Forged in Fire: Traditional Tai Chi Sword SWIFTLY SLICES the Final Round (Season 4) | History
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The final round of the competition escalates as two finalists are faced with the challenge of forging a Tai Chi sword, a strong but also very lightweight and fast weapon, in this clip from Season 4, "Ultimate Champions Edition". #ForgedInFire
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I still need to see Doug Marcaida saying "it will kill". That's why we love this series. Without the kill test it's just a show. Disappointed.
@Ebiegberi Adonkie Too bad the historic context they provided is wrong and mixes up and combines the different history of completely different swords. The jian (generic word for any straight sword) is at least 2500 years old, but the tai chi sword design comes around very late in history - around the equivalent of the late middle ages or Renaissance era (within the last 500-600 years). The later sword designs such as the tai chi sword designs had a heavier blade profile that could cut better than other thinner sword designs that were lighter and better for stabbing.
This show finally started adding historical context, but ended up adding a completely wrong history that mixes up the different history of completely different swords. The jian (generic word for any straight sword) is at least 2500 years old, but the tai chi sword design comes around very late in history - around the equivalent of the late middle ages or Renaissance era (within the last 500-600 years). The later sword designs such as the tai chi sword designs had a heavier blade profile that could cut better than other thinner sword designs that were lighter and better for stabbing.
@@karimazizkembo5312 so true
HISTORY where did "it will kill" guy go ;-;
Nvm I think he broke his arm .,.
Came here for my daily dose of KEEELL.. *was not satisfied*
Same here bro.. im angry..
Keel guy....those who dont even know his name dont deserve to hear the sacred words anyway
Plenty of episodes have other guys doing the kill test for Doug. Usually it's one of his students. We got robbed!
@@Tb4870 Probably got hurt too late to get someone else
@@vld7759 ...
Every fif die hard fans know about Douglas Macaida... the founder of Macaida Kali martial art school and ex army man...
Loved the history of the weapon
Is there a difference between a taichi jian and a regular jian?
nobe. Just jian.
Asian post Malone up in the forge
Every time Doug says "it will kill...", a dummy is dead...he must have killed thousands, thousands of dummies and counting Hahaha...Great job, folks.
Wait is that Asian guy from Instagram??
Yes
This type of sword is more like a rapier then board sword ...... it is supposed to be lightweight.
Woah they actually read some of the comments asking for the history of the weapon.
Yeah but we lost dougs kill test in its place.
Didn't have much of a choice, they've covered several famous swords, axes, and Spears. They had to look around for what people really wanted
Personally, I wish they'd look deeper. Like certain knives, axes, and even custom weapons. I would kill to see the Kujang knife, Dane axe, Leonidas sword from 300, Chinese sword from Dragon Blade (Jackie Chan) and my personal favorite; the Mesopotamian khopesh. Dig deeper guys. You already do awesome stuff
Too bad it's a completely wrong history that mixes up and combines the different history of completely different swords. The jian (generic word for any straight sword) is at least 2500 years old, but the tai chi sword design comes around very late in history - around the equivalent of the late middle ages or Renaissance era (within the last 500-600 years). The later sword designs such as the tai chi sword designs had a heavier blade profile that could cut better than other thinner sword designs that were lighter and better for stabbing.
@@massey81 was going to say the same thing. Not worth the trade in my opinion
Nah... The test was cut short, with no kill test. So to make this 10 minute video, they have to fill in extra time by showing the explanations at the beginning. When you see the extra content at the beginning, then you KNOW it will be a shortened test with one element missing, or a blade getting disqualified.
3:47 sounds like they just created that sentence with different words haha
MePorro I was wondering the same :D
Lol. Can definitely tell was pieced together
MePorro 3:56
lol yeh I noticed that too
They did...
Neil: I don’t like skinny, little light swords, I’m gonna make my sword twice as heavy as Theo’s.
Fans: So you have chosen...defeat.
Judges: The sword is *light*
Neil: I'm gonna make my blade heavy
Also judges: Winged guard
Neil: nah
Yea he pretty much ignored the point of the sword. If they wanted a broad sword they would said so.
Look at his Cinquedea.
Seems more so Neil has a strong dislike for the Chinese or their culture.
