So you want to buy a Samurai Sword

[SamuraiCO]

So your favorite knife catalog comes and you are thinking about a Samurai sword advertised. Is it any good? Its only $200. Or the knife shop in the mall. Razor sharp they say.

Ok may not be everyone's go to melee weapon but that chick on Walking Dead is working her mojo.

The traditional forging of a blade with softer steel in the spine and harder steel making the business end of the blade is replicated in modern forging techniques where a compound is applied to the spine before the final heating and cooling bath making them almost the same in feel and cutting. Unless you really wanted to spend the extra for the skills going into such a blade you don't have to just for a working blade great for cutting, balanced well and similar wraps on the grip.

So what do I spend money on? I have a heavy wooden sword for practice from crane mountain. They make really nice wooden weapons. My practice sword or iaito is not sharp but has good weight distribution, wraps and a blood grove that will cause the sword to sing when you swing it properly. Cas Hanwei, E-Bogu or Century Martial Arts Dana Abbott series are choices for places for a practice weapon.

For business swords Cas Hanwei practical or practical plus from various sources without blood grove. It is great for practice for the sound feedback and lightening the blade but really makes cutting more difficult. Around $450-700 depending on who they are making for and how fancy the wraps etc are. These will be sharp enough for any cutting and they are what we use for our tatami mat cutting.

I have my wooden bokken and the shorter sword wakisashi with me at all times.

If you want more specific info please pm me. My friends dojo in Aurora is expanding so we will be starting up our sword program again. Main system is cardio kick boxing, heavy Krav Maga self defense, some weapons and forms. His expansion will include cross fit and zumba.

[rocktot]

Are there any sites that show 'Sammuri Sword' Accidents? I saw Davide Carradine swing his on Jay Leno on a watermelon, made me cringe. Said he only had it a couple years, and you could tell. Great way to take a chunk of leg off. His was 'real'.

[SamuraiCO]

Not to my knowledge. I also cringe when I see people handle swords and I see wrong grips, bad swings but oh well they did not consult me or my teacher.

That is why even we practice swinging, drawing, sheathing, forms with wood or practice sword and only use sharp for cutting mats.

[CroiDhubh]

I had one made by a weapon smith at a Renn. Fair in California. Cost me $1600 and has a 1/2tang into a rat tail. Would I sword fight with it? Probably not, but I can cut bamboo training poles.

[losttrail]

Love my Scottish Claymores and broad swords.

Would love to have an authentic Katana but don't have $3k or more for a sword.

[CroiDhubh]

It's $10K and 3 year wait on a true sword.

[Ah Pook]

At different times in my like I have wanted a Samurai sword. Could never find anything but junk.


I'll just leave this here.

[wARmachine15]

I went to the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. The craftsmanship that existed many, many centuries ago was incredible. I would have loved to handle one of them to see what it felt like in hand.

[rocktot]

I went to the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. The craftsmanship that existed many, many centuries ago was incredible. I would have loved to handle one of them to see what it felt like in hand.

No, don't fuck with a real sword! As the video says... because you can't really feel it if you don't know how to handle it anyway. And they would never allow it...

Ahhh, can't find the David Carradine one on Utube...Its like, jeeesusss, show some respect, and put that thing away.

SAMURAI- How many times did you hit yourself with your wooden one in the beginning, and how long did it take for you to 'be' safe with it?

[rocktot]

At different times in my like I have wanted a Samurai sword. Could never find anything but junk.


I'll just leave this here.

OMG, YES, YES, YES.... that was totally hilarious AND TRUE!!!!