The Hoodie is already on it way and I finally got to read your book... And well, I didn't get sleep last night, because I couldn't stop reading.

@SonsOfLorgar

4 жыл бұрын

Now that's a good grade for a book, I've experienced a few such reads/listens myself :)

@manamongmen3381

4 жыл бұрын

dude. you didn't even look at the swords when you sheathed them. that was unexpectedly badass.

@robinthrush9672

4 жыл бұрын

The only time that's happened to me what when I read Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way

@Rawkit_Surgeon

4 жыл бұрын

The only non 40k book on my audio library.

@longleaf1217

4 жыл бұрын

it is one of the most unique worlds I have ever read in any book. only a few chapters in but already amazed at the world building aspects of it. quite good I must say.

I think you missed a big advantage of the katana above of all other swords - it had the better marketing guys

@__________________________3455

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@jkalash762

3 жыл бұрын

Dude you're not wrong. You find find images and books about them everywhere. People say they're over rated but if anything they just were pushed everywhere for some crazy reason.

@glasslicker2829

3 жыл бұрын

Katanas are way too publicized and marketed... I personally like katana’s because it is cool to hold it... but I would also love to wield a zweihander, long sword, or Scimitar. Because it is cool... I’m just too poor to afford a cheap long sword, Scimitar, etc...

@paavobergmann4920

3 жыл бұрын

@@glasslicker2829 haha, yeah, the Zweihänder looks so cool, the guys got double pay even back then, although it soon proved to be virtually useless. But yeah, for a decent cutting device, the katana feels darng ergonomic. A bastard sword, although maybe more versatile, feels much more like "aehrm, ok....blunt end, pointy end, ok....how am i supposed to use this? Is there a manual?"

@charles2703

3 жыл бұрын

It really doesn’t help that cyberpunk latched on to them early and hard

If I found someone in life who loves me with one-tenth of the passion that this man feels towards swords, I could die happily.

@Yellow.1844

3 жыл бұрын

dude on god

@oolooo

3 жыл бұрын

You should see how he loves his wife and children

@kinguin7

3 жыл бұрын

They're gonna make a video talking about your sharpness, durability, and curves.

@kovidar

2 жыл бұрын

@@kinguin7 "It's very durable, but it's not the best at thrusting. The range isn't very good either, but it gets the job done."

@dudemcguy8949

2 жыл бұрын

@@oolooo I forget which video it was, but just the thought of something happening to his family brought him to tears. I had no lack of respect for him, but that just made me hold him above every other KZreadr or online personality

Being a baker in Japan, my favourite conversation I had was when I was visiting a friend of mine who specialises in kitchen knives and Japanese swords, his response to steel folding was: "Layering Japanese steel is like making a metal croissant."

@aleksaakovic8182

2 жыл бұрын

Tasty

@Nobert594

2 жыл бұрын

Therefore katanas are one of my favorite pastries

@808bigisland

2 жыл бұрын

Mmhh japanese butterloaf. Can get it here in Hawaii from local japanese baker. Almost asvgood as the swiss original.

@modulo3664

2 жыл бұрын

Gives a new meaning to the phrase "taste my blade"

@coreymonday1375

2 жыл бұрын

@@modulo3664 where the hell is that a phrase...genuinely curious

wait, you're telling me that I can't cut through my enemies to the point where their blood wouldn't spurt out until I've sheathed the katana back in a very cool fashion?!

@Nobert594

2 жыл бұрын

You just need the power of friendship

@aschaurora

2 жыл бұрын

and a rival that goes "M-masaka?!" everytime you breathed differently

@Joshawott_RW

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you just need to fold it more.

@ub-4630

2 жыл бұрын

You need to learn a type of breath first and master it

@shiftsallday807

2 жыл бұрын

@@ub-4630 katana form 3 folding

Wife: our neighbor is playing with swords again in the backyard Husband: what is he saying? Wife: The Katana is not the best sword ever... Husband: NANI?!?!?!

@alexrobinet7576

4 жыл бұрын

How do I like this twice? XD

@spasmhd7572

4 жыл бұрын

Neighbor: Honey... the sword nerd next door’s yelling at a camera about his weeb stick again!

@vysearcadia522

4 жыл бұрын

Husband: Baby, bring me my Katana and a camera, I have a new lesson planned for the day...

@swordsimkid23

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like something my dad would do.

@ojrmk1

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexrobinet7576 I like your like.

*Biggest Katana Misconceptions:* 1. Katanas are Lightsabers

@Epsilon191

4 жыл бұрын

Only with reverse grip

@goodyKoeln

4 жыл бұрын

Well, apparently both can’t be switched off and on in battle. And both are missing a pommel. So it’s essential the same. 🤔

@Sheepyhead

4 жыл бұрын

Also the other way around since using kendo with lightsabers would be quite silly when they don't have any blade weight. Nonetheless George Lucas liked samurai movies lol

@Altrantis

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sheepyhead Didn't the blade of lightsabers have weight in Legends?

@YouTubalcaine

4 жыл бұрын

That's obviously ridiculous. A katana will cut clean through a lightsaber.

With proper technique it's well known katanas can slice the very concept of time itself in half. Minutes used to be 120 seconds until the first katana was invented.

@filthycasul1804

2 жыл бұрын

underrated comment

@Aya-zr5hh

2 жыл бұрын

Is that??? A fate reference

@nimra_4679

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh thats why clocks have only 12 hours on them.

@jibrilherrcherofhorny4448

2 жыл бұрын

@@nimra_4679 only in the us

@KieraQ0323

2 жыл бұрын

@@jibrilherrcherofhorny4448 actually, analogue clock have 12 hours everywhere.

I actually respect the katana even more now that I know what its realistic advantages are. It may not be the "best sword for everything," but it is certainly a _very cool sword._

@eisgnom7383

2 жыл бұрын

forgoing effectiveness for style points is a very respectable thing to do.

@Ming_7322

2 жыл бұрын

katana- Really good cutting and dedication Longsword- Swiss Army knife of swords. good cutting, stabbing, and craftsmanship.

@nazigorfurher4403

2 жыл бұрын

Katana is cool but i prefer mace

@BLS31

2 жыл бұрын

While I like European swords on the effectiveness stance, I'd agree with the 1500's Dutch in that katanas can be really pretty.

@erichvondonitz5325

2 жыл бұрын

for me, I would just use the katana as a display only cuz imo, I like the sabres better

Came to learn about Katana's pros and cons in a fight, Left with a degree in blacksmithing

@2x_Rey

2 жыл бұрын

proud of u without knowing u

@8gentchacha

2 жыл бұрын

lol same

@druegnor1703

2 жыл бұрын

~You need Metalurgy to research Rifling

@caseybeaudoin

2 жыл бұрын

See I dont watch shad anymore his videos I used to take as fact but I've noticed he injects his opinions above the actual weapon I wouldn't say katana is the best but id say its cut ability is better than longsword and broad sword, want proof have shad try both against a tatami mat

@caseybeaudoin

2 жыл бұрын

Curve doesn't help with cut ratio?? Shad are u getting stupid? A curved blade is tried and tested to increase cut capacity

Shad here just flexing his back scabbard sheathing skills whenever he gets the chance, i approve

@HSuper_Lee

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't you?

@thearisen7301

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha and at the end he sheaths the katana without looking.

