How-Cast Katana Videos DEBUNKED and FULL RANT

[@foobar201]

I clicked for Metatron, received angry Italian Link. Not disappointed.

[@CrusnikVideo]

"angry Italian Link" lol that's good XD

[@Vini-zv3lr]

Let's all be honest, angry italian link is the best thing none of us knew we wanted

[@azathoth2075]

my dream has come true

[@TheCrankyCow]

Link has spent too much time at Mario's house.

[@Ninchennase]

Angry Italian Link FTW!

[@parthiancapitalist2733]

The Katana can cut through a building. I tested it on my Lego set

[@leonl9123]

It can even cut trough a piece of steel, I tested it inside my head

[@dinninfreeman2014]

Wow that's legit

[@oifikd1]

Awesome profile picture.

[@そなんですか]

2500 degree celsius katana, well, probably yes, it can cut through many plastics.

[@tonglianheng]

Lego is made out of ABS, which is in fact a quite tough material. One piece of Lego may be. But a building made out of many interlocking pieces, really not sure. The blade might shatter building into parts but not cut through pieces.

[@scholagladiatoria]

Thank you for the honourable mention LOL.

[@PalleRasmussen]

scholagladiatoria He is right Matt, it is obvious from your videos that you actually know how to fight.

[@amitabhakusari2304]

I think he was featured in a History documentary, and they used a 10 sec footage of him swinging a sword to certify it as "Expert approved".

[@Samurai-ub6ew]

You deserve it

[@mrmoth26]

Context, context, context!

[@AVGyerra22]

Matto Easto

[@notpulverman9660]

WRONG, MISTER METATETRON. The "Howcast" video just forgot to mention 1 thing: You have to get your opponent drunk first. A half a liter of sake will do.

[@WJS774]

Isn't sake pretty strong? Half a litre of sake would be like a dozen shots of vodka or something.

[@westwass]

Sake is pretty much like white wine in terms of booze content

[@A-G-F-]

Nah, that would make them more unpredictable

[@darthplagueis13]

Wasn't there a martial art that's based on getting wasted first so your movements become harder to read?

[@Xios_Angelis]

@@darthplagueis13 No, but that's a common misconception. Drunken Fist actually requires complete sobriety. You act drunk to throw off opponents, true. However, if you were actually drunk, you'd probably just fall flat on your face.

[@austinosburn2081]

Pffft. This "katana master." Doesn't even know how to end them rightly.

[@degulli92]

but he had no pummel to throw...

[@sebastianriz4703]

Jan S well he should have cut through the fabric of space and time.

[@aprincessofearthsea4875]

With glorious Nippon steel no less.

[@brie.cheese_x]

Err, I’m pretty sure ending rightly was first conceptualized by an Italian ...

[@bigginga3885]

Brighton Begole I think the earliest (and only) record of that was in a German Manuel

[@Fubnin]

This "expert" reminds me of the stupid fighting moves I made up as a kid.

[@aaronrodriguez1410]

Fubnin true

[@Rex-golf_player810]

LMAO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS

[@nimbusws5946]

Considering almost every kid at one point thinks spinning is effective by itself at one point or another... nevermind, spinning in place, arms-out seems more effective than this.

[@rileyd9409]

I watched mortal kombat when I was 8...spent the next month play fighting with my friend pretending we were ninjas some homeless guy tried robbing me on my way home from school but I koed him with my power.

[@bobthebuilder2922]

Everything 'cool' looking must work right!?

[@denisbrezovsky5271]

Seriously, those moves wouldn't work against a drunk with a stick.

[@SanityVideo]

Don't worry. It's a drunk self taught 83rd degree ninjajitsudo grand master. He's pretty sure he can beat an army with a wood sword.

[@bakters]

A drunk was considered to be a difficult opponent. Posing a threat is an important part of fencing, but since it may be hard to scare a drunk, it all may not work.

[@rekmaramd9307]

Plus, a drunk isn't as predictible and readible as a sober opponent.

[@Gloin79]

yeah drunk people don't care about double hits

[@Gloin79]

now that i think of it duelling with a drunk fencer was a kind of test in the guild of the 16th century

[@uncletimo6059]

"The sword was actually used as a shield, as well". U WUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT M888888888888888888888888?

[@forestelfranger]

A wizard did it.

[@dimitriweber1204]

Uncle Timo ? Its true, they did

[@dimitriweber1204]

Uncle Timo well not as shields, but they used the shorter ones to block incomming attacks

[@1macca550]

says person with the anime avatar.

[@forestelfranger]

Anglo-SaxonHistories All righty. Well i better get back to teaching some imperial guardsmen how to use a flash light. You think they would know how to after using a lasgun to shoot at orks and things but no. Seems they are not the same thing after all.

[@randomthoughts9276]

"Look how sad he is" got me laughing and dying! AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@washedAwry]

He’s dying too, just on the inside.

[@darthplagueis13]

@@washedAwry That's how deadly the Katana is. It doesn't even need to make physical contact with you to kill you on the inside....

[@yoshi-sanl4961]

Me too

[@MarkOfAstria]

"It's very fast"... In comparison too what? A dane axe? Because I don't see how the Katana is faster than other swords.

