The Katana is CRAP... So we made it BETTER!

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Did we just create an abomination. . .
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@TYRANTH_ 9 месяцев назад

Katana is Done, what’s next ?

@floridman2792 9 месяцев назад

Zweihander

@Nara.Shikamaru 9 месяцев назад

Any Dao. I don’t particularly care which one. 😂

@jeffmaesar 9 месяцев назад

Naginata cross Bec de Corbin.

@brokeandtired 9 месяцев назад

....and so a Barstana was born.

@meanbirchgaming1265 9 месяцев назад

@@floridman2792yes

@DinnerForkTongue 9 месяцев назад

How fitting that when you mix Japanese and European bladesmithing, you get a weapon that looks straight out of Persia. Even geographically, it's a middle ground between both civilisations. 😁

@jesperaung8592 9 месяцев назад

Well that can't be a coincidence

@DinnerForkTongue 9 месяцев назад

@@jesperaung8592 Definitely not.

@JudgeNicodemus 9 месяцев назад

It's a happy little accident.

@bielinskibartosz7099 9 месяцев назад

You are not very good with geografy, are you? 😂 I mean, yeah Persia is sort of between but Azia... Azia is huge. It wouldnt be anywhere near the middel 😂 not even close 😅😅

@DinnerForkTongue 9 месяцев назад

@@bielinskibartosz7099 Better than you are at English 😏 Also better than you at geograPHy too. Or did you forget that the old Silk Route ran _exactly_ through the Persian region? Do you really believe they circumnavigated India? Braved the Gobi desert to pass through Mongol/Slavic territories? Please.

@envynoson 9 месяцев назад

Tyranth: I have made an abomination. Shad: This blade speaks to me, like a long lover, we are united together forever.

@muntthedubious_9308 9 месяцев назад

The katanitar

@SuscriptorJusticiero 9 месяцев назад

The scimitana

@iterationfackshet1990 9 месяцев назад

Now we need to do the opposite, a longsword with a katana hilt and guard.

@shashwatpandey4913 9 месяцев назад

Somehow "long lover" works better than "long lost lover" here.

@zes3813 4 месяца назад

wrggg

@gonzo3915 4 месяца назад

The lack of Iron on the Japanese islands was a driving reason for only using Iron for Blades and other vital items, hence bamboo and paper armors, Shad this is quite possibly what the Katana would have been had resources been abundant.

@Ofelas1 4 месяца назад

or just call the blade "Landsknecht", done since 16th century

@jason200912 Месяц назад

Doesn't seem to be the case since china and Korea had plenty of iron but also felt it was wasteful and heavy to use up so much iron on the accessory pieces of the sword.

@kaisheeesh 5 дней назад

@@jason200912ur talking about china and korea when a katana is from japan😂

@jason200912 5 дней назад

@@kaisheeesh lookup china's and koreas version of the katana.

@kaisheeesh 5 дней назад

@@jason200912 bruh, still can't grasp the point? this comment way above us is literally talking about japan, how u jumpin countries man, jeez

@undead9999 6 месяцев назад

I love the dichotomy between the two of them. Childish excitement on one side and utter disgust on the other 😂😂

@Armored_Muskrat 9 месяцев назад

Shad's overflowing happy excitement and Tyranth's unfeigned disgust are hilarious together.

@malthus986 9 месяцев назад

One man's favorite sword, another man's most disgusting abomination. I love the contrast in reactions to it.

@ostrowulf 9 месяцев назад

It was a thing of beauty watching Shad get giddy as a school girl, while Tryanth looked like he regretted his life decisions that lead to this momment. It was like he had remorse for building the weapon that would destroy the world.

@quiett6191 9 месяцев назад

@@ostrowulf This was basically Tyranth's "I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds" Oppenheimer moment.

@lorddio4280 9 месяцев назад

The only thing asidy from the steel quality that I'd have to say is that it would have beem nice to keep the Handle's aestetic, but I guess the Pommel would end up having to be custommade and youd potentially end up having to unwrap it every time you try to take it off.

@SkullySVK 9 месяцев назад

lawful good vs chaotic good

@Herbert_Eder 9 месяцев назад

I just love the contrast of Shads excitement and Tyranths disgust. “Now I am become Tyranth, the destroyer of swords.”

@jonnymet8910 9 месяцев назад

This.... completely this.

@Crustabone 9 месяцев назад

Oppenheimer reference?

@Herbert_Eder 9 месяцев назад

@@Crustabone yes!

@SergioLeonardoCornejo 9 месяцев назад

Masamune is watching from the afterlife and taking either side. He's either rolling in his grave or excited by the innovation.

@betafishjeremy7454 9 месяцев назад

@@Crustaboneso you mean a historical reference seeing as how it's a real quote they used?

@The_fastfreddy 9 месяцев назад

I like how Shad just loves the sword while Tyranth hates it. I find that so funny

@agostonpitlik8045 7 месяцев назад

4:26 "Supporting the channel to make this *_sword_* of content." I'm not sure if that was intentional, but it is a really good pun!

