TFW Moro Kris blade | Review | Kult of Athena
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This sinuously curved Kris was crafted in the Phillipines; the sharpened blade is of 5160/D2 high carbon steel. It was tempered to a hardness of 58-60 HRC. The blade has a band of brass integrated into the blade itself near the base.
The grip is of carved wood. Between the grip and the blade is a ferrule of brass. The scabbard is carved from wood and is fitted with decorative bands of rattan.
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It's a self defence weapon..The keris is designed with a philosophy , it's a symbol of pride, identity..whether its from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Philippines. The keris also known as the weapon of a warrior's or King's..
its not a sepf defense weapon here in the Philippines the moro used that thing to behead and kill enemies it is used in the philippine american war and spanish too
The kris is one of the most widespread and beautiful weapons ever
The waves actually represent various different things like a serpent or the waves of the ocean. Its a very spiritual design with strong beliefs. However, it does not represent how many kills. the added waves usually represent handing them down to the next generation and they usually stop at 8 waves. The notches on the "hand guard' unually represent how many kills were made with it. The Philippines Kris is for battles. Many are for ceremonial purposes but that one was used for battle. The hitting point is about 3/4's the way up from the handle, not the end, which you will gain much more slicing power. Its one deadly beautiful blade indeed.
as far as i know the wavey style of kris is the symbol of wave of the sea🇵🇭
I actually bought the TFW Kris #5 from you guys a little while back, and I have to say they are unique, fantastic, and very high quality blades! A tad shorter than what I'm used to, and the lack of a handguard worries me, but they are incredibly effective weapons and TFW definitely knows what they're doing in terms of tradition and quality!
Lack of handguard because we carry shield and a buckler so that might explain why. But my family is a royal guard so maybe it is different in the Philippines
Young Man ! There is a traditional Filipino hacking bolo. The Badang , you can fell a good sized oak tree using it ìf you have the patience. But the Kris is an intimate weapon you don't really pull it out of its " Bahina " or scabbard unless you really want to use it .
Thanks for sharing that info Ruben, this test is being done to show the durability of the blade so customers can check it out.
when you're alone in the privacy of your home you can pull it out for familiarization and practice purposes. .but it is unethical to pull it out when you're in a group. .
in my experience the waves widen the wound in a thrust causing the enemy to bleed out faster
Killing people with kind stab since the age of south east asia
Also reduce contact surfaces and little radiuses help for chopping, increase edge length for slashing and probably cut better trough cloth
every moro kris has an ancestral spirit on it according to our beliefs and it is also the bridge or a key to contact our ancestral spirit on it... we have ceremony on it we call it "guana" and "Umon" and "TuNung ... and also in every design of it has meaning even is curve.. the wave doesnt mean the number of killed but the meaning of wave curve it indicate the location the clan and what is thr ancestral spirit .... we have so many ancestral spririt
Beautiful
Our ancestors never take their kris out of scabbard unless their going to kill someone not to test the blade by cutting trees it’s sole purpose is kill an enemy. At least to my understanding.
The waves in the blade prevents it from becoming stuck in bone.
i've wanted a flame blade for _so long,_ they're just so lethal
Aldito Hernandez They cut flesh better, that's about it. That's why you got them wavy kitchen knives that are great for cutting ham
Aldito Hernandez never heard of a flameberge greatsword, sounds bitchin. the flame spearheads were fun though
I know what I'm getting for Christmas now. I would love to see the sansibar in action. Also I read in a blade history book that the waves had some possible religious meanings.
Nathan Eby if you link it to southern Philippines culture then yes their is. I like the sansibar as well. TFWs sansibar is lighter than traditional ones. The Sansibar was used by Antonio Illustrisimo he was a well known bolo fighter in WWII that used that blade shape.
Kult of Athena antonio ilustrisimo may have used the sansibar,maybe a few times on certain situations,but he used the kalis also known as kris more and that is where he based his techniques from.hence the name of his art "kalis ilustrisimo"
The Legend Kalis translates to sword in certain dialects and I've never heard of him using the Kris before, maybe he did. He's known for using the sansibar in WWII.
Where can we get the blade your talking about that is shorter and that is not for sail on tfw
Jeff Owens search Indonesian Kris on google.
Jeff Owens "aquila knifemaker"
carefull when you wanna buy it. some of it has "something" in it
The scabbard Moro Kris of Sulu is prettier and has more intricate designs.
I always thought the waviness was meant to resemble fire.
As Tom said in the video it's more of a status symbol. This is the first time I ever heard that it represents a kill count. Typically the more distinct the waves in the blade the more renowned the owner is.
what it represents typically depends on country of origin
this wasnt just for status. this was used for battle especially during the Moro-american conflict. the waves represent the moro people. it is called "Okir" which means wave of the sea/lake.. you should see a moro make one.
I thought it resembled the Alligators NO THANKS to JOHNNY QUEST
In this case, it resemble the river..
