Testing the Flying Phoenix and Chu Jian from LK Chen

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@haroldellis9721 4 года назад

In other news, Canadians report a tatami mat shortage, which may be Covid related.

@breaden4381 4 года назад

General populace: wears mask because of Coronavirus Skall: "THESE DAMN FLIES!"

@albertoj.mollinedo4116 4 года назад

coronavirus got nothing on the medievals.

@camrendavis6650 4 года назад

*Fun fact not a lot of people know about these type of long-handled jian:* It's still meant to be used one handed. Although, the length of the handle would lead you to believe that it's meant to be wielded two handed. The purpose the extra handle length serves, is counter balance (as well as for comfort and grip positioning). You hold it just beneath the guard, and the rest of the handle that extends from the pinky of your fist, think of that as the pommel. But this isn't to say that you're not supposed to use it two-handed. In traditional Chinese swordsmanship (jianfa/jianshu) you're only expected to double up on the weapon if and/or when your lead hand becomes exhausted. Which means Jian techniques for both single and double handed forms, are completely interchangeable. This also explains why the sword is so lightweight

@Ezekiel_Allium 4 года назад

Thats... weird to me. Does counter balancing actually help with the handling of the sword? Or do you just mean it shifts the center of gravity back towards the hand to make up for the lack of a guard?

@camrendavis6650 4 года назад

@@Ezekiel_Allium the counterbalance does make it much easier to handle, but that itself depends on the sword and which Dynasty it was used in as well as it's purpose. The type that Skal is using form the Han Dynasty is forged thick and tapers out thin, so it is lightweight despite its length, which is why using it one-handed is extremely possible. Spring steel. As for the guard, that's a different story. People misunderstand the purpose of the guard on jian. The guard is not intended to protect your hand from the enemies weapon, it's meant to keep your hand from sliding up onto the blade. Which is why it's small, but just big enough to stop your hand. What protects your hands from the enemy's weapon are the techniques themselves. Jianfa/jianshu movements are very defensive and can be wide and circular, deflecting and pushing your enemy's weapon away.

@wildrain8602 4 года назад

Um, no, who told you that? Seriously look at any period sword form meant for the han jian and most cuts are done two handed. The Han jian specializes in cutting with great force as the blade itself is very heavy for it's length. (And I am talking about actual, period Han swords, not these in the video, historically Chinese swords were much heavier than European counterparts (aside from Greatsword obviously) and this is proven by han artifacts of blades) i,t also specializes in being able to be weilded by one or two hands. It is very versatile, and is meant to be used with momentum, deep stances, and strong cuts. It's is not meant for clean cuts, it is for crushing the enemy. There is so much false information about Chinese fighting and weapons. I'm tired of these "sword experts" who only know about European weapons and assume it's all the same for Asia. It's not even close.

@wildrain8602 4 года назад

Also the swords in the Han dynasty that were only for single handed use, had shorter handles. Counter balancing? Seriously? How do people come up with this stuff.

@camrendavis6650 4 года назад

@@wildrain8602 I wasn't just referring to Han Jian. I was reffering to two-handed Jian in general (at least the ones in similar length and proportion to European longswords) and of course from that standpoint, you'll get varieties depending on the era and components of the sword itself. I only felt it necessary to bring up this point when I saw how he was holding it. Of course a Ming Jian is handled differently from a Han Jian, but I should have been more specific. I apologize for the misunderstanding.

@Flying0Dismount 4 года назад

Re: Black flies. You just have to practice more, so you can slice the wings off them in the air..

@KageMinowara 4 года назад

Once you've mastered that, you can move on to snatching them out of the air with chopsticks.

@guaise1 4 года назад

or you can practice cutting of the genitalia. Within a couple years, there will be no more black flies.

@han5vk 4 года назад

And soon, you may even curve pommel trajectories! And maybe Angelina Jolie turns up in a bathrobe!

@davidwilson6577 4 года назад

I was wondering what all the flourishing was about

@han5vk 4 года назад

@@davidwilson6577 wondering*

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад

I have to say, the background music truly set the tone for this video.

@rtm_xeres4192 4 года назад

Bruh dude How ? How are you everywhere ? WTF 😂

@bigjimslim 4 года назад

Bro you’re on all the videos I watch. Saw you on Coach Greg a few times

@k0vert 4 года назад

I was thinking the same thing, you beat me to it lol

@jwrine3631 4 года назад

Agreed!

@arcaneknight9799 4 года назад

@@bigjimslim lol, Greg

@goblinninja7741 4 года назад

I kind of wish you would show more thrust tests with swords like those 2 swords. Maybe a few feinting demonstrations.

