Katana vs Broadsword...test cutting- National Geographic

Aleksey G. · 22nd September 2009, 01:19 PM

Man, sucks video cuts it of at the end like that....
... The european guy overcommits on some strikes I think, his shoulder is all up front and does noit stop the sword in time if he needs to counter strike.

I was always fascinated by counter testing edged weapons from different cultures in battle, is there a better sword out there if the skill of both opponents is "generally" equal? Better design, strength, rigidity etc..
If you look on the tube, there are videos of katana vs the jian fights, rapier vs the broad sword etc....
I dont see much of the middle eastern curved sabers though...(shamshirs, kilijs etc...), thats upsetting, would like to see some field testing and techniques with that.

22nd September 2009, 01:19 PM	#2
Aleksey G. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 70	Man, sucks video cuts it of at the end like that.... ... The european guy overcommits on some strikes I think, his shoulder is all up front and does noit stop the sword in time if he needs to counter strike. I was always fascinated by counter testing edged weapons from different cultures in battle, is there a better sword out there if the skill of both opponents is "generally" equal? Better design, strength, rigidity etc.. If you look on the tube, there are videos of katana vs the jian fights, rapier vs the broad sword etc.... I dont see much of the middle eastern curved sabers though...(shamshirs, kilijs etc...), thats upsetting, would like to see some field testing and techniques with that.