It's like the Roman Gladius to be used with a medium sized made of wood to look like a third sized triangular Scotum with angle cuts to stop blades from cutting across the top of your skull and scalping you. Some shields were like the Spanish Round Buckler which was copied. The Moros and native Filipinos used them in close quarters combat in the jungle environment to ambush Spanish troops on patrol. The Spanish had many outposts all over the Philippines and hardly ventured out into the interior because it was very dangerous. Firearms were very useless in very tight quarters of roads covered by jungle. The Spanish set out roads like Camino Del Royals with the sides cleared so that travelers and soldiers would have clear fields of fire left or right so no one can ambush them or have time to defend themselves. By the 1800s when Spanish Forces had better firearms and repeating rifles with bayonets from the Remington Rolling Block to the latest 1893 Mauser rifles. Spanish troops in the Philippines used the short sword along with the bayonet to defend themselves when marching along country roads. The Filipinos come from the Malay stock of people who are adapt to close quarter combat with edged weapons.
Nice club
Wow beautiful Philippines Mindanao
The waves are actually so u can't stitch up the wounds
I thing it from jawa. The art at the bottem letf of the blade indecate where the blade ade. The wave of the if to know the person status. 3 wave for common peope, 5 for solder ect. , 7 for noble king or fonder martial art.
moro also have keriss.not only jawa have it..
Keris moro beda dengan keris jawa walaupun keris moro diadopsi dari keris sundang Majapahit tapi masih berbeda keris moro waarangkanya seperti warangka golok dan keris sundang moro untuk standar militer seperti keris sundang Majapahit karena itu tidak berpamor tapi kemungkinan Majapahit mengadopsi keris sundang dari negeri jajahannya di melayu berarti keris moro berbeda dengan keris Jawa dan asalnya bukan dari jawa
The decorations are meant to keep blood from dripping onto your hands which can make the handle slippery
the kris is not for woods its a wepon good for cuting heads and fleash
more like sundang i thinnk
i think its main use is to stab. thats what keris do
Mohammad Shazuarizad the longer Kris is a cutter/chopper the shorter Kris is a staber
PROUD MORO HERE... ehe
salam to orang moro from malaysia
lam from east java Indonesia l watched this video l take conlusion that this Kriss or keris(Indonesian) it's not same with my country .Kriss in my country like dagger
Cloгох Вleacн Indonesian Kris retain what java originally use it for a stabbing weapon, Malaysia use it for both
Kris in philipines is actually inspired by Kris from Java Island in Indonesia...at Golden age of Majapahit Empires of Java...the empire dominate most island in South East Asia Archipelago...the difference is javanese kris is dagger and philipines kris is sword...and java kris have a magic in it...makes the own of that kris invulnerability...
it's sundang
True, that is the difference.
The waves are for more painful stabbing story rip out more on your pull out
a real kris can cut through a pipe like butter.
A thick pvc pipe or thin metal pipe
Only Royal muslim use kris, while their soldier use bolo.
Anyway im Moro.
it depend on your clan.... kris is a like a side arm it is not used for heavy fighting.. unless you master the "Pasilatan" is a martial art for kris
my man the tip is not the striking point and why would you demonstrate it by cutting a dried wood like damn thats for flesh and bone
Because when the boss asks for a destruction test rather than a cut test, I'm going to do a destruction test. Thanks for your support.
kris no pamor😂😂😂
Itu bukan keris pusaka karena keris moro digunakan untuk keperluan militer karena berbentuk pedang atau disebut keris sundang yg diadopsi dari keris sundang larang Majapahit yg juga untuk keperluan militer keris ini dinamakan sundang larang karena keris tersebut biasa digunakan di formasi sundang larang Majapahit berbeda dengan keris yg bertipe blati yg pada dasarnya digunakan untuk ageman atau pusaka
Kris in philipines is actually inspired by Kris from Java Island in Indonesia...at Golden age of Majapahit Empires of Java...the empire dominate most island in South East Asia Archipelago...the difference is javanese kris is dagger and philipines kris is sword...and java kris have a magic in it...makes the own of that kris invulnerable...
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This kris is not genuine.. I AM MORO... Kris blades are way downward. And correction its wavey is not just a design.. But it is designed to inflict more fatal cuts.. This dudr doesnt know what he is talkinh about..u can sword is not designed just to strike but to strike and slice. Try ir ur self on cutting s meat.
The scabbard is all wrong. The blade is okey.
kris from indonesia
Keris is from Indonesia. Moro Kris/Kalis, which is a predecessor of the Keris, is from Philippines.
Keris: dagger
Kalis: sword
You don't know how to cut tree's if you cut the last side they bounced
please dont use that kris to cut woods. .it was not design for it. .if you want blades that doubled up as sword and wood cutter try ginunting or binangon. .know first the history of each southeast asian blades and its individual purpose. .lastly dont make it a play toy. .respect that blade as a samurai cared for his katana. .