@Lunam_D._Roger

4 жыл бұрын

@@thearisen7301 Massive Flex.

@sethfeldpausch4337

4 жыл бұрын

Is that Leah from Stardew Valley on your profile? She is best girl!😂

@omikron6218

4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to comment the same thing.

Something that people need to understand is there’s NO SUCH thing a single sword thats the best sword. If there was a single perfect style sword. There literally wouldn’t be any other type of sword made. Each sword style is made the way it is for its style of fighting.

@blacksnapper7684

Жыл бұрын

Facts...

@NoizZy_

Жыл бұрын

id say its mostly the situation your in.

@NiceuRiceu

Жыл бұрын

Every sword is suited for it's own purpose in it's own time period

@thesmogo

Жыл бұрын

Wrong, the cavalry saber is the best sword

@wrpg9955

11 ай бұрын

​@thesmogo in the 18th century it would be amazing, now send a cavalary sword to a 14th century battlefield and let's see its performance against a fully plated knight with a lance and an armored horse

the most recent misconception of the Katana I've heard is that Shad's killed 2 dragons with one. This is patently false. He's killed 3 with a katana, and another 2 with a bec de corbin, because the medieval can opener needed some modern love :P

I imagine in 400 years people would be debating the AK47 and M4...

@funguy123hs

3 жыл бұрын

Both weapon are good on their own term

@thejerrylarryshow1953

3 жыл бұрын

Hadinata Santoso that’s the same discussion as “katana vs (sword)”

@samuelharris6540

3 жыл бұрын

They already do.

@collinderrick2159

3 жыл бұрын

You think the human race will be alive in 400 years? Here's to optimism

@codemonster8443

3 жыл бұрын

@@collinderrick2159 I thank all you edgelords for providing immediate cringe for the rest of us to enjoy (:

"Better than any sword in the world." *laughs in shovel*

@lau_taro0037

4 жыл бұрын

*Laughs in executioner sword*

@ASmartNameForMe

4 жыл бұрын

*Laughs in anime giant shark laser fuck you sword*

@SonsOfLorgar

4 жыл бұрын

*Laughs in daemonic Acursed Croxius*

@patrickbuckley7259

4 жыл бұрын

Damned pole arm users.

@valravnsshadow9422

4 жыл бұрын

*Laughs in Katana R1 running poke*

It's funny, because the first thing the Japanese will admit is that their steel is crap --not only is it crap, they don't have much of it. The Japanese islands are relatively poor in natural resources of many kinds, which is why they made a habit of trying to invade other places like China and various Pacific islands trying to obtain more of what they had very little of at home. All those fancy forging techniques (including one you didn't cover, which is actually sandwiching and hammer welding together different grades of metal) are designed to overcome the inherent crappiness in their domestic steel. Their forgemasters had to work ten times harder with vastly more skill and precision to make a quality blade out of material that smiths elsewhere in the world blessed with better materials would throw on the scrap pile. It's the same reason older Japanese automobiles were extremely well built mechanically but the bodies rusted to bits --many a Toyota and Datsun back in the day went to the junkyard with bodies and frames barely in one piece but perfectly running engines because of this. The Japanese, faced with poor materials to work with, made up for it with effort and skill and dedication far in excess of what others put in to the same product. That's why a traditionally made Japanese sword is so immensely expensive, because you're paying for basically an artisan piece with hundreds of hours of work put into it by a master craftsman. With modern alloys, a cheap machine-forged blade can equal or exceed it in performance thanks to the advantages of modern high-tech metallurgy.

@horusschnopp1882

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's something that a lot of people miss in these topics. Yeah, people go over-board with over-stating how good katanas are. But.. their blacksmiths were absolutely amazing. If you pluck the best Japanese blacksmith and put him in Europe, where some of the best iron was and steel was produced, he'd probably make some of the best weapons in the world. Not to say there aren't good blacksmiths in Europe, but the Japanese ones had to work much harder and innovate more to compensate. Which is why some of their techniques is used now, elsewhere.

@gibsonflyingv2820

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a complete bullshit myth promoted by American steel companies in the 1980s. Japanese still is high quality in terms of carbon content, but very little of it actually exists in japans natural landscape. Shows what you know fool. You just bought into moronic British and American propaganda from the 80s Japan boom. None of that is based on reality.

@BillOweninOttawa

2 жыл бұрын

America is a rogue state that has invaded far more countries than Japan bigot boi.

@laurenceperkins7468

2 жыл бұрын

@@horusschnopp1882 One of my great uncles had a story about coming home after WWII. He was on a supply ship that carried spare parts. They were just getting going when they cracked a propeller drive shaft. They had spare parts for practically every kind of ship in the fleet... except their own. They were also one of the last to leave, so it would be months before a replacement could arrive. So they asked the locals about who in the area might be able to make them one and got pointed to this old blacksmith up the mountain. They dragged the broken shaft and a spare for a larger ship up the mountain to this fellow's little forge and told him through an interpreter that they needed him to make the new shaft into an exact match for the old one. He took some measurements, thought a bit, and said it would take him three days. Two days later they received word that he had run into some unexpected difficulty since the shaft was too big to fit in his forge and it would take some extra time. Two weeks later they finally got word that the new shaft was ready. When they arrived to inspect it they could hardly tell them apart. Length was the same... Diameters were the same... Bearing races were exactly right... And they were both cracked in exactly the same spot and the crack was very nearly the same shape... They called the interpreter over to ask the smith about that and his answer was that he was sorry it took him so long, but he hadn't seen that crack when he was first inspecting it and since he'd never tried to do something like that on purpose before it took him some time to work out how to make a steel shaft fracture like that and then more time to scale his tools up to do it on one so large. He was very proud of himself (and rightly so!) They explained that the crack was the reason they needed the new shaft and that they'd really like one without that feature and with another spare to start with he banged it out for them in three days. Never underestimate what a skilled smith can accomplish with simple tools.

@alexanderl.6207

2 жыл бұрын

@@gibsonflyingv2820 lmao weeb mad that their shit country isnt number one unlike the USA lmao stay mad lololol

Given that katana stayed katana and never really changed from medieval times, it would be nice to see you compare later European blades with it. Pattern 1895 & 1906 heavy cav blades for example or Napoleonic era infantry blades. Supposedly the 1906 was the apex of thrusting sword tech

“I think we have covered everything about the katana” *sheaths swords epicly*

@jocosesonata

4 жыл бұрын

Somewhere else, something suddenly split in half.

@carsonburkholder1548

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many takes it took to get it that good.

@luuk341

4 жыл бұрын

@@carsonburkholder1548 Take it from a guy that trains with katana in a proper dojo. Sheething a katana without looking, in the way that Shad does it here, is easy :)

@Krishnaeternal

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. I don't like pinching the katana blade the way Shad did as he sheathed it. Please don't touch the blade, even when sheathing? Not good for the metal.

@luuk341

4 жыл бұрын

@@Krishnaeternal Our school does cover the koiguchi with the pointer finger and thumb so the blade doesnt make contact with the saya. But we dont touch the blade with our fingers. The blade only touches the hand between where the thumb attaches and the part next to it, if that makes any sense.

“The katana is not the best sword. The katana is a greatsword.” -Shad 2020

@kmeanxneth

4 жыл бұрын

but greatsword is greater

@tyrant-den884

4 жыл бұрын

Except he would never call that length a greatsword. The thing on his back is a long sword.