Omg they actually added the history of the sword. I remembered someone commented about wanting the history of the swords to come back. Kuddos for getting what the people want!
Too bad it's a completely wrong history that mixes up and combines the different history of completely different swords. The jian (generic word for any straight sword) is at least 2500 years old, but the tai chi sword design comes around very late in history - around the equivalent of the late middle ages or Renaissance era (within the last 500-600 years). The later sword designs such as the tai chi sword designs had a heavier blade profile that could cut better than other thinner sword designs that were lighter and better for stabbing.
I think they do give history on the weapon when you watch the full episode, they just cut it out for TH-cam.
Maybe because it's not a full ep you mongoloid
If you actually watch the episodes, they always do abit about the history.
@@Intranetusa Tai Chi Swords are modern term for light weight exercise swords or jian use in wushu. There are many types of jian but the most well known are the Ming and Qing style jian. Replicas of standard historical Ming/Qing jian are approximately 2 lbs.
Fun fact: heavy weapons never win unless the other weapon breaks.
Other fun fact: heavier weapons outside of a duel tend to win the strength and damage tests
@@scottbauer71 unless it's heavy in the wrong ways. I.e. thicker blade doesn't cut well as seen here. It's a not an axe, so it won't be tested as such
I guess if they can deal and withstand the same damage, but one is lighter, its the better sword?
- someone who is guesstimating
@@CDMaccles usually yes, as it means you can do more with less material, aka you're the more skilled blacksmith
@@CrazyDutchguys Also, a lighter weapon means you can use it for longer without tiring yourself out, which also makes it a better weapon.
Wth? Where is the it-will-keel-guy?! Ten minutes of my life I'm not getting back..........
Doug is at the end if the episode. His arm is in a sling.
@@DementedDoom is this your first time watching episodes from season 4 and 5.... Doug does not test, some doppelganger guy does it for him but in the end Doug gets to say the KEEL word.....
He is one of the contestants
Doug Marcaida (Markaida?). Yeah, he's awesome.
@@dipanjanbiswas9740 I think it's actually his brother 🍻
Taiji sword: a light sword and a gentleman's weapon.
Neil: makes a heavy sword with a pirate cutlass guard. Loses because of course.
Remind sme of a saying "Drawing legs to a snake", but in in this case, he drew monkey
@@charless3108 😂💯
Harry Potter vs Ancient Chinese Warrior (Not Chinese actually)
You wouldn't expect who won.
Do you just wait for new FIF video all day because i always see you at the top of comment section moments after being uploaded
So miss chi !! How is your corona disease curing??
Harry, he turned the sword into a Chinese warrior, holding a sword of a Chinese man, holding a sword made from bat meat.
hey if I remember correctly, this comment is a lot less bloodthirsty than the last one
Sturdy H. Potter/D. Radcliffe was my first reaction aswell.
No keeel test! Losers sword had the wrong type of guard.
And pommel
At least he can now eat that noodle in peace
Dudes a better blacksmith than half of the people who have been on this show.
you guys always cut up the voices to make them say stuff they didn't say can you like stop that
Cause that Hawaiian was cursing so much, they ran out of bleeps.
@JedStrogan I was going to say the exact same thing. 🇨🇦
3:47 mans went thru 50 emotions in 30 words
just noticed after your comment 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
LOOOOL
today. Is importANT. THE BLAAADE hAs to bE heated
EvenlyyYyy
Why tf does Doug always break his freaking arm
Because he's human?
If he injured himself because of the show again, it was probably due to out of spec, rushed swords that could mess up technique and edge alignement. HEMA/FMA guys know you can practice the same cut a hundred times on a good sword but if you mess up edge alignment even just a bit you could get seriously injured. What more for a rushed sword competitors are making for the first time?
@@bitterblossom19 I mean I feel like that's how Jay always hurts himself is that he's doing a strength test (usually ice block) and just completely slaps the thing instead of hitting it with the blade.
Because Doug does kali when he's not on forged in fire
@@pokeroots2 EXACTLY! I hate seeing Jay whine and complain about "bad" builds that hurt him, CUZ HE'S SWINGING THE BLADE WRONG!!!