@alexanderren1097 9 месяцев назад

I can’t believe you failed to talk about the biggest reason why this is THE PERFECT sword: you can quickly unscrew the pommel and end them rightly!

@GF-qb3uo 9 месяцев назад

It has a built in missile weapon for those pesky times you enemy is all the way over there, where you can't reach him to get all stabby.

@MrMetonicus 9 месяцев назад

Skallagrim has entered the chat.

@wutmagna7222 9 месяцев назад

What's more, since it still has the bamboo pins under the wrap, you can end them rightly without fearing about the entire handle falling apart

@alexanderren1097 9 месяцев назад

@@wutmagna7222 Even better!

@m.mulder8864 9 месяцев назад

Are you familiar to me? Have we met on some ancient battlefield?

@robbiestapleton9080 9 месяцев назад

The cackle from shad as he realizes the top levels of bait he has just unleashed on the sword community.😂

@trevtall1094 9 месяцев назад

Nah he just thinks adding a screwable pommel makes the katana awesome

@danielwesley5051 9 месяцев назад

He’s solved the biggest weakness of the katana, now you can end them rightly with it!

@scorpionlord9175 9 месяцев назад

@@trevtall1094 um............. your aware he thinks the katana is good and awesome already, yes? like in literally countless videos he says this, LITERALLY any of them. he says time and time ans time and time again they are awesome and good swords. but people like YOU dont listen to that. all you hear is "BLAH BLAH BLAH, BLAH BLAH BLAH, issues with katana, BLAH BLAH BLAH, it could be improved by, BLAH BLAH BLAH, European sword is better in.... BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH." thats literally what people like you hear so you NEVER hear him praise the katana for the strengths it has, so you just assume(or lie) that he thinks its dumb and not good, when that is not the case.

@pauloazuela8488 9 месяцев назад

@@danielwesley5051 Well accurately his buddy solve and even that guy knew what hell he unleashed. It's cursed simply because of that bulging pommel whereas I've seen Katanas that have pommels already made by China and Korea from stealing Katanas from pirates with the help of Japan. Although they kept the tsuba there's already a natural bigger tsuba already before but not as long as the cross guard

@myusername3689 9 месяцев назад

@@trevtall1094Well great balance does have an amazing effect on handling/agility.

@patricknez7258 9 месяцев назад

11:38 Bro is S tier hype man fr 💯

@zosimustarkas 8 месяцев назад

This looks great! I'm going to describe this as an infantry sword in the stories I'm writing, though short enough to be used one-handed meant to be used alongside a medium round shield.

@MrSottho 9 месяцев назад

Tyranth: This went horribly wrong Shad: THIS WENT HORRIBLY RIGHT

@Unimportant 9 месяцев назад

Tyranth is such a boon to this channel. His skillset really allows for a level of experimentation that you just can't find elsewhere.

@pimi8522 9 месяцев назад

He feels like that kind of sidekick that will leave the channel to create his own in a few years

@oicrusader2143 9 месяцев назад

@@pimi8522 He has his own channel already.

@G2Bryce 9 месяцев назад

I agree. I am waiting for the Shadiversity glamor calendar featuring Tyranth oiled and bare to the world, a strategically placed broadsword covering his manhood, little Shad Cherubs polishing the thick long blade.

@MarkWiseTechno 9 месяцев назад

Oz was a great lad, but Tyranth is a massive upgrade in utility.

@TheRealGeliel 9 месяцев назад

I ready this as "Skillet" not skillset

@stephennorth5518 4 месяца назад

Enjoyed the banter and the experiment! Engaged me with the short, and I subscribed on this first video!

@Carrera326 4 месяца назад

this video was my introduction to your channel. Very nice so far!

@atomicdestroyer8068 9 месяцев назад

As a katana enjoyer I am ashamed to admit that this is one of the coolest things I’ve witnessed

@C0astDelta 9 месяцев назад

I had a character who had a katana which I switched out for more capable swords and now I'm gonna write him using this shit PFF

@BushidoBlake 9 месяцев назад

Agreed 💯

@rileythecheseman2157 9 месяцев назад

you take an awesome thing and remove its faults. is it not more awesome?

@r10t49 9 месяцев назад

I love the traditional Katana look too but this is just so freaking sick

@CyAA-ri2us 9 месяцев назад

it looks so fucking sick. the guard really made it look bended despite being a regular ol katana. holy sht i want to dual wield it.

@ViolentMessiah666 9 месяцев назад

Tyranth: "This is an abomination" Shad: "The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural"

@daleford8621 9 месяцев назад

That was exactly what I heard in my head when he said that. 😂

@grinningchicken 9 месяцев назад

Is it possible to learn such a power?

@gemzilla8530 Месяц назад

I see two kids who got the same gift on Christmas, one is the happiest on earth and the other is going through a crisis

@benparrish672 3 месяца назад

This is awesome. I love Shad's enthusiasm for this; especially vs the maker's distain for it. Yawl should definitely make more custom weapons

@vegladex 9 месяцев назад

"Middle eastern vibes", Shad gave me EXACTLY the words I needed to explain the impression this sword gave me. It's interesting that when combining elements from two distant cultures, you end up with something that looks a lot like what the cultures geographically between those two produced!

