Except for that brief period of time when Japanese men still wanted to carry swords, but didn't want them to be lethal so they put the edge on the back of the blade, but the edge was still sharp enough to be lethal so idk what they stre thinking...
Half-sword, half-axe, all Filipino. Also badass. One-liners aside, our weapons and technique are really built around fighting and living in the jungle, so dense trees, close quarters, etc. As a result, many weapons are mostly just sort of combat-specialized tools.
Nick Real also remembered we we're colonised and our ancient weaponry became even more badass as one of our blades was able to cut through rifles/muskets
Let me shed a little bit of history, for those who do not know... The Ginunting that TFW sells in this video and the one by Top Prado blades is NOT a traditional historical ginunting. The one which you see here now is actually the MODERN Recon Marine modification to something traditional that is being used by the Filipino marines today. The Old Ginunting used by Filipinos to kill Spanish, Americans and Japanese troops during occupation and wars was the Visayan BINANGON which is a heavier, yet still forward curved blade like the ginunting seen here and is which is what the modern marine version was derived from by wacking and hacking it for hours and even days and modified to its highest possible functionality and effectiveness. Regardless, modern or traditional, both blades are still a fruit of great Filipino ingenuity and innovation. They're very good blades. The modern one is also beyond excellent for close quarter combat and as a chopping everyday tool and cutting through leaves in the jungle. The ginunting is claimed as Pekiti Tirsia Kali (a school of Filipino Martial Art that is the sole authority by the government to teach Filipino troops) as their main signature icon weapon.
Actually, you are wrong there on the TFW Ginunting...the one the Marines use is 17 inches, the TFW Ginunting is considerably longer. Not sure what you feel is a traditional Ginunting but the TFW Ginunting is a copy of one that is 100 years old approximately. ;)
either way it's great others copied it's design, because we don't even make that tool ourselves anymore, maybe you can find it in old workshops that still makes them out in the jungle tho lmao.
@@julz19 People still make them there. Its just hard to find who does. Its not easy to make money off swords nowadays being people do not really carry swords anymore.
@@julz19 What are you talking about? My main utility "knife" is a Bicol ginunting (looks a bit different from the one in the video). I use it as an all around tool at home (cutting overgrown weeds, garden work, opening buko and coconuts, butchery or prepping meat like crispy pata etc). A lot of local families from my hometown still own these tools. Most prefer the sundang but Bicol ginuntings are still fairly common. You can buy one at the local wetmarket.
As a person who trains in both Filipino and Indonesian martial arts, I have to say I find this video very enjoyable. It was both cringey, and hilarious, to see you use a traditional European sword fighting style with a Filipino weapon in a very good way. The information was delivered in a concise, practical, and enjoyable manner. You were very thorough in your testing and research, kudos to you. Keep up the good work!
@@joeffjickaindelaconcepcion2014 Perhaps, but those exotic swoops along the cutting edge of the Headhunter Axe would make it a very bad utility tool the rest of the time you're not in close combat. (Which you should be avoiding anyways.)
even tho im filipino i dont even know my own country's weapons lmao ginunting in filipino literally means the past tense of the word scissor so literally it's just named the "scissored"
This is a common blade and tool still used by my family in the Philippines used in clearing brush, cutting coconuts open, chopping meat and chickens. Very useful in the field and in the kitchen.
when i was a kid i saw my grandparents using genunting to all purpose i never thought of the history of it. it was like the version of katana in japan.
more or less. the Katana was definitely only a weapon. This thing here is more a mixture of a weapon and a tool. Very cool, i like these kind of practical blades. Also it is a good chopper, wich makes it more easy to use for the untrained soldier.
In the Philippines especially in rural areas you can see men carrying swords/knives like these on their hip. they mostly use it as a multipurpose tool as you described but it is sometimes used in drunken brawls to the death. an interesting but gruesome sight....
@@kwazooplayingguardsman5615 that is not a myth, some skirmishes happen with two drunken folks trying to hack each other. Sometimes, when personal conflicts arise, some folks use the bolo to end those.