[@RandomAllen]

Mark Bohlender Well you know because European swords weigh like 50 pounds each and they're practically used like Sledgehammers

[@uninterruptedrhythm4104]

Redman A lol

[@MarkOfAstria]

Redman A But the knights could swing them like the barbarians, they were, without being pulled off their feet, because they wore their 300 pounds armor as a counterweight.

[@peachybiscuits]

Redman A incorrect, a longsword of equal length and similar width to a katana would be quite a lot lighter due to the more defined and deeper fullers than a katana, also longswords usually have better pommels which would give it more rear-ward balance giving it more point control. If you would look at historical examples of katana and longsword, the longsword would be usually thinner. A usual katana around 35 inches would be about 430 g, while a longsword around 35 inches would whey around 380 g. I would recommend Shadiversity’s video on katana misconceptions. Edit: missed some zeros

[@Lugg187]

Peachy Biscuits The joke went over your head proper.

[@QuartzChrysalis]

Wouldn't the Japanese equivalent of Matt Easton be Tatami Easton?

[@danielthompson6207]

Elijah De Pino Well done!

[@NDOhioan]

Wouldn't he be Tatami Weston? Because, y'know, different hemispheres? ... I'm so sorry.

[@GarethXL]

Elijah De Pino it should of be Toukai Tatami

[@danielthompson6207]

OhioGentleman Damn you lol bravo!

[@PsylomeAlpha]

Elijah De Pino tatami isuton

[@Derp13465256]

Omg this guy is so low energy he looks like he's going to pass out at any moment even when he's "fighting" he looks like he's going to pass out on his assistants

[@autopartsmonkey7992]

rofl

[@Eeter26]

Derp13465256 ”and uhhh... ehhh... yeah.”

[@Poldovico]

"The best techniques are passed on by the survivors" - Gaiden Shinji, First Blademaster of the Imperial City Arena

[@scottarnold5737]

What I have noticed in the course of my HEMA training in Spanish Rapier and in Arnis / Escrima is that even when you regularly spar in actual combat with protective gear, it is very challenging for practiced techniques to actually work as intended. There is simply too much resistance from the opponent and things move way too fast, usually at least 75% of the time, you have to use simplified versions of techniques and you have to train yourself to expect that your techniques will likely not work as planned ahead of time, thus you can adapt without any pause or surprise in the midst of a fight. Techniques actually working as intended are the very rare exception. This is the reality of actual combat. Without actual sparring, there is no way to develop preparedness for actual combat situations which are always chaotic and unpredictable aside from theory and a bit of muscle memory.

[@RockerMarcee96]

Skoth Kovok mind you, you aren't training 2 hours every day as the Bolognese militia did in the 15-16th centuries or like the Germans in the same time period. Or like a knight who does 2×2 every day.

[@scottarnold5737]

True, however the nature of combat is that it is so chaotic that even though the ratio of their techniques working will surely increase, still the techniques working fully as intended would still be rare, for the simple fact that in real combat opponents are just moving around so much and very fast at that. Against a completely untrained opponent the techniques may work close to 100% yes, but they will most of the time work only part way as intended against another trained and disciplined opponent (which yes, may still be enough to kill him). Thus the need for being able to adapt real-time as part of the training itself when individual techniques don't fully work as drilled, this is part of the psychology of combat training, not expecting your techniques to work fully so you can adapt instantly and use the next one in the repertoire. If the wrong psychology is developed that a technique will likely work as intended as long as it is drilled enough, the trainee will be sorely disappointed when actual combat arrives. The ancients knew this well.

[@Helxas]

@@scottarnold5737 Absolutely. Much of combat is a parry-response affair, and no plan survives contact with the enemy. After significant training, it can be done, but even still the windows of opportunity are more oft than not too quickly closed to execute a technique.

[@scottarnold5737]

Correct. @@Helxas

[@casanovafiems1508]

Yes, thanks for pointing that out. Techniques only work when you master them. That means practicing for like 20 years to use it. In that time though you can train to be generic and adaptive to opponents as well.

[@DarkKnight6six6]

what you said at the end reminded me of a quote from the Elder Scrolls games: "The best techniques are passed on by the survivors"

[@dergrammarfuhrer1901]

Can't believe you didn't feature the "How to Cartwheel to Avoid an Attack" one, that was the best lol.

[@dergrammarfuhrer1901]

/watch?v=NqWnpNULkLA

[@xinfinity8532]

that guy is a scumbag piece of shit, and no the best one is throwing the sword

[@hohnmcransi54]

I am disappointed by the lack of DWGR references

[@zyibesixdouze4863]

Cartwheeling is proven to give at least 6 more i-frames than the standard roll. Good call, OP

[@hohnmcransi54]

Stencil the Noivern Just remember to FAP with your bling and stylish fatherly mask

[@DrelvanianGuardOffic]

How to defeat someone who is duel wielding... Stand back and watch them hurt themself, because they're probably a 12 year old that's watched too much Naruto and has never actually fought anyone.

[@RandomAllen]

Additionally, parrying daggers combined with another weapon are typically better at deflecting thrusts than a buckler. As well as the fact that a few hundred years ago, it was normal for almost everyone to be carrying around a dagger of some sort for everyday life while conversely a buckler was seen as weapon of war and typically people would see someone walking around town with a buckler as someone looking to start trouble because a buckler is only used in fighting.

