@@emperorfaiz even before Nobunaga rose to prominence, by the 1560s, a lot of daimyo had managed to replicate the Teppo but a few blacksmiths could produce as many at a time.
Sir Alonne is probably my favorite dark souls boss in terms of visual design. They could have just made him wear samurai armour but no, they went for a really cool harness that's a hybrid of many styles of armour and I think it suits the setting much better. His weapon and fighting style are really cool too.
@@DragonguyA That's what I thought at first too, but when you actually get the weapon, you can see that the hilt is actually just as long as the sword blade itself. I think with the nodachi, it's just the blade that's longer.
Hanatetsu is actually still used for restraining a horse, we learn this in my veterinary technician class. It's called dudka nosowa in my language. It can help with keeping the horse occupied during various procedures.
We call it a twitch here in the US, I have an old one in my hanging barn just like the one in in the video. Very useful when trying to doctor uncooperative horses.
Suntetsu is something I know of because of watching Rurouni Kenshin when I was younger. They called it a dagger in the English dub, but I always thought it mustve been a translation error.
Samurai trained in a variety of martial arts, including swordsmanship, archery, and horsemanship, known as the 武芸十八般 Bugei-Jyuhappan (Eighteen Martial Arts). However, there were also few very rare weapons, which have been forgotten over time or have never spread due to their secrecy. 1. 長巻 Nagamaki This one might be rather known through video games. Around the Sengoku war period (1467~1615), swords that were 1~2 meters long called 野太刀 No-dachi / 大太刀 O-dachi (Grand Sword) were used by some samurai. Nagamaki was a weapon that added a longer handle to make it easier to use and it looked similar to a Naginata spear. The change in the form of warfare from individuals to groups led to a gradual decline of the use of this weapon. 2. 寸鉄 Suntetsu Suntetsu was a weapon with a ring attached to the middle of a short metal rod, which you could conceal in your palm. When gripped, the ends of the rod extend out from the fist, enabling you to make your blows and thrusts more effective. It was a weapon for self-defense in case of emergencies when you didn’t have a katana with you. 3. 鼻捻 Hanatetsu Hanatetsu is originally a tool for controlling a horse, but it was also used as a weapon because of its accessibility. This weapon was mainly used for striking, but it was also used to restrain an opponent and lock their position. *The content is based on personal studies and experience There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects
Naginata was once a very rare weapon among samurais in the early age of samurais. It was seen as unconventional and slow. But proved to give a huge advantage not just with reach. But with power and when wielded with experience. Could fend off two combatants pretty effectively.
Some of the mangaka and directors have to these weapons in their series!! There is so many things or lore unknown to the public!! The history of the warriors is always fascinating to learn!!
It's curious, I have a very unusual antique Vajra/Bell pair from Japan (called a Kongosho and Kenchi in Shingon Buddhism, I believe) and as evident by its ergonomics, the Kongosho was clearly constructed to double as a suntetsu, or at least some similar type of stabbing weapon--perfect for swift jabs into the joints or the sides of the head. I would love if there was some light you could shed on the obscure subject of Shingon Buddhism.
Hanatetsu is called a "Twitch" in the United States. It is used here to help focus a horse usually when a vet or farrier needs to do something. I can see how it would be very useful in battle.
I've always loved nagamaki. It occurred to me that in Darth Maul's first "Star Wars" duel, in which only one blade was active, his light saber was essentially a nagamaki. I'm not sure if there any other film appearances (if one even counts that - it's a stretch).
One of the "Concealed Weapons" that the Samurai class uses during the Tokugawa/Edo Period was Smoking Pipes/Kiseru that are made to be used as self-defense as well as smoking. Its wicked cool.
Having visited a few museums in Tokyo ive read that the long bladed katana variants (Ōdachi) were primarily used to give its wielder a longer reach and was trialed against cavalry. It was however discontinued due to its impractical length (and probably the cost and incredible skill it would take to make such a long blade).
O-dachi was one of the weapons I felt most comfortable wielding, as mine was of the longer variety - 1.85m, yet, even as my replica was machine - forged, it made a formidable training tool. I would love to meet a sword of that kind that would be authentic, with a soul.
On note of the Nagamaki. In Europe we had a similar weapon, not as long but also with a swordblade and a grip almost as long as the blade. The idea was indeed to be a longsword that was easier to weild. I forgot it's name, but I once made a training one of those from wood and it was indeed very comfortable to weild. Though I trained Glaive and Quarterstaff beforehand, so I'm definitely biased towards longer grips.
