It's really sad to think about how much cultural heritage was irreversibly destroyed just in WWII. You could have mentioned that one of the most famous Japanese Katana was stolen by the Americans and was subsequently lost! (not a spear, but honourable mention as it was even more famous than these spears AFAIK) In Germany, one of the world's biggest collections of dinosaur bones was hit by multiple bombs pulverizing pretty much everything. The same goes for the largest German collection of Ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts (destroyed by a bombing raid) and the infamous Bernsteinzimmer (disassembled and lost) which may still be hidden somewhere, or destroyed depending on who you believe... These are just two countries of MANY.
weapons and other artifact that are centuries old are always something, strange how we're compeled to respect a mere object because of his significance or age
Weapons, buildings, paintings, pottery… doesn’t matter what it is, it’s surviving relic of the countless people and ancestors that came before us. The only tangible artifact that still exists that tells us about these long since dead "We were here!" It’s not about the object, it’s about the people. To know them is the first step to know about ourselves.
It’s sad to think of all the loss the world has suffered from war and the works of art lost we only have story’s left of them or at best pictures if we are lucky. I realize these swords and spears are Japanese in calture but we’re all human and Japanese or not we who love these treasures still feel there loss all the same. Knowing what goes into the making of these treasures it’s like the maker left behind a peace or there spirit in there works of art and to see them destroyed is heart breaking. WW2 destroyed more then we can ever know more so then any other war in known history. At age 44 I was born 35 years after ww2 and I would not even be here if WW2 didn’t happen which is weird to think about. My grandmother who passed away around 6 years ago was a little French girl and her father was in the French resistance and her life was altered by ww2 and it affected her family greatly. She starved and while her father Rene was always on the run the SS was always knocking on there door to interrogate the three children immigrate grandmother as his whereabouts. Had WW2 not happened my Nana from France would have never met my grandfather from Italy and I would have never been made. The loss or live from WW2 can’t be calculated. It’s estimated that Russia probably lost a quarter of a billion people alone. To put the human loss of WW2 in perspective the loss of life is nothing short of the current population of America today which is around 350,000,0000! Many masterpieces from all trades and disciplines were turned to Ash or lost for all time.
Es beeindruckt mich immer wieder , wie präzise solche Waffen gefertigt sind , ich hatte schon Pfeilspitzen in der Hand die , vollkommen symmetrisch sind , noch immer sehr scharf sind und , trotz teils beachtlicher Größe nur wenige Gramm wiegen . Es ist verblüffend dass eine so lange Angel so gerade ist und mit dem Stolz des Schmiedes , sehr sorgfältig signiert ist . 😊
God I've always adored Japanese spear designs. They are so diverese but all exquisite beauties. Thank you for this video. Think I was drooling by the end XD
Japanese polearms are beautiful. But in terms of diversity they have nothing on European polearms. Spears, pikes, glaives, voulges, ranseurs, lucerne hammers, goedendags, halberds and those are just a few!
@@Baalur Oh I'm a polearm nut and I definitely love me some halberds lol XD I just have to give a shoutout to that specific "exotic elegance" that Japanese polearms have in my eyes.
The period when spears were prevalent on Japanese battlefields was from the late Sengoku period (around 1540) to the peace after Genna era (1615). The source of the theory that the katana was not the main weapon of the samurai is Masaya Suzuki's book Katana to kubitori, published in 2000. His book is full of speculation and has few primary sources, so it is not an academic book. His theory has had many errors pointed out by educated historians. 14th century Mongols wrote in their history books that the Japanese were not equipped with spears. 16th century Chinese wrote in their history books that they could not defeat the Japanese who used katanas even with spears, so they should also get their own katana.