@mrkiky 9 месяцев назад

Well you see a curved blade with a crossguard and you think about a tulwar, shamshir or kilij.

@zeppelincraft1443 9 месяцев назад

The middle east and Japan has a lot of aspects that are similar. For example, they have swords that have a hard to replicate alloys. Also from what I heard, the tune of Arab music and modern Japanese music is similar.

@Zinyak12345 9 месяцев назад

I definitely couldn't stop thinking "Anubis".

@SkippertheBart 9 месяцев назад

Maybe cause it's in the middle of the east.

@FiliusFidelis 9 месяцев назад

Someone already pointed it out I see. But THIS is what The Heron Mark Blade is supposed to look like, which they got just as wrong as everything else in that abominable tv-show they had the audacity to call Wheel of Time.

@tonyfava2944 9 месяцев назад

agreed this is roughly what i think if when imagining the heron mark blades

@SpiderboyN2Jesus 9 месяцев назад

Exactly this! That's what my mind went to the moment I saw it in the thumbnail!

@andrewt3768 9 месяцев назад

I always imagined the heron marked blade as something more like a kriegsmesser, until I saw this. You're right, this is perfect.

@netanelschwell3111 9 месяцев назад

I Imagine it more like the two handed falchion they have, but this is far better then what's in the actual show. The issue I find with this one is that it's too short on my opinion.

@iciclecold2991 9 месяцев назад

Did anyone on the production team of that disaster bother to read ANY of the books?

@dreamingflurry2729 4 месяца назад

I love this! A cutty blade (Katanas are cutters, you can stab with them, but they aren't truly made for that), some hand protection, better maneuverability (note: I've held Katanas before - for example my cousin owns one because he's very deeply into martial arts (the guy has several black belts - including Ju-Jutsu and Aikido) - and yes, they are top-heavy and remind me of a machete, more than a sophisiticated blade)...I'd love to see you build that from the ground up and maybe give it even better hand-protection (like say what you get with a Rapier or a heavy Cavalry-Saber!) :)

@stephengarrett8076 8 месяцев назад

Great reviews! Mix and matching different sword parts is a very great idea and a greate food for thought.

@ServantOfSatania 9 месяцев назад

You can hear Tyranth's soul leaving his body as he hands his cursed creation to Shad, the praise from Shad only driving his soul further away

@R_Caine 9 месяцев назад

Shad's like a kid in a candy store when he drew the blade. This is a whole new sword, we should call it The Tyranth.

@Al-manidae 9 месяцев назад

We need a Shabbard for the Tyranth.

@asmodon 9 месяцев назад

Just to spite him.

@Crimsonfangg 9 месяцев назад

This might be the one time someone doesn't appreciate a new design being named after them. He definitely doesn't want credit(blame?) for this.

@carlchristianlindalen9311 9 месяцев назад

Tyranthian Shaddar

@LordMaskin 8 месяцев назад

In the Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan already added a crossguard to the Katana and that is what the Heron Marked swords looked like. The wrap was changed to be most european style solid wood, with a leather wrap, or felt wrap. IF you look online you can find hundreds of examples of RJ's swords.

@RobBoberty 4 месяца назад

New here (shorts). Very cool. I would love one of these. I also love that even if you are doing sword related stuff in a professional capacity, you can still make the sound effects with your mouth.

@bigbadseed7665 9 месяцев назад

"The pommel screws off." Good to know the katana received the ultimate upgrade. The ability to "end him rightly" is essential. 👍

@JarekSSJXify 9 месяцев назад

Just unscrew the pommel and throw it right into someone's skull. Like a true boss.

@jwillwilliams885 9 месяцев назад

Or you can hide some matches and fishing string in the hilt.

@lithuaniaball 9 месяцев назад

@@jwillwilliams885the last ronin: R a m b o

@N.istraa 7 месяцев назад

For honor reference? W

@undead9999 6 месяцев назад

This needs to be pinned 😂😂

@SunSun-sk4si 9 месяцев назад

I love the sheer happiness that Shad has testing out Tyranth's creations - both the falchion and now the katana remakes have been my favorite videos to watch just because Shad acts like a little kid on christmas morning, it's great~

@markfergerson2145 9 месяцев назад

Yes. I’m hoping for more such experiments even if some of them give Tyranth the shivers.

@guiltycross 4 месяца назад

I have a friend who had a spring steel katana style sword forged with a cross guard and rings on each side of the cross guard. It was a great compromise- it does not sacrifice the feel of the traditional katana grip but the crossguard with quillions helps with the head heavy balance. Apologies if this offended anyone.

@Kiable7 4 месяца назад

Just watched a video where a katana master used a long sword. Said he liked the pommel for the extra control but didn’t like the cross guard because if interfere with his form.

