STUPID things people say about medieval SWORDS

There's a lot of misinformation out there about the medieval sword and this video intends to clear things up.
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[@danielelseth4106]

Come on, Shad, everyone knows a sword can cut through anything, as long as it moves along the plot of the story.

[@TamagoSenshi]

The power of friendship adds a joule multiplier

[@tomkasjanowicz1654]

Which stands to nothing to the power of boners!

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

Don't forget the love triangle! *blam'd repeatedly*

[@CatholicismRules]

Daniel Elseth Are you getting your information from Terrible Writing Advice or something? Gratuitous Lurking And the prophecies, and chosen ones, and post apocalyptic-ness, and dystopias, and love dodecahedrons, and Mary Sues!

[@edwardokaa]

No sword can cut through plot armour!

[@alexmashkin863]

There is a saying in special forces (I talk about Russia here, but I think it’s general thing): unarmed combat can occur only if you manage to lose your firearm, sidearm, knife, spade, flask and everything else AND meet the same kind of idiot from the opposite side :-)

[@brucejedilee5290]

a flask is useless, or at least almost

[@alexmashkin863]

Bruce Jedi Lee Just take a few swings, it’s actually quite dangerous and in any case better than bare hands :-) And you can always throw it in your opponents face :-)

[@justanothervagabond5346]

This comment deserves more likes

[@n3v3rforgott3n9]

@@alexmashkin863 the lowest lvl in the army (US army in my case) is taught hand to hand combat but this training is how to survive and hold down your opponent long enough for your buddy to come over and put a bullet in his brain

[@alexmashkin863]

N3V3R FORGOTT3N Yes, they teach basics of hand-to-hand in Russia for similar purposes :-) Special forces are trained in hand-to-hand extensively because it’s good for physicality, coordination and overall confidence. But situations where you actually have to use it in combat are very rare :-)

[@princesstinklepanties2720]

Imagine in the future when we have laser/plasma weapons people will say "european guns were ineffective clubs because they couldnt penetrate challenger 2 armor"

[@pingusbror]

In the book series "Red Rising" they sometimes still resort to using illegal weapons based on the older designs when the electric parts of the newer weapons get knocked out by a "EMP device". It's an interesting idea.

[@princesstinklepanties2720]

@@pingusbror Im a fan of a book (forgot it name) where aliens get their asses kicked by English longbowmen and knights because they were too reliant of their technology.

[@ianfinrir8724]

In the Star Wars universe, regular firearms are still used and are referred to as Slug Throwers. They're generally looked down upon but it's understood by soldiers that Slug Throwers work in conditions that would absolutely ruin a blaster

[@justsomedude5727]

@@ianfinrir8724 theres actually swords in star wars too, if you've ever played k.o.t.o.r you can use them and the type of metal can block lightsabers

[@cadkls]

Why would we use lasers or plasma weapons? Even if we could figure out a way to fire plasma at people at an energy density high enough to kill them, their range would be phenomenally bad, firstly, plasma is ionized gas, meaning its charged, and it's all the same charge, the moment it leaves the barrel it would spread apart immediately. You could counteract this by firing it at a faster velocity, but this would come at the cost of much, much more energy than is worth it. Then you also have atmospheric thermal blooming; the air would absorb a lot of the heat. Shooting someone with a plasma weapon from normal weapon ranges would be akin to blowing a fan at them. What the enemy would receive might be a little warm air at best. You could overcome the first issue by firing a powerful electromagnet that could keep the plasma in a ball, but then again, that would require something with a powerful enough capacitor/battery which costs more than a bullet, the technology to maintain such a strong magnetic field, which costs more than a bullet, then you have to actually accelerate it out of the barrel, if you're using explosive powder, you might as well just use a bullet instead. It's cheap and it works. And gunpowder might break the electronics. Lasers are ineffective for the same reasons, thermal blooming dissipates the energy into the atmosphere. By the time it hits the target, it wont be anywhere near energetic enough to kill someone. It might burn them if you keep the laser focused on the same spot, but why do that when you can use a sniper rifle instead? The only practical application to lasers is for use in shooting down missiles. I hate when people say we will use energy weapons in the future. It's such a stupid idea and a waste of energy and technology.