@@peaceleader7315 In Japan, it was customary to record the wounds and causes of death of soldiers on the battlefield. Historian Thomas D. Conlan compiled statistical data from many records. His statistics concluded that there were more deaths by blades and more injuries by bows and arrows. Katanas were also effective against polearms. Therefore, after the 10th century, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Southeast Asia imported swords from Japan. The swords that became mainstream in Asia, wodao, have the "wo" meaning Japanese style. Mongolian scholar Wang Yun (1228-1304)"Japanese soldiers are equipped with bows, katana, and armor.There was no spear. The cavalry are united.katana is long and extremely sharp. All the soldiers are brave and do not seem to be afraid of death. " 秋澗先生大全文集 (四部叢刊本)/ 卷第四十 而過但弓以木為之矢雖長不能逺人則勇敢視死不畏 Chinese Ming Dynasty General Qi Jiguang (1528-1588) "They moved like a dance, and the forward rushing force seemed to flash light, and our Ming soldiers were just distracted. It is difficult to approach with my soldier's sword, it is too late with a spear, and if we encounter them, everyone will be cut off and killed. This is because their weapons are sharp and they are free to use powerful and heavy swords that can be swung with both hands. Therefore, we should equip ourselves with Japanese-style long swords. " 明 戚继光 彼以此跳舞、光閃而前、我兵已奪氣矣。我兵短器難接、長器不捷、遭之者身多兩斷、縁器利而雙手使、用力重故也 故用長刀備之耳。 Chinese Ming Dynasty Martial Artist Cheng Zongyou (1561-1636) "This is a technique unique to Japanese people. The technique is well trained, precise and solid. No other sword can match the Japanese sword. Therefore, even if we use polearms such as spears, we are always defeated by Japanese swords. " 明 程冲斗 其技擅自倭奴 其用法 左右跳跃，奇诈诡秘，人莫能测，故长技每每常败于刀。 Genpei seisui ki by Sanemitsu Tohei in the 13th century"Concerning one-on-one battles, it was common to cut at each other with a katana after battling using bows and arrows, which was followed by kumiuchi (grappling)." Sumo Torikumidensho by Ryuetsu Morinao KIMURA in 1745. "Still kumiuchi remained an important military art in battles ('six or seven times out of ten times, kumiuchi was done in battle with warriors donning kacchu (armor).") "That's why warriors must practice the sumo wrestling which was done by ancient warriors."
@tn1881 hmmmm... the evolution of warfare ,weapons and strategies.. Hmmmm.. it does make one questioning oneself.. what is the different between existing and living ? 🤔..hmmmm.
@@peaceleader7315 The original word katana刀 has been translated as sword. Katana is a major category, with subcategories such as tachi, odachi, and uchigatana. Generally, katana is uchigatana, but since it has been translated as Japanese sword as a major category, the sword is not a spear.
but japanese martial arts will always place the Yari as the top weapon. alot if not all kobudo schools will make the yari the last weapon that anyone is qualified to learn the video below also explains why the yari is preferred over the naginata th-cam.com/users/shorts5UnJdS3OCf4?si=bhuZ8lMSRAftDgJJ
@@Trinetra3382 Do not believe built, or used, like our lance, even though on horseback. Anyway it stems from colloquial use of the word for Spear rather than a direct translation of the Kanji. But does give more credence that it is not a lance.
@@chrissonnenschein6634 by lance, i do not necessarily mean lance as in those used by knights in europe. these spears are very similar to the chinese lance 槊 (shuo), in terms of length and design. the blades of both these weapons are typically longer than the typical 枪 (qiang) or spear that most ppl know
I would call that a long sword staff not a spear would love to see how it was used. It dose look a bit a weapon that comes from China or Korea I can't remember witch country I wonder if the blacksmith had see or been told of it and sed I can make a better cooler one
I'm the most moved where the warlord asked his retainers not to kill 本多忠勝 for his courageous display. This is where hero respects hero.
It's really sad to think about how much cultural heritage was irreversibly destroyed just in WWII. You could have mentioned that one of the most famous Japanese Katana was stolen by the Americans and was subsequently lost! (not a spear, but honourable mention as it was even more famous than these spears AFAIK)
In Germany, one of the world's biggest collections of dinosaur bones was hit by multiple bombs pulverizing pretty much everything. The same goes for the largest German collection of Ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts (destroyed by a bombing raid) and the infamous Bernsteinzimmer (disassembled and lost) which may still be hidden somewhere, or destroyed depending on who you believe...