Samurai trained in Kenjutsu, JuJutsu, BoJutsu and much much more. JuJutsu was their only hand to hand style and is currently one of the most effective Japanese martial arts.
I think it's really cool how similar our cultures are with beautiful differences The nohamaki reminds me of a zweihändler (a almost ridiculously massive German sword) The sunditsu reminds me of brass knuckles The hanaki is exactly like a riding crop I realized I probably butchered the Japanese pronunciation I apologize in advance
My friend who kinda obsessed with samurai once told me, A Samurai is An Archer,A Spearman, and lastly A Swordman. They used Katana as last resort to defend themselves... I don't know how much truth in this statement, it sound pretty logical... You start attacking your enemies from distances, and switch to spear. After the spear failed, they switch to kinda their last stand, the Katana... This is just my personal opinion... So no need to argue about it.
O zutsu tanegashima is also Quiet rare But still i think it had a not to small part of the modern technology during the sengoku period and the era with japanese firearms
This Odachi seems quite a fun weapon to use in real life, i like it in Nioh, it feels powerful, it's like those big anime swords, only actually practical.
A fun fact about Samurai and Shinobi, there’s actually a lot of cases of Samurai backstabbing or betraying the person they were working for, but very few cases of shinobi doing that.
I noticed that nagamaki is also the name of a neighborhood that is dedicated to the samurai way of life as an attraction for people to come and learn about it
The actual katana was used only when you were like on the ground random foot soldier no retainers but it was pretty much like the equivalent of being left only to your combat knife and pistol
Are you familiar with Shadiversity? They often discuss and test katana against other types of swords. I think a collaboration with them would be wonderful they could learn so much from you.
For many years now, I've been deeply fascinated with the remarkable creativity & skill demonstrated in the design of all these amazing *Japanese Weapons* - as well as the *Martial Arts* developed to use them. One I had some (brief) instruction in (using to capture & grapple with an opponent), is the fascinating *_Manriki - Gusari._* A deceptively simple weapon (comprising of a two foot length of steel chain, with a balanced steel weight at each end) of the peaceful *Edo* period, it was reputedly designed by the famous *Swordsman* & vassal of *_Lord Toda, Masaki Toshimitsu Dannoshin_* to be used by the castle guards as a bloodless weapon, so as not to profane the sacred castle grounds of *Edo Castle.*
Another one is the kanabō, a type of mace where nowadays is seeing as the onis (ogres) main weapon of choice but there where actually used by samurais.
Yeah, the Nagamaki was primarily a horseback weapon so the extra reach allowed you to strike enemies on the ground in large slashes. You could probably use it on foot though.
You mean oo katana (bc "dai" isn't usually used for objects afaik) There was ko katana, which is at the opposite end of lengths, but again both aren't usually used in favor of other names like wakizashi and tachi/oodachi (note: uchigatana length is I'd say the standard length starting at late sengoku era). Nagamaki is a special case however as the length of both the hilt and blade are at least near equal and isn't usually classified as a regular sword per se.
It's terrible that the last one is sometimes still used on horses today (at least not usually) it's so painful and absolut cruel. But of course people back then had another view upon animals as we have today. But we nowadays should just know better 😔
"Bushido may be strong, but gun is always stronger than bushido." - Nobunaga
*Three lines firing in rotation in the background*
When your Katana Samurai got obliterated by a line of Matchlock Ashigaru:
But nothing focuses the mind and spirit into the flesh like the sword.
Swords are nothing, I beat the best swordsmen in the world with a stick- Miyamoto Musashi
@@yammoto148 a stick and skill.
I reckon guns and spears were one of the most weapons used especially during the 1580s-1600s.
Certainly in Eurpoean theatres the pike and musket became key weapons on the battlefields of the 1600's
Just ask Nobunaga.
@@emperorfaiz even before Nobunaga rose to prominence, by the 1560s, a lot of daimyo had managed to replicate the Teppo but a few blacksmiths could produce as many at a time.
*Sekiro flashbacks*
@Richie Rocket yeap but they're more destructive and technologically advanced.
*“Horsemanship, from the horse’s perspective, is manhorseship.”*
- Confucius
I've always loved the design of the Nagamaki ever since I played Dark Souls 2, in which I think Sir Alonne's sword is a Nagamaki itself.
Sir Alonne is probably my favorite dark souls boss in terms of visual design. They could have just made him wear samurai armour but no, they went for a really cool harness that's a hybrid of many styles of armour and I think it suits the setting much better. His weapon and fighting style are really cool too.
corrupted monk definitely uses a nagamaki
Never played DS2, mainly because I don't think it's on Xbox One, but from what I've seen, I saw it more as a Nodachi
@@DragonguyA Yeah it's slap bang in the middle ground between the two. I just gave up and started calling it Alonne's sword.