[@RandomAllen]

As someone who just got his first taste of multiple opponent sparring at my HEMA club a month ago, i can say that sparring even two people is a PAIN IN THE ASS and I can attest to some of what Musashi wrote. I had to constantly keep on my feet, moving and moving, running in and out of range trying to make sure they couldn't get a beat on me. You have to be as efficient as possible as try to disable one person as quick as possible and move immediately to the next. That video is utter nonsense that would only work if someone could stop time because the instance you move to attack one person, the next person is going to go after you. You need to be quick and not get surrounded, if you get surrounded it's game over.

[@ryowhite3864]

Definitely, unless they learned duel wielding forms and techniques from martial arts classes.

[@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302]

Redman A. I can see where you are coming from but a buckler was allso an every day carry. Your not going to carry a full sheald such as a kite sheald around all day for protection because it would be to unwealdy and impracticle for everyday life. However a buckler is easy to carry all day (ive done it) and in midevil times people carried swords for self defense(with the exception of a few citys in Europe where the laws where strickter but most if the time people where encoraged or required by law to own and be able to use a sword.) So carrying a buckler is not that far fetched. While bucklers where still used on the battlefield they where allso used allot by civilians to so they could protect themselves in day to day life. It is the equivalent of someone carrying a tazer, pepper spray and or a knife for self defence now adays. Anyways have a good mourning, afternoon or evening my friend witchever it may be!

[@qowkerf]

Wing Chun says hi

[@Telsion]

honestly Metatron, I think you should challenge him for a friendly duel. and of course record it and stuff, I wanna see how that expert does against you

[@boredfangerrude]

I am pretty sure since he doesn't know squat about swordsmanship that he would be crushed and it wouldn't be fun but embarrassing.

[@ColdNapalm42]

Embarrassing morons who thinks they are actually experts is always fun.

[@valentinm7365]

lol, I didnt expext you on this channel Telsion

[@chaosdodo7230]

Telsion I think you mean """Expert"""

[@timvanroey2937]

Laim

[@jacksaints8993]

"what stories mate?! Anime don't count" HAHAHAA im dying

[@Knight_of_the_Old_Code]

I can understand your frustration. That so called "expert" is basically giving a demonstration that is being conducted in a controlled environment. He seems to also be proclaiming that one move for different attacks is the only move that will work. What a joke...

[@evilparadigm]

Best move when facing two attackers... run away.

[@bobthebuilder2922]

@@evilparadigm or get a gun

[@w0t3rdog]

it is always refreshing to see a master of bullshitsu :)

[@mizukiakagi896]

only true, dumbassurais could master what hes teaching

[@RandomAllen]

Says the guy playing pretend on You Tube, Alexander. xD."Mother Europe must prevail and remove liberals." I love how the people who throw around the word weeb are almost always even more pathetic so they need to strive for a stupid insult just try to self validate themselves above other nerds.

[@alizarkami6187]

Redman Allen you'll hurt the guy too much, Grim the Reaper

[@borttormcpe4275]

Mizuki Akagi gold

[@borttormcpe4275]

w0t3rdog haha gold

[@SteveDonev]

everyone knows that katana techniques are just for looking cool and don't have to be effective since katanas can cut through the very fabric of space and time anyway. The samurai win any fight by simply having the katana on their person. They don't even need to touch it and everything just drops dead on the spot. Come on people, this is common knowledge.

[@hristokuymdjiev4225]

And to fully utilise their strengh you need to dual wield katanas in reverse grip.

[@SteveDonev]

Hristo Kuymdjiev 3 is a minimum with one held in the mouth.

[@YouTubalcaine]

That used to be the case, but then the Europeans showed up and started throwing pommels, and that was the end of the samurai. It's well-documented history.

[@peger]

Reverse grip gives you +10 to reflect bullets and laser beams. After all, everyone knows that ;).

[@MovieTacular]

Well we know that the Spadau shoots little katanas at the Allied forces. I love this comment section

[@ecksdeeeXD]

Metatron, your blood pressure! D:

[@PudduIsBored]

1:56 he has to get his pizza levels checked!

[@TITANia69420]

I'm fucking dying! 😂😂😂😂

[@warlordqueekheadtaker7960]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@blob643]

Samurais won Battles with wooden sword? Well I did hear about Soldiers winning War with Air soft Guns

[@gsswordcollector3514]

Michael Terrell II in Duels, never on Battle

[@ralcogaming7674]

@@gsswordcollector3514 he carried wooden staffs into war, he rarely carried steel weapons. Which is hilarious given his school was dual swords.

[@gsswordcollector3514]

Ralco Gaming he doesn’t carried wooden staff into war... the steel katana is already a backup weapon. Nobody enters in the battlefield with a simple staff.

[@gsswordcollector3514]

Michael Terrell II there is absolutely no proof of that

[@gsswordcollector3514]

Michael Terrell II we are talking about battles, wars. Even if a soldier is poor, he could have a spear. A real weapon

[@BrazenBard]

...I've attended one introduction practice for Kendo, once. And a few other swordsmanship classes, of sorts, maybe clocking some twenty hours total of training with instruction, tops. From the guy's movements, such as how quickly he begins his sidestep from that overhead chop to demonstrate unarmed disarming, I'd say I could probably take him two times out of three. And I KNOW I'm a scarcely-capable amateur. :P

[@KalteGeist]

Reminds me of those ninjutsu books from the 80s that taught you important fighting skills like balance beam and how to hold your breath for as long as you already could.