@YourBoyNobody530

4 жыл бұрын

Realistically no sword is the best sword as they all have a particular purpose even differing in the same purpose for example while a Katana is great for cutting, but it is designed for two hands and there are other swords that are also great for cutting, but only require one hand so on and so forth

@somenbwithabadhistoryteach5872

4 жыл бұрын

@@tyrant-den884 except you missed the joke

@somenbwithabadhistoryteach5872

4 жыл бұрын

@@YourBoyNobody530 yep🙂 uwu falchion.

An excellent explanation of the physics and metallurgy of edged weapons. All weapons have a trade off, just like all defensive armours have a trade off between protection and weight

@crazylegs5063

Жыл бұрын

You missed the point. All weapons are not equal, some armor is factually superior, more durable and lighter than others.

@razor1uk610

Жыл бұрын

@@crazylegs5063 funnily enough, _you_ missed the point that Steve was making, so, ...as much as you saying he missed the point, you did so too by a greater amount !

Regarding quality of swords, it was noted by a Japanese historian of the Sengoku era that whenever there was a prolong conflict, the quality of swords drops significantly such that it was not unusual for warriors to carry more than 1 katana and carrying 3 katanas were known to had been done. Does anyone know if something similar occurred in Europe?

@shakunimama936

Жыл бұрын

So there was a zoro in Japan once

@gangrenousgandalf2102

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it would have. Japan is a lot smaller than most feudal kingdoms would have been in medieval Europe, so each lord in the Sengoku period would have had more relative power to the whole of the archipelago, and I'd think wars would affect each fiefdom's ability to function more than a larger kingdom like France. This is just a hunch though, so be nice.

@Spacemongerr

Жыл бұрын

@@gangrenousgandalf2102 Japan is not really small though. Honshu alone is larger than Great Britain.

@09csr

6 ай бұрын

I don't know, but there is precedense for wars and conflicts and worsening quality of equipment over time here in Europe. In WW2, many T34 tanks differed quite a bit (for worse) from how they were intended to be equipped so as to speed up production.

@Michael-kd1ho

2 ай бұрын

​​@@gangrenousgandalf2102 I don't think that is accurate. Japan may have been smaller that European nations in the High Middle Ages and early Reneisance - both in territory and land suitable for cultivation - but the population was much higher. 16h century Europeans were utterly schoked at the size of Sengoku armies. I think it has something to do with rice vs wheat/barley as staple crop. It supports larger populations.

"Have you seen that swordsman from Australia? He's got curved swords! Curved. Swords."

@Arkmagi

4 жыл бұрын

I see Skyrim reference, I upvote.

@RedFloyd469

4 жыл бұрын

Australia is akavir confirmed.

@dorianrobinette9712

4 жыл бұрын

Red Floyd they both have enough super deadly stuff on them.

@DrownedLamp

4 жыл бұрын

Wooooh, wait wait wait, hold up! The nords are surprised about scimitars, but the blades walk around with (curved) katanas. I just had an aneurysm. . .

@Wazzen563

4 жыл бұрын

@@DrownedLamp Remember, the Blades were basically the Secret Service. Not exactly the most public figures.

"If you made a sword that was ridiculously top heavy, that you just need to drop it and it'd cut through anything... well there you could say it's the best cutter in the world, but it would be unwieldy and you wouldn't be able to use it." I may have heard of a sword like that, I think it's called an "axe".

@tjthegreat7

3 жыл бұрын

You can wield that though

@Mephilis78

3 жыл бұрын

This made me lol

@flupsdarups3897

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@stygiansong

3 жыл бұрын

@@tjthegreat7 Well not as a sword. It be pretty hard to swing it around only at the end of the handle the way you use a sword

@donosudono1597

3 жыл бұрын

That thing was too big to be called a sword. Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron.

Katana: I'm not afraid of you! Polish Sabre: Then you will die braver then most.

@n0rdlys_40

2 жыл бұрын

lel

I suspect the reason why "Katana" and Japanese swords in general have exaggerated reputations is due more to 20th century propaganda than 16th century media. During WWII, unlike every other army, officers of the Japanese Army, and even Navy -- and their respective air forces -- were expected to carry swords. Japanese propagandists turned Samurai values, i.e.,. Bushido, into the basis of Japanese military discipline. Even Japanese pilots of single-engine fighters were expected to carry their sword into the cockpit where it was obviously much less useful than the pistol and ammunition that other Axis and Allied flying officers were assigned. What use is a sword, compared to a pistol and/or survival knife, when you are bailing out of a flaming Zero? Finally, Japan's enemies turned these Japanese myths about swords into anti-Japanese propaganda, to help portray the Japanese military as backward and almost medieval, and generally alien from the Allied militaries. Don't forget that after Japan surrendered, the Allied occupation forced the Japanese to turn over all their weapons, including both military and family heirloom swords, partly to try to end Japanese militarism. My uncle refused to turn over his swords and threw both his IJN weapon and our family sword into the sea.

@larsrons7937

2 жыл бұрын

I guess a katana in your belt is excellent for getting yourself stuck inside that flaming Zero.

@judahboyd2107

2 жыл бұрын

"Any officer who goes into battle without his sword is improperly dressed." -'Mad' Jack Churchill

@captaindred342

2 жыл бұрын

Well your sword won't run out of bullets like your pistol will if you have to bail out behind enemy lines. It was definitely useful. Also, hard to chop wood for building an emergency shelter with a survival knife. You can't even hack off a small tree branch with one of those. The sword, though.... useful for that survival stuff if you don't have a hatchet or axe. Your uncle is badass. That is cool, man.

@prizmatik8696

2 жыл бұрын

@@captaindred342 man please dont try cutting wood with a katana i think you would probably prefer the knife

@captaindred342

2 жыл бұрын

@@prizmatik8696 It's like you didn't read my post. I said it's useful for building an emergency shelter, cuz it can cut branches off trees. You don't need giant ones for a shelter and a fire, yo. If you don't have a proper axe or hatchet, the katana would be better than a survival knife or swiss army knife for that. A machete would be useful in that situation too.

"But a foolish australian samurai, wielding a magic sword, stepped forth to oppose me..."

@majdjinn5042

4 жыл бұрын

"So I flung his videos into demonitized and now the fool seeks to return to the home tab to undo his subscriptions to the anglophiles and weeaboo." (Couldn't help myself)

@VikingBadass94

4 жыл бұрын

*Samurai Shad music plays*

@VikingBadass94

4 жыл бұрын

@Sightless_Seeker Ah, but you underestimate the power...of his Machicolations!

@galgalimeyes91

4 жыл бұрын

@@VikingBadass94 while eating spaghetti bolognese !!!

@gabrielmajin5265

4 жыл бұрын

@@majdjinn5042 i see we have a man of culture here !

Is it true that a katana's cutting power increases when paired with a fedora, and when one goes all out, "just this once", despite the prohibition of one's master?

@TrunkMonkey3000

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Good one

@Argonics

4 жыл бұрын

@BoringBone If you additionally grow out a full neckbeard with that Fedora, you will be granted an extra +20 slashing attack ability bonus.

@chrisashford3379

4 жыл бұрын

That depends. How long have you studied the blade?