@michaelpatterson7645 9 месяцев назад

It's a Kriegsmesser with pins instead of screws minus the nagel. It's about the style I imagined the Heron Mark Sword to be.

@daleford8621 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! The whole time they were talking about I was shouting "MESSER," in my head.

@magister343 9 месяцев назад

Not necessarily heron marked, but this is obsoletely the standard design of a sword from the Wheel of Time series, the sort of sword one would use when practicing to become a blademaster (which one would have to do before becoming worthy of a heron marked blade.)

@TaleSeeker 9 месяцев назад

Was going to say this is what the swords in the Wheel of Time tv series should have been like, you said it perfectly.

@CMCSE 9 месяцев назад

More like 70% Kriegmesser For what i saw most kriegmessers are more straight than curved But it has some Polish Sabre and Shaska sword vibes

@pubcle 9 месяцев назад

@@CMCSE Messers vary a lot. Most commonly they would probably have a slight curve with a bit wider of a body and a fuller, but this would not be out of place.

@DeltaFidelias 9 месяцев назад

I love how Tyranth is disgusted by the abomination he created and Shad's basically waving it around going "WHOOO! I love this dumb sword!"

@carbumb4229 9 месяцев назад

Like many craftsmen and scientist whom come before, Tyranth look at his creation and asked, "What have I done."

@carbumb4229 9 месяцев назад

@@nickf.6027 dumb or not, he still wished he never made it.

@nerdyfellow 9 месяцев назад

Oppenheimer vibes

@joshuagleeson4776 9 месяцев назад

@@carbumb4229 and I have no idea why. It's pretty much an all around improvement as far as combat utility goes.

@valpormento2046 8 месяцев назад

@@carbumb4229 why u so afraid of a scimitar?

@basketramens1865 7 месяцев назад

It really looks like a shamshir with a handle long enough for two hands! Shamshirs are one of my favorite curved swords, and they don't get discussed enough!

@tts626 4 месяца назад

Wicked! Reminds me of a non-fantasy swords one might find in those sorts of anime's that depict an alternate European historical setting where traditional Asian and Western themes are subtly fused together. You guys should consider doing one up proper and adding it to your shadimerch =)

@PaulDarr 9 месяцев назад

This is what I imagined the heron marked blade looking like in a Wheel of Time. A fantasy fusion of Eastern and Western swords.

@somerando1073 9 месяцев назад

Yes, and very similar to the production model actually made of them.

@whitewolf3051 9 месяцев назад

Something like this can be done with an oval or rectangular tsuba that’s near the width of a cross guard, with or without a pommel.

@gratefulguy4130 9 месяцев назад

This is what they will use at the end of the Age of Legends.

@cynanbloodbane9562 9 месяцев назад

This is exactly what Robert Jordan described! That is almost exactly what Lan's blade would look like.

@cosmicinsane516 9 месяцев назад

I thought the exact same thing.

@mansfieldtime 9 месяцев назад

8:00 Tyranth's face is one of a man who is feeling several emotions. Shame, joy, confusion, relief, disgust and maybe even pride all at the same time.

@Robert_Douglass 4 месяца назад

3:52 I'm watching this from my new Moto G Stylus 5G phone, and DAMN that arc flash was actually bright enough to nearly hurt my eyes! Says something about the video quality of this device, yeah? Jeez, I'm still blinking! 😎 4:25 Interesting sort of pauldrons you're wearing there...I wonder how they'd look if they were made from ceramite? 5:18 Nicely done, making sure the sparks are thrown down by the grinding wheel instead of anywhere else. Very safe.

@timraup4888 5 месяцев назад

Honestly, this reminds me of the artistic rendering for the heron-marked sword from The Wheel of Time. I always thought it was katana-esque, and this video validates the design.

@spartanhawk7637 9 месяцев назад

Y'know, the funny thing is this feels like it should be completely cursed, but at the same time it honestly looks like something where given enough experimentation this could become a genuinely badass weapon. Also this is unrelated, Tyranth's beard game is on point.

@MadPirateShin 9 месяцев назад

Pro-beard-gamer for sure!

@cjtheprop-maker 9 месяцев назад

What Tyron and Shad don't realize is that they've essentially made a slightly more book accurate version of the Heron Mark Sword from the Wheel of Time than the version we saw in the series.

@mortuitissedai2085 9 месяцев назад

Just commented this - rereading the series atm, good times

@sebrozsebastian 9 месяцев назад

Literally "Anubis" stand, thats what the sword looks like also

@Johsther 9 месяцев назад

@@sebrozsebastianon some angles and shots in the anime it looks curved but Anubis is actually straight

@Viper3220 9 месяцев назад

That's exactly what I was thinking! So good to see it in the comments. Loved Rand's sword

@MalignantToaster 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, I came here to comment the same thing. It’s explicitly described quite like this in Origins of the Wheel of Time. The wheel of time is the goat.

@jorgealmeida2186 9 месяцев назад

I like the end result except for the pommel and the handle wrap. I have always thought the tsuba was a bit to flimsy if you ever wanted to change the fighting style but the pommel will most likely change the balance of the blade.