[@NoahWeisbrod]

I'm guessing they didn't teach any actually useful ninja skills like how to sneak poison into someone's food, how to find the easiest spots to climb on a brick wall, and optimal distance for eavesdropping on a conversation.

[@livedandletdie]

Noah, for a guy with a name that reminds me of white bread, I have to say those skills are very useful. And I have a few answers. 1. While they are not looking, or from the assassin's tea pot(double chambered Teapot) 2. The slightly more protruding bricks or where the mortar isn't filling space as good as it should. Or on top of the wall, but then and again that ain't climbing it's walking. 3. About 5 meters and 20 centimeters away from the targets. If better chances occur 100cm to 130cm but not closer due to personal space. A person cares about everything that happens in their personal space, which is an arms-length.

[@HiragamaIkunai]

pretty sure teaching the real ninjutsu like that is illegal in most places....the martial arts side of things eh ....but Ninja where spies and assassins they where not fighters, fighting was a last resort, poison, trap and attacking while unnoticed and listening in on conversations and escape where the Ninja MO

[@gso619]

To be fair, it's probably not a good idea to actually teach people how to infiltrate stuff, spy and kill people without getting caught.

[@NoahWeisbrod]

Random OBVIOUSLY, a book on infiltration, espionage, and assassination is not something you should market to twelve year old boys. Real ninjas weren't these romanticized badass heroes. They did the dirty work in war.

[@edstar83]

The guy in the video has been watching too much American Ninja.

[@rodeanalfanteforcadela7645]

Aww Shit 😂

[@Highentaker]

i believe he cant even watch^^ cause american ninja is awsome :D

[@fenrirblaze9350]

edstar83 don't you mean Beverly Hills Ninja

[@xinfinity8532]

haha

[@Domino44Gs]

edstar83 HA! That's funny, he even looks like that guy 😆

[@elixxon]

The cringe.... I am in no way experienced with swords but the cringe from that guy's nonsense is killin meeeeeee.....

[@elixxon]

I couldn't last longer when he started to talk about the wooden sword.... the pain is too much... continue without me...

[@dandydasyt4766]

you will be missed.R.I.P,brave fallen one

[@lorengarms9836]

The average weeaboo and his misconceptions

[@namako211]

You make me sounds like an intellectual weeb Even though i'm dumb

[@pluggothesluggo5509]

@@namako211 smart people like to doubt themselves, while stupid people are too stupid to even realize they are stupid

[@keithharper32]

@@pluggothesluggo5509 that's called the Dunning-Kruger Effect

[@puckingfickles]

My favorite saying from this channel: "Do you, what?"

[@007MrYang]

Dude, you're gonna have to stop. These videos are getting too savage! Just a one-sided massacre. Just kidding, never stop pls :)

[@asthmen]

Actually, the word _civil_ (at about 2:35) is not only perfectly valid but, in fact, a better alternative to the word _civilised_ in the context wherein you used it.

[@ballystrad]

Exactly.

[@Keln02]

"All that diluted pizza running through my veines" Allow me to quote you on that. And thank you for the giggles! Cheers!

[@lividsphincter4098]

"what does katana mean?" "It means Japanese sword"

[@michrain5872]

He didn't show me how to spin my katana real fast to repeal a rain of arrows :C what am I gonna do now when the archers come? :C

[@Cypeq]

slice the arrows mid air... obviously.

[@tyranuel]

hide.

[@SSQUAC]

You stay perfectly still as all but the last one that grazes your cheek will miss.

[@Ryan-iz5pq]

"Matto Easto"

[@junichiroyamashita]

Brajany "Mad Easton"

[@JimGiant]

Mad Easton? I'd watch that film.

[@Fedorchik1536]

Mad Easton. Mad Easton 2: HEMA Warrior. Mad Easton 3: Beyond ScholaGladiatoria Mad Easton: FuryTube

[@mithmon2084]

+Nick Fedorov **sheds a tear** I need these movies in my life.

[@Tymdek]

Me too. YOU HEAR ME, NOTHOLLYWOOD?!? *MAKE IT HAPPEN!!*

[@YuriPRIMErpg]

This 'expert' has been educated by finest Anime.

[@ryvrdrgn15]

Weaboo-do

[@marcseebass1267]

No, he was trained by Samurai Jack himself.

[@krimzonkamikaze8524]

Marc Seebass wrong by the Samoorai

[@Dantick09]

Yuri PRIME He is the Sam-moo-rhai himself xD

[@DisegnoSb]

ill tell you the truth... bamboo blade, samurai champloo and even samurai x are more realistic than this xD

[@NoahWeisbrod]

Uhhh... what? Does no one in that video realize the first attacker could easily take one step forward and impale the "expert" after he disengages?

[@pizdamatii5001]

silly noah, don't you know that a katana can't stab! :) /sarcasm but i was thinking the same thing: you collect the blade, move it to the side...and then you leave there just like that?!

[@NoahWeisbrod]

pizda matii Why are there people who don't think a katana can stab? Sure, it's no rapier or estoc, but still

[@shirluban]

Soo true.

