How to Sword Fight: Introduction to the Navaja Knife

[@andrewk.5575]

If you want to see how the Saca Tripas is used to fight with in Mexico look up Professeur Buitron's videos on the subject.

[@swordfightingschool]

Thanks, I'll look it up

[@daywalkervictus]

4:04 Reminds me of a karambit. Cold Steel makes a couple of those too, notably the Steel Tiger.

[@brittakriep2938]

In Germany wineyard owners also used once a curved knife called Rebmesser. Few decades ago, you could find in my swabian homeregion a small version of curved bladed knives for agricultural use called ,Häble'.

[@swordfightingschool]

This is great info, I didn't know about this. Thank you for sharing this with all of us.

[@jothewild1]

Oder Hippe, so nennt man sie im Ländle auch... Sacatripas oder Tranchete im spanischen

[@powerplay4real174]

I luv the Cold Steel version of the Navaja ⚔️

[@longrider42]

Yep, the Espada XL. I bought one not too long ago. The one with the G10 handle scales, and it is a big scary knife. But it does fit in the pocket of my Wrangler Jeans of all things.

[@veewsol7078]

I'm going to add some facts for context: Gypsies are no longer traveling people, and it's not a derogatory word. The only problem is that there is people concerned about "political correctness" who want to dictate what others are allowed to say. The word gypsy does really have a stigma, mostly because every time they are mentioned it's because they are perpetrators of some kind of aggression or crime. They consider themselves gypsies and nothing else, they may sometimes use some other word, but 99% of the times they use the word "gitano", which is translated to gypsy. Also, they used to be forbidden from carrying knives (navajas or any kind of knife) due to their typical uses for those (robberies and such), so they carried mostly scissors or other sharp tools to avoid trouble if registered. In Spain, any folding knife is called a "navaja". So in order to distinguish any kind of pocket knife from a "navaja" we specify, adding words to one or the other. We may call a navaja a "navaja tradicional" and a military style pocket knife a "navaja tactica". Or maybe "navaja española" for our navajas, and "navaja suiza" for a swiss pocketknife. Spain has always had a long tradition of folding knives, some archaeological finds date from pre-Roman times.

[@elvispussley8887]

Joker knives makes some, lion steel makes a slip joint version designed by gudy von poppel. And byond edc makes 2 version designed by dirk Pinkerton, one model is a budget model with g10 scales, stainless liners and 14c28n blade all for $35 and the other model is a titanium framelock with a s35 blade for $150. Then you have the coldsteel espada. Kershaw makes a navaja style knife, stainless frame lock with a d2 blade, they have a 4.5 inch and a 5.5 inch blade version.

[@shatnermohanty6678]

The Curved Blade looks awesomely cool 👌

[@swordfightingschool]

It is, and the point is scary sharp.

[@shatnermohanty6678]

@@swordfightingschool Right 😊👍

[@Allos01]

Gracias maestro!

[@chevron7569]

The saca tripas was also very common among vaqueros in Mexico

[@Kusina_at_Patalim]

Lovely..... So Navajas are basically the big ass coldsteel lockback knives of the early centuries.👍

[@swordfightingschool]

Hahaha, Yes, I guess they would fit into that category.

[@ricardosoto5770]

Kudos to Cold Steel for modernizing the Navaja, with the Vaquero and the Espada, now were is their version of the Sacatripas? Please Cold Steel, do one!

[@elihollingsworth6852]

@@ricardosoto5770talon

[@alinvid6098]

The Ska Gripas has a very similar blade shape with the Karambit but obviously upscaled... big time 😊😃

[@longrider42]

If you heard it, it was probably too late to run. I purchased the Cold Steel Espada XL, with G10 scales. So I have been researching the Navaja. It is a very interesting subject. I've known about the sound, long before I knew about the knife. Thanks for the great video.

[@estedrawn]

I would probably translate sacatripas more accurately as "intestine remover". Sacar means to take out, tripas are intestines.

[@powerplay4real174]

Espada Y Daga or Sword and Dagger 🗡️⚔️

[@Blackie991]

Nice tutorial

[@swordfightingschool]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@RuizCombatGrappling]

Love it! Where can I get those blades?

[@swordfightingschool]

There is a guy in San Jose whose company goes by the name of Stickman. I believe he makes a wooden or synthetic version of the sacatripa and navaja

[@themadscientest]

Hooked blades make short blades way better at doing the job at hand.

[@thomas.thomas]

Not if your opponent hast heavy armor

[@stefthorman8548]

​@@thomas.thomasIf your enemy has "heavy armor" why are you fighting him with an short blade?😂

[@powerplay4real174]

Karambit ⚔️💰⚔️

[@raphlvlogs271]

Navaja is more like a folding Norse seax

[@God-mb8wi]

Hi Steven, I have a question for you. Ever since seeing your video and learning about the Saca Tripas, I've been wanting one badly. Now, it's pretty easy to find new-made navajas for pretty cheap online. But I've only been able to find a couple Saca Tripas. What I'm wondering is: presuming yours is a new-made item and not an antique, I wonder where you got it from?

[@swordfightingschool]

@@God-mb8wi I know you can find me ones, but you can also find them once in awhile in antique stores. That's where I found mine. Every now and then you can get lucky and find some great pieces in the antique stores.

[@pichan8841]

More Info on the history and exellency of the spanish navaja (and lots of rare and beautiful navajas...): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5jZdYKXepdsisk (Part 1) and kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6eylKtueLqljc0 (Part 2)

[@apfeltee34]

the cs developers should have size checked

[@ariswanto6206]

Yang melengkung seperti cakar di Indonesia di namakan "celurit"

[@artsymarsy8480]

I believe _Romani_ is the proper word for the traveling peoples! The people of Roma :)

[@Hissatsu5]

True but the Spanish word it “gitanos “

[@ricardosoto5770]

Spanish Roma/Sindi peoples have no problem with being called gitanos (gypsies). Unlike other countries.

[@alinvid6098]

"ROMANES" means gipsy or gipsies in the gipsy language... I have many gipsy friends and they don't find it offensive at all to call them gipsies... it is a term like "white" "black" "asian" so not offensive... they also call each other gipsies or romanes... it depends however how you use it. If you use in in a negative conotation of course they're not gonna like it.

[@sirseigan]

IF the "travelers" of Spain is like it is in other places in Europe then that group includes more then just Romani groups (although share many commonalities). In some countries "travers" and Romani are two distinct but similar groups. In others the term "travlers" act as a umbrella term that includes but are not exclusive to Romani. There is also different Romani groups that came to a country at very different points in time and as such go under different names. So if you do not want to go into details a generic term like "travlers" is actually quite a good term to use.

[@ricardoa6186]

Teoria,luego esta la realidad

[@paulruprai1274]

Sikh warriors know how to fight with knives and swords ....

[@swordfightingschool]

Yes, and that was their role in the society.

[@Fidi-h3b]

"The Spanish navaja was used amonst the traveling peoples of Spain" Nope Please don't make up what you don't know.

[@allenharragarra2025]

Navajo means fighting knives

[@baccanoverano9367]

Has nothing to do with navajo. Has a completely different etymology that originates from before the discovery of the Americas. Sorry.

[@allenharragarra2025]

How do know are you from the navajo nation

[@allenharragarra2025]

I AM A NAVAJO FROM "THE DINE" TRIBE THAT KNOWS HOW TO

[@allenharragarra2025]

Handle a weapon you WHITE PEOPLE made us learn Handle