I don't know it this is relevant but "Gunting" in Filipino (Tagalog) means "Scissors" and "Ginunting" means "Cut by scissors" or more literally "Scissored".
In FMA you don't necessarily lead with the edge, it's more a whip-like motion that starts in the torso/shoulder, then the upper arm moves, then the elbow/forearm and lastly the wrist/hand/weapon. This way you generate more speed and hit harder, which is more important when using sticks/batons, but it also helps chopping off tatamis/limbs with blades ;)
depends on which FMA school you go to. I'm not trained in any FMA schools, but rather, was trained in the barrios, where slashing and stabbing are preferred.
Hey Skall if you're interested in Filipino weapons I can definitely get you more info. Our Filipino martial arts club a few years ago made a rather comprehensive list of different Filipino weapons with a picture and a description of them.
yup we had, we were using lantakas (I'm not sure what type of metal they are made of)... i read in history that we have formidable war boats that even the spanish were impressed by it.
Yeah from Malaysia and Dutch East Indian Company as well as Islamic countries. They did not invent them on their own. So yeah maybe they had them before the Spanish took them over, but they did not invent them and did not originate from the Philippines all though Filipinos made their own versions later.
Is anybody else thoroughly impressed with how he was able to hit almost exactly opposite his previous cut a 1:46? I can barely chop wood without taking out a shin.
Great video! Good pacing and nice use of targets and techniques. Interested to see the final review, but so far it looks like a great piece for a really good price!
The *Ginunting* or Scissored is literally a Huge version of the half part of an actual Scissor where it is used on going through terrains via cutting through long grass and I'm guessing it is also one of the best melee weapons to use while fighting powerful animals like lions and having two of the Ginunting, you literally can use it to Cut a Lions head with enough speed and force since its a one handed weapon.
@@sebastianb.3978 as a Filipino myself this nighthawk guy seems to not go out much(the Philippines uses rifles and melee of course knives but not swords because they are heavy and they may use the ginunting for foraging or something) also ffs a soldier carries a gun to protect the people behind them ffs
Hey skal!! Rly nice test video. This is how they should be, exept it was going a bit fast at some parts(mostly the beginning). I rly hope this way of commenting test videos shows some results cause u deserve it!!! Keep upp the good work and i look forward to the next vid🙂
Realy liked this video. Of course I highly appreciate some rembling but for those kinds of videos a verry professional setting is just great. Hope to see more like this. Best regards Chris
I really love the look and use of this type of blade... I wish the TFW version wasn't so expensive and the handle was made differently. Thanks for the video and review.
What are your thoughts on the Philippino martial arts? I practice and love them but how to you feel they stand up against hema? my instructor trains in both
Sacha Bingham hema and kali are generaly very similair hema just covers weapons from all sorts of periods but remember kali was actually inspired by conquistadors so there is some resemblence to renaissance spanish fighting!
The styles of martial arts that revolves around the use of shorter swords, and clubs are more realistic and applicable to the modern era. The likelihood that you would get a chance to use a club (even improvised), cane, walking stick, machete/bolo style of weapon, or knife is much greater than that of a long sword, so in my opinion there's alot to be gained from practicing martial arts that make use of them.
I practice FMA, and have also studied HEMA as well, though have only begun to actually train and practice in it. What I see is that FMA and HEMA, particularly longsword, are conceptually almost interchangeable. The techniques, and the concepts behind them are almost exactly the same, with minor variations to allow for longer weapons. Every technique I have seen in HEMA has it's counterpart in FMA, and vice versa. If you are studying one, you aren't necessarily studying the other, but you don't have far to go. This is just my take on it however, so take it for what it may be worth.
I would love to see a video, either about the viability of using two shields as your weapons in combat, or how efficient being a "Shovel Knight" would be.
Reminds me of that training we had as reserves where you learn techniques in which that you can actually sneak up enemies and use these swords without wasting ammo at all.
