Stella Angelova Super slow motion

Bulgarian World champion gymnast and stunt woman Stella Angelova in a Promo spot for IDT camera. At a normal speed it is under 4 seconds long. Watch it at 0:56 in this Stunt Reel • Stella Angelova Reel

[@stellaangelova]

I did it 6 maybe 7 times. We were figuring out how much I should travel...it had to be 3 feet only and under 5 seconds. I may have missed one

[@VTerran]

you should pin this message, derps are being quite ignorant here. nice effort imo. a strike with the blunt side could have been video-edited out... so derps still don't appreciate honesty... -.-

[@HitmanFPS]

WTF... Did she just slash the katana backwards lol

[@MagnumWave]

It's because Kenshin Himura is her master. ;)

[@HitmanFPS]

+Aurélio Magno Cunha not

[@HitmanFPS]

Too bad cause I have a lot.

[@tutorialsmaniac9273]

try to throw a sword just like her and avoid rotation of it ;)

[@MrFlatage]

Could do that blindfolded. Looks impressive to the untrained but Hyun does make a good point. Backwards slash like that only makes sense if it had been a sakabato sword. More like a light replica. The real deal weighs a ton to most people. And it more tumbeling and spinning. Throwing comes into play when you have friends telling you swords have no range versus guns. ;-)

[@christophercaporal5570]

Magnificent. The motion and form alone make this worth watching. Well done.

[@gaijininja]

Ok, I get you now. Makes sense too, because if, say, the blade is hit half way along it's length, the tip not only produces a bending force at the point of impact, but also torque through twisting as the tip is above the point of contact, not in line with it. Your comment also explains why one katana we used to use looked more like a screw, as one user hit it on a tree branch with a loose grip and it hit on the side, causing the blade to twist. My apologies for questioning your wisdom. :-)

[@gismo1234]

Nice video and tricks! but last slice is failed. Wrong side on the blade, this will cut nothing like that :)

[@Oosakachan06]

This is called the "reverse blade sword technique". Himura Kenshin, anyone?!

[@seanpolly1828]

Oosakachan06 wasnt his blade reverse sharpened though? sharp on whats supposed to be the blunt side and blunt on whats supposed to be sharp

[@vladmen5828]

based on how she catch the katana before she did the last slice she SHOULD face it wrong side. So there is no fail, it's planed

[@kennethfinnegan8952]

L0n3w0lF I saw this video some years ago and a comment said it's called a non lethal strike.using the back edge of a blade is still gonna hurt.

[@stephano214]

reversed strike at the end kinda killed it alittle, awesome behind the back flip grab thing though, look really wicked :D!

[@26PaulyC]

Amazing ,and for the comments about the blade wrong way ,a person would be lucky to get the last strike backward ,still knock you out,Awesome

[@susanesquer1520]

OUTSTANDING! (15 September 2022)

[@FuentesMedia]

This is so awesome

[@hypermecha223]

Most of the people going "this isn't real swordplay" blah blah, it's not SUPPOSED to be. It's for show & form, & for that it is amazing. I wonder if most of you realize that 90% of all martial arts are only FORM & not for real fighting? No one performs a kata during a real fight. The enemy doesn't match you strike for strike like in martial arts movies. All that stuff is stunt fighting for visual enjoyment & hardly has real application. In a real fight there are a few basic strikes & it's over.

[@SpruceWoods89]

Thats amazing!

[@stickman33]

The quality of layered steel in traditional Japanese swords was the finest in the world, even by modern standards.

[@ArsensMusic]

This is SO easy! I know a guy here on youtube that would put her to shame! His name is FPNinja, he does katana tricking as well! I'm a personal friend of his and I've seen him practice. He uses a real katana as well! His video is called So-mo katana or something

[@Happyascanbe1]

Well spotted! I guess that was the healing cut. :-)

[@gotindrachenhart]

That's a great video! :) Though, mebbe it's a trick of the camera, but it looked like that final stroke was done.....with the edge of the blade facing the wrong way :) I still love the video though!!

[@adamtruchanowicz1580]

It's the best Japanese martial arts show I've ever seen! Is she really from Bulgaria?

[@OneVoiceMore]

Not all swords are katanas, but all katanas are swords. ka·ta·na /kəˈtänə/ Noun A long, single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai. The name Katana is of Japanese origin. The meaning of Katana is "sword". Now you know what you're talking about. ;)

[@JamieCrannell]

Try reading it again, sir. It doesn't say anything about not wanting to hurt your opponent, it says "non-lethal". Breaking your opponent's arm with the blunt edge of a blade is going to hurt pretty damn bad, but it probably won't kill you whereas severing an arm likely would.

[@LtEdgarfull]

beautiful !

[@rhakkikurt]

Music is awesome.