These are just two countries of MANY.
Excellent presentation. I subscribed immediately. Thank you.
weapons and other artifact that are centuries old are always something, strange how we're compeled to respect a mere object because of his significance or age
Weapons, buildings, paintings, pottery… doesn’t matter what it is, it’s surviving relic of the countless people and ancestors that came before us. The only tangible artifact that still exists that tells us about these long since dead "We were here!"
It’s not about the object, it’s about the people. To know them is the first step to know about ourselves.
@@inisipisTV I get you, but look, we give ancient weapons names, or do our best to keep the name of that relic known
The first spear, "Nihon-go," is on display at the Fukuoka City Museum.
If you have a chance to visit Fukuoka, please stop by. It's very beautiful.
All these are awesome, but Im glad they made a functional homage to Otegine. The story of that blade appeals to my spirit.
It’s sad to think of all the loss the world has suffered from war and the works of art lost we only have story’s left of them or at best pictures if we are lucky.
I realize these swords and spears are Japanese in calture but we’re all human and Japanese or not we who love these treasures still feel there loss all the same.
Knowing what goes into the making of these treasures it’s like the maker left behind a peace or there spirit in there works of art and to see them destroyed is heart breaking.
WW2 destroyed more then we can ever know more so then any other war in known history.
At age 44 I was born 35 years after ww2 and I would not even be here if WW2 didn’t happen which is weird to think about.
My grandmother who passed away around 6 years ago was a little French girl and her father was in the French resistance and her life was altered by ww2 and it affected her family greatly.
She starved and while her father Rene was always on the run the SS was always knocking on there door to interrogate the three children immigrate grandmother as his whereabouts.
Had WW2 not happened my Nana from France would have never met my grandfather from Italy and I would have never been made.
The loss or live from WW2 can’t be calculated.
It’s estimated that Russia probably lost a quarter of a billion people alone.
To put the human loss of WW2 in perspective the loss of life is nothing short of the current population of America today which is around 350,000,0000!
Many masterpieces from all trades and disciplines were turned to Ash or lost for all time.
Es beeindruckt mich immer wieder , wie präzise solche Waffen gefertigt sind , ich hatte schon Pfeilspitzen in der Hand die , vollkommen symmetrisch sind , noch immer sehr scharf sind und , trotz teils beachtlicher Größe nur wenige Gramm wiegen . Es ist verblüffend dass eine so lange Angel so gerade ist und mit dem Stolz des Schmiedes , sehr sorgfältig signiert ist . 😊
God I've always adored Japanese spear designs. They are so diverese but all exquisite beauties. Thank you for this video. Think I was drooling by the end XD
Japanese polearms are beautiful. But in terms of diversity they have nothing on European polearms. Spears, pikes, glaives, voulges, ranseurs, lucerne hammers, goedendags, halberds and those are just a few!
@@Baalur Oh I'm a polearm nut and I definitely love me some halberds lol
XD
I just have to give a shoutout to that specific "exotic elegance" that Japanese polearms have in my eyes.
The period when spears were prevalent on Japanese battlefields was from the late Sengoku period (around 1540) to the peace after Genna era (1615).
The source of the theory that the katana was not the main weapon of the samurai is Masaya Suzuki's book Katana to kubitori, published in 2000. His book is full of speculation and has few primary sources, so it is not an academic book. His theory has had many errors pointed out by educated historians.
14th century Mongols wrote in their history books that the Japanese were not equipped with spears. 16th century Chinese wrote in their history books that they could not defeat the Japanese who used katanas even with spears, so they should also get their own katana.
The spear and the bow were the most important not the sword..
The sword was just a secondary weapon and a symbol of power..
Hmmmm..
@@peaceleader7315 In Japan, it was customary to record the wounds and causes of death of soldiers on the battlefield. Historian Thomas D. Conlan compiled statistical data from many records. His statistics concluded that there were more deaths by blades and more injuries by bows and arrows. Katanas were also effective against polearms.