@olianims

4 жыл бұрын

That's a misconception, though technically true A katanas cutting power increases with raw charisma and sexiness, which is increased significantly by wearing a fedora

@MsAnimelady

4 жыл бұрын

No, its cutting power increases only if you're using the Hiten Mitsurugi style of sword fighting. ;)

well, good thing i dont expect an intruder to enter my house in metal armor or a sword of his own.

@machinaanguis4998

2 жыл бұрын

Nope but he might with a gun....

@LampseekerForevermore

2 жыл бұрын

And that’s exactly why he will

@OdaKa

2 жыл бұрын

Good for the intruder

@TheKing-dm3br

2 жыл бұрын

@@machinaanguis4998 shadows are our friends

@horusschnopp1882

2 жыл бұрын

@@machinaanguis4998 And that's why I have my gunsword. Shoot AND stab.

I always thought that the main advantage for the katana's shape was in speed drawing....that the slight curve made for a faster and more accurate draw.

@psinjo

2 жыл бұрын

I can't speak for more accurate, but the curved shape does allow an easier draw from what i've seen

@recycled3654

2 жыл бұрын

I think so too, a self-defense advantage in a surprise attack.

@nucklehead718

Жыл бұрын

Lol speed drawing

@razor1uk610

Жыл бұрын

@@nucklehead718 ..battojutsu ?!

This is like saying “Our water is filtered 2,000 times, it’s the best in the world!” Ummmmm how nasty was that water to begin with???

@lordfelidae4505

3 жыл бұрын

Good way of putting it, but the water is still pretty damn clean.

@NafedalbiFilms

3 жыл бұрын

analogy doesn't work great.

@emilycampbell6375

3 жыл бұрын

@@NafedalbiFilms it's a perfectly good analogy actually

@philipjamesaragonveloso9789

3 жыл бұрын

And in the end, distilled water is still more pure than filtered water, the same way crucible steel is the purest

@fdsfnicht6533

3 жыл бұрын

@Sewer Inhabitor and there we have the next myth. That only works in cell cultures, not human bodys. You're totally fine if you drink normal amounts of dist. water, but with water with ingredients, it depends on these. Sure there is mineral water and shitty mineral water, but dist. water is allways as good as the best mineral water, because the "good" minerals are in such low concentrations that they do not realy matter, as long as we talk about water and not for example beer. You take those in with your food, not your water. Google it if you dont trust me. Kinda like with the Katana steel vs crucible steel. Most filtered water atleast in Germany does a decent enough job, so you do not need dist. water, but it is never worse. A carbonfibre reinforced magnesium-titan sword would be beer in that analogy. That is also good to know, if youre somewhere where you can not be sure, about the quality of the water you can get. Just buy some dest. water at the gas station and you're allways fine. But it will taste like nothing. The Katana steel looks better, so i gess the analogy is even correct on this point.

With this video, Shad has solved the whole argument; not by what he said, but what he wore. A European sword on his back and a Japanese sword at his belt. Best of both worlds!

@Max1990Power

4 жыл бұрын

abnd a M16 and Ak47 in his hands :)

@bartoszmanikowski7480

4 жыл бұрын

@Wil E MONADO BUSTER

@bartoszmanikowski7480

4 жыл бұрын

@Wil E They took a lot of greek inspirations in the series. And now Monado is technicaly also an Aegis sword. It's also nice to see another man of culture here.

There's something about a riled-up guy waving a katana around that makes me want to listen to them very, very, calmly.

I have a spring steel katana variant, I love it, I really appreciate this video, it answers quite a few questions where my research hit a dead end.

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of weebs suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

@gaznixon5161

3 жыл бұрын

@@rhcpdragon746 Show us on the dolly where the bad man touched you.

@ZLemons

3 жыл бұрын

Whether or not you stole this comment doesnt matter, its a funny comment! If your wondering, there is a comment posted 4 months ago that starts with the same few sentences

@gaznixon5161

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZLemons I dont bother reading that far down into the comments. I just imagined my weeb mates reeling at it. Obi Wan was the first thing that came into my mind.

@The_Misanthropic_Magpie

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaznixon5161 hahahahahahaha

@gaznixon5161

3 жыл бұрын

@@noone-io4yj A weeb is a sad pathetic individual who believes that Japan has the best culture on the planet and aspire to be Japanese themselves. It's incredibly cringe worthy.

The "folded 2000 times" thing was always such a ridiculous claim that I always figured it meant layers. You only need to fold something 11 times to get 2048 layers. If you theoretically folded it fifty times, you'd have 562,949,953,421,312 layers (that's five-hundred sixty-two trillion, nine-hundred forty-nine billion, nine-hundred fifty-three million, four-hundred twenty-one thousand, three-hundred twelve, a.k.a. "a lot"). I say "theoretically" because around fold number 25 or 26, each layer would be about the thickness of an individual iron atom, and at that point you've well homogenized the metal and probably pretty much ruined it a couple folds ago.

@thassalantekreskel5742

4 жыл бұрын

Also, people misunderstand what it means to fold steel. There are people, even famous fantasy authors, who seem to think it means you start with a thin sheet of metal, and with repeated folding and welding of that sheet you somehow end up with a bar of strong steel that can then be essentially carved into a sword. Madness!

@bleack8701

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's exactly how I thought of it too

@evennot

4 жыл бұрын

562,949,953,421,312 will be around 100km thick.

@craftpaint1644

4 жыл бұрын

Because science.

@etooamill9528

4 жыл бұрын

@@evennot No because you hammer it back to the desired thikness every time you fold it

Caught you on FNT and now I can't stop watching your vids. I love finding channels a bit late sometimes. Gives you a lot to watch. Also gives you the blues once the binge is over but hey, we're not there yet!

Thanks Shad! I'm an Iaido practitioner of many years and it was great to learn all of this, fantastic video!

That sword sheathing flex at the end 10/10

"If you fold steel 2000 times you'll probably render it down into iron and ruin it!" Hey, don't dis my iron sword! I worked hard folding that steel into nice pure carbon free iron!

@randomperson4198

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Guess u could use that sword to whack people as well

@UnholyTerra

4 жыл бұрын

Iron sword eh? Good for catching butterflies..

@windhelmguard5295

4 жыл бұрын

hey look on the bright side. once you hit a low enough carbon content, you won't need to heat it up for forging any more. and just so you know, cold forged iron blades are as sharp as it gets, they make scythes out of this stuff to this day even when mild steel is actually cheaper than pure iron.

@thatwouldbeillogical

4 жыл бұрын

@@UnholyTerra Le gasp! Why would I want to use it on a poor defenseless butterfly?! I use it for slaying dragonflies, thank you!

@tyberostheredwake8098

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, keeps the fairies away.

I used to think katanas were better than longswords. I was stupid

The entire video was very educational, but damn that part about the bevel length and single edge advantages and how double edged swords need to be thinner to still have that same edge point was amazing cause I never thought about those!

"katana is not a magical sword" well, there goes my dream of achieving Bankai...

@FortuneBlackAnimations

4 жыл бұрын

dinliner08 try bleaching it

@Freeeeeeeee27

4 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneBlackAnimations W.I.N.N.E.R.

@ChineseWinnie

4 жыл бұрын

it's ok, you can still unlock shikai once you learn it's true name

@dinliner08

4 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneBlackAnimations GENIUS

@dinliner08

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChineseWinnie don't get my hopes up

Add another misconception to both swords: Neither sword goes "shinnnngggg!" when you draw them...