[@pizdamatii5001]

Noah Weisbrod i don't know how did that myth get started, but i've seen it repeated many times. i suppose people who never held a sword (or even a proper sword simulator) in their hands immediately conclude that curved swords (eg: katanas, sabers, etc) can't thrust. the reverse myth that "rapiers can't cut" also exists. though in this case it's probably because people hear "rapier" and think of an olympic fencing foil. ironically, some older adventure films from the 50s and 60s do show rapiers delivering cuts as well as thrusts.

[@NoahWeisbrod]

pizda matii A katana isn't even that curved, though.

[@ryanlastname3039]

Even he doesn't sound like he believes what he's saying "He" being our Howcast "expert"

[@kristijanmehun2382]

I just wanted to say that you are by far the best youtuber on the net at the time. I saw many channals and many videos and the way you explain and go into (necessary) details is simply perfect. You are informing, enterntaining and above all I respect you for your logic and ability to openly admit when you don't know or aren't sure of something- and the way you resolve that problem (always giving credit where credit is due)... So, whatever anybody says, just want you to know that I, personaly, think that every and all videos/channals/hosts should look up to you and try to follow your example :)

[@metatronyt]

Thank you very much for your kind words :)

[@kristijanmehun2382]

Metatron No thanks required :) you truly earne it Thank You for being you :D

[@CharlieVrallstak]

I totally support you Metatron with what are you saying, and it's sad that other people get more attention from this kind of people that "teaches" bad and creating a bunch of people who truly thinks thats how anyone should fight, than you who try to give us knowlege well studied and prepared, so really thank you for your hard work! the only thing I wish you could co for us is recording sparring you do, just for the fun of see it ( like Skallagrim does for example)[if one day Skall, Matt, Errant, Snapjelly and you make a rant video together... woah that would be awesome] btw i'm spanish so sorry for stabbing the diccionary xDu

[@CatholicismRules]

"scornful, presumptuous, arrogant, insolent, disdainful, ..." All these people could have used just one word to sum it up: smart. People need to stop attacking others who defend what they know to be true, calling them prideful and conceited.

[@Nick-mp1zh]

I actually can't finish. Sorry Metatron, I can only imagine how much pain you went through for us, but I physically cannot sit through those clips of the katana guy.

[@Nick-mp1zh]

***** I quit after the part at 7:04. First of all, the dumbass caught the strike _with the tsuba_, then instead of pushing the blade down and just cutting the guy, he did some weird "spin the guy around for absolutely no fucking reason" move and I had to quit

[@weltanschauung2221]

Nickolas Marchuk Why leave? This was hilarious.

[@Nick-mp1zh]

Himura Kenshin This video is bad both for my desk and my forehead

[@blackdeath4eternity]

you made it to 7:04 ? im at like 4:00 & i keep having to pause for breaks as i cant decide if i need to laugh or kill something..... :/

[@Nick-mp1zh]

blackdeath4eternity I watched parts of the video in shifts

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

10:21: He's obviously in shock because of that guy's awesome self-defense moves! They are so good they literally froze him with fear.

[@alis49281]

I do not take any demonstrations seriously that use metal blades, because you can't aim to hit with these - which is essential to execute techniques that are supposed to work against attacks that are meant to hit. There is a very good reason why they invented wooden training swords...

[@sadeknight9112]

alis49281 plus various other reasons, it's a good point

[@ffuffo5867]

Metal blades eh? Have you heard of the HEMA Fencing Sword? It lies upon that hill on YouTubia named "Search", be weary on this journey traveler, and and take this pouch of pommels, it'll serve you well..

[@gustavotriqui]

I've used metal katanas in training. While it's true that you can't go full speed, you can do in fact act fast while controled. Also, the problem with the guy is not that he was doing the techniques slowly. Is that he was doing techniques that CANNOT WORK when doing in a proper fight. For example, if instead of "parry and catching with the tsuba", he shows a real, effective deflection parry (which is the ones real masters teach, because they are the ones shown in the real school scrolls), then nobody would complain if he does it in slow motion to show off the technique better. But he did not deflect-parry. He said, with confident voice, that his technique of choice would be to stop a full speed slashing weapon with a miniature guard like a tsuba. That's stupid. Then he continues this "technique", after catching with the tsuba, by doing a awful lot of horrible footwork, passing to the left side of the attacker, then to the right side of the attacker doing a ton of small, non fluid steps, while the attacker is somewhat frozen in fear because he still does not understand why the guy went to a straight parry and catch with the tsuba. Fortunately for the "master", because he moves his katana around the other guy blade, losing control of it, so if the attacker were not frozen , he'll be able to raise his sword and kill him while he moves around like an idiot.

[@siestatime4638]

Are you insinuating that sarcasm is a "bad" thing? Really? I'm crushed...

[@paolomandala02]

Siesta Time it's not a bad thing, some people are too sensitive 🙃

[@renai8028]

Siesta Time I sense sarcasm :^)

[@siestatime4638]

BlackMangoos ;-)

[@utapau235]

I find your rage against this guy completley relatable, the amount of bullshit that came out of his mouth is just painful. This citiy called youtube needed a hero and along you came mr. metatron.