[@stevefilms1997]

None of these compare to someone I met who thought the medieval times were just a fantasy thing and didn’t actually happen

[@pavolverescak1712]

Its a similar conspiracy theory like vaccines cause autism (stupid)

[@emperorkane317]

Heck, Japan has more fantasy elements in it`s history, especially her early history

[@HikikimoriFemcel]

thats like the people who think world war II didnt happen like-

[@steffent.6477]

Let me guess: that was an american or at least someone who had nothing like the historical european middle age in his country?

[@steffent.6477]

@Dragons Rim Well, we don't learn much about the civil war in germany^^ Or anything at all if I remember correctly. I guess you learn what happend in your country first. Even the american revolution wasn't much of a topic. We were too busy studying the french revolution for almost a year^^

[@RCMPGuythunder]

Random person -“European swords are just dull clubs” Me - “Those are some bold words for someone in stabbing range”

[@johnisaacburns7260]

sharp clubs*

[@PashaGamingYT]

I mean, they're not wrong. Assuming you meant sharp clubs, yeah. That's... what a sword IS.

[@alanatrees118]

Lol

[@3unskippableads51]

@@PashaGamingYT Can you imagine using a club like a rapier

[@mamajack1981]

Oh crap its sans

[@Ultramasterjedi]

"finger the guard" Random City Guard: Um

[@bremcurt9514]

Ultramasterjedi I heard it too, I wanted to comment about it but, I did not want to be the first one to comment that and look like some horny fool

[@bremcurt9514]

Ultramasterjedi Yours is funnier then then the comment i had in my head, so good job on that one

[@MrHodoAstartes]

I used to finger the guard. But then I took an arrow to the knee.

[@HellYeahCorp]

Need to get into an Amazonian city? "Use the ricasso!"

[@MrHodoAstartes]

Brem Curt The arrow to the knee was an infamously oft-repeated voice line from Skyrim guards and people thought it an odd thing to say. Until someone pointed out how that is a euphemism for getting married. Where my joke comes in, you see. That being the implication of marrying the fingered guard.

[@Pyralisbean]

"European swords are dull" "Halfswording is dumb, the sword will cut you" Which one is it assbutts?

[@therustedshank9995]

Shadiversity: Knight Skallagrim: Viking Metatron: Samurai

[@carltomacruz9138]

And what of Lindybeige?

[@trin3052]

@@carltomacruz9138 Landsknecht

[@RenMagnum4057]

@@carltomacruz9138 Modern Marine?

[@Burn_Angel]

Metatron is more of a legionary though.

[@RenMagnum4057]

@@Burn_Angel True

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

I'm happy you actually mentioned half-swording . so many people think of half-swording as a joke or a meme.

[@Burn_Angel]

- Hahaha you can't handle a sword by the blade, you'll cut yourself + Have you tried it? - No, but I'm right and you're wrong because [insert invalid reasons here]

[@KitsuneYojimbo]

@@Burn_Angel Or I had one where I had explained why it was a legit technique and how it worked. They simply retorted with mockery and the clucking Spongebob meme.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Burn Angel That's why you wear gloves

[@Burn_Angel]

@@ianfinrir8724 Gloves can't protect you against the sharp blade though, it cuts through them really easy. The gloves are for psychological effect, as you don't feel the blade digging into your fingers. Well, unless you meant metal gauntlets, I'm pretty sure that that could actually protect you.

[@noobguy9973]

@@Burn_Angel ı mean it can protect you but that depens on what its made from how T H I C C it is and the quality something like wool obviously wouldn't protect you that much but a really hard leather from a T H I C C leathered animal would protect you

[@eisenkrahe7125]

"European sword is better!" "Katana is better!" Me: Laughs in Spear.

[@sosig6445]

1v1 spear is shit put them in formation and 100 spearman will slaughter a 100 swordsman

[@creaturetransylvania8943]

@@sosig6445 You need to be quite good to get past a skilled spear user.

[@dunadan7136]

@@sosig6445 Even on a 1v1 a spear is a swordsman’s worst nightmare. The spear outreaches the sword and is in every way as nimble as a sword, if not even more so because of better leverage due to the long pole. In fact spears are notorious for being fast and having powerful thrusts.

[@mabeltorres8069]

Me:laughs in gunsword

[@kingfisherc9608]

Yup

[@zacharysazama798]

Today, the KZbin algorithm gods desired to recommend me a video of Teddy Roosevelt getting pissed off at katanas for 17 minutes. Thank you, KZbin algorithm gods.