@BenersantheBread

4 жыл бұрын

But it IS a very cool sound effect

@ClayInvictus

4 жыл бұрын

Back when I did re-enactment fighting I sometimes let the sword slide softly on my mail hauberk when I drew it, just to get that sound ;)

@sirsmellybottom7480

4 жыл бұрын

Sarumano Well.... You can kinda do it. If your Scabbord has metal on the top where the hole is you can slide the blade across it while taking it out. That was a strange explination.

@ClayInvictus

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirsmellybottom7480 That's true, actually. Hadn't thought about it, but then I checked my sword scabbards and found a parade sabre scabbard that did just that. I don't know if real sharp fighting weapons would use that kind of scabbard, though. I feel like it would ruin the edge.

@MadManMatrix

4 жыл бұрын

I actually installed a small metal plate into my katanas scabbard on the back side so it doesn’t damage the edge just so my sword goes shinnnnnnggg when I draw it. I love that sound lol.

"WHAT!? THIS IS MAGIC!" No, say it with me now..... It's...... SCIENCE!

@Nobert594

2 жыл бұрын

Science for the science god

@trolltalwar

2 жыл бұрын

science and magic are arguably one in the same

thanks to youtube for recommending this channel this was a very good explanation on the misconceptions of the katana, i love your content man keep it up and God Bless.

The katana is clearly inferior because I can't throw the pommel at my enemy.

@court_of_thecrimson_kingfi4984

3 жыл бұрын

can't end him rightly? 0/10 worst sword ever made

@mxri2019

3 жыл бұрын

But what if... You get a katana specifically made with a pommel, now then.. then people would rightly fear you

@potatojuice5124

3 жыл бұрын

@@mxri2019 a katana with a pommel? What an unholy thing to look at lol

@mxri2019

3 жыл бұрын

POTATO JUICE maybe.. but mighty powerful

@baguettiregretti1961

3 жыл бұрын

Throw the handle then

I never thought about a curved sword being able to correct its edge alignment on impact. That's actually really cool.

@Just_A_Dude

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. One of the reasons the saber was the sword of choice for cavalry... you can't really focus on proper edge alignment while controlling a horse and swinging at people trying to dive out of the way of being trampled.

@michaelharder9737

4 жыл бұрын

I instantly became a curved sword fan.

@Rainbowthewindsage

4 жыл бұрын

I always wondering what the advantage was, because I always felt it had to be more aesthetic

@michaelharder9737

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rainbowthewindsage Shad has a video demonstrating the increase in edge-length on a curved sword. This has big benefits for cutting.

I think that it's great you cleared this up! great job getting all but one of the facts together! (this last one is less of a fact and more of a functionality use. The curve in the blade allows for better combat on horse-back due to the fact that a samurai wouldn't fight in a duel-like function on the battlefield unless they really needed to)

The fact that you still have all your fingers at the end of the video is very impressive and a testimony to your agility... or cheer luck... I am subscribing right now !!

Thanks for covering this. Only tiny percent of Japanese historical dramas will make any cheerleader noises about nihonto and the katana specifically. By and large, we treated them as sidearms or status symbols. My family has always told its children that samurai generally started off as damn-near mercenaries for the ancient princes and kings, and eventually the Emperor, and were cavalrymen who focused heavily on archery and spearsmanship. The bushi of the family would only switch to their katana or wakizashi if they were pressed into close-quarters or had the misfortune to run out of ammo. Guns, on the other hand... we love guns far more than swords. Every few years, you'll see an NHK taiga drama (or similar show with other networks) in which the MC's *cannot* stop talking about the superior firearms they just bought from the Portuguese or another European power. A daimyo (sometimes Oda Nobunaga himself) might spend two to three episodes beating into the heads of their generals that the foreigners' arquebus vastly outperforms the simpler Chinese hand-cannon sitting on a rack in the background, as a curio or war-prize.

@ID-8491

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you the insightful comment. Highly appreciated.

@sincerelymine

3 жыл бұрын

you realize the folding stage was primarily used for the inner steel right? So that whole rant about how folding makes it weaker just goes up in smoke because its supposed to be weaker to absorb more shock. And its not iron its the weakened softened folded steel that is the core for katanas. The moment you started saying “i love katanas but” i could tell from your tone your just mad that katanas were better than medieval swords

@mprojekt72

3 жыл бұрын

@@sincerelymine I said that my clan's samurai, and going back as far as our daimyo during the Sengoku period, loved guns more than they loved swords. My great great great grandfather had routinely carried pistols in place of the traditional daisho set, with his daito as a backup in some circumstances and his wakizashi in others.

@adamnovak7602

3 жыл бұрын

@@sincerelymine Bruh you're probably like 13, the only thing weak rn is your grades

@vangoghsseveredear

3 жыл бұрын

@@sincerelymine "the folding was for inner steel" doesn't make sense. They draw and forge the whole thing. You wouldn't forge weld 2 separate pieces like that, and I dont even know how you would. I blacksmith, and im a welder for a living. I know metallurgy. What you said doesn't make sense.

"Not a magical sword"!?!?...says the poor peasant who cannot afford an original Hatori Hanzo. I have a +10% crit damage rune installed in mine and it cuts through concrete like butter.

@jumboonia1

4 жыл бұрын

I've got masamune with 2 magic card slot init.. And it can cut poporing like butter

@mark-o-man6603

4 жыл бұрын

@@jumboonia1 Pah, are you challenging me to a good old keyboard duell? I will gladly lead my trusty rapoo-keyboard into battle which already served my father in the glorious 3rd console war from 2007-2010 . I assume you're a man of honor, so it's needless to remark that caps-lock war-cries are still prohibited under the regulations of online-warfare.

@jumboonia1

4 жыл бұрын

@@mark-o-man6603 NAANI..?... could it be...? Tell me, is that "keyboard" of yours had a pikachu sticker on it.. its the most powerful and the most magical key board that ever exist.. I surrender... Senpai....... ........

@mark-o-man6603

4 жыл бұрын

@@jumboonia1 I see you are educated in history quite well, so I shall let you pass with all respect due. Yes, that's exactly the sticker my grandfather Ryu Takanabe took from the dying hands of Dyuske Okabe after he struck him down with the world's first deadly meme. It's the first "surprised Pikachu face" sticker (with a glitter canvas) and is probably worth a billion yen. Now I have the honor to protect this family treaure, and I will till my very last breath. I have already slain hundreds of formidable online-warriors with the might of this keyboard...and we haven't even talked about my Drakonia-mouse yet...

@corneredfox

4 жыл бұрын

@@jumboonia1 I know this is just a series of joke comments, but it's worth pointing out that there has not been a single katana that has ever been confirmed or even believed to have been forged by Masamune. He forged swords for titled samurai, and during his lifetime the katana was used by peasants and common foot soldiers.

Very informative! Would love to see a future video on Korean Hwando swords - often mistaken for Katana but with 5 faces instead of 6 and such!

I believe I read A lot of the myths of katanas were caused by European officers who were used to their mass produced and issue swords, and the katana was seen as this super special one and the Japanese weren't going to correct them

@aethelwolfe3539

Жыл бұрын

The swords the Japanese military made during westernization were very interesting, the styles were European, but with Japanese decorations.

