Top 5 Sharpest Katana in History / History of Japanese Swords

this is an interesting topic! its a balance thing see almost any quality nihonto can be polished and honed to past razor sharp but that edge would never hold up under the stresses of combat. on the other hand a dull edge dose its owner no favors but is not likely to chip out or roll over or crack. the best blades have an even balance between sharp and durable. i have a kanbun shinto era hizen-to an O-wakizashi that due to its profile can be sharp as you need and durable at the same time. i have noticed that older blades tend to be thinner lighter blades have a springy feel and hold a fine edge, these for me are in their own category and are almost impossible to reproduce. its super interesting to me!

Way back in early 1980's, i watched a national geographic episode about Japan. There was one segment on that show, that showed the crafting of the Japanese sword, and i was so mesmerized by it that i immediately started forging swords out of any kind of metal that i could find as a young kid, it was my goal as a child too create edged weapons, and as the years progressed and as i got older, i got better, we didn't have the Internet back then , so finding any information about bladesmithing, was very difficult. So it was mostly accomplished by trial and error, but eventually, I learned throughout hard work and alot of disappointments , and alot of years. Now that im 52 , and old an old man, i hope that what little i wrote, can be an inspiration for the next young bladesmith with a dream in his or her heart.never give up on anything in life that you want too become, life is a journey, make it yours, sincerely " Gary E Garner.

Truly remarkable. Thanks for the video.

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Great informative vid! I remember hearing of two blades thrust into a stream to test for sharpness. One blade easily cut the leaves that the current guided to the blade. But the other was deemed more powerful as the leaves avoided the blade completely.

As a Japanese person, I have never seen a video that explains the katana so accurately. wonderful. Even for Japanese katana enthusiasts, there is a lot to learn from this. In Japan, the kotetsu is said to be the sharpest katana. The reason Kondow didn't get injured was because his technique was excellent. It is considered wrong to use the katana to defend against attacks. Although this was not possible for many samurai, kondow was faster than his enemy's attacks and used his katana accurately, so he did not need to defend. In fact, many Japanese swordsmanship schools do not teach defense. Teach to avoid. The katana was not damaged because he attacked with the part called "monouchi". Normally, no matter how much you practice, it is impossible to perform the same attack as him🤔

These are truly works of art.

Testing swords on prisoners. Ancient Japan was no joke. Amazing historical artifacts, thanks for sharing history.

One traditional Japanese knife was given to each naval cadet upon graduation, but there were so many of them that some were manufactured by traditional steel makers and some by modern steel companies. Students who knew that traditional swords were brittle had more orders for modern swords.

It's fantastic to know the craftsmanship, it's very valuable to me as a knife maker, bless you 🙏

This is so cool, thank you!

My father was born in 1930 and is still alive today. He was a child when Japan took over his homeland. He recalled how when they took over his village, a Japanese officer pulled out his katana and cut off a guys head in one swipe. He described the awe he felt at that moment and ever since he favored Japanese made products. Japans ruthlessness kinda explains how they were able to take over Asia during WW2.

Wow‼️ Lots of action😆 Merry Christmas🎄🌸🐨💕✨

Fantastic video

Please, leave the playlists of the songs in your videos, the music is very beautiful and good for concentration.

and one more thing I've learnt about this things about Japanese history thru one of the games they made about it

kiri can also be translated as slayer from how I understand it and what is the context of the sentence and from the way it's described in this video translating it as slayer could be the one it means

The best.video.katana😊

I thought this would be about the Tameshigiri cutting test swords. Missed an opportunity there

European swords do not "focus on weight to cut". I have trained with both & they weigh about the same. The euro swords have what is called distal taper which makes them lively even in one hand. They also get plenty hard enough to be sharp & cut well. Yes a katanas edge is harder but it is also easier to damage when cutting hard targets. While the european sword is only slightly less sharp/hard at the edge it is far more durable b/c of its spring temper as opposed to the differental temper that the Katana has.