[@learnmore8771]

This comment made my day 😂

[@landlockedcroat1554]

wtf

[@lukakrstic1544]

teddy roosevelt? lol

[@Mr.Foxhat]

This comment made my day lol

[@meatballphilosopher5734]

(Ye laugh)

[@blackspore2906]

when people say that medieval swords are useless, I say to them: "if they are so useless, then why were they used?"

[@unwithering5313]

I think its a modern life trend to classify everything non-modern as complete trash and inferior to modern stuff in every way

[@wombat4191]

@@unwithering5313 Except if it's Asian non-modern, because those dudes be mystic and elegant.

[@JuanHernandez-ts2km]

@@wombat4191 ikr🙄😂

[@emiledlund9559]

You don’t do something for a straight millennium without becoming jolly good at it

[@silverblade357]

I'd pay so much money to see someone try to swing a katana against a knight in full plate.

[@chadfischbach5729]

someones probably already said this but here's a little factoid, the celts were folding steel almost a thousand years before the Japanese were.

[@simonspacek3670]

And same would apply to Damascene blades. And why? Because their steel (or iron) was in fact crap. Folding takes huge amount of time and work so you will do it only if you really must.

[@Zorisura]

then in 2019 the most technologically advanced country is Japan...

[@pwnmeisterage]

Every blacksmith folds and hammers steel, over and over again. You could cut any sort of wrought-iron item in half and start counting folds. Legendary Damascene and Katanas involved very specific forging and folding techniques. Controlled carbon content was added to Damascene/Wootz ingots by wrapping them in "special" plant leaves during forging, Katanas instead used "special" muds and clays (ceramics and oils). Certain mines produced steels with useful impurities (like Vanadium, Tungsten, etc). Maybe Celtic-folded blades were similarly developed or maybe they were just simple forging ... unfortunately we just don't know (yet).

[@wunzeptepwun6175]

@@Zorisura Yet, for some odd reason, they don't exactly apply much of their technological know-hows in weaponry in this day and age, favoring more on efficiency on basically everything else but warfare for some odd reason, despite that they still have a very well equipped army (its just that what you see the Japanese military use are basically the same as the US... most of the time).

[@bigbowss9817]

@@simonspacek3670 Authentic Damascus Steel was made of high carbon Wootz Steel, which means its closer to a superplastic then pure stainless steel. Its not made of "crap iron", its a different material altogether...

[@anamiacdm]

You left out the biggest Whopper. The biggest misconception about swords is that they were the main weapon, when in reality, usually a sword was a backup weapon, a sidearm. Your main weapon would be a lance, halbard, pike, spear... or a ranged weapon (bow, crossbow). If you were fighting in a unit, on the battlefield, you'd be using what everyone else was using, and your halbard would look the same as everyone else's. Your sword would be your own and it could look however you wanted it to look. Of course, you wouldn't carry your lance with you if you were headed down to the pub to have a few beers with your friends. The sword was a utilitarian weapon, a sidearm, a dueling weapon, but in battle it was mostly a backup weapon. Exceptions of course exist (Roman Legionaries did throw spears, but were mostly about their swords)

[@silkwesir1444]

even a longsword?

[@Real_MisterSir]

Yes, this is true when talking situations where you find yourself as a part of a larger fighting force. In that case, swords are secondary because their effective range would allow the enemy force to get way too close to you, and it would simply not be practical to have tons of military who all bear swords as their main weapons. It removes a huge part of the advantage that fighting in a group gives. However, on an individual scale, a sword is almost always the primary weapon. For anyone who are not meant to fight alongside many allies, the sword is in many cases the primary weapon, as it allows for maneuverability, agility, a good basic defense, and its reach gives you an acceptable safe distance when fighting few opponents - and it can be carried anywhere you want to go, be it on foot or horseback. In such case, a bow would be secondary in many cases, and will only be useful if you already have the advantage of distance.

[@Alex-qf9ry]

Silkwesir longsword was a primary weapon

[@GreatBumbino]

I mean, it just makes sense. Different tools for different tasks

[@videogameguy4215]

Tell that to a Templar knight

[@jamesroper4952]

I'll always remember the first time a friend of mine bought a real, sharpened Japanese katana. And he wanted to prove that his katana was sharper than an 11th century viking sword that I owned, which was also real, and very sharp. Long story short, I ended up proving that both swords were equally sharp. The look on his face was priceless, and ended up winning a hundred dollar bet.