@user-sc8ne2br3g

Жыл бұрын

Most wartime swords were not heat treated so they were soft and bendable, if you had a hardened blade you were untouchable

@wrpg9955

11 ай бұрын

It's just anime dude

now i can wear chainmail while i'm on a date to rid myself of HERETICS

@sirxarounthefrenchy7773

4 жыл бұрын

Beware of the german guys. Heard they are coming to the Hood

@thewhite8782

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirxarounthefrenchy7773 Guten Tag, wie kann ich behilflich sein?

@dalsosegno

4 жыл бұрын

@@sirxarounthefrenchy7773 i'll be sure to avoid the danish straits anytime soon.

@shadowwarriorshockwave3281

4 жыл бұрын

Beware XENOS CHAINMAIL IS HERE

@linhle8294

4 жыл бұрын

Why don't just wear power armour? 😂😂😂😂

Shads dressed like he's been at this a while and has reached a level higher than us low level adventurer's

@wisemankugelmemicus1701

4 жыл бұрын

He's a Level 45 Swordartist

@etienneruche2844

4 жыл бұрын

Shad in this video has AT LEAST gotten Extra Attack. Probably has his level 7 fighter archetype feature too.

@angryskeleton5676

4 жыл бұрын

By 2025 he'll be dressed in full plate (or foam/leather larp plate) in order to demonstrate dominance

@kalebsantos72

4 жыл бұрын

Angry Skeleton by 2030 he’ll be on horseback in all of his videos

@brodenmcdougall2698

4 жыл бұрын

@@etienneruche2844 He's totally a Battlemaster

I watched through the whole video and i can't believe i didn't get bored. This was amazing, great work!

I love your channel man!! I learn a lot. Great stuff

I like how Shad wears his self-made sheath for the back every video to remind us how awesome it is

I love it how Shad just nonchalantly sheathes both swords like a pro while doing the outro Very impressive! 10 out of 10👌

@WlLDEHlLDE

4 жыл бұрын

Love how he really makes sure to look like he doesn't focus on it, which kinda gives it away :D

@Drejzer

4 жыл бұрын

@@buttan3399 my guess is a lot xD

@nealsterling8151

4 жыл бұрын

That happend so naturally, i didn't even notice it.

@MrBranboom

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@forgalzz7

4 жыл бұрын

@@buttan3399 Right. There is that ominous cut right before the nonchalant successful sheathing ...

Great vid, very informative - and a proof that when you are gifted with both knowledge and ability to present it - it doesn't require flashy visuals or sounds to keep viewers glued to the screen (like myself - my coffee got cold, I forgot to drink it whilst watching your programme ;-)

Well done sir, we'll done. 👏 best video I've ever seen with a balanced explanation comparing these two different sword types.

Shad is really rocking that Shabbard!

@mappy20yearsago

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@thedragonreborn9856

4 жыл бұрын

He has gotten better at sheathing his blade too

@TehSlan

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to call all back scabbards "shabbards" now

@Devin_Stromgren

4 жыл бұрын

I really need to get around to making a shabbard for my grosse messer.

@QazwerDave

4 жыл бұрын

Shadbard !!

Shad: It's not the best sword in the world Adult me: He's right you know.. Teenage me: I will fight you mate! You take that back!

@Bleh1217

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@hitandruncommentor

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, sadly yep

@dugestyle78

4 жыл бұрын

For me it was more like Adult me: Yeah he’s *bamm* Teenage Me: Shut it old man. Katanas are friggen cool.

@mckitsune7600

4 жыл бұрын

/\ found the weeb

@glenecollins

4 жыл бұрын

David Pena by the 1700s it was probably true that the average steel used in Europe was better than the steel used in Japan. However the average Katana was very comparable to European swords of the time (sabres, cutlasses etc) because after the crossbow and then gun was in common use efficient cutters were all that was needed because people didn’t wear Plate armour or even chainmail anymore. So we would have to compare swords from the Middle Ages in both Europe and Japan to see a big difference and most of the examples we have from both places of that age were prised possessions of wealthy families and were likely very well made for the time.

It’s cool to see you watch Alec Steele videos. I’m working on some blacksmithing projects to get started. I came here because if I make weapons I’d like them to be functional. You guys are both good resources.

@noph785

2 жыл бұрын

wrong place to learn, shad doesn't know much about blacksmithing and metallurgy. try here kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5ieuM2Il9ieptY.html

Love you man, very informational, while still being highly enjoyable. Plus you’re just cool, keep it up dude!

European swords: "I'm long, slender, and elegant." Japanese swords: EXTRA THICC

@semi-useful5178

4 жыл бұрын

And idiots confuse curve with elegance.

@kylemurphy8255

4 жыл бұрын

This is why warhammers are my favorate

@charlesraccoonington9280

4 жыл бұрын

@@kylemurphy8255 because they are both?

@kylemurphy8255

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesraccoonington9280 no my good sir. I prefer warhammers and hammers in general can forge more then just weapons. *pauses for dramatic effect* IT CAN FORGE A MAN

@samk522

4 жыл бұрын

Truly the Lizzo of swords.

So, to sum up, the Katana is in many ways optimized for chopping through things, and quite a good quality sword for the technology it was made with.

@claylings7383

4 жыл бұрын

And it looks AWESOME!

@fredranzalot4849

4 жыл бұрын

@@claylings7383 Yeah. And it looks awesome.

@TheBrokensaintvxvx

4 жыл бұрын

More like, "through a series of happy accidents, the katana is a unique and pretty single bladed sword."

@Harshhaze

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao, they turned the katana from anime into a real thing

@batfan1939

4 жыл бұрын

You have100 likes.

Shad, you are super fun and super informative!

Thanks! I hadn´t been unaware to most of this stuff but I still learned a good deal. Your videos are great for sharpening my knowledge :)

1.5k people still think that Katanas can cut through tank armour and cure syphilis

@ceoofthen-word8849

4 жыл бұрын

They can cure syphilis by cutting the head off like any other sword

@darkrite9000

4 жыл бұрын

Define cure? Cause, depending on the definition, maybe it can. As for cutting through tank armor, sure it can, just need maximum effort (or steel that is actually magical).

@ceoofthen-word8849

4 жыл бұрын

@@darkrite9000 just take atoms from katana and put them into a particle accelerator lol xd

@darkrite9000

4 жыл бұрын

@@ceoofthen-word8849 Then what, wait for it to explode and hope we get the flash but with katanas? That may or may not be just as cool as it sounds in my head, not sure, would need a second opinion.

@ceoofthen-word8849

4 жыл бұрын

@@darkrite9000 I meant that the particles at close-to-light speed would probably penetrate tank armor. Wouldn't probably look even remotely katana-like but technically that counts. My point was, you CAN do anything with a katana if you are creative enough

The Katana stuff is fantastic, but what got me really excited was Shad using his back scabbard and showing how practical it is.

