KATANA vs LONGSWORD - Comparing two AWESOME swords 

Torc Handsomeson Now I can't wait either!

Torc Handsomeson: The katana ... it just isn't cricket, is it?

Torc Handsomeson How about cricket bat vs baseball bat vs hurling cama vs hockey stick vs katana ? Let's go international .

>Skallagrim >High standards the guy's swords aren't even sharp

Harry McCusker yes reach and it does obviously give you hand protection far better then using a katana

CoffeeComputer Fantastic, then my work here is done.

Fantastic! I cant wait to see it. I was thinking how much I was a poor substitution for you when I was cutting with them... :D

I'm not dropping those, I just want to try to draw some of the sword folks into the realms of unarmed HEMA if possible. :)

Master Ha'satan So some sort of katana versus bare-knuckle boxing video is clearly needed. :)

Star Wars Lore Keeper That is Bulbasaur's, keep your eye open for him.

Shikami42 I like the way you think!

Katana vs O.B.E. What can you do with them?

Exactly the type of response I was hoping for!

I would dare to suggest that each Hobnob has the soul of McVitie folded over 32 times into its rolled and jumbo oats.

sherlock fresvig That could be a LOT of fun.

Hmmm, an interesting question. Obviously both are magical in some way, but I'd never considered they might in sime way be related. Perhaps the pokeballs are made from teeny tiny sub atomic particles created in factories filled with katana weilding robots, splitting any atoms that dare to come near then...

I like to think of myself as an incisive investigative journalist exposing the fundamental truths of HEMA.

Truly, you will provide the grounds for the coming generations of internet-savvy non-practitioners who watch HEMA based content purely to shit on Anime.

It was his video that prompted mine, but I must confess to not watching it yet...

Haha, that's awesome! It's more/less like your Smackanory (but different) where he tells accounts of British opinions on katanas and Japanese martial arts.

Lol! We'll see, I doubt there'll be much flak, I'm pretty free and easy with the block function...

That could be very entertaining.

I'm not sure wich would preform best here. Some comment sections are very sharp indeed while others are edgy. But most of them are really dull.

Matthew Brown Good to know, thanks!

A lot of these are gonna be messy, but I think everyone deserves to know the answer to this very important question...

I haven't even started yet! :D

It's not as hard as you think. Our laws are definitely stricter than yours, but in essence you can have any weapon you can show you have a reason to own.

If I may ask, what is the reason you told the gov?

Any law on owning swords is stricter than our laws. I could carry a katana with me nearly every where I go if I didn't mind the strange looks

I'm a lifelong martial artist, and it is a traditionally made katana and therefore has an exemption from the ban.

How about a long slender backsword?

Quit bragging; it's unbecoming 😉 Just use whatever Silver would have.

I'm kinda limited to what I have, hence the question... :P

Then by all means, sir, by all means. I look forward to it!

Make a strike from True Guardant in your test cutting, and note the differences in the hilts, the basket of one and the buckler-like simplicity of the other. With the right guard, it is more efficient than it looks, though that position does bring the katana's blade forward enough for an adherent of Silver's to take advantage.

No, that would be too easy. Every fresh fruit beats everything.

Probably not when it comes to test cutting...

Alan Wadey A Cunning Plan m'Lord.

Is it as cunning as a fox what used to be Professor of Cunning at Oxford University but has moved on and is now working for the U.N. at the High Commission of International Cunning Planning?

If I had one I might. I may be able to recruit someone to help though...

It's a katana with something that is almost, but not quite a katana.

If I had one that might be an option, well actually if I had two, so I could keep one...

Something along those lines could likely be arranged.

JohnAtArms That's quite interesting to watch. When you sit back and let him act as agent you invariably hit him. When he does that he creates an opportunity, but doesn't often close quickly enough to make the most of it. At about 3.55 he gets it spot on. Thanks for sharing.

It's just that I noticed while browsing other HEMA related channels that everyone (me included) has compared a Katana to a different sword, so I thought it would be nice to create a little satire.

Ooooh, there's some mileage with that idea...

Off you go then, lets see it :-)