Nodachi VS Spears
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2024
- An ōdachi (大太刀?) (large/great sword) or nodachi (野太刀, field sword) was a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.
To qualify as an ōdachi, the sword in question would have a blade length of around 3 shaku (35.79 inches or 90.91 cm); however, as with most terms in Japanese sword arts, there is no exact definition of the size of an ōdachi.
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The word spear comes from the Old English spere, from the Proto-Germanic speri, from a Proto-Indo-European root *sper- "spear, pole". Spears can be divided into two broad categories: those designed for thrusting in melee combat and those designed for throwing (usually referred to as javelins).
The spear has been used throughout human history both as a hunting and fishing tool and as a weapon. Along with the axe, knife and club, it is one of the earliest and most important tools developed by early humans. As a weapon, it may be wielded with either one hand or two. It was used in virtually every conflict up until the modern era, where even then it continues on in the form of the bayonet, and is probably the most commonly used weapon in history.
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i always layghed in the last samurai movie where tom cruise cuts trough a rifle stock and into the soldiers face that was like yea right that is a sword not a lightsaber xxD
The whole idea of them using swords on the late 19th century is silly.
@@edersonnico swords are still used. They were used in wwII and later wars
Toshiro Obama has cut 5” into a steel helmet
People need to stop being jealous of how long the nodachi is, don't hate, be happy with what the gods blessed you with.
Lol
super long sword
*sucks really bad at stabbing due to blade geometry
can we just admit that out east they just made swords to look cool, but in terms of function limited themselves hard
lets do Naginata vs Spear next~
Naginata should be compare with glaive or fauchard.
@@pirotess2 maybe against a guandao
@@senseikensei7470 Guandao is an impartically weapon, it was use in more training or ceremonies than actual combat, naginata should be compare to podao.
But... Naginata is, basically, a spear aka long stick, but with long blade
@@user-vr3xx9tb1c polearm
Something that people seem to fail to realize about the effectiveness of polearms at close range is that a polearm is essentially a quarterstaff with a metal bit on the end to make it more deadly, but the metal bit for the most part does not prevent someone from using staff techniques with a polearm. Staves have plenty of ways to deal with opponents at close range, and polearms can use those, people just forget that you can hit with the shaft if necessary, and heavier staff techniques are hard to spar safely with because they are blunt force and tend to bypass armor.
do you have sparring experience with it?
@@scratchthesurface8084 I have sparring experience with it, as I do Kobudo I am also quite skilled with the staff. You can use a spear as a staff, if the lenght is right, and the techniques work as fine as with the staff, in some examples like trusts even better.
"A very unskilled opponent who's wielding the spear improperly"
So basically, your average Yari Ashigaru
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Our men are running from the battlefield!
@@kaydens6964 qhat a shamefull Display of Our troops
funny because wielding the spear is easier than any other weapon, and complete spear novices can destroy trained swordsman by sheer luck more than half the time
@@escapetherace1943 My Katana Samurai charging downhill say otherwise
Right up until the moment a second unit of enemy Yari Ashigaru come up
Would be interesting to see a comparison between the Nodachi against a European Greatsword/Zweihander. Considering they were both Cavalry stoppers and frontline troop weapons.
A zweihander was not a cavalry stopper. They were mostly used against pikemen. So it's pretty much the opposite use.
Jacek N While yes the majority of zweihanders saw use against pike formations binding up 5 or so pikes with long swing alot of Zweihanders were also deployed without Pike units themselves as a reinforcing role. Typically 2 zweihanders for every 60 pikemen/billmen.
Greatswords were not meant for use against cavalry. Sure, they were probably used on occasion, but spears and pikes and other polearms were preferable there. Greatswords were anti-polearm polearms. Specifically, they were used to break up pike formations.