@christophercampbell8355 8 месяцев назад

As someone who grew up obsessed with Japanese swords, but has come to accept their flaws... I LOVE THIS!!!!! now I want one

@KAJ1994 9 месяцев назад

New D&D character: Tyranth, the deeply conflicted artificer he despises all his creations. "The craftsmanship is fine, but I didn't feel good about it."😂

@Silent-N 9 месяцев назад

A cross between a scimitar and a katana? Call it a "scimitana" ⚔

@Daves_Not_Here_Man_76 9 месяцев назад

IT's a Curseditar

@angbandsbane 9 месяцев назад

I'd go with "Katarna" ...even if it sounds like a Star Wars or Mortal Kombat character...

@b0nerlord 9 месяцев назад

Looks more like a talwar.

@quoVioles 9 месяцев назад

thats a shamshir

@ZetOpal 9 месяцев назад

Should be called a Katamatar.

@nsadow00067 4 месяца назад

I think this mixture of East and West is very nice. I am actually curious, what would be interesting is if you could somehow make a disc guard, but have the longer cross guards at the end of two sides of disc. You would have to machine that.

@brigidtheirish 4 месяца назад

I was thinking maybe modifying the tsuba by stretching it out so it has dimensions similar to a European cross-guard but is still a "disc," if much more ovular. Would have to make it thicker, probably, but that'd probably be good for shifting the balance down.

@josephkavanagh7055 4 месяца назад

I like the Katana because of it's longer hilt which allows for a person to swing with the hands apart allowing for the wielder to increase the speed of the swing by pulling back with the lower hand while pushing forward with the upper hand increasing the speed of the blade when slashing. That was the first thing I learned when taking Kendo. Having a much better guard though would improve on it's effectiveness in protecting the hands. Of course, most Samurai didn't have much if any steel in their armour so a slash was as good as a stab for them.

@Levermonkey 9 месяцев назад

Poor Tyranth. Interesting that his edge alignment went to cock because his brain was telling him "katana" whereas Shad simply regarded it as a sword and so kept his edge alignment.

@davesmilingcoyote 9 месяцев назад

I would love to see a Japanese sword maker’s reaction to this video 😂

@DinnerForkTongue 9 месяцев назад

That'd be so dope. And they can compare notes too. The insight of a native would for sure give a different view.

@kovenmaitreya7184 9 месяцев назад

I can only imagine the absolute disappointment mixed with some resigned acceptance that it might be better haha! xD

@crowe6961 9 месяцев назад

Me too, it'd be priceless!

@Harry_Bahlzanya 9 месяцев назад

I'd like to see that samurai that can cut a pellet in half use this sword 😹😹

@Kerath 9 месяцев назад

"Shamufuru Dispuray!"

@nikolajsteffensen6578 7 месяцев назад

i feel it might have looked a bit nicer if it had a traditional wrap rather than just a chord wrap but over all i think it's a very fascinating sword.

@RydenEden 2 месяца назад

by the way, the katana feels great because of what he said to counterbalance the balance point.. If something weighs 20 lb but 19 of it is at the handle, it's going to feel light as a feather and you're going to be able to swing fast.. however, if it's vice versa and on the tip, it's going to feel super heavier a lot heavier than the 20 lb. no doesn't weigh that much but it's just like in golf right? the balance point swing weight?.. That's what that heavier handle adjusted was the swing weight of the katana

@SerAvaros 9 месяцев назад

Now I want to see them re-hilt a medieval sword on a Japanese guard and handle.

@DinnerForkTongue 9 месяцев назад

Do that, and make it practical. Yes please.

@Aodhan_Raith 9 месяцев назад

At that point it might as well be a mitsurugi or a jian.

@muffinxyz7895 9 месяцев назад

@@Aodhan_Raith like how this might as well be a scimitar?

@funforall9741 9 месяцев назад

So make it useless is what I'm hearing

@-.Outlaw.- 9 месяцев назад

@@DinnerForkTonguethere’s no way to make it practical. It’s a complete and utter downgrade

@jdzencelowcz 9 месяцев назад

Best part is, with the bamboo pins holding the hilt in place, U can #EndHimRightly without the whole thing coming apart after the pommel is unscrewed.

@bradleyrobinson7552 4 месяца назад

Really an interesting experiment. Thanks for sharing.

@benjamintherogue2421 6 месяцев назад

I sincerely hope this weapon makes an appearance in one of Shad's future books.

@HJRO 9 месяцев назад

Gotta agree with Shad. I love the traditional katana, but this looks amazing.

@TrueFork 9 месяцев назад

I feel like either the blade should be longer, or the grip one-handed.

@myusername3689 9 месяцев назад

@@TrueForkhmmmmmm so like a 2 handed Falchion(I like to call it KriegsFalchion aka War Falchion)

@mt_baldwin 9 месяцев назад

When Japan opened back up in the 1860s, the first thing they did to the katana was start to stick modern (at that time) sabre hilts on them, just look up Japanese officers swords from any of the wars they fought from the 1870s onward. Also prior to Japan closing itself off they exported their sword blades to the surrounding countries and they put their own style of hilt on them.