@@DragonguyA That's what I thought at first too, but when you actually get the weapon, you can see that the hilt is actually just as long as the sword blade itself. I think with the nodachi, it's just the blade that's longer.
No wonder samurai were so effective in battle, they trained in practically everything
Almost as if they were an elite warrior class or something.
Same go for Sikhs afghans,mongols
@@junjiito6619 And Knights
laughs in knights and janisarries
@@brucejedilee5290 they were literally the european equivalent to samurai so mentioning them is kinda redundant
Hanatetsu is actually still used for restraining a horse, we learn this in my veterinary technician class.
It's called dudka nosowa in my language. It can help with keeping the horse occupied during various procedures.
In mine it's called pito I used it sometime ago examining a horse's leg
it looks very uncomfortable but I don't know
Called a touch here
We call it a twitch here in the US, I have an old one in my hanging barn just like the one in in the video. Very useful when trying to doctor uncooperative horses.
Ah yes, the legendary, rarely seen "stick". barely even whispered about with how rare it was...
Suntetsu is something I know of because of watching Rurouni Kenshin when I was younger. They called it a dagger in the English dub, but I always thought it mustve been a translation error.
No equivalent word, so "uuuh kinda looks pointy and handheld I guess"
"I pick gun-dam"- Nobunaga probably
These weapons are so cool, I love this channel, thank you Shogo 🤩
Samurai trained in a variety of martial arts, including swordsmanship, archery, and horsemanship, known as the 武芸十八般 Bugei-Jyuhappan (Eighteen Martial Arts).
However, there were also few very rare weapons, which have been forgotten over time or have never spread due to their secrecy.
1. 長巻 Nagamaki
This one might be rather known through video games.
Around the Sengoku war period (1467~1615), swords that were 1~2 meters long called 野太刀 No-dachi / 大太刀 O-dachi (Grand Sword) were used by some samurai.
Nagamaki was a weapon that added a longer handle to make it easier to use and it looked similar to a Naginata spear.
The change in the form of warfare from individuals to groups led to a gradual decline of the use of this weapon.
2. 寸鉄 Suntetsu
Suntetsu was a weapon with a ring attached to the middle of a short metal rod, which you could conceal in your palm. When gripped, the ends of the rod extend out from the fist, enabling you to make your blows and thrusts more effective.
It was a weapon for self-defense in case of emergencies when you didn’t have a katana with you.
3. 鼻捻 Hanatetsu
Hanatetsu is originally a tool for controlling a horse, but it was also used as a weapon because of its accessibility. This weapon was mainly used for striking, but it was also used to restrain an opponent and lock their position.
*The content is based on personal studies and experience
There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects
You left out the very rare mall ninja tacticool rainbow ninja sword.
Naginata was once a very rare weapon among samurais in the early age of samurais. It was seen as unconventional and slow. But proved to give a huge advantage not just with reach. But with power and when wielded with experience. Could fend off two combatants pretty effectively.
Man nagamaki is so cool, I wish we could see more of them
Play for honor
@@InviniteStudios The Bewitched Alonne Sword from Dark Souls 2
Even though he had no idea what he was doing, I recall Ando using a naganaki briefly in Heroes.
@@InviniteStudios Ugh, not worth it
@@InviniteStudios none of the samurai in “For Honor” use nagamaki
Everybody gangsta until someone pulls out a matchlock rifle
Great seeing these rarely mentioned weapons getting some spot light
Nagamati looks absolutely terrifying, straight out of a soul's game
Yoooo! I wish more people remembered the nagimaki!
Some of the mangaka and directors have to these weapons in their series!! There is so many things or lore unknown to the public!! The history of the warriors is always fascinating to learn!!
"Due to secrecy" and here we are where all the beans are spilled.
Suntetsu is kinda like the samurai version of iron knuckles
They look like glass breakers
Nagamaki looks cool af like a glaive
It's curious, I have a very unusual antique Vajra/Bell pair from Japan (called a Kongosho and Kenchi in Shingon Buddhism, I believe) and as evident by its ergonomics, the Kongosho was clearly constructed to double as a suntetsu, or at least some similar type of stabbing weapon--perfect for swift jabs into the joints or the sides of the head. I would love if there was some light you could shed on the obscure subject of Shingon Buddhism.
These weapons look very nice. I did not know about these weapons. Thank you Shogo!
Hanatetsu is called a "Twitch" in the United States. It is used here to help focus a horse usually when a vet or farrier needs to do something. I can see how it would be very useful in battle.
