Europe did not threw away its cutlture. It just knew that a sword (was not a battlefield weapon anyway) was not worth it, if you have a gun. ;) (Same was even in Japan; the unification was Samurais which adoptet portugiese rifles ;) )
Traditional katana have soft spine and hard edge. They’re suppose to bend on impact. If you make the entire katana hard high carbon spring steel, that’s a modern style sword. And you’ll not be following traditional katanas
He is making katana correctly. If you’re mad katana have soft spine. You want miao dao. Miao dao is durable and doesn’t bend on impact like katana, katana is very bendable.
Did you know, if a samurai's master told him to dispose of everyone in a village then burn the village, the samurai had to do it to keep honor, even if it's a village of orphaned children.
There were different Types of swords used by Europeans. The Show showed the german longsword as it was the most used weapon in german territories and made in Germany.
The production processes of katana is well known, and good smiths around the world can forge them. The only difference between Japanese and international smiths, is that the Japanese have a license from the Japanese government and mostly use old fashioned traditional methods, whereas international smiths don't. The quality of the end product is similar though. There is nothing mysterious about the Japanese forging method.
I do not think alike, but I respect your decision. Nor do I believe that the katana is the best or anything like that and I recognize that the German long sword is a very good weapon. Greetings from Uruguay
You should know that Roth has studied traditional swordmaking in Japan and is considered a master blacksmith by his Japanese fellows, as well as a decent fighter. People in the German and international Katana community always bash him because he likes the Longsword more. But, why not, he's German as I am. Of course: in a fight, always the best fighter wins. Not the weapon. Like you would not write better music with a more expensive instrument in general. And I would bet a fortune that the Samurai knew the drawbacks of their weapons and used them accordingly. Just as the Knights with their weapons. A German Metallurgist, Harald Maeder, once discovered that ancient Germanic Seax blades were made the same way as the Katana. Almost 1500 yrs before the Japanese. Smaller blades mostly, of course, but same production and same quality. He had this "Sword Bridges" project where he sent blades to Japanese polishers and those guys went crazy when they discovered the structure: www.schwertbruecken.de/english/starte.htm Being a metallurgist and former HEMA instructor myself, I'd fully go with Roth. Additionally, you have more variants of blade types for special applications in Europe. The blade is flexible, and so is the application of the sword. The Katana is somehow limiting, but a great cutting weapon. If you master one weapon or the other, both will be worth their money ;)
This needs more views definetly.
刀で斬るのには技術が要るのに、素人が叩きつけて斬れるわけ無いだろうが。
Where is part two?
Hi Tananjoh, I'm sorry if I have caused confusion. I haven't had time to add subtitles to part 2 yet, but it will appear this week.
Ok, thanks for the upload!
Tananjoh My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
0:10 Behold, Germany, the home of famous Longsword. Sadly, Europe threw away it's culture.
@Tycini1, what do you mean?
He said "crude and clumsy" and implied that only professional swordsmiths think the european swords are not "crude and clumsy".
Europe did not threw away its cutlture. It just knew that a sword (was not a battlefield weapon anyway) was not worth it, if you have a gun. ;) (Same was even in Japan; the unification was Samurais which adoptet portugiese rifles ;) )
Not at all, just look for it in the right place!
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Eles juram que sabem fazer katanas sendo que tem que ser profissional pra isso
Traditional katana have soft spine and hard edge. They’re suppose to bend on impact. If you make the entire katana hard high carbon spring steel, that’s a modern style sword. And you’ll not be following traditional katanas
He is making katana correctly. If you’re mad katana have soft spine. You want miao dao. Miao dao is durable and doesn’t bend on impact like katana, katana is very bendable.
Did you know, if a samurai's master told him to dispose of everyone in a village then burn the village, the samurai had to do it to keep honor, even if it's a village of orphaned children.
No different to knights or squires.
@@fearedjames a knight didn't have to commit ritual suicide to regain honor if they refused
@@0cedced Neither did a samurai. Seppuku is greatly exaggerated and was almost always done by sides who were doomed.
@@fearedjames so it’s a copy pasta from the honor of SPARTANS
Sure but what kind of lord would order that? Why not just extract food from the village and take plunder?
Wonderful. Unfortunately ends abruptly. Feels unfinished. Other than that great video.
How about part 2?
The narrator could just say European longsword. I'm sure Dutch, Swedes, Scots, and other Europeans had longswords.
@@UnleashedOdinV2 Longswords aren't just for Germans.
There were different Types of swords used by Europeans.
The Show showed the german longsword as it was the most used weapon in german territories and made in Germany.
Who may know this man of like making a katana it is obviously going to be of much lower quality than Japanese teachers
Why?
Because only the Japanese teachers know make a real katana and make it among many specialists, not just one person
The production processes of katana is well known, and good smiths around the world can forge them. The only difference between Japanese and international smiths, is that the Japanese have a license from the Japanese government and mostly use old fashioned traditional methods, whereas international smiths don't. The quality of the end product is similar though. There is nothing mysterious about the Japanese forging method.
I do not think alike, but I respect your decision. Nor do I believe that the katana is the best or anything like that and I recognize that the German long sword is a very good weapon. Greetings from Uruguay
You should know that Roth has studied traditional swordmaking in Japan and is considered a master blacksmith by his Japanese fellows, as well as a decent fighter. People in the German and international Katana community always bash him because he likes the Longsword more. But, why not, he's German as I am.
Of course: in a fight, always the best fighter wins. Not the weapon. Like you would not write better music with a more expensive instrument in general. And I would bet a fortune that the Samurai knew the drawbacks of their weapons and used them accordingly. Just as the Knights with their weapons.
A German Metallurgist, Harald Maeder, once discovered that ancient Germanic Seax blades were made the same way as the Katana. Almost 1500 yrs before the Japanese. Smaller blades mostly, of course, but same production and same quality. He had this "Sword Bridges" project where he sent blades to Japanese polishers and those guys went crazy when they discovered the structure: www.schwertbruecken.de/english/starte.htm
Being a metallurgist and former HEMA instructor myself, I'd fully go with Roth. Additionally, you have more variants of blade types for special applications in Europe. The blade is flexible, and so is the application of the sword. The Katana is somehow limiting, but a great cutting weapon. If you master one weapon or the other, both will be worth their money ;)