Imagine being told to make a Tai Chi sword and your first thought is "I'm gonna make it *heavy*"
I knew he was going to lose when he said that.
2:00 "i guarantee mine is gonna be heavier .. i don't like skinny little things" at that moment i knew he gonna lose
One. Small. Problem...:
WHERE'S THE KILL TEST?!
@@taoufiqbenallah9029 there are other episodes where he's hurt so they have other guys come do the kill test. Usually one of Doug's students. We got robbed.
@@taoufiqbenallah9029 It's a longsword at the end of the day, designed to be used on ancient battlefields. It can cut through a person just fine.
I want listen "will kill"
Here's an idea. They also put in the history of the weapon... And they left out graphic violence to (dead) animals. I think they were trying to appeal to China. They certainly have funding from China, and the CCP doesn't want to see a symbol associated with China being used for barbarism. I've heard of similar cases, where China blackmails studios into depicting them in certain ways.
“This is like chines so they can eat soup out of it at the same time”
*laughs and then proceeds to cough*
Noo what happened to "it weel keel" guy's hand :(
I wanted to know if it will keel or not
I gotta say, I love the way Theo forged the guard and pommel directly onto the blade. There was nothing the judges could throw at it that would serve to make it come undone or loosen up.
Where is the keeel test? I feel like I missed a part of me.
His name is doug
erkin yaşar çerik we all got tricked
3:48 wtf editors you could have done a better effort on overlaying the audio jesus christ
(Finish carving up a turkey with a knife and turn to the wife)
Me: "It will keeeeeeellll."
Wife: "The turkey was already dead."
(Song playing: "All around me are familiar faces, worn out places...")
7:50 The moment it didn't cut, we knew he lost. And in this competition if your blade is heavy, you lose
“Same thing I did last time, go to the junkyard, get some stuff because I didn’t think I’d make it this far.” That’s so relatable....
"Imma make a heavy tai chi sword"
A bold strategy, Cotton. Lets see if it pays off.
This is one of the things that is VERY disappointing about this show: they talk about the "lightness of the weapon/blade" being an integral part of the design of the sword, but they never explain how this is achieved. How light does it have to be? How thick should the blade be? How long should it be? How do you need to develop the metal to make it possible to achieve these things? One guy built his sword lighter than the other, and more durable. How? What did he do? Talk about this stuff - IT'S INTERESTING. 🤦♀️
the give the blade smiths parameters to follow. they just dont show it on the youtube "clips". watch a full ep. your watching a highlighted video what do you expect. 0_o
I came here for the kill. What happened History? Not happy at all
I'll be honest the moment I saw Neil's sword I thought "That's a bowl guard and a block pommel ... not a Tai Chi sword.".
Who would have thought Bill Gates is a swordsmith as well! Truly one of a kind!
Theo is a fake, he didn't forge anything he just welded a guard on a piece of steel and sharpened it...weak sauce bro, weak sauce
That's what I said. Wrong guy won at least the other guy actually forged a weapon
They pieced together that guy’s description of how his Day four should go lol
Neil dug his own grave when he said "Hurr durr me like heavy ooagghh" dude. You're recreating historical blades. Not making an original.
You can guess who is the winner from the disciplined way they make the sword.
Neil is a boss. I think him and illiya from Baltimore knife n sword should go at it. They have both improved so much
Knew it was over as soon as he said "it won't be as light as Theo's blade. But that's fine."
Dude, you've done this before, you know how this works.
love that we are getting more history and details about the weapon
Thank you! So much cooler with the information about the sword at the beginning❤️
these are my two favorite competitors on the show
I'm glad they showed the Historical aspect of the weapon again, was missing that from these clips
They changed it from 4 days to 5 days. Sweet more time to prepare.
mh this might be an older episode tho..
Cause Neil from Hawaii. Very long time to fly
Why not making “Ali Aben Abi Taleb” sword it is one of Arabian historical sword.
I wish they gave them more time so they can make a perfect blade. Would be cool to see how it would play out
When you consider the cost of travel, hotel expenses, materials to make the swords 10 grand really isnt a lot
For a knife maker the title may be worth more than the 10 grand. Even for the guy with the second place it may be a good advertisement. OTOH having the blade fail in the strength test or even worse the cutting test may really hurt buisness.