[@MrPancakesx]

That How-Cast guy is hillarious, you sure it wasnt a comedy? :P

[@tommygun333]

Nice to see you and Matt supporting each other ☺️

[@kydayearctic5988]

Howcast is so idiotic my palm is stuck to my face

[@RandomAllen]

Kydaye Daryet Just think, this guy got hired and PAID to make those videos

[@srenkaas4654]

amazing video as always. keep the good work up :D

[@moromillas]

"People have told me you shouldn't criticise other content creators." Then they are WRONG. You should ALWAYS feel free to criticise bad ideas. If you don't, that is how bad ideas flourish. Do NOT feel bad about this, criticising and refuting nonsense so as to defeat bad ideas, it's a good thing.

[@Lo-tf6qt]

That man needs to commit Seppuku (not Metatron , that 'expert')

[@thomasvanhorssen8278]

no harakiri (腹切り) he has no right for any help.

[@neonknight5857]

*sudoku

[@S.ASmith]

I doubt he could even do that. Nor does he have the honour for such a thing.... He's an american, he should just down a bottle of his favourite pain killers..

[@spenkerdetanker9067]

Shix Lo he reminds me of ChosunNinja search on youtube

[@xinfinity8532]

That guy in Howcast is a fucking moron piece of shit

[@dmitrysofronov8624]

We definitely need more rants from you!

[@joshuamorris3951]

Metatron, I truly enjoyed this rant. I am not an expert either, but I too have been involved in Karate as a boy, HEMA as an adult, and this guys ideas of martial arts are just a joke. My favorite part of this video is when you stated, "If it doesn't work in practice, it will not work on the battlefield." No truer words could ever been spoken about any martial art.

[@4rreste409]

I guess the katana expert uses ZA WARUDO

[@melchaios]

And this little kenjutsu technique is called dropping a fucking bulldozer on your opponent while you MUDA MUDA him to oblivion

[@LightYagami-cf1tb]

Don't forget when you drop your sword and throw a shitton of knives

[@Anon-nh8tf]

I knew someone was going to make this joke lmao

[@guitarlearnerish]

but...but...everyone know that silver chariot is the best fencer LMAO

[@GarethXL]

WibuSquire MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA

[@svarthofde2492]

You killed me at "Matto Eastonu"

[@timbirch4999]

Loving the ranty Italian elf with diluted pizza in his veins, BTW! :-) Giving the benefit of the doubt to the video being reviewed, the "expert" does hold his hands and move his upper body like someone who knows their way around a martial art to some degree (in the bits where he engages hand to hand). But for swordism (that's the technical term), his footwork is simply all over the place! He's basically just walking around. Those are not the steps of a swordsman, in my amateur opinion. So it ends up looks like the kind of video that I would make if I tried - because... I'm no swordsman either.

[@RandomAllen]

Tim Birch Apparently he's from the Bujinkan...which should tell you everything you need to know... As someone who has a year of Sport Fencing, 3 years of Kendo, almost a year of HEMA now and have had many great conversations with Richard Marsden, Martin Fabian and the head of the Hokushin Ito Ryu over Facebook, along with meeting many amazing fencers from KDF and sparring with them in person ...I can tell you that your assumptions are correct. His footwork, stance, practically every aside from his grip, kinda, is wrong and this is a clear case of "Let the teacher perform a bunch of complicated techniques on non-resistive students standing still". It's sad, pathetic and there's literally a 100 other people who would be more qualified to teach swordsmanship on Howcast than this con artist.

[@kaizen5023]

swordism??? What?

[@gothkrix]

Ok I got sold with this video, ahaha, you made me laught, good reasoning, and as a praticioner of iaido I really dislike people like the guy you are debunking, they give such a bad image to people who practice japanese martial arts. I don't even know what people like this have in their heads. You have no idea how thankful I am for having the Sensei I have, the man is truly someone who knows what he is doing, what he is teaching, open-minded about criticism (he is quite auto-critic) and learning new things, new kata, new schools, etc. Without bullshit like the guy on that video and similar people. Kudos to you Metatron for your polite, honest and non-biased views. You won a new subscriber here, and yes I did find you through Matt Easton whom I follow for some years already. P.S. In case you are interested I can link you my Sensei's channel, he has some videos there demonstrating some of the katas and schools we practice.

[@bobflibber6691]

Being a martial artist myself I wanted to stop your vid and check the other video first. You are right to be frustrated. I have a bunch of mean uneducated statements to make however I feel compelled to keep it civil... at least on this channel ( MWAHAHAHAHA ). Well done sir. as usual very informative and right on the mark. Spot on. Keep em commin.

[@SpaceMarine113]

sword used as a shield, doesnt remind you about anything? *cough* in a galaxy *cough* far far away *cough*

[@angellara7040]

Among the Gods w/ Zoey Zoey SHE'S MY WAIFU!

[@michaellewis9309]

Metatron, I completely agree with what you said. I watched those how cast videos last year before discovering your channel and even I had a feeling in my stomach that what he was doing didn't look right. Also, his improper teachings could make practice dangerous for those who attempt to learn from his videos!

[@sonphan8174]

That 'master' reminds me of Quicksilver in X-men 😀 "Only I move, all of you stand still' 🤣

[@guntherhuyghe]

I don't think you are all those things people said about you, as you said in this video. I always find your debunking videos very respectful. Being firm about something doesn't mean you are not respectful. 😉

[@andrewraslan5348]

"I'm practising!" "What, *ways to die*?"