@andrewli6606 9 месяцев назад

That's less for a tactical reason and more for trying to emulate western powers as much as possible. Japanese court swords in that period look near indistinguishable from European smallswords. The Japanese also began eating beef and other prohibited foods to try to gain larger physique. More just an entire general trend in trying to emulate western culture. It's really not because sabers guards are vastly superior to katana handles. I mean, this is far into the age of guns. Whatever sword the officer is carrying is really not going to matter a whole lot. And by this logic, the traditional katana should be considered the "superior" design as a wave of nationalism in the WW2 period caused the military to issue out traditional-styled Japanese swords over western-styled sabers.

@ShiningDarknes 9 месяцев назад

@@andrewli6606 I mean... they are though. Any guard is better than the tsuba since it, you know, isn't a guard. All it is for is to prevent the hand from slipping off the handle onto the blade when you thrust.

@andrewli6606 9 месяцев назад

@@ShiningDarknes The point is that the switch wasn't due to a tactical reason, but for a cultural reason. Swords are near obsolete by this point. It really doesn't matter what sword the military officer is wielding. Having a guard isn't gonna save you from bullets and the vast majority of opponents in a melee will be wielding longer bayonets. A sword with a larger guard is more cumbersome to wear. Sabers less so, but still something to consider. We're not gonna say the switch back to a traditional katana design during the WW2 period was due to the katana being a better design against machine guns.

@leonardomarquesbellini 9 месяцев назад

@@ShiningDarknesform follows function, disc guards are the way they are because that's what's best for the way the swords they were on were used. If you just slap a new guard in a blade(and fencing system) that wasn't designed with it in mind you're just going to end up with a weapon that behaves differently and is less useful ti the swordsman that was trained to use something else.

@ShiningDarknes 9 месяцев назад

@@leonardomarquesbellini Not quite, I mean having a cross guard doesn't impede the function at all. The reason they didn't bother with cross-guards was the katana was never a primary weapon, pure and simple. You were not intended to clash blades so no cross guard. You know that they used it for? Killing poorly armed and unarmored peasants and going around after a battle to stab all the bodies to make sure they aren't faking. That and they were status symbols. It isn't like they didn't have cross-gauds, I mean they put them on pole-weapons. Not all of them, sure, heck not even most of them but the idea of a gross-guard was not foreign to them and what did they put it on? Their primary melee weapon, polearms. I mean ultimately the bow was the samurai's primary weapon so the katana is like third or fourth.

@bennyboiii1196 5 месяцев назад

From what i've gathered from le youtube exploration, Katanas are usually topheavy because you aren't really supposed to manoeuvre them manually. Rather, gravity and momentum plus the shape of the curve affecting the blade direction does most of the work for you, leading to a suuuuper clean and heavy cut. This most resembles a katana that a student would use, because less experienced people find it better to have a more bottom-heavy Katana. Although, in this case, this particular katana is SUUUPER bottom heavy, lending itself to an entirely different fighting style.

@KeeseGaming День назад

11:59 Maybe Tyranth's only successful horizontal cut to date

@djhogan65 9 месяцев назад

I like the functionality of the Scimitana.

@brandoncarlson2862 9 месяцев назад

The dichotomy between a craftsman and a user. "It felt wrong to make." "I really like it!"

@rhett5058 9 месяцев назад

Oppenheimer be like

@adt4864 9 месяцев назад

@@rhett5058 how does it feel to be the funniest person in this comment section?

@rhett5058 9 месяцев назад

@@adt4864 euphoric

@Happy2BHere 9 месяцев назад

As someone with experience in corporate graphic design…this comment has spoken to my soul

@celestialhylos7028 6 месяцев назад

@@rhett5058Exactly 💀💀💀

@selfsight5741 2 месяца назад

I want to buy one!!! Yes it looks so balanced and sharp with a hand guard...hats off!!! Having a heavier end would make the sword able to change the center of gravity per user preferences.

@autotactic 6 месяцев назад

I think it would look cooler to add some rapier hand guard, an artistic cone or spiral, that way you dont need gloves i heard, also add a reverse edge with a wider angle, I dont know, just because, it also would be nice if you try to keep the weight of the blade when you cut the reverse edge by adding some material or using a thicker blade i guess

@craytherlaygaming2852 9 месяцев назад

Seeing shad squealing with excitement like a schoolgirl with the Eurtana (European katana) is just... adorable and honestly, that alone should have made the 'pain' of creating this that Tironph went through worth it.

@christianstorms3950 9 месяцев назад

I understand your nomination, but it sounds like euthanasia. Not good.