Ofcourse it'd always be preferred to have pikes. But I was just stating they could be used to help with cavalry like the Nodachi was.
uhm great swords being used as anti cavalry weapons depends on context, asian great swords were mostly used for this purpose, hence why the names for the chinese great swords and earliest japanese great swords translates to horse slaying sword or horse killing sword, sometimes killing is substituted with cutting.
and as faar as european great swords go im aware of only two paintings showing the supposed use against pike formations and not one single written account. however they were commonly used as body guard weapons.
Nodachi also seems like a pain in the ass to carry around.
You should see lindybeige's video on how zweihanders were carried. They might not be as much pain in the ass as you might of thought.
The nodachi is surprisingly light, if well made.
I remember seeing one of Skallagrims videos where he tried cutting the shaft of a historocally accurate spear.
It took a good couple of whacks on a stationary spear, planted in the ground and he didn't actually "cut" it off, but rather made the wood crack/splinter.
I think the reason why a lot of people believe that you can cut the shaft of a polearm or staff is because their experience with wood is usually with thin rods of pine or spruce (usually in the form of broom handles and the like). Now while pine and spruce is perfectly fine for mundane carpentry and as building material, it doesn't come anywhere near ash or oak. It's sort of like comparing aluminium to steel if we were to use metals as an example.
A good analogy would be to look at a wood baseball bat. You'd have trouble cutting it even with an axe while it's lying on the ground, let alone someone wielding it, swining it around and in arms that will flex upon impact.
That said, I don't know if I would completely discourage the tactic of hitting your opponents spear. Not with the goal of breaking the spear of course, but in order to break his guard.
If he has a tight grip on his spear at any one point and you strike it with sufficient force, you could force him off balance. If his grip is too loose, then you might manage to disarm him.
Hitting his spear to get the spear tip out of the way while closing the distance would also be beneficial to you since he'll have trouble employing the spear if you're basically in his face and the speartip is far behind you.
Problem with that method of test is in combat the spear is moving and it’s velocity and angle add to the swords.
In soviet Russia spears cut swords.
GermanCurl In Soviet Russia you protect armor
Braden Vande Plasse
In Soviet Russia tank drives you.
Nvm, apparently that was in China.
Braden Vande Plasse You mean soldiers riding on top of APCs?
GermanCurl in Soviet Russia, you hold a sword by its blade and strike with the pommel.
Well, if you can call a berdysh a type of spear...
Man your knowledge on the medival style.weapons such as the Spear etc are amazing! Really enjoyed.your video man. I am still new to the Spear collecting and learning to properly use one. I look forward to your future videos on the spear. The Spear has become in the past 2 mos my favorite weapon to own and to study.
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I really like Nodachis/Odachis, I think they're really elegant weapons. There were some image of Nodachis I've seen that had such a long hand they were almost like spears, and some with blades so curved they were almost crescents.
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I want a Nodachi Sword from For Honor
you are tuley worthy of more than 150k subs, you are humble in explaining techniques and wise with all forms of educational topics. I love watching your videos because i know that they are filled to the brim with your charm and actual knowledge and not some biased opinion! thank you so much for everything you do and i hope to see the day you hit one million subs.
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Another -point- thing in favor of spears; According to the Civilization series, deploying spear formations on hills can be a cost effective strategy to shoo off tanks.
I assume they brace against the ground, improving formation rigidity. : >
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you got gaming, History, Weapons, Armor, "Debunking" and etc.
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Great video! Really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the game, Nioh. I really enjoyed it and thought it was a lot of fun. Cheers!
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YESS!! Ive been wondering about this topic for quite some while!! Thank you!
I love the fact that whatever your interest, if you talk passionately about it, you can build a decent following. Congratulations on your success.
Great video, as always!
Thank you very much for that and keep up the good work with your videos :)
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Thank you. I would like to start making videos again, hopefully before too long.
Thanks Metatron! I'll try to make another video soon :)
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great video, always like your weapon comparison videos! Not a fan of the black background tho
Congratulations Metatron. Keep up the quality content.
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Congrats for reaching the 150 K! You TOTALLY deserve it; I myself subscribed when you had like 12 K subs and did watch almost every vid since then.