@LuckyFox_42

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was searching for another one who was as excited about it down here in the comments. Loved the way how casual he is about that as well

Good stuff. Usually on these types of vid, there are often a few errors, but on this one, good job Shad. Full points and well presented. Guess I better subscribe now...👍

@corneredfox

2 жыл бұрын

He has quite a few errors in regards to crucible steel, its use in Europe, and spring tempering. Namely crucible steel was largely limited to the Middle East and India, and was on average the worst kind of steel you could use for a sword. This is because early methods of making crucible steel trapped sulfur and phosphorus in the steel, meaning it would be extremely brittle if you tried to quench it. This resulted in crucible steel swords being "air quenched," and several times softer than their European or Japanese counterparts. Though there are exceptions, they're not the norm and usually for royalty. As for how Europeans made swords, primarily the same way the Japanese did. Even spring tempering, which according to HEMA channels European swords are famous for, is rarely if ever seen in existent examples prior to the 16th century (at least I'm unaware of any). Even then, the elasticity of these swords isn't remotely comparable to modern spring tempering methods with modern steel. Now China has some known examples of spring tempered swords dating all the way back to the Han dynasty (roughly 200 BC to 200 AD), but these seem to generally be more "elite" weapons. And again, the spring temper isn't comparable to modern examples (despite some of the legends in Chinese folklore).

I'm very satisfied with your logical and good explanation. If I add a point to this vid, I'm not sure about Long Sword but, Katana was not the main weapon for samurai at war historically (main were bows and spears) and used as a short-range or indoor weapon like handguns nowadays, later become the symbol of samurai during the peaceful era of the Tokugawa shogunate.

"No Patrick, Katanas cannot cut through space and time."

@Darkyan97

4 жыл бұрын

But.. but.. muh Judgement Cuts. - *Made by the Vergil gang*

@biblebot3947

4 жыл бұрын

Katana doesn’t have a plural form Same with all Japanese words

@zelithfang2365

4 жыл бұрын

But is it an instrument?

@gonecoastal4

4 жыл бұрын

But the literally do cut through Space Time.

@thomaspreston3618

4 жыл бұрын

zelith fang. no it is a tool

3:03 "it is a great sword" No, the _odachi_ is the greatsword, not the katana. I'll see myself out.

@xluca1701

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it called nodachi or am I wrong?

@richardlockwitch6915

4 жыл бұрын

Yep you got it

@richardlockwitch6915

4 жыл бұрын

Odachi and nodachi are separate things

@Archangel71

4 жыл бұрын

No they aren't, they're two different names for the same sword. "Odachi" (大太刀) means «Big Sword», "Nodachi" (野太刀) means «Field Sword», but they are indeed the same.

@ediblemandibles

4 жыл бұрын

Unsurprisingly there's a Metatron video about it. Is there like a Skallagrim/Metatron/Shadiversity's Law wherein if someone brings up something about Vikings/Feudal Japan/Medieval Europe there's a video about it by the relevant expert? If not, we need them. kzread.info/dash/bejne/an99xJWSibSzorA.html

damn, love your energy man, great videos, the information is really thorough ! keep up the amazing work !

I wonder who came up with all the myths behind the Katana.

@cuppalatte_

Жыл бұрын

Weebs most likely

I imagine the forgiveness of poor edge alignment is where a lot of these myths about katanas come from. Think about it, some nerd who has never studied swordplay with any kind of depth is more likely to get good cuts with a katana as opposed to a longsword since it wont wobble as much and will somewhat correct the alignment. This leads them to believing that the sword MUST be sharper or something since it was so much easier to cut with. Also I would imagine the lack of a crossguard and shorter length would make a katana well suited to its real purpose as a side arm.

@emperorlokire7648

4 жыл бұрын

TVlord5 That does make a lot of sense.

@hypervious8878

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good point - that it's a sidearm. I've heard it's widely forgotten that the samurai were archers first, swordsmen second.

@kimjiro4591

4 жыл бұрын

yes, katana is a side arm. It's the back up of the back up of the back up. If a samurai on battle field had to resolve to his katana, he is fucked either way.

@eagle162

4 жыл бұрын

@@kimjiro4591 "backup of a backup of a backup of a backup." What in the world?

@kimjiro4591

4 жыл бұрын

@@eagle162 on the battlefield, samurai are archers, gunmen, then they would use polearms, or tachi. Hence, if a samurai had to use his katana, he is fucked eitherway. The romatization of the katana came much later in literatures and films.

Glad to see your overly excited fanboy face again, Shad - blessings to you and yours! We wouldn't want to lose our favourite Aussie dragon slayer.

@Pudy15236

4 жыл бұрын

​@Rex Francorum And as he has slayed a snake himself he is a Dragonslayer. ;-)

@benjaminmyers5139

4 жыл бұрын

Beuwen does not approve! They have a peace treaty going though.

I would like to see Shad collaborate with Shogo. He is a Japanese sword instructor and does videos on traditional Japanese Culture. Seeing my two favorite educational youtuber collab would be incredible.

@gibsonflyingv2820

2 жыл бұрын

Shogo would kick his ass.

@Gunplabro

2 жыл бұрын

@@gibsonflyingv2820 as if two Kings would come to blows.

@michaelkaruza490

2 жыл бұрын

Well unfortunately Shogo would prove a lot of things Shad said in this video to be false :/

Great video man, especially the SWORD making process.

Am I the only one who's noticed Shad's gotten a lot more practiced at using his back scabbard since he originally designed it?

@JoschiChr

4 жыл бұрын

No

@ourkeving

4 жыл бұрын

I love that he keeps using it.

@Temperans

4 жыл бұрын

Yep he's gotten much better at it. I wonder if he will eventually change the design after mastering that version.

@peewypeabody4284

4 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to post that the true point of this video is for him to show off his scabbard technique :P

@heavy-volt2682

4 жыл бұрын

I just came here for this comment. He did it so casually like he didn’t really care, yet he did it so well. He made great impression for someone who’s making video about katanas weak sides 8/10

Why the Japanese blade, hmm? Nord steel not good enough for you?"

@IPA300

4 жыл бұрын

Shad is just another milk drinking Imperial!

@thaliazelmer2327

4 жыл бұрын

As if we don't have enough trouble, now we have outsiders with curved swords . . . curved swords!

@batman-hv9wp

4 жыл бұрын

a guard from whiterun named guard skyforge steel is legendary

@skipy2.0

4 жыл бұрын

@@IPA300 he is probably an imperial he's from whiterun after all

@hr473

4 жыл бұрын

Lmfao xD

TLDR: katana is easy-mode choppy-choppy sword

@finnishfatman

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about this... and to think (I believe) there's some sorta idea with Japanese swordsmanship that to be able to cut through tatami mats you need long training, when in reality it would seem that they're just using the easiest thing for the job to do the job 🤔

@krysle3337

2 жыл бұрын

@@finnishfatman The katana does a good job of doing the job it's supposed to but the job itself is hard so the katana does a good job of the bad job. Now take a shot everytime I said job

Great video ! Loved content and the way you talk! BTW, your accent is amazing:)

Breathe, man! Breathe! It's like David Attenborough on a 4 day coke bender.

@tubecandle

4 жыл бұрын

OMG I want to see that!

@user-wq6ic6fw2n

4 жыл бұрын

😆

@Faithinhim7

4 жыл бұрын

I have to watch these videos in four or five parts so I can calm my mind down

@misterdipster4241

4 жыл бұрын

Thought exactly the same. First time on this channel and I'm impressed of the tightness of information. I'm sure in TV this video would be a documentation in 5 Parts of 45 minutes and we wouldn't get half the stuff we learned here today. But if I would move my hand in that speed near that katana...best cutter or not...I would leave a bloody stump and my hand in thin slices on the ground. Just by watching that I got 180 pulse. Anyway: One of the best katana vids for years! SUBSCRIBED!