You might like the Talibong then. It is a Visayan blade, with almost the same use as the Ginunting. Amazing thing about our weapons in the Philippines, which is a country made up of 7,107 islands, is that a design can immediately tell the story of a certain island's past. A weapon to each their own, yet in many ways their benefits are similar with the others'. Amazing video as usual Skall, good day and happy testing! :)
Was wondering about the description provided my late uncle was a PMC Member but I did remember him with a bolo not something like this beautiful blade. Apparently its for PMC Force Recon Members so that explains part of the confusion. Apparently created originally for MSgt. Prado Pinoy Blade Hunter Channel has the #64 prototype in his collection but the video is in Filipino still a nice view of history.
Holy crap, it's beautiful. I have dreams about the ginunting. I used to dream about the barong too until I got one. I must add this one to my collection.
Nice, I was about to ask if you could include just a little bit of other content that includes other parts of the world like South-east Asia. Looking forward to the final review!
I would love to see you review the TFW Roman Gladius. It is my only TRW blade and I love it but haven't tested it like you did the Ginunting but as all their blades, I am sure it would hold up well. The 5160/D2 blend steel is a bit of a mystery on some forums I visit as I have read that it is a blend of steels that don't blend well but I am not a bladesmith so don't know but your test shows it works well. Good review.
Any chance we might see a manufacturer video for TPW? They have an an interesting line up on KOA, and the weapon shown seemed to be really well made, in both durability and appearance.
Another great video, Skall. The ginunting clearly has great cutting power. I would love to see it used with traditional techniques. I wonder what purpose the inward curve serves. Question for you: What do you do with your leftover bits and pieces of mats and bottles? Do you recycle them? :D
Sweet. I got a Ginunting a few months ago. (Not from TFW though, but from a german importer.) I've always been a big fan of hawkbill-style blades. And by now it's one of my favorite swords. It handles extremely well. Only point of criticism with my model is the scabbard, since it was quite loose. (I was able to fix that by myself, however.) I've heard that the scabbards from TFW do have a decent retention - I guess you'll cover that in your final review?
more history and information on why its that shape, was really interesting more of this please great video. how it was carried how they looked after it in the bush and sharpening in the bush also, please please please.
will you try and do reviews on spears, polearms, halberds, glaives, ect. wanted to see stuff like that as i like the simply but safe reaching use of spears i see within sparring, also if you could would there be any moves you know for the use of spear and shield fighting?
great vid skall. ill be cutting with mine at the Short Blade Symposium with Lee and Sean. Ron at TFW is awesome and makes a awesome product. have you bought a sword today? No? go buy one... NOW! wish you were coming down for the event.
how does this compare to the spada and daga? Im looking to invest in swords, as recently ive been a knife and dagger guy. And havent added to my swords which include 3 Japanese swords and 1 claynore
Would like to ask out of the current TFW weapons you have, including espada y daga and daga, the pinatabas, this ginunting, and the old kris youbsold years ago, which ones are the best to use amd which combo would you use?
based on the shape..must be great for "chop and draw cut motion" since it has a forward curve draw cut will rip the target..on that too wonder if that forward curve will present lotta drag or not.
As far as I know, this particular blade type of ginunting is used by Philippine Marines by Sgt. Prado of Mindoro, the design is said to be ultimately from Panday Guarino of Negros Occidental province in Visayas. But the traditional ginunting looked different, less pointed and more broad but still has reversed blade look. There are regional variants, Visayas has their own, which seems the most popular, and other ones from Bicol and Tagalog regions. To make things more confusing, there are similar blades that are more pointed than the traditional ginunting called 'sinampalok' in Tagalog region which look similar to the typical modern ginunting used in this video.
I don't know if you will read this but is there a video about Scythes? I mean, we depict the Grim Reaper carrying one but I think a scythe would be a pretty flawed weapon in a fight. The edge facing inwards and the long handle should make it useless in a fight... right? :S
Awesome review.. I like the kukri as well. I Want to buy one and it's same price. If you had to choose the ginunting or the kukri which would you choose?? One main difference I like about ginunting is the claw like tip
dude WTS, each time you come out with different video, of a blade or good steel type blade. I always want to get that particular blade. Don't get me wrong I like the video, there informative. I think I really am going to get the Diphos (zombie Tools), along with this traditional filipino weapon. Thanks for information, keep going homes!