[@CrusnikVideo]

Weeaboo Jones mk.2 : Kenjutsu Master

[@patrik2813]

PotatoNinja Frank needs to do that xD

[@mr._kevster]

10:03 he used Za Warudo

[@scottmacleay7018]

i agree wholeheartedly with you Metatron and for a few different reason, firstly if someone claims to be a expert they should be held to the highest standards - period. secondly bullshit should be called out at every point as not doing so is dangerous, imagine people standing in harms way against a sword wielding nut job because they feel they have the correct skill set to defeat said nut job from watching videos like this? you might say ' if they are that stupid then they deserve it' but how many times have you taken other peoples advice that you regard as a expert - like a doctor for example, the point is the term 'expert' is thrown about too freely and carries huge responsibilities that people don't fully appreciate and people will take your words and videos as the final say on such matters ,they will take them as 100% correct, 100% effective and will very likely feel emboldened by the knowledge they perceive they have learned from you and should they find themselves in a life or death situation where their first action should be to get as far from the situation as possible they instead could choose to stand and fight in the false beliefe that 'expertly taught' knowledge they have learned will allow them to defeat the attacker. just my thoughts

[@mathiasstielzchen2227]

Given your knowledge about Japanese martial arts, I am quite sure that the "8th kyu is enough" part was meant as a joke. But just in case anyone's curious: The ranking system starts with the 6. Kyu ("white belt"), you progress through to the 1. Kyu and then you get your first Dan (black belt) and then the Dan grades go generally up to the 10th degree.

[@jamesroper4952]

I enjoy your debunking videos, they're funny. Especially when you bring the little animated version of yourself into the video.

[@stumbling]

You missed something very important, Metatron. Oliver was able to do all of these moves without getting hurt because he wasn't wearing any armour. :P

[@sasavlaisavljevic824]

Oh my God!!! This comment deserves much more likes that it earned in these past three years!

[@Nick-mp1zh]

Some kind of weird self-taught kenjutsu "expert"?

[@ColdNapalm42]

Sadly, I get the feeling he went to a dojo...the amount of terrible kenjitsu dojo around is kinda depressing.

[@Nick-mp1zh]

ColdNapalm42 I know in my karate dojo, we referred to those kinds of clubs as McDojos, since they're cheap, low quality, and give short term satisfaction to people that don't really care. It's depressing, but any idiot can say "I'm a black belt!" and start their own dojo to trick people out of their money

[@kwokwailok8524]

ColdNapalm42。some of them opened by koreans.....I think

[@Nick-mp1zh]

Kwok Chun Wah I don't think race is important when it comes to scamming jackasses

[@xinfinity8532]

that guy is a moron

[@argozaleskhushrenada8462]

10:02 "That's like time frozen..." ZA WARUDO!

[@highlordtedpool6081]

I love all those qualities about you and your debunking videos.

[@gallaros9]

I love your debunks, humorous and educating

[@tummywubs5071]

Hear that pausing by that guy? That's the sound of someone making it up as they go along

[@vthellfire1900]

KZbinrs aren't making movies. Videos don't need a script, and having a script to a reaction video defeats the purpose.

[@tummywubs5071]

VT Hellfire Yes but howcast is a company. A company makes scripts and tries to make high standards... kinda silly.

[@zipp4everyone263]

LOL if you think that a company can only produce content with a high standard, you are in for a wild ride. I present to you: Fox News! (Owning a company means nothing else than you spending time and money on something. It doesnt ensure squat or disprove anything.)

[@CorporealHunter]

He meant the expert, not Metatron. Metatron, the guy without the script, has less pauses than the guy who should be on a script.

[@zipp4everyone263]

It isnt a self-righteous political jab, its known fact that Fox news doesnt report news anymore.

[@Narrative_Protocol]

I have been complimented many times on my reflexes, yet I still find it challenging to defend against both my five year old and three year old simultaneously in a duel. They are relentless little buggers and it takes a lot of effort to keep their swords at bay. If you take this effort and apply it to two trained adults, the odds stack heavily against you.

[@danthewatcher9681]

well we all know of the famed battle where Musashi discovered dual wielding, batteling many more combatants down a mountain, but he was using a Kata na and a short sword(can't recall the name but it was the shorter sword in the set) but he did not use his blades as shields, it is obvious he would have parried attacks with one while reposting with the other +the mountain road(or pass can't recall the exact location) was thin and no more then one samurai could come forth. What I wanted to say is : parrying a few blows with your sword is not using it as a shield, had the guy seen a kendo fight he would have realized his moves would not stick even against the newbie who just started.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

The shorter sword is the wakizashi, the pair together is called the daisho. Nice historical anecdote about Master Musashi!

[@DarkOmicron]

Musashi is like the Japanese version of Chuck Norris

[@danthewatcher9681]

Destroyer Inazuma ty for the tips :) Also the reason I know of this is because I looked up Miyamoto Musashi is because I read the two volume novel Musashi which apparently contains a lot of things that actually happened to him. and that novel got me interested and I started reading :) Now(after 10 years) I'm reading when ever I can/feel like it The book of the five Rings! I read before it The art of War, short but direct :)

[@destroyerinazuma96]

Dan NotaTroll lots of people compare the Five rings to the Art of War and then to Machiavelli's Prince, all are good strategy books. Haven't read the first two in a while though, might be re reading them soon...