@Mythobeast

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree. If we listen to him for half an hour, why would we want half of that time to be listening to him inhale?

It's 3 AM and I've never held a sword in my life, but I watched the whole vid and thoroughly enjoyed learning sword tech.

@thadmeboy1129

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@frenchtrueneutral5637

2 жыл бұрын

Same

thanks for this info man i learned some new things here for sure.

@corneredfox

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, he gets a lot of things wrong about the steel here. Firstly, there's no record of crucible steel being commonly used in Europe. Secondly, early crucible steel wasn't that good. It has the _potential_ to be, but if you smelt the ore in a crucible (rather than recycle old iron/steel) you end up with one of the worst steels, at least by late medieval standards. In actual fact, Japanese and European steels were both primarily bloomery steels, and even their methods of forging the swords could be quite similar. Something else, as far as I'm aware - from the many studies and antiques I've researched - there are no known spring tempered medieval European swords. You do start to get them in the Renaissance, but even among nobility they're rare. It's not until closer to the 18th century or so that spring tempered blades become more common, at least from my own research (though it's not like I can pick up every single antique to ever exist and test its elasticity or examine its microstructure, nor do I have access to every single study under the sun). I feel like I should add that "true" ulfberht, that being those known to have been forged from crucible steel, were rare, and early medieval age swords. Remember the medieval age spans about 1000 years, technology progressed more slowly but it did progress during that time. When the ulfberht were forged, that kind of crucible steel was arguably among the best steels for its time and place (there are arguments to be made concerning Chinese swords during that time), however that's because other methods of smelting steel were fairly primitive compared to what came later. By late medieval standards, as mentioned, it was actually fairly terrible. I'll also add that the channel "That Works" did something of a response to this video. I think it was called something along the lines of "the truth about wootz" or something.

This video made me fall in love even more with the katana. Everything about it works perfectly together, I love it xD

@DemianCorvus

2 жыл бұрын

@Hynrik I respect your opinion, and I do believe it's overrated, but not garbage at all :3

Someone I once know said "A katana is for cutting, a longsword is for everything."

@arewe9647

3 жыл бұрын

Wtf... Firstly, no sword ever made then or now can cut through a steel even a shit one (Edit: I think I was high when writing this comment)

@liamthemagnificentwhinge7480

3 жыл бұрын

@@arewe9647 Um... that doesn't have anything to do with @DrewPicklesTheDark 's comment.. Wtf to YOU sir! :P

@superizillian957

3 жыл бұрын

@@arewe9647 that’s not the point a long sword can cut and stab while a katana can only cut he never said anything about cutting steel

@sincerelymine

3 жыл бұрын

Lul longsword is unwieldy as fuck. Have you seen those clowns that reenact medieval wars swing them around?

@herpyderpy2869

3 жыл бұрын

@@superizillian957 It can stab but I have heard practitioners of Japanese sword martial arts preferring the cut over the stab so you do have a *ehem* point there.

"Katana means Japanese sword, in Japanese." - Samurai Cop

@corneredfox

3 жыл бұрын

Except "nihonto" means "Japanese sword," actually a more accurate translation would be "Japanese blade."

@vinnie19971

3 жыл бұрын

@@corneredfox Yeah, but tell that to the guys that made the movie

@Liggliluff

3 жыл бұрын

As far as I can see, "katana" comes from "kata" (one-sided) and "na" (edge/blade). So it means "one-sided blade".

@RohanGillett

3 жыл бұрын

@@Liggliluff katana consists of only one kanji. The kanji for one-sided is completely different.

@RohanGillett

3 жыл бұрын

@Dreyarde I've been in Japan for 30 years (link to my website is in my profile). Katana just means sword. The interesting thing for me though is how did the Japanese in medieval times look at western swords, what did they call those? I'll have to check that out one day.

Man I could just listen to this the whole day. So much information at that speed is just fascinating 😄👍🏻

"There are no solutions, only trade offs" - Thomas Sowell (From a different context, but still appropriate here)

I’m calling BS this documentary I watched showed this dude cutting down a mountain man with 3 swords.

@Lildarksambo

4 жыл бұрын

Ah a man of culture I see

@thesupreme8062

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats cool, not as cool as the sun obviously

@somehandsomemustachedman3164

3 жыл бұрын

Zoro

@mrmagus4553

3 жыл бұрын

That's nothing. Frog from Chrono Trigger can cut a mountain with only 1 sword.

@GarrusN7

3 жыл бұрын

I understood that reference.

The year 2020: The katana is still the most discussed sword on the internet. Also a belated happy new year!

@pyrojinn

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Nion I’d love to own a katana, but more so with a proper European sword.

@jackson14431

4 жыл бұрын

@Sightless_Seeker do it anyway, but ensure it stays sharp. The more souls it takes the stronger it becomes.

@crose1466

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think European and other Asian swords should get more attention. And the sword equivalents for indigenous people around the world.

@Secret_Moon

4 жыл бұрын

@Sightless_Seeker you can just hang it higher beyond the reach of people.

@jackson14431

4 жыл бұрын

@Sightless_Seeker That's pretty normal, now if you can talk it into being nice, you've got a nice sentient sword there. Currently I'm working on my own I've called her excalibur, she demands the blood of frenchmen sometimes but i just dunk her in red wine and she's fine after that.

Your videos are always so educational and interesting. I've been a long-time subscriber, and I am never disappointed with your videos. ^_^

Here in Russia, we had the same problem as the ancient metallurgists of Japan: we didn't have iron ore mining through actually mines. The nearest such deposits are from us: Scandaniya, Ruhr, Ural Mountains. The first industrial production of iron ore in Russia was mastered under Peter the Great by the Demidov brothers in the Urals, in 18th century. Before that, we either fiddled with "swamp iron" - Limonite or simply bought metal blanks from the Hansa and their predecessors. And just like that, in Russian culture, tales arose about incredible, magical swords that could cut anything: the legendary Myech-Kladenets. Only, unlike Japan, Russia did not capitalize this mythology at the end of the 20th century. But basically, yes: just crappy iron ore.

I watched the series Forged in Fire: Knife or Death. So many times people would bring in their custom Katana that cost thousands of dollars & it would shatter or bend during the challenge. The sword is meant for MEAT. These people believed their swords could cut anything until they came across anything non meat

@nenadmilovanovic5271

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, swords are usually for that specific purpose, with addition of stabbing. If you are up against armor, a simple bludgeon is far better than any sword from any place, any era.

@badrequest5596

2 жыл бұрын

@@nenadmilovanovic5271 if the other guy has full plate armor, you have three choices: half hand the sword and use much like a short spear, run the other way, leave the sword and pick up a mace. with spikes. on fire

@disturbedlife5691

2 жыл бұрын

When you use something like 52100 or 5160 steel and temper it accordingly, companies like Miller Bros Blades and Zombie Tools make swords and katanas that can cut trees and split logs. You can use this type for meat, but you definitely cannot use the traditional meat ones for hard objects..

@sonoftheway3528

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have any links to that? I am curious to see it

@Fractured_Unity

2 жыл бұрын

@Data User 0001 Pretty sure Shad knows more about swords and steel than you

I like the casual back draw and sheath. It's that "impossible" thing you've made simple.

Thank you for your video. Very interesting to find out things I had a misconception about for 50 years or more.