When you disagree with the Japanese about which side the blade is on
when you need the blade tip to hook over shields or other things that attempt to get in the way of your strike, you put the blade on the other side.
Samurai X, eh?
Except for that brief period of time when Japanese men still wanted to carry swords, but didn't want them to be lethal so they put the edge on the back of the blade, but the edge was still sharp enough to be lethal so idk what they stre thinking...
Because batousai is from the ph 😂😂
@@joshuamoore4971 man you just watched rurouni kenshin
Half-sword, half-axe, all Filipino. Also badass.
One-liners aside, our weapons and technique are really built around fighting and living in the jungle, so dense trees, close quarters, etc. As a result, many weapons are mostly just sort of combat-specialized tools.
Nick Real De peenois military is actually trained for Guirila warfare
So
Tree chopping we go
more like half-sword, half-heavy duty machete. Still total badass
sᴛᴀʟᴋᴇʀ speak English please
lolwut
Nick Real also remembered we we're colonised and our ancient weaponry became even more badass as one of our blades was able to cut through rifles/muskets
Let me shed a little bit of history, for those who do not know... The Ginunting that TFW sells in this video and the one by Top Prado blades is NOT a traditional historical ginunting. The one which you see here now is actually the MODERN Recon Marine modification to something traditional that is being used by the Filipino marines today. The Old Ginunting used by Filipinos to kill Spanish, Americans and Japanese troops during occupation and wars was the Visayan BINANGON which is a heavier, yet still forward curved blade like the ginunting seen here and is which is what the modern marine version was derived from by wacking and hacking it for hours and even days and modified to its highest possible functionality and effectiveness.
Regardless, modern or traditional, both blades are still a fruit of great Filipino ingenuity and innovation. They're very good blades. The modern one is also beyond excellent for close quarter combat and as a chopping everyday tool and cutting through leaves in the jungle.
The ginunting is claimed as Pekiti Tirsia Kali (a school of Filipino Martial Art that is the sole authority by the government to teach Filipino troops) as their main signature icon weapon.
Wow
Actually, you are wrong there on the TFW Ginunting...the one the Marines use is 17 inches, the TFW Ginunting is considerably longer. Not sure what you feel is a traditional Ginunting but the TFW Ginunting is a copy of one that is 100 years old approximately. ;)
either way it's great others copied it's design, because we don't even make that tool ourselves anymore, maybe you can find it in old workshops that still makes them out in the jungle tho lmao.
@@julz19 People still make them there. Its just hard to find who does. Its not easy to make money off swords nowadays being people do not really carry swords anymore.
@@julz19 What are you talking about? My main utility "knife" is a Bicol ginunting (looks a bit different from the one in the video). I use it as an all around tool at home (cutting overgrown weeds, garden work, opening buko and coconuts, butchery or prepping meat like crispy pata etc). A lot of local families from my hometown still own these tools. Most prefer the sundang but Bicol ginuntings are still fairly common. You can buy one at the local wetmarket.
As a person who trains in both Filipino and Indonesian martial arts, I have to say I find this video very enjoyable. It was both cringey, and hilarious, to see you use a traditional European sword fighting style with a Filipino weapon in a very good way. The information was delivered in a concise, practical, and enjoyable manner. You were very thorough in your testing and research, kudos to you. Keep up the good work!
1:45 - That precision
cut over same cut
Not my kind of sword, generally, but here I must make an exception! That is a serious blade.
TheBeastWithin and that sword are being tested to abu sayyaf hand to hand combat
Smae here
i feel like this would be the ultimate zombie apocalypse sword
sgtkururu5 yeah. it's lighter than a machete means you won't get tired easily.
Igorot head hunter axe i think the most epective
The thing is in movies they always use katanas which is a bad idea cause the blades are thin
@@joeffjickaindelaconcepcion2014 Perhaps, but those exotic swoops along the cutting edge of the Headhunter Axe would make it a very bad utility tool the rest of the time you're not in close combat. (Which you should be avoiding anyways.)