@ardynizunia9709 9 месяцев назад

Tyranth*

@baylego 9 месяцев назад

Urethra

@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 9 месяцев назад

Jafalchion a japanese falchion 🗿

@craytherlaygaming2852 9 месяцев назад

@@ardynizunia9709 thnks

@Nara.Shikamaru 9 месяцев назад

That’s a mini Mihawk sword and I’m all here for it! 😂

@elio7610 9 месяцев назад

It really is, huh

@takisk.7698 9 месяцев назад

Dude! I knew it reminded me of something

@CAL112100 9 месяцев назад

I don't know about that. The end of Mihawk's sword seemed flatter.

@asitallfallsdown5914 9 месяцев назад

Mihawk is a half decent name for a sword type. The Scimitar, the Katana, the Falchion, the Mihawk. Maybe a line of them would be the Minihawk, Mihawk, and Granhawk.

@alejandroseal3513 9 месяцев назад

@@asitallfallsdown5914I hereby call Mihawk’s little knife blade necklace thing the minihawk

@janmoravek820 4 месяца назад

I love it man... this is fantastic, the addition of counterweight is perfect

@user-dr5up5ph9d 4 месяца назад

I love it, it is awesome, it adds the katana blade and the cross guard which are my favorite sword elements of any sword type.

@dustingammill1217 9 месяцев назад

This is like the swords that Robert Jordan described in The Wheel of Time. All you need is a heron mark on the blade.

@samdoehart1333 9 месяцев назад

This is a really good example of how personal preference and bias can affect perception. The sword was equally functional before and after the modifications, but one loved the changes and the other hated them. For one it felt like the culmination of what a katana was meant to be and for the other, it felt like a bastardization. It's really interesting to see.

@jason200912 Месяц назад

Two handed swords should use Odachi blades. No point having a short sword length that requires 2 hands to use

@user-hd2mq1db6n 8 месяцев назад

I have used katanas and other swords my whole life, I never even thought about modifying one! This is really stinking cool. Does the new katana/long sword have automatic blade alignment

@nucleonegro9762 9 месяцев назад

Tyranth is a mad genius, this little experiment and the falchion made from the machete are examples of how brilliant he truly is

@catalystguitarguy 9 месяцев назад

So next is a long sword with a tsuba, katana wrap, and no pommel? I do love the forbidden katana though.

@ShiningDarknes 9 месяцев назад

So fundamentally worse in every way? I mean just for the meme they have to. They made one abomination may as well make another.

@aname4390 9 месяцев назад

That sounds cursed and awesome as the same time.

@twilight_mourner1865 9 месяцев назад

That kinda reminds me of a Chinese saber somehow. It's shaped like one

@danielwesley5051 9 месяцев назад

Lose the tsuba and that’s just a jian

@MW_Asura 9 месяцев назад

That will just make it worse. Tsuba? Worse than crossguard. No pommel? No counter balance and no Mordhau. No thank you

@DanielYuan-cf2og 7 месяцев назад

i love this sword man! This weapon feels very middle-eastern and the crossguard actually looks nice personally

@Sigma0283 8 месяцев назад

The way the improved katana looks, that can easily qualify as a Heron Mark Sword from The Wheel of Time or even Callandor itself.

@VertigoX26 4 месяца назад

I was thinking this!

@viscountsb7140 9 месяцев назад

Shad having so much fun with this sword is hilarious.

@DocWolph 9 месяцев назад

Ever gotten a new tool that just does EVERYTIHNG you wanted that tool to do and did it well? That.

@Fuckyoubloodymoron 9 месяцев назад

His enthusiasm is just so endearing! Also, love Tyranth's dejection. It's like Yin and Yang, so spiritual.

@kirillzakharov7336 9 месяцев назад

especially with Tyranth being so negative about it

@steampup8834 4 месяца назад

I love it! Its an elegant balance of the best of both worlds!

@nurilnuril4372 4 месяца назад

I love that guy's enthusiasm once he started to wield it. I want to be this happy when I discover something new.

@tommeakin1732 9 месяцев назад

Lawyer: "Tyranth, you need to understand that the legal system really does take the abuse of employees seriously; but to help you we need to get a sense of what happened so we can build a case. What did Shad make you do that was clearly so traumatic...?" Tyranth: **Shivering in the corner, staring a thousand miles into the wall**

@ImperialCavalier1660 9 месяцев назад

Not only do I love this design upgrade, but Shad's reaction to it was great too.

@liviuursegr 5 месяцев назад

I love Shad's energy throughout the video. like a kid that found the keys to the entire candy store 🤣🤣🤣

@vaulk8949 4 месяца назад

I . . . love this show. I honestly didn't think I would but everyone who's speaking on camera is well spoken, articulate, engrossed in what they're doing, and passionate about the craft and the mastery. There's just the right amount of historical reference and I like seeing the genuine contrasting opinions. One loves the sword because it's functional, the other hates it because it goes against all traditions...both have equally valid points.

@GethOverlord 9 месяцев назад

The look on Tyranth's face when Shad said he liked it is just priceless 😂

@elitemook4234 9 месяцев назад

Tyranth: my god, what have I created? Shad: It's alive! It's ALIVE! ‘Deranged laughter’

@blodhthringa 4 месяца назад

I immediately thought Scimitar when you revealed it. Lol amazing! It's simply amazing!