[@Sergiblacklist]

ur right man i did kung fu for years and they teach alot of stuff for gradings to advance belts our shifu always taught to take out an opponant within the first two strikes fancy hands and footwork wont save u from a fght unless u take them out any one else notice how when she threw it for the second time her strike back the aword was backwards :P

[@darrynyeeful]

agree with the sword dancing is just for the show. yumi or any type of bow weapons are the winner in war. especially the chinese, who have the history of using rapid firing cross bow. yari or spears are perhaps the best weapon to use in group or in any ancient warfare before rome came up with their giant shield and short spanish sword. in japan, they used to form 5 yari footmen per small group so they survive better. still, katanas were often used in warf, especially from upper class.

[@EDUTAINMENT56]

Amazing

[@bluecelestial]

Everything is roundly done hair span circle motion along with sword

[@maulerrw]

Well yeah, i suppose thats right. Do you kinda get what i was meaning though? Hand to hand is up close, personal. you hear the other person, see their emotions. ect. Much more connection. a person down a scope is just a target though, like the 100s of silhouettes in training. Much easier to detach yourself from. Im not trying to argue that "one is better" simply saying there is a difference.

[@demonboy50]

Agreed, I've done petty crap like this since I was about 10. That was about 8 years ago.. Started off with wood, got the hand of the motion and catching, moves to steel poles, then moved to a metal, non-sharpened katana. Now, I'm just throwing it around like a feather. Though, the motions are very limited compared to using a multi-bladed spear (kind of like a set of blades stacked by each other, blades out, until they form a circle-like shape), Of course, this is because that's circular...

[@fabioometto3584]

Katana is not a acrobatic tool

[@maulerrw]

I think hes talking about there are no "real heroes" or Champions anymore. As a man can be destroyed from a great distance by rifle or by guided bomb. Whereas in the age of swords it was your skill and determination as a warrior that won the day, and men gained reputations and were feared and revered on the battlefield, but now it doesnt matter who you are, a bullet will still put you down.

[@RobMR3]

I don't care what she's selling, I'm buying.

[@ctrdnaskelo2541]

Video is great! But have you noticed that in 0:42 she sliced invisible enemy with a wrong side of the blade!

[@btstv1773]

nice nice nice...she is a human specimen

[@ThisIsJustSaddening]

LOOL! The katana was faced wrong at the end!

[@dandychopper]

the back of a sword strike is one of the skill :)

[@arsaeterna4285]

I've been looking for a version of this video I saw around.. 2012 it had a yellow filter and this killer techno music that I've been looking for if anyone remembers the artist, pls comment I'm lucky enough to have found this video by searching katana girl slow motion lol

[@Handl3412]

Is there a difference between a katana and a samurai sword? I am not an expert just asking.

[@Menkalinan79]

No,no,no,no. One of my favorites revisited. BUT 0:44 cought my eye. Is the sword backwards???

[@Justin310335666]

If you watch this carefully for a second time you'll notice that this girl's wielding a sword the whole time! mind=BLOWN

[@tserenne]

i was exactly gonna type that in.....didnt know everyone else noticed it...

[@OmegaXIII]

You didn't answer my question chief. I didn't ask you to deduce the origins of what you've minimized to baton-twirling, that's not important. What I want to know is what credentials you have to say what a martial artist is? Wushu and Shaolin arts in their traditional forms involve very intricate, complex movements. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is derived from Japanese Judo does that make it any less practical? Hardly since it's favored by MMA Fighters. Please answer my question though, I'm curious now.

[@SystemaBase]

awesome

[@Eclipsed_Archon]

Why is this comment receiving so many negative votes? Don't get me wrong, violence is bad, and fighting for the right purpose is always honorable, but his words have merit. It takes years of training and determination to master a sword, and it gives less power. It relies on the wielder, not vise versa like a gun. Guns and bombs make human will and motivation irrelevant, and that's a fate worse than death.

[@tonytonydavis]

It's a woman doing tricks with a sword, Stop trying to find minor faults, trickery, or meanings in it and just appreciate it for what it is

[@XaeeD]

that looks awesome.. too bad the last strike was with the wrong side of the blade.. but still.. awesome

[@Mr_BenPrime]

Because great dexterity, hand eye coordination, grace and poise is pointless right? Being able to do this is just one side effect of having those attributes... Just like how being physically strong doesn't simply limit you to lifting weights.

[@irishCanadianGuy68]

well, the last stroke with the katana...the blade was up in a downward stroke. sure, you'd give a hell of a slap, but if it hit something hard....it would probably break. still, quite an impressive scene.

[@tzuky1861]

I think you're only the 3,091,840th person to notice that.

[@eventu08]

wonderful

[@ВадимТорн]

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[@CBU2221990]

That was a real hiten mitsurugi style

[@MrMiller81]

nice!!

[@tensyasha]

Fail on the last cutting step, but so cool.

[@MoonlitSaiyan]

Hmm that final blow wasn't a killing blow, it was one to shatter the collar bone.... the bow is reversed

[@AlwaysWinn1ng]

Sweet man

[@vankrelian]

precisely my thoughts...

[@bongotoo1]

umm you have the swoard backwards at the end.

[@Argasis]

Yet entertaining. :)

[@Mike3D80]

A woman trying harder, I appreciate that. The only thing that bothers me is that on her last cut the sword is upside down (Cutting with the blunt hedge) Hooo... Snap!

