YariNoHanzo 1060DH Practical Series Murakami Katana Review: A steal for practitioners

[@RodneyKatana]

Kuroda 10th anniversary,l yarinohanzo of all my swords, is one of my top 3 favorite budget katana Nice weight, confort of swing, tight ito, under 500 bucks. thank you for video.

[@StudioGDT]

Thank YOU for your feedback! I do really hope to get my hands on another to see if the feeling is continued-if it is this would definitely become one of my top recommended off the shelf brand for practitioners.

[@RodneyKatana]

@StudioGDT i agree. I kinda feel not many practitioners or casual collectors consider yarinohanzo. I feel it they have way more bang 4 the buck!

[@StudioGDT]

@ that’s definitely what I experienced with this sword. I also personally have zero issues with 1060…some may but I do not. A byproduct of it being 1060 would also be ease of amateur polishing. My main issue with my sword is a rough machine polish. I’d rather be working with 1060 over 1095 or T10 to clean it up.

[@erichusayn]

They need a US distributor very badly.

[@StudioGDT]

I will say I didn’t have any customs issues or fees which I now can happen with stuff shipped from EU. I would love to see more of these in circulation here for sure.

[@erichusayn]

@StudioGDT ive been watching Thomas Ari and the other German guys videos with them (even the reviews, in German, which I can only understand about 1/10 of what is said) for years now and always wanted to give them a shot. Its a bit of a longshot, but i suggested to John (Owner of RVA Katana) to get in touch with them and see if he could become their US distributor or something like that. If that were to happen, i bet he would sell out in a matter of days. I know I, and numerous other serious American katana enthusiasts would jump at the chance to buy one that is already in country, you dont have to deal with the currency exchange, potential issues of shipping, and would only have to wait a few days instead of a couple weeks or however long it takes to get to the buyer frome Europe. We will see. That would be cool.

[@GrandmasterHobbyist]

@@erichusayn id rather RVA katana stock something better

[@SpaceGhost182]

Always been very interested in these. Great review brother!

[@StudioGDT]

This particular one, i definitely can recommend! Hope to see others in the future. Thanks for checking it out.

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

it coming with a proper sageo is really nice

[@StudioGDT]

Technically it’s an add on but TOTALLY worth it.

[@TONEDEAFSOUND]

very interesting and also it’s nice to know if i ever move out of the country that there’s options out there

[@StudioGDT]

In my internet searching it appears the is a large quantity of swordsmanship dojos in both Italy and Spain as well as across Europe in general so I’m sure they have quite a few options we in the US Domestic market are unfamiliar with for obvious reasons.

[@RaoulDuke333]

I've got 2 no hanzos both practical, they say can cut bamboo I've not tried yet . Would be good to see a cutting demo with it if you could ? Thanks for the video

[@StudioGDT]

They do indeed say bamboo…but…I feel like there should be an asterisk there. There is very little niku. I think you’d have to be very precise with your cuts because there would be zero room for error. I will eventually be cutting tatami with them and plan on filming it but I do not have any bamboo plans in the future.

[@GrandmasterHobbyist]

nothing practical about differentially hardened lol good video.

[@JiyuKishiParn]

About how well would you say a DH 1060 like this can retain its edge?

[@StudioGDT]

Truly, I believe that matters what you are cutting. Many antique nihonto would rate very similarly in hardness and durability to 1060…those edges worked very well and I don’t think anyone would dispute that-but those swords weren’t abused on a regular basis and had very specific targets they were used against. I think whether 3:19 1060DH would hold an edge really matter what you are trying to cut. I think for traditional usage, it is absolutely more than adequate.

[@JiyuKishiParn]

@@StudioGDT I was curious since most of the swords I've been cutting with are through hardened sorts. Should be long lasting then with most of my targets being whatever plastic jugs I can get my hands on.