@ScathingMobile 17 дней назад

This feels like Shad is a 5 year old swinging the cardboard tube from a roll of wrapping paper around, and Tyranth is the dad that knows he's going to be sweeping up bits of broken vase in a few minutes.

@danielrex7007 9 месяцев назад

Now you guys need to invite a practitioner of the katana to give their thoughts on wielding it

@nopenopee2992 9 месяцев назад

yess plese

@samuelg7340 9 месяцев назад

As a practitioner myself I can tell you it goes against most of the fundamental ways the katana works. You swing powered from the tanden (core) and you largely let the forward weight pull the blade extending your arms like a pendulum to create a circular motion. THIS is basically a scimitar with a katana blade at this point

@icefire-no7vm 9 месяцев назад

@samuelg7340 but could you use it effectively?

@ayrnovem9028 9 месяцев назад

On top of the issues with balance another person mentioned above, the big crossguard is going to get in the way and possibly get entangled with opponent's armor/clothing if you try close-range draw cuts. Which are an important part of kenjitsu repertoire. Overall, this "remake" is... very far from ideal. Because of lack of understanding of the original design choices and the reasons behind them. Yes, of course you could still use it for kenjitsu. It is just less optimal. It is inferior as a katana and it is inferior as a kriegmesser (because the blade geometry is wrong). Just pick up a proper kriegmesser if you want one. You need to be very careful with the assumption that you can outsmart years and years of perfecting weapon designs when lives truly depended on them. Most likely, if you think "it is so easy to make this better", it comes from a lack of understanding.

@user-ll6ej2un6q 9 месяцев назад

Has something of everything, and yet perfects none. Fitting I can say

@ryanread8617 9 месяцев назад

I find that sword beautiful, gorgeous. Combining two cultures into a singular sword. I don't know but I would see that European katana sword as an legendary weapon made in an anime or something.

@czarus_the_sniper9924 9 месяцев назад

There is actually an anime where the MC gets both katana and longsword, has to decide which to choose, and just decides "meh" and magically fuses them into one another, creating a kriegsmesser. Pretty cool. Name of the anime is 'Chrome shelled regios'

@davalious5107 4 месяца назад

11:55 That noise is the perfect culmination of the sheer giddiness Shad is exuding from using that sword

@PaddyMcMe 4 месяца назад

'Katana +' is the perfect name as the Cross Guard literally gives it a + sign shape. God I want to show this to a handful of Japanese Katana makers and see whether or not they surprise me by saying 'Interesting,' or what I expect 'This is why we expelled the barbarians.'

@lefterismplanas4977 9 месяцев назад

Swords are made to serve the use that their owner wants them for. This definitely serves Shad's purpose. I like it

@anelbegic2780 9 месяцев назад

Heresy!

@Fuzzycat16 9 месяцев назад

They are tools after all. And Tools can and will be modified to fit the user.

@ignathiel 9 месяцев назад

If you classify the weapon by its place of origin and time of creation, rather than its geometry and function, then this is clearly a contemporary steel-edged boomerang :D

@Inuxxus 9 месяцев назад

Bit straight for a boomerang eh?

@matthewstonum8868 9 месяцев назад

This is funnier than it should be

@ignathiel 9 месяцев назад

@@Inuxxus It probably wouldn't come back to you if you throw it with a spin away from your position, either :D

@TheChromeRonin 7 месяцев назад

Awesome, Id also love to know how that fur collar is mounted on the brig 8)

@AmericanPrepper88 4 месяца назад

Me I want to make crossguard just about an inch smaller on both sides and I would have made the Pummel out of tungsten so it could be smaller but weigh about the same to even out the blade

@Ir0nRon1n 9 месяцев назад

As a katana/kendo enjoyer, this scratches a very particular itch. Wish i could mess around with it and get a feel for the weight.

@Amplifymagic 8 месяцев назад

I remember my fellow kendoka friend used to tell me people hid weights in the handles of their shinai for this exact reason of having more counterbalance and shifting the balance. Very interesting, he told me whoever did that made those shinai illegal for use in tournaments as well.

@timeshark8727 9 месяцев назад

Combine the best parts of a longsword and katana!? ... ... wait, isn't that just a 2 handed Falchion?

@wolfbane7497 9 месяцев назад

Shut up this is called the heron class sword a fusion of a katana and longsword

@skrublordnord69 9 месяцев назад

@@wolfbane7497no you shut up stinky man

@realLagMaster 9 месяцев назад

It's a scimitar!

@lucasblanchard47 9 месяцев назад

@@realLagMaster a fine schmitmar!

@FARBerserker 9 месяцев назад

no, it is a kriegsmesser.

@andyrwebman 4 месяца назад

This appeals to me. I'm the sort of guy who loves to create hybrids of things - and tinker with existing good ideas. One tiny area for future improvement: make the pommel look nicer and more integral with the handle. Perhaps you need to challenge a craftsman to come up with one of these from scratch.