Man the manuscripts you use are beautiful.
I've always loved nagamaki. It occurred to me that in Darth Maul's first "Star Wars" duel, in which only one blade was active, his light saber was essentially a nagamaki. I'm not sure if there any other film appearances (if one even counts that - it's a stretch).
Very similar weapons are used by the elves in LotR. Most notably the opening scene.
One of the "Concealed Weapons" that the Samurai class uses during the Tokugawa/Edo Period was Smoking Pipes/Kiseru that are made to be used as self-defense as well as smoking. Its wicked cool.
The nodachi is by far and away my favorite sword type. Zhou Thai uses this weapon and iaido jutsu in dynasty warriors 5
Having visited a few museums in Tokyo ive read that the long bladed katana variants (Ōdachi) were primarily used to give its wielder a longer reach and was trialed against cavalry. It was however discontinued due to its impractical length (and probably the cost and incredible skill it would take to make such a long blade).
"Rare weapons that samurai hardly used"
*Holds up an M134 Minigun*
true
O-dachi was one of the weapons I felt most comfortable wielding, as mine was of the longer variety - 1.85m, yet, even as my replica was machine - forged, it made a formidable training tool. I would love to meet a sword of that kind that would be authentic, with a soul.
The no-dachi and o-dachi have to be my favorite swords due to their size! 😀😁
"Yo the enemy got that ultra rare 5 star nagamaki that's unfair"
USE GUN -Nobunaga
The nagamaki is my favorit samurai weapon
Nagamaki is my favorite! Such an interesting design.
On note of the Nagamaki.
In Europe we had a similar weapon, not as long but also with a swordblade and a grip almost as long as the blade. The idea was indeed to be a longsword that was easier to weild.
I forgot it's name, but I once made a training one of those from wood and it was indeed very comfortable to weild. Though I trained Glaive and Quarterstaff beforehand, so I'm definitely biased towards longer grips.
you should do a video on the traditional opinions or policies and rules regarding self-taught samurai or swordsman.
Nagamaki is the most underated cool samurai weapon!
Man you unlocked some nostalgic memories. I remember the nagamaki cavalry from age of empires 3. I loved that game
So Suntetsu is basically the origin of modern Kubotan tools and "tactical pens"
Violence is a mindset. And in that mentality, anything and everything can become a weapon. And brother, the samurai era, violence was a way of life.
Thank you Hidetaka Miyazaki for teaching me about nodachi,murakumo,naginata and uchigatana.
Samurai did favor the bow for a very long time over any other weapon. There are countless stories about fabulous bow man who could hit any target.
New lesson learned here! Arigatou Sensei
Thank you for sharing this information Shogo!
Suntetsu looks like a variant of brass knuckles... but somehow even more versatile. Could be very effective in the right hands.
Samurai trained in Kenjutsu, JuJutsu, BoJutsu and much much more. JuJutsu was their only hand to hand style and is currently one of the most effective Japanese martial arts.
Secret weapon: A STICK
I think it's really cool how similar our cultures are with beautiful differences
The nohamaki reminds me of a zweihändler (a almost ridiculously massive German sword)
The sunditsu reminds me of brass knuckles
The hanaki is exactly like a riding crop
I realized I probably butchered the Japanese pronunciation I apologize in advance
hanatetsu is tied around the horses lip, but you're right it looks useful as a crop too
The one video where this man doesn’t mention the Edo Period
Nagamaki were always one of my favorite Japanese weapons.
Thank you so much for this invaluable information! I find it so fascinating!!
the nagamaki has and will be my favorite traditional Japanese weapon
My friend who kinda obsessed with samurai once told me, A Samurai is An Archer,A Spearman, and lastly A Swordman. They used Katana as last resort to defend themselves... I don't know how much truth in this statement, it sound pretty logical... You start attacking your enemies from distances, and switch to spear. After the spear failed, they switch to kinda their last stand, the Katana... This is just my personal opinion... So no need to argue about it.
finally the nagamaki getting some mentioning-
Please make a regular video version of this.
I was lucky enough to get to train with the Nagamaki, was great fun
We sometimes use suntetsu at my Koryu dojo. It’s a really interesting way to enhance the more hand to hand and grappling techniques
i ever see first and second weapon in a game but never see or know the third.
The third is a cane
It is just a bloody stick
How to name a large Japanese weapon: just put “O” in front of it
Ochinchin.
The weapon of choise of a samurai. The bow.
O zutsu tanegashima is also Quiet rare But still i think it had a not to small part of the modern technology during the sengoku period and the era with japanese firearms
I really like the nagamaki because I've always thought that the sword could be more useful with a longer handle.
