed on the side slash with the $200 katana the handle rolled on impact causing him to make a diagonal cut rather than a straight cut
Yes! Soaked tatami mats! Finally someone doing it the right way.
Dude I'm fucking geeked you're coming back to Node
WAIT RLLY!!!!?? LESS GOOO
We just gonna ignore the fact that D kinda looks like Jin Sakai with the katana and robe 🤔
clearly!
The mans Asian.
"Now we're gonna chop some shit up with them and see how good they are at chopping shit up." I laughed my ass off. This is the second video of yours I've seen. You're my new favorite channel.
Thanks man, glad you’re enjoying the content!
That was awesome. I'm really curious what the exact contents of the kami blade steel are, as well as the heat treatment of it. There are way too many people out there who think that just because something is sharp out of the box, that makes it a quality product. Thank you for performing a real and cool cut test with these blades!
Japanese: So we made this sword with stell folded many times and hours upin hours of work
Europeans: What if i put that farming tool on a pole and i use it to poke people?
And yet European swords were better in terms of material
@@Just_nick3070 Having higher quality materials reduces the need for higher quality craftsmanship. When having better stuff isn't an option, learning to use what you have more effectively becomes necessary.
@@dontmisunderstand6041 "higher quality materials reduces the need for higher quality craftsmanship" nah it's the opposite having better materials requires better knowledge of how to work with them. japanese swords though were the best use of their limited quality steel
@@richardlionerheart1945 That's generally not true, and I honestly can't think of a single counterexample to begin to figure out possible exceptions to that general rule. If you could provide some examples yourself that'd make things a lot simpler. I'm generally confused how you could argue that having access to something much closer to the finished product would mean you need to put in more or better work to reach that finished product. For example, if I have an unloaded pistol and the proper bullets, making a loaded pistol is rather simple... if I have access to just the raw unprocessed minerals, it'll take both a lot more effort and a significantly higher level of skill to produce a loaded pistol. That example is a bit extreme, but illustrates the point quite nicely.
I don't mean to argue, I'm just a bit stumped on how you reached that conclusion. To create the same product, the one with lower quality materials has to do all the same steps and more, and thus requires all the same knowledge and skill, plus more on top of that.
You’s do realise folding the iron wasn’t to make it some magical unicorn sword better then any other sword in the world it was to help get the impurities out. Learn an understand Metallurgy before making yourselves look like idiots.
I am jelly man. That kami is bad ass. I love old japanese culture and the katana is obvi legendary bruh it'd be orange or gold in a loot drop not purp lol.
I appreciate the variety D. You do some cool shit and i hope you get the recognition you deserve brother.
Nah bro. A legendary would be like a 2000-year-old ancient katana found deep below the surface in a cave of diamonds.
@@BaldMancTwat i guess your point is valid lol. Only if it aint destroyed tho >.>
Unless it’s a game so epic and deep that gold is almost impossible to find and to get the purple took you like three years of playing
1:27 I can feel the pain💀
I'm very surprised that the 200 did as well as it did. those rat tail tang wall hangers have been known to fall apart just doing Iai katas.
In this article it says the man used a decorative sword to attack the robbers (idk how decorative) but sharpened metal shouldn't be underestimated
You got real Japanese katanas being sold on eBay lol for $200 I don’t know why he bought the fake one I guess the door comparisons or he made a mistake and bought the fake one but you can buy real ones off of eBay for the same price or for five or $400
@@daviddicks35 You have no idea how much a real Japanese katana is worth. Those Ebay ones are all reproductions produced in Liaodong China.
@@daviddicks35for it to be considered a real katana in japan it needs to use tamahagane steel, be folded and differentially hardened, and has to be entirely made by hand. Not even the 2000 dollars katana in this video would be considered a real katana since there is probably machine assistance in its forging and probably not tamahagane steel. The cheapest katanas in japan are like 3000 dollars. Also if it doesn't have a certificate of authencity that all katanas in japan get its probably not a real japanese katana.
Now it might look like I'm trying to be a gate keeper but I'm talking about the legal definition in japan. I'm not saying Japanese katanas are better in fact they are probably worse than the 2000 dollar katana in this video in many ways. But you said real Japanese katana and unless you are talking about a rusted deformed ww2 katana you can't get a real Japanese katana for 400 dollars.
@@daviddicks35 You are wrong, and confused.
Real japanese swords starts around thousands of dollars for a 18-19th century tanto knife, and there really isn't a ceiling.
Honestly favourite part was just watching d pull sick poses
I enjoy D’s vr game vids but I really think he should do more in-person videos like this.
Your channel is awesome man, subbed.