It's also a good multi purpose blade, since it's commonly used for farming, and for cutting in dense jungles.
that's how you should make testing videos Skall, well done, i can clearly see that you ARE actually listening to us, thanks mate!
shad?
shaddagrim?
Oh, my apologies, Skall (i was watching shadiversity when i wrote this comment)
But... he has always made testing videos this way ( outdoors down the woods, and against targets at HEMA practice ).... ?
in my opinion now he talks a lot more, and it's shorter than others testing videos
even tho im filipino i dont even know my own country's weapons lmao
ginunting in filipino literally means the past tense of the word scissor
so literally it's just named the "scissored"
JOHN TITOR I'm filipino as well and I thought it was bolo as a generic term. Also, wouldn't it be na-gunting?
It's called "ginunting" because the blade style is similar to how scissors are made.
JOHN TITOR the moment I saw skall was doing something Filipino, I clicked right away
Hugo Adrian Wilkins it IS a type of machete, almost all Filipino swords are. But the scissor-like style of the blade is what gives it the name..
Ganon tlga if you live in the city. Di mo tlga malalaman yan bobo ka kasi haha
This is a common blade and tool still used by my family in the Philippines used in clearing brush, cutting coconuts open, chopping meat and chickens. Very useful in the field and in the kitchen.
when i was a kid i saw my grandparents using genunting to all purpose i never thought of the history of it. it was like the version of katana in japan.
more or less. the Katana was definitely only a weapon. This thing here is more a mixture of a weapon and a tool. Very cool, i like these kind of practical blades. Also it is a good chopper, wich makes it more easy to use for the untrained soldier.
I don't know why but after reading the other comments saying that "genunting" means scissoring i found your comment very weird at first
Ahaha can't we just refer to our weapons as our weapons and not some version of some other country's weapon? XD
nobert garcia weird seeing you here, i see you all the time in gadget addicts videos lol
the original sakabatou; just kidding. It does look like Kenshin's sakabatou.
That was some impressive accuracy Skal. You made second cut on the double mat right on line with the first.
In the Philippines especially in rural areas you can see men carrying swords/knives like these on their hip. they mostly use it as a multipurpose tool as you described but it is sometimes used in drunken brawls to the death. an interesting but gruesome sight....
Raisin King thats a beloved myth but never really saw that happen.
@@kwazooplayingguardsman5615 that is not a myth, some skirmishes happen with two drunken folks trying to hack each other. Sometimes, when personal conflicts arise, some folks use the bolo to end those.
@@kwazooplayingguardsman5615 ive seeing it happened and the wound is horribly deep if you may ask me
Nag Juramentado 🤣
@@kwazooplayingguardsman5615 🤣🤣🤣 its clearly you know nothing about "some" filipinos
I don't know it this is relevant but "Gunting" in Filipino (Tagalog) means "Scissors" and "Ginunting" means "Cut by scissors" or more literally "Scissored".
Lloyd Ladera same in malay.
amin johari
makes sense. i heard malayasia, indonesia, and the philippines are ethnic cousins
That's hot.
Almost the same, my dad could understand some words...
Lloyd Ladera Scissored
In FMA you don't necessarily lead with the edge, it's more a whip-like motion that starts in the torso/shoulder, then the upper arm moves, then the elbow/forearm and lastly the wrist/hand/weapon. This way you generate more speed and hit harder, which is more important when using sticks/batons, but it also helps chopping off tatamis/limbs with blades ;)
depends on which FMA school you go to. I'm not trained in any FMA schools, but rather, was trained in the barrios, where slashing and stabbing are preferred.
kind of like a trebuchet?
Hey Skall if you're interested in Filipino weapons I can definitely get you more info. Our Filipino martial arts club a few years ago made a rather comprehensive list of different Filipino weapons with a picture and a description of them.
Its a common misconception that Filipinos have primitive weapons. Most people don't know that pre colonial Philippines have firearms and cannons
PixelatedDominic I know for a fact that Filipinos have great sharpshooters.
did you mean the lantaka?
yup we had, we were using lantakas (I'm not sure what type of metal they are made of)... i read in history that we have formidable war boats that even the spanish were impressed by it.