Thx for teach everything about old history and all weapon in japan🌷
Wow, real Buster Swords. They did exist. My mind is legit blown right now!
“Guys guys, hear me out! We take ours swords, ya? We make ‘em 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙜.
Hanatetsu is what we call a twitch. I used it for years on horses that threw fits at being shoed, shaved, given medicine and harnessing.
Don’t forget the Japanese crossbow
Nagamaki was always cool to me every since the Sir Alonne boss in DS2
This Odachi seems quite a fun weapon to use in real life, i like it in Nioh, it feels powerful, it's like those big anime swords, only actually practical.
Really giving me Sephiroth vibes 🤣
Can we get more information on the Hanatetsu?
A fun fact about Samurai and Shinobi, there’s actually a lot of cases of Samurai backstabbing or betraying the person they were working for, but very few cases of shinobi doing that.
The nagamaki is one of my favorite Japanese weapons.
The Elegance of a sword and the effectiveness of a polearm.
Wow!
The horse one was interesting!
Nagamaki are my absolute favorite Japanese weapons, I would even go as far as to say my favorite Asian weapons, they are wonderful.
I noticed that nagamaki is also the name of a neighborhood that is dedicated to the samurai way of life as an attraction for people to come and learn about it
The last one looks very similar to a twitch, which is used to restrain difficult horses. Nice to know I could use it as a weapon now
The actual katana was used only when you were like on the ground random foot soldier no retainers but it was pretty much like the equivalent of being left only to your combat knife and pistol
Are you familiar with Shadiversity? They often discuss and test katana against other types of swords.
I think a collaboration with them would be wonderful they could learn so much from you.
I’m very surprised that the Nodachi katana is rare, it was always one of my favourites
The nagamaki may refer to sword staff which the length of the blade is equivalent to the handle and it is very rare even to videogames and in movies
Indeed, I've only seen it in Sekiro
Gotta love the nagamaki because with that long a handle you could literally cleave someone in half with little skill with pure force😂
Tanegashima: Did You Forget About Me
I looked up rare Japanese weapons for a martial arts test. I created a Kanabo and loved doing the research for it!!!
For many years now, I've been deeply fascinated with the remarkable creativity & skill demonstrated in the design of all these amazing *Japanese Weapons* - as well as the *Martial Arts* developed to use them.
One I had some (brief) instruction in (using to capture & grapple with an opponent), is the fascinating *_Manriki - Gusari._*
A deceptively simple weapon (comprising of a two foot length of steel chain, with a balanced steel weight at each end) of the peaceful *Edo* period, it was reputedly designed by the famous *Swordsman* & vassal of *_Lord Toda, Masaki Toshimitsu Dannoshin_* to be used by the castle guards as a bloodless weapon, so as not to profane the sacred castle grounds of *Edo Castle.*
The Nagamaki is my long time favorite!!!!!
Nagimaki is very popular in historical and fictional history of the samurai
Nodachi is actually featured as a weapon in the game For Honor for the vanguard class samurai.
Another one is the kanabō, a type of mace where nowadays is seeing as the onis (ogres) main weapon of choice but there where actually used by samurais.
Yeah, the Nagamaki was primarily a horseback weapon so the extra reach allowed you to strike enemies on the ground in large slashes. You could probably use it on foot though.
Me sees horseback samurai* my brain: MY NAMEE IS GYOBU MASATAKA ONIWAAA
I’ve heard of the nodachi and nagamkai, I’ve also heard it debated that there is no real “daikatana” and it’s just been a misnamed Nagamaki
You mean oo katana (bc "dai" isn't usually used for objects afaik)
There was ko katana, which is at the opposite end of lengths, but again both aren't usually used in favor of other names like wakizashi and tachi/oodachi (note: uchigatana length is I'd say the standard length starting at late sengoku era).
Nagamaki is a special case however as the length of both the hilt and blade are at least near equal and isn't usually classified as a regular sword per se.
Naganaki is long but not efficient when you swing it very hard to use
These guys were the swuss army knives of Japan they trained for everything
(aside from dealing with pike formations)
I carry a suntetsu now. I use it as a key ring. It’s a great thing to have on you
that fist pack is pretty cool
It's terrible that the last one is sometimes still used on horses today (at least not usually) it's so painful and absolut cruel. But of course people back then had another view upon animals as we have today. But we nowadays should just know better 😔
Why Samurais wore flip flops?
Waraji and geta
1. Abundance of straws
2. High temperature and humidity
3. Often take off shoes.
Could you consider a video where you try a Nagamaki?