@eirin099 4 года назад

A lot of locations here in southern Norway is just like that, at least around forested lakes. If you try to breathe without a net you eat a handful knott/black flies ahaha.

@casbot71 4 года назад

It's free protein…

@eirin099 4 года назад

@@casbot71 damn, maybe that is how the vikings of the day built muscle

@anjanmallik1053 4 года назад

@@eirin099 Lol.... and they consumed large amount of meat everyday, it was their staple.

@RandomGuy010 4 года назад

Got none of that up here in northern Norway :3

@ChadKakashi 4 года назад

Serbia Strong.

@M.M.83-U 4 года назад

Back to the sweet noise of steel slicing trought tatami.

@look4lec 4 года назад

If I saw my neighbor doing this I might call the cops.

@Diegoshadow85 4 года назад

@@look4lec cukk

@le-blanc1440 4 года назад

@@look4lec if i saw him do that, i might just stare out the window.

@sverigeforsberg4843 4 года назад

cant wait to see the ulfberht some day

@ArthurEKing8472 4 года назад

I will admit... Yes, black flies and mosquitoes are a problem on the Atlantic Coast. Sorry about that.

@ourkeving 4 года назад

Oh no! Did no body warn them?

@MascottDeepfriar 4 года назад

The damage of the psychological warfare waged by the black flies can last for a long time.

@Cavouku 4 года назад

Welcome to the swamp, it never gets better.

@jabberwockydraco4913 4 года назад

a fine upstanding example of a Canadian citizen. now if only the french Canadians could learn from your example.

@ArthurEKing8472 4 года назад

@@jabberwockydraco4913 umm... That's... Not a very nice thing to say... Especially as I very much am French Canadian.

@Jellycat-art 4 года назад

No matter what that sword type will always remind me of sokka’s meteor sword from ATLA

@0seraphic 4 года назад

MY SPACE SWORD!! D:

@danieloceansmith3156 4 года назад

Jarod Nguyen you mean his multi purpose sharp thing. He used it as a sword a total of 4 times, and basically improvised alternate uses every few minutes. He even picked a lock with it somehow and it worked

@pikebasss 4 года назад

They finally put it on Netflix a week after I streamed the whole thing on Dailymotion🤷‍♂️

@ContagiousCure 4 года назад

"It's dripping. It's moist" - Skallagrim May 2020

@KageMinowara 4 года назад

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@aliascent 4 года назад

M O I S T

@lyxar777 4 года назад

It's no fun though, when he sees it coming. I mean, he's literarily trolling you - not the other way around - while grinning "Those guys are the internet-equivalent of easy girls. It's like shooting fish in a barrel."

@johanneshe6939 4 года назад

Remember boys: When you want to stab things with your sword, make sure its moist and dripping ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@lourousseau4169 4 года назад

The blades are so thin that the strikes sound more like a whip than a sword

@Anino_Makata 4 года назад

It's not really the thickness of the blade that makes that sound, but rather the blade geometry. If the cross section of a blade is well made, that it offers near zero resistance to striking a target, it creates the "sword wind" sound when throwing a cut with proper edge alignment. The Warrior Tachi and Uesugi Kenshin Katana made by Yomukuni which Skall reviewed makes a similar sound when cutting, even though both are thicker blades than either of the featured jian here.

@dero4378 4 года назад

damn. your right

@nahuelmat 4 года назад

@@Anino_Makata I believe the sound is more related to the speed rather than the blade geometry. I play tennis and you can get the whip sound swinging a racquet with the flat side, as it's supposed to hit the ball. Racquets are way lighter than swords, from 270 grams on the lightest ones and around 350 grams for the heavier ones.

@Anino_Makata 4 года назад

@@nahuelmat Of course, speed is also a major factor in producing the sword wind sound. But the reason why a tennis racquet produces a similar sound is because while it has a wide surface, the net mesh and head's frame (apologies for the wrong terms, I don't know the proper terminology) provide little resistance against the air, due to the large amount of space where air can escape through the racquet. It's far easier to hear the sound on most tennis racquets than most swords, since racquets allow for more air to escape past them than any blade.

@rudy103069 4 года назад

Sorry but no your wrong, Skall is just that fast!

@maciekapinski491 4 года назад

That flying phoenix is just ripping through

@LS-sp5hr 4 года назад

Black flies solution: flamethrower

@stickfigureman3D 4 года назад

I don't think giving the flies flamethrowers will help. Seems like a fire hazard

@LS-sp5hr 4 года назад

@@stickfigureman3D It will be, but maybe they'll burn eachother. They're not well trained

@LoliFoxQueen 4 года назад

HANS! GET ZE FLAMENWERFER!