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Congratulations on 150k! It is well-deserved.
I always appreciate your unbiased views. Many sword buffs are total purists with either European or Japanese swords.
good video. congrats on 150k subs
plus I would add that (I skallagrim pointed out once) effective use of a sword tends to need more practice of effective use of a speer (effective, not proper). Specially (but I'm not sure about it) if you think of a unit of swordmen against a unit of spearmen.
Congrats on 150k you such a great TH-cam and have got me back into this time eras
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Congratulations on 150 000 subs, Metatron. :) I suggest Roman scutum and a centergrip shield for the next comparison video.
A rising 'hello noble ones' at the beginning... that's some high-level stuff. Level 40 wizard shit.
Nice video.
I wouldn't mind learning about distance/thrown weapons. Shuriken, throwing knives, blow darts, etc.
If that's possible.
Finally Metatron is going to play Nioh.... A much better representation of Japanese 戦国時代 armour and weapon than For honor did.
ルリ scarletwing your parents hate you
James O'Morain That is why I live half a earth from them.
For honor is a good game. buggy because OH UBISOFT but a good game with good-ish representation
ルリ scarletwing To be fair, For Honor never claimed to be a good historical representation of each of the faction's armor.
well it not like longsword of for honor looks realistic with all that bulkiness and decorations :)
Could you please talk about counter armor strategies and techniques? I only found your half swording video about this topic from which seemed to be most about using it as a tool to get them unarmed or on the ground. Are there any ways to fight it with more "swordlike" actions? Or how spears, blunt weapons could works. Like anything they used against heavy infantry. Love your videos btw (but you need white hair too for visibility reasons :)
Nem Denemam I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as metatron about this but grappling was very useful, along with daggers. The Persians during the middle ages used a shamshir with a buckler while holding a dagger in an icepick grip.
Hey man, you're gonna love Nioh. My only bit of advice is to use visitors as much as possible. Happy gaming!
I love how I found this channel only a few weeks ago and you are easily one of my favorite channels.Your right there with Skall. I do appreciate how you do post more but Skall may not have the time. Anyways, congratulations on 150k subs you deserve it and much more.
have you found scholagladitoria yet? he might be up your alley. there is also swordsage if you have any interest in chinese martial arts and sword play, and if you just want to see sword reviews then check out Matthew Jensen, he does reviews and other videos on some pretty friggin sweet swords. from customs made in america to actual nihonto.
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no worries, haha i follow all of them because their content is sweet. theres also lindybeige.
Would you look into something modern? Given your focus on Japanese swords I'd like to see you review some variations on tactical wakizashi, particularly ones with an ito wrap like the hisshou.
How about spear vs. Naginata? I am curious mostly because I don't know a whole lot about how Naginata's are used and I'd be interested in how they compare as a polearm to a more traditional spear.
still love this outro music
question how did you manage to get this nodachi? thx for tho awesome content
Metatron could you do a video of the Corseque?
It's a three bladed spear. I absolutely love the look of it and from what I've read, it was quite practical too.
Thanks!
Congrats for 150K subs dude! You totally deserve it man!
Grats on the subs! Btw I think you you will like NIOH of course but it's like dark souls so I know u did a rant on that lol enjoy it it's a very fun aggressive game but if u didn't like the high risk high reward mechanics of dark souls, you might have a nasty time with this game.
I would love to see you expand on what you were saying about the tanto being a fine choice for defeating an armored opponent. Maybe a vid focused on knife combat with respect to Japanese history.
I'm glad you've got nioh. i think I've commented on six different vids asking you to play it haha
I've noticed you still haven't made a Yamabushi video, so if I may make a suggestion, that would really be an interesting topic
I would love to see a playthrough of Nioh from you!
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I would like you to talk about my favourite book: The Hagakure.
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hello metatron! i love the nodachi as much as you do, i also have one (in fact is my first sword, i also like and own some knives). What about to compare the kwan dao (chinese polearm) with katana or nodachi?