Therefore, after the 10th century, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Southeast Asia imported swords from Japan. The swords that became mainstream in Asia, wodao, have the "wo" meaning Japanese style.
Mongolian scholar Wang Yun (1228-1304)"Japanese soldiers are equipped with bows, katana, and armor.There was no spear. The cavalry are united.katana is long and extremely sharp. All the soldiers are brave and do not seem to be afraid of death. "
秋澗先生大全文集 (四部叢刊本)/ 卷第四十 而過但弓以木為之矢雖長不能逺人則勇敢視死不畏
Chinese Ming Dynasty General Qi Jiguang (1528-1588) "They moved like a dance, and the forward rushing force seemed to flash light, and our Ming soldiers were just distracted. It is difficult to approach with my soldier's sword, it is too late with a spear, and if we encounter them, everyone will be cut off and killed. This is because their weapons are sharp and they are free to use powerful and heavy swords that can be swung with both hands. Therefore, we should equip ourselves with Japanese-style long swords. "
明 戚继光 彼以此跳舞、光閃而前、我兵已奪氣矣。我兵短器難接、長器不捷、遭之者身多兩斷、縁器利而雙手使、用力重故也 故用長刀備之耳。
Chinese Ming Dynasty Martial Artist Cheng Zongyou (1561-1636) "This is a technique unique to Japanese people. The technique is well trained, precise and solid. No other sword can match the Japanese sword. Therefore, even if we use polearms such as spears, we are always defeated by Japanese swords. "
明 程冲斗 其技擅自倭奴 其用法 左右跳跃，奇诈诡秘，人莫能测，故长技每每常败于刀。
Genpei seisui ki by Sanemitsu Tohei in the 13th century"Concerning one-on-one battles, it was common to cut at each other with a katana after battling using bows and arrows, which was followed by kumiuchi (grappling)."
Sumo Torikumidensho by Ryuetsu Morinao KIMURA in 1745. "Still kumiuchi remained an important military art in battles ('six or seven times out of ten times, kumiuchi was done in battle with warriors donning kacchu (armor).") "That's why warriors must practice the sumo wrestling which was done by ancient warriors."
@tn1881 hmmmm... the evolution of warfare ,weapons and strategies..
Hmmmm.. it does make one questioning oneself.. what is the different between existing and living ? 🤔..hmmmm.
@@tn1881 the Yari isn't a sword.
@@peaceleader7315 The original word katana刀 has been translated as sword. Katana is a major category, with subcategories such as tachi, odachi, and uchigatana.
Generally, katana is uchigatana, but since it has been translated as Japanese sword as a major category, the sword is not a spear.
I like how the first spear has a simple bamboo X stand.
I'd love to get these videos in Japanese.
How much did Otegine itself weigh? Such a large weapon seems like it would be unwieldy.
Thank you for the lesson.
Yari is cool, but is it just me that loves naginata more?
but japanese martial arts will always place the Yari as the top weapon. alot if not all kobudo schools will make the yari the last weapon that anyone is qualified to learn
the video below also explains why the yari is preferred over the naginata
th-cam.com/users/shorts5UnJdS3OCf4?si=bhuZ8lMSRAftDgJJ
moral of this video is don't play drinking games with frienemies
Nobody in their right mind would use these like a “Spear”.... So maybe not Naginatas, but are most certainly what are known in English as “Polearms”.
used on horseback. so more like a lance
@@Trinetra3382 Do not believe built, or used, like our lance, even though on horseback. Anyway it stems from colloquial use of the word for Spear rather than a direct translation of the Kanji. But does give more credence that it is not a lance.
@@chrissonnenschein6634 by lance, i do not necessarily mean lance as in those used by knights in europe. these spears are very similar to the chinese lance 槊 (shuo), in terms of length and design. the blades of both these weapons are typically longer than the typical 枪 (qiang) or spear that most ppl know
I would call that a long sword staff not a spear would love to see how it was used. It dose look a bit a weapon that comes from China or Korea I can't remember witch country I wonder if the blacksmith had see or been told of it and sed I can make a better cooler one
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