@RichMitch 4 года назад

#WitnessTheWetness

@Fozzedout 4 года назад

Dude, I think you need to grow a bamboo plantation for the purpose of regrowable chopping. Just block the pandas.

@All4Grogg 4 года назад

don't you dare, bamboo is invasive enough as it is and REALLY hard to get rid of.

@Skallagrim 4 года назад

@@All4Grogg Running bamboo is like that, yeah. The clumping type doesn't spread. Either way, I'm not going to do that. I'm buried in to-do's as it is.

@ElleriaZer 4 года назад

@@Skallagrim or better yet, find a place that already has invasive bamboo and...cull the numbers perhaps?

@jjohnson2334 4 года назад

Your strokes look Soo clean Skal, and the blade angles are very consistent. Absolutely love your content my friend.

@tomasguerra7971 4 года назад

Beautiful vídeo. Very pleasing great work Skall!

@Bahnking 4 года назад

There is so very little content on Chinese swords readily available. Im happy you are testing them and giving them a spotlight.

@rogue-og 4 года назад

Welcome to Nova Scotia, where every season is extreme in some form or another. When summer comes you will be seeing many more of your little flying friends, as well as their bigger cousins.

@reptiloidmitglied2930 4 года назад

Bigger?

@rogue-og 4 года назад

@Hal Jordan You're pretty much correct. We get like 10 different kinds of big flying insects and they love to hang out right outside your door so they can fly in when you walk out. Little bastards.

@sebbah2 4 года назад

You know, it's surprisingly calming to watch Skallagrim chop different objects.

@yannm.6544 4 года назад

Try to put citronnelle or peppermint essence on you ! It is usually very useful againsts flying beasts lol. Peppermint is very useful to calm down mosquito bites too.

@MrSamulai 4 года назад

Or just eat chili.

@holderheck 4 года назад

Not Canadian black flies they don't give a fuck. Only thing I ever found to work is a wearing a net or standing In the smoke of a cedar fire.

@yannm.6544 4 года назад

ok, that sucks

@holderheck 4 года назад

Citronella and peppermint is just black fly salad dressing your the salad xd

@LeonArgent 4 года назад

0:05 Cara, congratulations.

@erichusayn 4 года назад

Those cut really well once you got dialed in. Well done. Think I'm gonna have to get one of their swords...

@LarryGarfieldCrell 4 года назад

All joking aside, you can get large electric big zappers. Many businesses have them. They're the same idea as your little paddle but cranked up to 11000 and plugged into the electrical mains, with a light that attracts the bugs. Seems like a worthwhile investment.

@riverrunner23 4 года назад

I feel your black fly pain, having grown up in NY and NE. My sister wants me to move back, I am now in WA state and have been out west since 1979, but the memories of humidity, being eaten alive by bugs, as well as woods full of poison ivy are still fresh. Love those two blades in the vid, btw. Thanks and enjoy your weekend.

@kuss4218 4 года назад

Skall: is annoyed about insects in Spring. Summer: ho boi, oh boi, here I come

@miorioff 4 года назад

I really waited for some comments about the swords. They look great, especially first one

@atlas_of_prescottia 4 года назад

Such calming music makes sword testing twice as nice!

@carsonh2060 4 года назад

Dang that's a badass sword. Very satisfying swishy noises. I feel like I can tell that you like it. You made some really nice cuts with that thing

@theCidisIn 4 года назад

My man. Bein thick and gettin them mats soakin!

@foxymoronvideos3270 3 года назад

Some day I'll take that Magnificent Chu Jian out for a proper spin myself. I bought it from Skall last summer. Did make one attempt at cutting but my back yard is just too small for me to do proper core engagement, resulting in very weak swings that just won't cut it (literally). I've scouted out a potential location for cutting practice though I need to take a closer look. Will need better weather for that though, scrambling up a steep incline covered in brambles in cold and wet weather is not ideal.

@nippertipper7686 4 года назад

Girls when Skal's beard is within 10 miles of their vicinity: 0:35

@JustGrowingUp84 4 года назад

Lol, nice!

@shaggyrumplenutz1610 4 года назад

They make bug suits. They are a double layered mesh. The outer layer is the fine netting and it is on top of a heavier weave. The second layer keeps the outer layer off your skin so they can't reach it. In my experience they are the best you can get other than setting yourself on fire. They are also cool since air can blow through them (another advantage over the fire solution).