A nice idea would be to do a comparison to a naginata vs a pole arm or spear.
Could you talk about the naginata at some point? I can't think of anything for you to compare it to, but it's a weapon that's always fascinated me.
They both have their purposes. Unless in formation with others , spears have a better range but a bit less ability to engage multiple enemies, whereas the nodachi would likely do better with multiple enemies rather than a single spearman. As with all weapons of war its how they are used and how they are supported that generally wins out over blunt force.
Great video, thanks!
hey noblest one!! id love a video comparing/contrasting the japanese concept do (as in budo) with dao (as in daosim). particularly curious as daoism relates to chan and zen buddism. cheers!
I love your intros😂
Are you going to get better lighting for your videos? (The small light bulb makes for weird shading and black/white balance)
Though still interesting videos, hope you reach that 200k soon
can you do a video on Yari and/or Naginata?
Could you do a shield comparison video? Roman Scutum vs Greek Aspis? (hoplite shield)
Some tips from a spear guy. When two-handing, remember that a small movement of your hand makes for a big motion up front. A minute movement of both hands translates to a big movement of the tip, allowing for incredibly fast redirection. You are also going a bit too wide with your swings. Keep the movements tight and the point between you and your foe.
When using the spear one-handed with a shield in single combat, do not hang your point out like your friend does. Hold the spear so the point is barely past your shield to deny your opponent control over it (while granting you maximum control). You can't effectively use the spear's reach in single combat with a single hand, thus you must trade that advantage off in exchange for the protection of a shield.
When fighting against a spearman passing steps are your greatest ally. If you are using a shield you should stand shield-side forward, and do a passing step as you close to cover the most distance quickly while also putting your weapon-side forward for the biggest effective gain. When you don't have a shield, a similar principle applies. Don't forget that you can grab a spear if the opportunity presents itself.
I prefer underarm myself, but each grip has its merits. With underarm you have more control over the spear (especially when you remember to use your elbow and torso in conjunction with your hand as part of a lever to catch the spear when knocked aside or otherwise manipulate the point), but your attacks are all limited to the opponent's left side (which really sucks when they have a big shield). With overarm you have less control and can't strike low very easily (all your attacks are downward angles) but you can strike the opponent's upper-right side.
One technique a lot of people cite regarding this debate is the throwing slide, which is where you basically throw the spear and let it slide through your hand while not letting it slip out fully (Thegnthrand has several videos showing this technique). You can do this with both the overarm and underarm grips (the technique maximizes the range of motion you have to accelerate the spear). However it is like the one-handed reaching thrust with a longsword in that it is fairly situational. In single combat there aren't often situations where the sliding technique is the better choice (though if your foe underestimates your reach you can use it to hit him when he doesn't think you can), at least from my experience.
It comes down to what you are more comfortable with and what you are fighting against.
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love your video's, keep on going
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we were using two wooden sticks same thickness as the one you show to represend swords in our theater play, during the dual scene one of the shafts actaully broke the other in half. So it doesnt matter that your sword was blunt, it has to do with the material the shaft is made of.
Do Naginata vs Spear? Would be really interesting
Could you do a video on the naginata?
I haven't got a chance to try on real or replica nodachi and spears yet (Only SCA weapon, but I have a feeling those can't be used to represent the real ones).
But from what I heard of its function and for the asthetic preference, I would take a long (and a bit wide) bladed spear over nodachi. It is a still spear, and it can be used as a lance, and it can still cut/chop as well.
The next video should be Naginata vs Halberd. It would be nice to see some of the most famous polearms from Japan and Europe compared.
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Damn, dude! I was just saying that black on black (or blue!) is hard to see, especially when you're trying to show that thing to the camera. It was still a good video, much like this one!