[@jacquesmains7453]

I had viewed this How-Cast-vid previously, and when I saw you’ve made a video about it, I knew it be good. I was not disappointed!

[@hermanvanjaarsveld6597]

Love this Video, Metatron san! 2 thoughts:1- where he stepped off line out of the way of the downwards cut, he was very slow and he did not position himself closer to the guy with the sword, opening himself up for a horizontal cut or diagonal upwards cut(needs to work on his maai). If one uses a tsugi ashi to get clear of a kesa or senchoku giri one has to think of what happens after the giri is dodged, so this technique works, his execution is just horrible, and the strikes he uses after the dodge is only making it worse, he should immediately try to either trap or disarm by kotegaeshi or such techniques(enter aiki-jujutsu). otherwise the opponent can quite easily step back and cut again...2- where he faced two oponents at once, the only thing he did right was to move to his first oponents ura side so that his 1st opponent is inbetween him and the 2nd opponentI'm not even going to talk about his attempted blocks...he is no expert, well neither am I...I am only 5th Kyu now...

[@AW-xt4lx]

That was the katana equivalent of the "no touch knockout," guys. Apart from the other stuff, they both fell over for no reason.

[@thesapientsapiophile]

Has anybody ever noticed how many times this guy says "um" in this video?

[@piki68]

Oh yes, that was really annoying. You can clearly see that he has no idea what is he talking about.

[@nootmare]

Pichler Ádám is this sarcasm or bait I can't tell seriously.

[@piki68]

I was serious. And the guy looked out to something or someone after every sentence he said.

[@HaviTheWanderer]

4:30 in and this caused me physical pain. (That might also be that I just hit my sprained wrist on the desk though...)

[@jacksaints8993]

5:17 “Wot stories m8t? Anime don’t count!” I died!! Hahahaha

[@MrPatrizzo]

This was the video that finally made me follow you. Great work.

[@fredygump5578]

Metatron...regarding your frustration with this so-called expert...I think you are beginning to understand what it is like to be an American right now!

[@tiawheeler1153]

I'm sorry, Metatron, but you opened the door with the intro so I'm going to ask: can you do a video on how effective Link's weapons would be in the real world or on how (or if) his gear can really be used in actual combat?

[@DO4M]

I'd like to see that as well

[@coreymillers1310]

yes debunk the chain link.. even tho we all want 1..

[@Kyrious]

I watched a good few of those videos, and they were awful. I don't have any type of martial art training but me and a friends when I was younger would sword spar all of the time, and the fact that my twelve year old self is a better swordsman than that 'master' is pretty sad.

[@AndrewJordanBladesmith]

Metatron . There are different levels of understanding in everything . I do understand what you mean , I find the same with HEMA instructors here in Europe . The same approach exists everywhere .

[@lukealberti5094]

1:48 I’ve been watching your videos for the past few days. I wasn’t 100% sure I liked you till now. Thanks.

[@lkvideos7181]

0:54 "Kenjetsu expert" Someone in Japan probably just died of heart failure reading that .... I mean ..... Come tf on people, seriously .... ^^

[@MegaDminecraft]

Oh shit XD You got me at the "anime dont count" bit xD

[@hawks1ish]

You corrected yourself but it's ok to say "keep it civil" or "keep things civil" you can use civil and civilised interchangeably in this context

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure no swordsman anywhere would WANT to use their sword to deflect another sword except as a desperate last-resort move, because that's a good way to get your sword chipped.

[@K_Forss]

I'm so sorry, I couldn't keep watching this, their misinformation was too much for me to handle. I respect you for doing and I hope your sanity will recover from having to watch their videos

[@jeme231]

Holly crap, I got better moves - as a 5 y/o fighting other kids with the sticks...

[@The_original_Oat]

Toppest quality shit my man. Keep it real

[@harismpalatsoukas2777]

Deus_vult nice name and pic bro

[@pedros.1656]

DEUS VULT

[@rksamurai01]

I hate seeing videos of so called Japanese sword experts....that are in fact no experts at all..yet the world is full of them

[@Lo-tf6qt]

They're called Weeaboos

[@anonymousbosch9265]

I’m a HEMA practitioner and there’s no experts as the art was lost but I understand that the Japanese sword arts have an unbroken tradition to some extent

[@michaelroach2959]

@@anonymousbosch9265 There are some actual experts in Japanese swordsmanship, but you're unlikely to find them on how cast youtube videos.

[@arrogantf.m.p.8905]

This is my third or fourth vid of yours with the first being top 10 most effective Japanes weapons and the second being top 10 most effective Okinawan weapons. This one and the third one top ninja weapons you dont want to cross had me laughing and saying that makes a lot of sense why that is wrong. I only know a little about weapons and knew that that man would have gotten cut up if he had tried to stop that first sword then the second one. I love you already. I wish I had a way to contact you personally. I would love to learn more and some Japanese language and kanji. Tghis is day one of watching you. I am new but you got me hooked. I subscribed and clicked the bell.

[@Knight766]

DEFIANT!!!! Se mi fai un a maglietta con questo slogan te la pago oro. Metatron at his Italian-ranting best right here, love it...continua cosi.