Yeah from Malaysia and Dutch East Indian Company as well as Islamic countries. They did not invent them on their own. So yeah maybe they had them before the Spanish took them over, but they did not invent them and did not originate from the Philippines all though Filipinos made their own versions later.
Yes when the spaniards attacked Maynilad (pre-spanish manila, the filipinos were using lantaka made from the technology they learned from the chinese
Is anybody else thoroughly impressed with how he was able to hit almost exactly opposite his previous cut a 1:46? I can barely chop wood without taking out a shin.
Thanks for doing this video Skall. I'm definitely going to be getting myself one of these swords.
After reading comments about what Ginunting means... I can only read the video thumbnail title as "The Face When Scissored."
hahahaha
This is the content I subscribed for, keep it up Skall!
That feeling when Skal tests a TFW sword
Great video! Good pacing and nice use of targets and techniques.
Interested to see the final review, but so far it looks like a great piece for a really good price!
always love the test videos, find them very and oddly relaxing
I have this blade and when used for FMA it is amazing. It is a wall of stay the f away from me and my family.
Oh! I didn't know you spoke over these! I'm definitely going to start watching the tests!
I might get this sword
my heritage makes me proud once more
The *Ginunting* or Scissored is literally a Huge version of the half part of an actual Scissor where it is used on going through terrains via cutting through long grass and I'm guessing it is also one of the best melee weapons to use while fighting powerful animals like lions and having two of the Ginunting, you literally can use it to Cut a Lions head with enough speed and force since its a one handed weapon.
Damn! I remember when you were at like 10k subs and now you're almost at 1mil, keep up the great work mate!
and i thought the samurai sword was powerful... but Filipinos can compete, i like it
I can see, that you are listening to your "audience", thanks for the video Skall, ejoying it so far
Keep up the good work
Enjoyable, succinct and informative video Skall. Very much liked it.
Someone get him a Kampilan.
Maverick Raphael H. Sebastian or An igorot axe
Damn. If a Filipino marine gets close enough to use that thing I'm giving up
they do target practice with their buddies holding balloons.
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Only the stupid use only melees. The Filipino Marines are not stupid.
@@matthewpham9525 they use melees weapons too
@@vi.ii.vi.iii.v.iii.vii.vii5843 So you die at first contact with every other military force... Noice.
@@sebastianb.3978 as a Filipino myself this nighthawk guy seems to not go out much(the Philippines uses rifles and melee of course knives but not swords because they are heavy and they may use the ginunting for foraging or something) also ffs a soldier carries a gun to protect the people behind them ffs
I bought one 1 month ago. I'm very impressed and pleased with it. Definitly great value for the money.
I really enjoyed this video, this is more what I like seeing on this channel, hopefully more like this in the future?
I subscribed. Always enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
Thanks.
I wasn't expecting a reply. That made my day. Have a great one and thanks again!
Hey skal!! Rly nice test video. This is how they should be, exept it was going a bit fast at some parts(mostly the beginning). I rly hope this way of commenting test videos shows some results cause u deserve it!!!
Keep upp the good work and i look forward to the next vid🙂
"It just works" Todd Howard confirmed
Realy liked this video. Of course I highly appreciate some rembling but for those kinds of videos a verry professional setting is just great. Hope to see more like this. Best regards Chris
great video! I love your channel! I'd really like to see one of these with a knuckle bow.
I really love the look and use of this type of blade... I wish the TFW version wasn't so expensive and the handle was made differently.
Thanks for the video and review.
I had to pick up one of these after your video. A great weapon.
Thank you again for showing off another TFW sword. Our Ginunting is second to none. ;)
My favorite among the Filipino bladed weapons. Ginunting all the way. Nice cutting demonstration @Skallagrim!
What are your thoughts on the Philippino martial arts? I practice and love them but how to you feel they stand up against hema? my instructor trains in both
Sacha Bingham Unless he's educated himself since, he's previously said he's just not educated enough in them dk say much.