@grindkagethefirst5975 4 года назад

Nice video as always

@HiopX 4 года назад

5:34 Joe Robinet would like to avoid your location

@lunacorvus3585 4 года назад

Looking forward to the full review :)

@johngleeman8347 4 года назад

That first sword was a beast! I'm glad Skall does the stress tests, but I always get squeamish to see a beautiful sword chopping kindling. XD

@mussante 4 года назад

Very relaxing to watch, thanks

@gabenvandenbrink9114 4 года назад

You should be proud of yourself Skall. What i am seeing here is great skill. It would take years for me to get to such a level of cutting, you definitely have talent.

@Skallagrim 4 года назад

Thanks, but it did take years. No talent, just practice. :)

@gabenvandenbrink9114 4 года назад

@@Skallagrim Well i've been watching you for a long time now. And altough you've praticed years. You just cut those mats so clean that it looks like talent. Maybe it's not talent. But you're atleast a very skilled veteran.

@imstupid880 4 года назад

Nice, I was debating between the White Arc and the Magnificent Chu myself, good to see the Chu in action! My only complaint with his swords are sometimes his guards are a little plain and I think many of his hilts are a little ahistorical (though I could be wrong on that end).

@leppeppel 4 года назад

This video is weirdly relaxing. I like it.

@socialdistancing1289 4 года назад

very nice shots :)

@avw160 4 года назад

This is my ASMR therapy. Well, this and chiropractic compilations.

@tiaxanderson9725 4 года назад

0:32 Haven't people seen the dust explosion that happens with dry mats? I don't recall any video where Skall used dry mats. Also, and this is just what I was told -don't know how reliable that is, but you're supposed to soak and then let it dry for a short while. That is to say; not dripping wet.

@Skallagrim 4 года назад

In my experience it doesn't seem to matter whether you cut them dripping wet or let them dry for a bit first.

@jpc4803 4 года назад

It's dripping. It's m o i s t.

@shogun2heroicvictories15 4 года назад

Look forward to your review on the swords.

@planescaped 4 года назад

I love jian's, they're just a lot of fun to use. They feel nice.

@timelordlarry1962 4 года назад

Welcome to the Maritimes. Here in New Brunswick the damn black flies are so thick they'll even chase a full grown moose out of the woods.

@essenkillerthezombiektz5026 4 года назад

I can’t wait to see the reviews Also I think maybe you should try reviewing the cold steel Italian long sword and some other budget swords I’d also like to see yo review one or both of windlass’s falchions Just a few requests I know money is probably pretty tight right now so these are more requests for later down the line

@Lillythu 4 года назад

Normaly I prefer eurppean swords, but the Flying Phoenix...WOW! I fell in love with that sword instantly! And, is just me who gets mixed feelings when Skall starts cutting branches? I meam, it's cool, but I keep thinking "no, it's going to damage the edge!" Like, you spent a lot of money to have these swords!

@xirensixseo 4 года назад

he does it so no one else has to but yeah it still hurts to see that :(

@davidresetarits5616 4 года назад

Xíren Seo A proper sword should cut through flesh and bones, testing it on small branches is fair.

@Lillythu 4 года назад

Xíren Seo true, after all, this is the purpose of the channel, but still...

@Lillythu 4 года назад

Dav Res well, considering that he has already shot with firearms at swords, really a branch cutting test is not so abusive, is it?

@tarille1043 4 года назад

Actual historic swords would have come into regular contact with bones and armour. A modern reproduction that will have much higher quality steel *Should* be fine with branches. Also, he uses branches that have a lot of flex to them to absorb some of the impact to minimize stress on the blades. There really shouldn't be any damage on a decently priced and thus well made sword and if there is... Well, ask the smith wtf they doing xD

@mdelles 4 года назад

pre-coffee funny idea. I think it'd be interesting to see skalligrim review a sword off of wish just to see the difference between good and bad swords....

@JamesBiggar 4 года назад

Yeah, unless you're doused in DEET, doing anything outside during the spring here will be a giant PITA. Black flies are first. Mosquitoes are just starting. They'll both make it next to impossible to open your mouth for a few weeks. Then the deer flies and moose flies show up to really take a bite. If you're fortunate, the dragon flies will be along soon to help.

@zulphur 4 года назад

My eyes got moist after watching this Nice looking sword. :)

@bryankelly7762 4 года назад

Skall out here double cheeked up

@unable1234 4 года назад

wonderful cutting

@thebranchyboi 4 года назад

Heyyyyyy, I didn't know you had come to the East Coast. Welcome!

@SuicideNeil 4 года назад

Hmm, have you considered growing bamboo ( if possible ) on your land? Would make for a great steady supply of cutting test material given how fast it grows...

