chinese boy Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 i'm very new to this thing, i want a good sword for cutting, maybe some bamboo, if possible, where should i buy from? what kind of katana i should look for? i seen ww2 katana bee sold in free markets in china, they all looks very old but not sure if there are real or no chances been a real thing thanks
Brian Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Those are fakes. No chance of them being real at all..so give up that idea. Where are you based? Most people here are going to tell you that you don't even consider cutting with a Japanese sword until you are fully trained, and have a good knowledge of Nihonto. If you are in China, you need to be looking here: http://www.hfsword.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?fid=4 They seem to know the situation there best. Brian
chinese boy Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Posted January 7, 2012 thanks for letting me know, i'm in canada, i'm chinese. i understand that training is needed before using a katana, i have a lots of dangerous weapons, never hurt myself very badly, because i always handle them carefully, i don't know how to use a katana, but not bad with a chinese swords, so i'll not hurt myself when use a katana, also the site that you got me is a chinese site!!! thank you very very much.
Ruben Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Hi chinese boy, I would never recomand to cut with a antique sword, you can do it but is it worth it ? If you are trained with the sword you dont need to cut anyway, cause cutting with a sword just tests the sharpness of the blade, but not realy the skill of the swordsmen in my opinion. And you should never cut with a sword that is not "razor sharp" Every child is able to cut a tatami roll, so there is nothing special with it. But if you cut, make sure that the cut stops right after the target, there is no need to cut any were els. It´s not just a physical thing, you have to now that the target is allredy cutted, if you have compunctions of any kind, than it can get dangerous or/ and you will not be successful. The full power of the blow is generated than off- loaded just in the target. This can be done very relaxed, it come from the "hara". These are things wich can´t be described by just words. Cutting the air should be the best method to improve your skill, as there is no resistance and stopping is very diffizil. Imagine a target and cut it and stop, cause you won´t not to give any opening to your "oponent" as well. My explanations are very theoretical and shouldn´t be taken as guidance. Little storry for amusement: Once I had to watch when a beginner (he was a very strong weightlifter in the past) was cutting for the first time. He was given a very heavy sharb blade, as he was performing his "kiri oroshi" he was successful, but wasn´t able to stop the sword and he spinns like a gyroscope. Thanks to all gods and buddahs, nothing happened to someone. If someone is skilled it´s even easier to cut with a hefty blade, cause it will cut on it´s own you have just to let it go gently thru the target and stop. Regards! ruben
chinese boy Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Posted January 7, 2012 thank you very much, i love the look of the ww2 gunto, all of them when i said cutting, i'm 16 only, so me and my friend will buy a katana and just go cut some paper box for fun, don't have to be an anitque katana, i understand that there are many ways of making the katana, what kind of katana will be good for what i'm looking for? just make sure, are we only talking about anitque katanas?
Brian Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 There are sooo many reasons why this is wrong on so many levels. :| We only discuss antique and genuine Japanese swords here. What you are looking for is probably better served by buying a Paul Chen modern sword or a Cold Steel Katana..and even then you are just playing with fire. Join a martial art school and get some training. I suggest that you would probably get better answers here: http://www.swordforum.com/forums/forumd ... on-Katanas Brian
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Brian, I strongly suggest that you delete this thread completely! If this kid does buy a sword, & proceeds to chop off a few body parts, I don't think you want any of our recommendations to be blamed for his stupidity! Ken
Brian Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 If he does...I expect pics. Our recommendation? Don't buy a sword at all. Anything you do from this point on is on your own head, arms, feet or other miscellaneous bodyparts. Please investigate the forum I linked you to..or your local martial arts school. This is not the forum for it. Brian
Brian Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 A helpful NMB member sent me this link, which he remembered while reading this thread. Everyone should read this at least once and understand why we take the stance we do, and why cutting should be left to the experts. http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?79231 Brian
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