The best way to find out would probably be to spar with some HEMA practitioners.
Sacha Bingham hema and kali are generaly very similair hema just covers weapons from all sorts of periods but remember kali was actually inspired by conquistadors so there is some resemblence to renaissance spanish fighting!
The styles of martial arts that revolves around the use of shorter swords, and clubs are more realistic and applicable to the modern era. The likelihood that you would get a chance to use a club (even improvised), cane, walking stick, machete/bolo style of weapon, or knife is much greater than that of a long sword, so in my opinion there's alot to be gained from practicing martial arts that make use of them.
I practice FMA, and have also studied HEMA as well, though have only begun to actually train and practice in it. What I see is that FMA and HEMA, particularly longsword, are conceptually almost interchangeable. The techniques, and the concepts behind them are almost exactly the same, with minor variations to allow for longer weapons. Every technique I have seen in HEMA has it's counterpart in FMA, and vice versa. If you are studying one, you aren't necessarily studying the other, but you don't have far to go. This is just my take on it however, so take it for what it may be worth.
I would love to see a video, either about the viability of using two shields as your weapons in combat, or how efficient being a "Shovel Knight" would be.
Loving the testing, and the sword too.
Question: Is there a technical diference between a slashing and hacking strikes?
Excellent blade, thanks for that Skal.
'The tip actually enters pretty far'
pabbylink nO-
pabbylink Yeah most tips dont thrust deep. Especially those asian weapons of small destruction.
"You can even combine it to cut trust action"
Thats what she said...
That’s what she said
I respect your dedication, from my couch usually.
I really like this one! I just need to figure out how implement it into my EDC...
Great vid man! Keep it up.
Reminds me of that training we had as reserves where you learn techniques in which that you can actually sneak up enemies and use these swords without wasting ammo at all.
You might like the Talibong then. It is a Visayan blade, with almost the same use as the Ginunting.
Amazing thing about our weapons in the Philippines, which is a country made up of 7,107 islands, is that a design can immediately tell the story of a certain island's past. A weapon to each their own, yet in many ways their benefits are similar with the others'.
Amazing video as usual Skall, good day and happy testing! :)
That is a beautiful weapon. I'm most impressed!
Was wondering about the description provided my late uncle was a PMC Member but I did remember him with a bolo not something like this beautiful blade. Apparently its for PMC Force Recon Members so that explains part of the confusion. Apparently created originally for MSgt. Prado Pinoy Blade Hunter Channel has the #64 prototype in his collection but the video is in Filipino still a nice view of history.
Thank you great video. Can you please share a link where one can purchase on of these Ginunting swords?
I is a simple man, i see skallagrim testing swords I watch...
That is a really cool blade. I like the concept of a general purpose "utility sword".
Holy crap, it's beautiful. I have dreams about the ginunting. I used to dream about the barong too until I got one. I must add this one to my collection.
Nice, I was about to ask if you could include just a little bit of other content that includes other parts of the world like South-east Asia. Looking forward to the final review!
Man, that is one beautiful sword. I certainly want one now.
Nice review of a very interesting blade. Thank you.
I would love to see you review the TFW Roman Gladius. It is my only TRW blade and I love it but haven't tested it like you did the Ginunting but as all their blades, I am sure it would hold up well. The 5160/D2 blend steel is a bit of a mystery on some forums I visit as I have read that it is a blend of steels that don't blend well but I am not a bladesmith so don't know but your test shows it works well. Good review.
Any chance we might see a manufacturer video for TPW? They have an an interesting line up on KOA, and the weapon shown seemed to be really well made, in both durability and appearance.
Another great video, Skall. The ginunting clearly has great cutting power. I would love to see it used with traditional techniques. I wonder what purpose the inward curve serves.
Question for you: What do you do with your leftover bits and pieces of mats and bottles? Do you recycle them? :D
Great, now I got the image of Cara in my head as she's borrowing it for slicing a tomato.
Time to get my sketchbook...