Have you looked at the 1st and 2nd Miaodao forms? Each is an anti spear form. One using more binds and grabs, the other using rapid angled stepping and covering to close. The 1st is from the Ming Changdao, the second is from the Late Qing/Early Republic period. If you're interested I can provide links.
it'd be great if you could make a comparative video about the kanabo and the peasant staff - similarities, techniques, strengths, weaknesses, etc.
Can't wait to see you play Nioh. Also i have been wondering for awhile how to actually say it lol.
I still remember 10k celebration video :)
Could you make a video about a Naginata (don't know if I spelled it correctly.)
Do a video on pikes, they are one of my favorite weapons
Metatron could you please do reviews on the different spears you own?
Good video.
the jumper is blue! I am curious to see what Raff thinks of Nioh's swordplay vs. For Honour's. They're similar enough that fair comparison can be made.
Little too late for this video but thank you for the note about the background xD I wonder if that one person saw this video...
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I am sorry Metatron. For I have sinned.
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Nioh...
Now i can see your face and your coat :p congrats for the 150k!
Minor point perhaps, but it does not look as if the sword is cutting through the staff. The staff breaks, which is because it hasn't been cut parallel to the grain of the wood. I have a jo that I've owned for fourty years and it's stil in one piece because the grain runs all the way through. I've seen quite a few broken, sometimes by mine, because they were improperly made. Same principle applies when you're looking for timber for construction, buying a wooden baseball bat etc.
As to cutting through wood with a sharp blade: For obvious reasons one would not use a very soft kind of wood for the shaft. Cutting through, for example, oak is impossible even with the relatively thin jo. That being said you will see jo versus katana kata where the katana is met at an oblique angle. This way the diameter of the wood is much larger and the nick won't weaken the jo too much.
Quite an interesting video, and cool to see someone who actually prefers a spear in battle over the sword. Though bringing up the mention of cost, it does make me wonder as someone who has started to take an interest in possibly collecting weapons. Does a spear cost significantly less than a sword?
One would assume so, considering so much less metal is used and you only have to grind an edge and point onto a much smaller amount of material; then merely fasten it to a pole. And repair is also more simple, I know Skallagrim did a video a month or so ago demonstrating how easy it is to re-haft an axe.
Metatron, if you didn't make weapons/armor videos, what videos would you make, assuming you had to make videos?
metatron in a previous video about the Nodachi you showed some brief clips of martial artists dueling with wooden nodachi i am keen to see more of that, could you help me with what terms to search for in you tube?
oh lol i thought you would have done a video of the spear vs the naginata
I'd love to see a video about the Naginata
Another good comparison video would be Longbow vs Arquebus.
Hello Raphael, Consider an Apocalyptic scenario And you had to mix and match pieces of armor and weapons what would be you preferred mix and match set? TY.
In full armor: Naginata or Yari? I'ld say: Yari in formation, Naginata in single combat duel mode. What's your take on this?
you should do a video as a disembodied head, like Hully from Red Dwarf. ☺
What sort of wood was the bo your friend was using that broke? Currently I'm only using a broom handle for sparring but I think that may be a bit short and hard
When are you gonna make a Yari video?
Dueling with a reach handicap, metatron, I've seen pictures of a "kozuka" that is mounted on the saya near the tsuba that were supposedly used sometimes as throwing knives, much like a shuriken. However I've never heard of such a tactic being a part of kenjutsu. Were these actually thrown in combat, and how effective were they at combat against a longer-reaching opponent? Is there any modern ryuu that uses such a tactic?
I have a nodachi and it just feels cumbersome with such a short handle. I have asked the manufacturer for a nagamki handle, but they were unable to supply, even though they claimed to be 'manufacturers'. If you know of any suppliers able to provide nagamaki handles for a nodchi upgrade, would be appreciated.
How do you install spear head? What kind of wood is best for a spear shaft making? Thanks.
Thanks mEtatron. Have a good day!
Metatron, If a Bardiche would have a pic on the opposite side of the blade or axe, would it still be a Bardiche ? (a bit like the halberd) I find many types of polearm really similar lol