Just got mine yesterday actually. Looking forward to training with it.
@FortuneFavoursTheBold2 ай бұрын
@@mikeshweeng let me know how you like it.
@nightcitysamurai2 ай бұрын
I'll try out this katana. Love your choice of cyberpunk music.
@FortuneFavoursTheBold2 ай бұрын
It's a solid offering, I think the Cyberpunk theme fit its modern steel performance-oriented blade rather well.
@qeter1292 ай бұрын
My first sword, their custom katana are to the same standard as of early 2024, maybe even a bit cleaner on the transitions. I cut a christmas tree in half with it, and it also took the brunt of my first attempts at sharpening but I still use it for practice from time to time. Quite a durable sword.
@FortuneFavoursTheBold2 ай бұрын
Glad you’ve had the same experience.
@masaruchannelsstudio45583 ай бұрын
Kane, thank you for your video posting and verification. In the video, the word surudoi was mentioned, is this the Japanese word 'sharp'? It was very interesting. It seems that the naginata was actually used more on the battlefield than the spear. It was a weapon that was good for both cutting and poking, and could be used to gain an advantage even if the opponent had a spear.
@FortuneFavoursTheBold3 ай бұрын
Hi Masaru, surudoi does mean sharp in Japanese. Naginata are indeed excellent bladed polearms that were used both on the battlefield and for home-defense purposes (sometimes even by women, as you see even today some women participate in naginata-based combat training often for sports and demonstration purposes), it’s similar to Guan Dao from China-another well-known bladed polearm named after Guan Yu, and both of them share a number of characteristics with Renaissance European glaives.
@alientude3 ай бұрын
I found this to be one of the best budget offerings available. Really solidly done by Romance of Men, a big step forward in their quality. Really happy to hear they seem to be able to keep that quality high for the price point as time goes on.
@FortuneFavoursTheBold3 ай бұрын
Seems the couple of small issues still persist such as the gap at the habaki, and the transition to the fuchi. These should be fixed relatively easily. Overall, it’s still a very nimble sword with unique features at a very low price. I didn’t know expect much but it actually pleasantly surprised me.
@alientude3 ай бұрын
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold Yep, there's always room for improvement, but it's surprisingly well-done for the price.
@JoeSteel1Ай бұрын
Absolutely great bang for the buck on this very versatile spring steel blade, resilient, good cutting, nice fit n finish...was impressed as I am impressed with their products...good job my friend
@FortuneFavoursTheBoldАй бұрын
@@JoeSteel1 yeah, it’s quite bang for the buck, the handling particularly impressed me.
@CC-tk4ik3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this very informative review. I own an Unokubi-Zukuri style Katana and it is by far a much faster and more nimble Katana than all of the other 4 I own. I really like that design!
@FortuneFavoursTheBold3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. And absolutely agreeing with you that the unokubi-zukuri results in some of the most lively feeling katanas. This one is made in a way that even exceeds many other of this cross section in terms of the nimbleness of the blade polar movement--exceedingly easy to generate tip speed, and the stop and redirect.
@JoeSteel1Ай бұрын
Your home Area is beautiful 😍
@FortuneFavoursTheBoldАй бұрын
@@JoeSteel1 thanks a lot, Joe!
@vivianlynn33752 ай бұрын
Your videos constantly remind me of the beautiful home you have.
@FortuneFavoursTheBold2 ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm blessed to be able to film with these sceneries at home.
@FiliiMartis2 ай бұрын
Now that you mention it, Kane's videos have that pleasant shade of blue to them. It's obvious why, but it does make for a calming backdrop.
@armoredsweatpants39972 ай бұрын
I just saw a review of this same sword, sounds like an awesome sword for the price, do they use real ray-skin?, ROM? I total get the name for I have been smitten buy these wonderful weapons for most my life, great vid my friend⚔️
@FortuneFavoursTheBold2 ай бұрын
@@armoredsweatpants3997 at least the same on this one they sent me is real. Might not be super high quality same, but it is genuine same.
@armoredsweatpants39972 ай бұрын
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold thanks😁
@Blindy_SamaАй бұрын
I have seen many reviews of the r o m katanas and it seems that they have improved so I myself will be doing a review soon of one of their katana. Mind you I'm just some blind dude who really likes weapons.
@FortuneFavoursTheBoldАй бұрын
Wow! You have my respect! Looking forward to your review of their sword!
@Born_Stellar20 күн бұрын
I just ordered this one, but I swapped the spring steel blade for a t10 with hamon, and the saya for a regular matt black one.
@FortuneFavoursTheBold20 күн бұрын
@@Born_Stellar interesting. So they can do some light customization. Good to know.
@Born_Stellar20 күн бұрын
@@FortuneFavoursTheBold they got right back to me with an invoice when I emailed them, it was only $1 each for the changes.
@KF1Ай бұрын
This looks better than my Cloudhammer 51Crv4. The 51CrV4 turned out to be a disappointment compared to 9260, 65Mn etc. Then after some reviews, their new swords came with extra-fat tsuka, making them even worse due to "reviewer improvement to fitment" I like this one. Looks ready to go.
@alexzandererdman263121 күн бұрын
The price of this is really surprising. 155 dollars with shipping included?
@FortuneFavoursTheBold21 күн бұрын
That's a crazy deal, right? It can easily take $40-55 shipping to most countries. So essentially this sword costs only around $100.