Sweet. I got a Ginunting a few months ago. (Not from TFW though, but from a german importer.) I've always been a big fan of hawkbill-style blades. And by now it's one of my favorite swords. It handles extremely well. Only point of criticism with my model is the scabbard, since it was quite loose. (I was able to fix that by myself, however.) I've heard that the scabbards from TFW do have a decent retention - I guess you'll cover that in your final review?
I would like to see a video on if and how a scabbard could be used either with or without a sword
Max Harvey i agree
more history and information on why its that shape, was really interesting more of this please great video. how it was carried
how they looked after it in the bush and sharpening in the bush also, please please please.
gust general info don't go mad
Just a curious question would it weaken if I were to say add a recurve on the back of the blade?
Great video!
will you try and do reviews on spears, polearms, halberds, glaives, ect. wanted to see stuff like that as i like the simply but safe reaching use of spears i see within sparring, also if you could would there be any moves you know for the use of spear and shield fighting?
would never have known about this sword, very cool! I want one
great vid skall. ill be cutting with mine at the Short Blade Symposium with Lee and Sean.
Ron at TFW is awesome and makes a awesome product. have you bought a sword today? No? go buy one... NOW!
wish you were coming down for the event.
By the way you put it in the video it looks like this is the all time definitive design of sword, apparently no cons at all.
really interesting, I'd like more information, historical and physical, on this blade.
Like, a nice, long detailed video..
how does this compare to the spada and daga? Im looking to invest in swords, as recently ive been a knife and dagger guy. And havent added to my swords which include 3 Japanese swords and 1 claynore
TFW shared this vid on their Facebook page, said it was the best cut testing they'd seen someone do with one of their swords.
Would like to ask out of the current TFW weapons you have, including espada y daga and daga, the pinatabas, this ginunting, and the old kris youbsold years ago, which ones are the best to use amd which combo would you use?
TFW is easily one of the highest quality blades around the $250 to $500 price, hoping to get a Kris sword soon.
Plus, It looks lovely 😲
based on the shape..must be great for "chop and draw cut motion" since it has a forward curve draw cut will rip the target..on that too wonder if that forward curve will present lotta drag or not.
I want to see some of your "wood chopping tests" using a wood cutting axe so we can get a good idea of a comparison.
we use this to cut woods, chop pigs, harvest banana or carve a step on a coconut tree.
Nice sword. I like the blade's curve.
Does the blade have a distal taper? Spine looks sturdy, but I can't see if it's thinned at the tip or not.
What do you like better this or the kobra kukri you have?
Damm Skall you lost a lot o weight! Keep it up bud!!!
As far as I know, this particular blade type of ginunting is used by Philippine Marines by Sgt. Prado of Mindoro, the design is said to be ultimately from Panday Guarino of Negros Occidental province in Visayas. But the traditional ginunting looked different, less pointed and more broad but still has reversed blade look. There are regional variants, Visayas has their own, which seems the most popular, and other ones from Bicol and Tagalog regions. To make things more confusing, there are similar blades that are more pointed than the traditional ginunting called 'sinampalok' in Tagalog region which look similar to the typical modern ginunting used in this video.
Just wondering, since they are both forward curving blades, how does this stack up to the Kukri that the Gurkhas use?
almost a reversed edge blade of Kenshin. Subscribed.
I don't know if you will read this but is there a video about Scythes? I mean, we depict the Grim Reaper carrying one but I think a scythe would be a pretty flawed weapon in a fight. The edge facing inwards and the long handle should make it useless in a fight... right? :S
At 5:07, is that a brass pommel that can be unscrewed? Just asking.
Awesome review.. I like the kukri as well. I Want to buy one and it's same price. If you had to choose the ginunting or the kukri which would you choose?? One main difference I like about ginunting is the claw like tip
dude WTS, each time you come out with different video, of a blade or good steel type blade. I always want to get that particular blade. Don't get me wrong I like the video, there informative. I think I really am going to get the Diphos (zombie Tools), along with this traditional filipino weapon. Thanks for information, keep going homes!
thats one beautiful sword
do you plan on testing and reviewing any of TFW's European swords?