Considering all materials come from the smith and the swords are both kept by the show (either for auction or as a showpiece) I don't think they're actually getting much return aside from bragging rights from the title. Unless the winning blade comes from totally cheap materials and labor costs (including forge resources).
@@kamikaze00007 yeah I completely forgot about that. If they lose they lose the sword as well
I hope Doug will recover soon. Without "I will keel" its not that satisfying.
When you see the extra content at the beginning, then you KNOW it will be a shortened test with one element missing, or a blade getting disqualified.
0:00
"Knel, Dio..."
“I want this blade to be heavy”
*alright he’s done*
-Jedi lightsaber fight is so unrealistic. It’s more like dancing than fighting.
Meanwhile Chinese movies :
I am surprise they didn't disqualify Neil's sword. Not much of a Tai Chi sword. The guard is wrong and there's hardly a pummel. Not to mention it's way too heavy to be a Tai Chi sword. So specs were too off to qualify.
History of the weapon and 5 days instead of 4? i can get behind that.
Edit: They even got the competitors talking about their blades.
Neil didn't even took this seriously. Made a heavy sword on purpose just because. Still had the time to make racist jokes. Ofcourse he lost.
Oh my they actually put the storytime back
We all lost today because we did not hear "it will keel". Sad.
I'm only here because I dropped my phone as soon as I got the notification
That dished guard looked awesome. Theo is Avery unique competitor.haha
Neil lost from the very moment he decided that his sword would be hefty instead of following the requirements. Stupid loss.
Clearly he doesn't know anything about bladesmithing you can't make the blade heavy and expect to be forged in fire champion it doesn't work that way
2:09 yeah, but the judges like lighter swords. Know your audience, my dude!
That was one of the easiest decisions ever. The kid won by a mile.
What happened to Mr Cutt 's hands
I mean I’ve seen disc guards on some Ming dynasty jians but a soup bowl dish??
It was good to hear the background history of the weapon🤤
I was here just to hear "it will keeeelll".. but unfortunatly there was no kill test at all 😑
At least they added the historical background behind the weapons
Love this
I want the integrated handled sword so badly id sell my so for it. I love the color of the handle. The design is beautifully executed. Im... just sad ill never have something like that.
And Neils edge geometry is wrong, it looks more like a Manding sword than a jian.
wtf!? NO KILL TEST!?!? ffs that’s the whole reason why i watch this show... bring it back!
Much better format with an explanation of the sword’s significance. Thank you.
But yes, agree with others that the kill test has to be in there somehow.
Theo how are you feeling?
My wife said I'm feeling nervous.
Thanks for adding wepon history.. 😊😊
I dnt like skinny lill things… hahahahah bro seriously just look down
Neil's sword reminds me of those open world games where you just build stuff from the scrap you find during the apocalyspe 🤣
Any one else notice 3:47? Sounds like they just spliced in words to make a sentence
3:47 listen to audio. His words have been cut into a sentence, funny stuff.
Is that guy Peter Parker or Clark Kent?
I can't quite tell.
Maybe I missed something here, but wasn't one of the basic criteria for the sword to have a "winged" guard? So the one guy with the soup bowl guard shouldn't that have been an automatic disqualification for not meeting the basic weapon parameters?
The finally clips are better when you include the history of the weapon
I like the added detail in the earlier seasons
Ummmm where’s the “it will keel”?!?!
Thnx for including history of the sword 🙏👍
but... will their swords KEAL?
Finally they brought back the history of the blades
Awesome work you guy's! I hope you pass on your talents to this younger generation.
Anyone else got that amazing ad for a soap? I loved it
this episode has parameter issues
it does not have the keeeel test
The more complete videos are so good
came here for my boy Neil. I love his Damascus work and knife designs
I love the longer video! I don't mind the absence of the kill test.
Omg thanks for some history,really liked it😍
it's like an one handed short rapier and they didn't test for the thrusting capability~
Wow good thing you also add some history about those sword on your TH-cam videos. I just really saw it on TV series not with this one, good job adding it.
i hope you guys know this is season 4 when the show was young and dougs injured so like you should know its early. come on now guys.