[@trogolodyte1]

Erm Wrong, firstly IAIDO and IAIJUTSU are the Japanese martial art of drawing and cutting with the Katana, it is still based upon koryu (old school) methodology basically it's how the sword is used to kill. I do not know where you get your information from but it is wrong, Secondly the IAITO she is swinging, even though it is a blunted training sword, it is considered a katana and is to be respected as such. Thirdly as Wu Shu AND Shaolin are chinese martial arts and are irrelevent in this debate

[@82ABRAZOR]

Actually no, it's a blade, not a sword. A sword has 2 cutting edges.

[@KrossTheBeast]

In Samurai culture, hitting with the Mune or the Shinogi Ji, was sign of humiliation...

[@patravogal]

the tip is still double sided isnt it? you could splay em up bad just with the very end

[@MarioGiMo]

Yeah, they ARE SABERS, although very acceptedly refered as swords

[@HYPNOTICVIDEO]

Is the sword actually sharpened? If not then she is just twirling a baton. .

[@vinvgohg]

Yea but you could use the back of the katana to just bruise someone rather than cut them, not a technique or anything. Like how some fights you see them use the handle to hit the enemy. You would think they'd retake it if she did a mistake right? So maybe its not a mistake on her part.

[@efesair]

any video with real speed?

[@SirMedvind]

well just because the edge is on the wrong side doesn't mean it is fake...

[@myrkeyjones]

I think you'll find there's probably a reason for It being back to front.

[@Qwiggsy]

I was gonna point out something but everyone else already seems to have done it.

[@cmonconan]

The old swordman's tips and tricks. chapter 213 fighting blonde woman in slomo. - Be patient,wait for the first sword toss, then trow a stick towards her.. Her reflexes will be tricked making her want to catch both falling objects, it needs to be in her line of sight, she drop the blade or loose a couple of fingers ,either way she has steel abs so target her chest ;p -Trivia- Her style is called as the hammered hanza, invented by a drunken samurai from Edo. It is known for its non-lethal style.

[@finalstrifer]

lmao cutting with the edge facing you

[@billy1364]

did anyone see that the sword is backwards on the last swing

[@X3MCTZN]

Hey I know her !! :D but that is just one random silly comment .... !!!

[@bloodydishtowel]

Well... if I could move in slow motion I could do that too! XP

[@Amer1canInf1del]

She is secretly using a reversed-edge katana! O_o Kenshin in disguise...

[@zoommair]

And if you want to get really technical, all sword twirling and throwing isn't part of any real Kenjutsu, it's all derived from Wushu and Chinese arts, adapted for the Katana, mostly for show and the "wow" factor in competition kata. Here's a real classical Kenjustu kata... youtu(DOT)be/TI13YLNBx5M [replace (DOT) with . to see]

[@onpartijdig]

at the and the blade is backwards. stil pritty cool

[@JoTheVeteran]

That's doesn't seem like actual super slow mo, it's more like regular slow mo.

[@jakehamilton1784]

That's a knock out blow too though.

[@AtlGod]

she swung with the wrong side of the blade

[@trail8laz3r]

Check the end when she swings her katana. Its the wrong side :DDDDD!!!!! the cutting side is behind haha

[@ponyongskie]

she does. ala Kenshin Himura

[@ThUnDeR57rUcK]

At the end she was holding the katana backwards

[@AraYsapy]

Muy bueno, solo que cuando aplica el el corte final, la katana esta al revés.

[@38indy]

you dont always need to cut apples, sometime you just need to crack some nuts!

[@AureliaLux]

Also, to be fair, I would never be asked to do any of what she did, because none of it is practical (which isn't to say that it isn't impressive).

[@xDEATH4SIGHTx]

psh it's kenshin's sword... it's the back thats sharp.

[@PGComet]

Wow!

[@GronkGames]

But the blade was upside down during your final slash manoeuvre. Nice skills nonetheless though.

[@zoommair]

Thank you for noticing. I don't have to make a video, there's plenty of videos out with people doing PROPER katas with the katana. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the difference in technique. youtu(DOT)be/wM2eugcPZ94 (replace (DOT) with . to see)

[@VO_Bot]

That's what you would call "a non-lethal strike"

[@AleGatz]

Duh, its the Batusai Hymura strike

[@RoonieSuicide]

yep:D

[@hoplophobiadoctor]

I think the cutting edge is upside down on the last slash she made.

[@Luckk1990]

i was gonna say, hold my beer but naaaaaaaaaaaah...

[@UfaildR31]

You want to be on my zombie apocalypse survival team? haha

[@DarkSigiles]

My thoughts exactly ;p

[@EmceeLorder]

Dats Berry Reeeskee!

[@manictiger]

When you want to risk destroying the sword instead of using the pommel?

[@hepatitis]

it was authentic kenshin himura style

[@MrrMinit]

why do I have that song in my mind: "cut my life into pieces This is my last resort Suffocation, no breathing..."

[@VicAtNyte]

stella you are a badass...you need to be SPIRAL in the next XMEN film!!!