@AcadianBacon8 4 года назад

The music throughout the video gave me serious Age of Empires 2 vibes. Now I wanna play it again.

@XIslander97X 4 года назад

I haven't seen skall videos in some time but I have to say.... Damn.... Skall THICC

@colesaul-milligan7478 4 года назад

Thanks Skall

@jackie1238791 4 года назад

Absolutely gorgeous blade

@joshuakage8703 4 года назад

good vid, keep it up.

@inkyboi7110 4 года назад

They seem to cut surprisingly well for how light/ thin they look, at first I thought they were along the lines of a Chinese rapier. Stab test? :P Nice video dude

@joshuamurtz2058 4 года назад

Slicing tatomi mats ..... so soothing . Chopping wood with the swords .... 😱😱😱😱😱😩😩😩😰

@HonnePerkele 4 года назад

Now I know the reason for the enormous toilet paper consuming. They are making Tatami carpets from them.

@BrianKeith2006 3 года назад

I love the music!

@LittleMissGuillotine 4 года назад

They both held up really well to branch cutting it looks like

@kibromlegese9608 4 года назад

Your videos are so cool do more.

@holdengraham6945 4 года назад

I could watch mats drop all day

@chabis 4 года назад

So high up in Canada it may still take some time until you can grow your own tatami :) But apparently flies grow quite well. You should train to cut those.

@TriaMaxwell 4 года назад

5:30 Skall reminded me of the movie Pathfinder. "No one knows ice and cold like them, but they know nothing of our springs"

@EpicTitan1 4 года назад

Damnable flies. I'm sure the flying phoenix would make quick work of them

@TheBigSomec 4 года назад

Also for the flies, and other biting bastards, I recommend getting a bottle of concentrated deet. They can be a bit expensive depending on where you get it but It keeps just about everything away. It doesn't take much just a drop or two at the neck, belly/groin and along the legs.

@georgesulea 4 года назад

Seems effective:)

@glendeveau4056 4 года назад

Glad to see some new videos. Wanted to ask your opinion on Condor Tool and Knife's "Tac Tana" or "Tactana" (tactical katana). It's actually wakizashi length.

@Terreos 4 года назад

Man I’m surprised how well these cut being so thin. Might have to pick one up.

@magnusdanielsson2749 4 года назад

Would be interesting to see a Swedish sabre. There is quite alot of surplus sabres being sold. Been thinking of buying one. I seem to recall that historical digs have found that a large amount of the Swedish soldiers kills with sabre were cleaved skulls.

@noobzaebot 2 года назад

1:15 thats a very impressive technique. Swinging the sword from your right side before lifting it up thus adding momentum to the slash.

@Patrick33194 4 года назад

1:15 There you go! Nice

@gobblegabble3400 4 года назад

Definiately one of the best quality Chinese sword I have ever seen.

@BlazingWolfNova 4 года назад

Skall's one handed swings seem better from his left-hand side.

@mr_h831 4 года назад

Can we get a skall ASMR of you just slicing up shit? xD

@madao7865 4 года назад

This Castlevania remaster sounds great. And it looks so realistic.

@kilianb8540 4 года назад

Do to the fact that I love your reviews on fictional swords, and you haven't done any from any works of fiction lately, that you could do a review about Dawnfang/Duskfang. It's a sword that changes depending on the time of day, but the main sword bit stays the same. I think it looks really unique, and more importantly, I would like to hear your 5 cents on the matter

@kleinjahr 4 года назад

2:13 I see you're keeping the noseeums at bay. Think of it as a good sparring session.

@St1cKnGoJuGgAlO 4 года назад

Skal! Can you do a video listing books for learning swordsmanship. You have one from years ago but it only has 2 books and one is $90.

@hoanikuiti2648 4 года назад

Music is giving me flashbacks of playing Dink Smallwood

@JapanatWar 4 года назад

Skallagrim "its moist okay!?"

@locafellahl 4 года назад

need some jian lessons with sword sage

@TaoistSwordsman 4 года назад

2:09 Witness Skalls perfect Conan impression!

@sarahlehr5357 4 года назад

Awesome work as always. Just also want to bring your attention to a channel of Alec Steele and they are making a pair of hook swords currently if you want to try and get your hands on them for a future video I suggest checking them out.

@TheGreyfoo 4 года назад

Watching Skall chop at foliage to music. * feels sudden urge to mod Skyrim *

@Hyavobi 4 года назад

The light glimmering on the sword ag 1:13 is so cool

@oMa3aH 4 года назад

if you want to get rid of the flies you need to clear the forest from the bushes so the air can flow more freely ...also every still water ponds... :D it is a lot of work .good luck