[@richardsanchez9190]

I'll never understand why people will think Katanas are "better" it's a piece of steel sharpened to a fine edge. You know kind of like a European sword. Might have some impurities or slightly different metal make up. But in the end its sharp price of steel. Its gonna cut

[@georgy2596]

A katana is just a curved sword. Historical ones were folded steel because the steel quality was bad

[@SmolTerribleTornado]

Weeb: Western tecniques lack the sophistication and and versatility of eastern fighting styles Knight: *grabs sword by the blade and uses it as a mace to take down an enemy, then proceeds to disarm another with a swift movement* Weeb:n-nani?

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

Samurai: *has flashy katana using techniques* Knight: *has actually useful techniques* Knight: Parry this you filthy casual

[@link_fd1729]

Let’s not forget Knight: *unscrews pommel and tosses in opponent’s face*

[@buildawall5803]

Crusade knows no bounds

[@koekie7003]

@@link_fd1729 time to end this fool rightly

[@JK97SCORPION]

oh, and another thing: during a saber lock (sword vs sword) between a Samurai and a Knight, the Samurai would try to break your guard. The Knight will break your knees with a kick, then cut you open

[@JayChampagne]

4:51 A lot of medieval martial arts historical sources don't tell you this, but if you're going to finger the guard, you should buy him a drink first.

[@Thuringen]

Well, unless he's randy

[@icantthinkofausername2605]

So this is what he meant by "an arrow to the knee"

[@b4ltic_]

😂

[@suvhur]

The Negotiator, pay the fine or let me join

[@paulmoitoso9658]

Jay Champagne lol.

[@DaaaahWhoosh]

I think the biggest myth about medieval European swords is that they were a primary weapon in warfare. It really seems like for most of history, shields, polearms, and ranged weapons were all much more important than swords, but somehow the sword is still the most popular weapon.

[@Poldovico]

Civilian weapon. A bit like the way if you mention guns many/most people think about pistols even though rifles also exist.

[@saphirone8030]

Mostly because through paintings and documents we found from the medieval period we were seeing depiction of knight wearing swords. The thing is, swords were more a symbol for knighthood than an actual overall weapon. Also overally speaking, they make for a nice sidearm that is pretty much the best pick if you wish for a weapon that can be of really good use in a wide variety of situation, even against armored opponent (which is why I precise the sword as a SIDEARM), you would prefer to have your sword in your hand if you break or loose your mace in combat than your barefists against an armored opponent, and it was generally better than an axe or mace against unarmored people as it was more deadly. So the sword was a thing of common use, but as I stated, mostly depicted as the knight weapon because it was considered a symbol of authority, of skill and craftmanship. I don't know it seems that the idea of the sword was that it was a much more "civilised" and mastercrafted weapon than a mace or a hammer that might be considered as being more develloped version of weapons that a peasant can always manage to replicate in some way (in wood, with stone...) while a good sword or any piece of sharp weapons needed still a certain degree of craftmanship.

[@mr_mayhem2297]

DaaaahWhoosh It was due to it being a status symbol. Then again, so were axes.

[@thomashongshagen4912]

DaaaahWhoosh As far as I know we have no proof in any fashion on the popularity of swords in older eras. Today it's because of the ridiculous prevalence of swords in movies, tv-shows games, books and the like, but the middle-ages, renaissance, migration era etc? We simply don't know. For some of the later eras we can reasonably assume it is due to the relative ease of carrying, acquiring and training with swords. While in the migration era swords were ludicrously expensive, after the invention of crucible steel the cost of good swords plummeted. At its all-time low a simple soldier could buy several swords for a few months salary. It could also be because of the prevalence of swords in knightly art. Knights use swords=swords are awesome. Or something along those lines. If course this is all based on assumptions, and as such should be taken with a grain of salt. Please correct me if a made any mistakes. Have a good one. Bye

[@lockyourdoors5886]

The sword was a great sidearm, built for single combat and defense. The reason that polearms saw more prominence it warring states and periods was their reach. Wars are without a doubt a massive free-for-all clusterfuck. Sure there were tactics and positioning, but when the infantry charged, they were basically ramming themselves straight to the enemy. If one had reach, they would be able to intercept the enemy way before they even came close enough to use swords. The importance of the sword in warfare was what happenned AFTER the charge of spearmen and pikemen left them barehanded or dead.

[@SavageGreywolf]

Man makes fun of weebs for 17 minutes (2017)

[@Jay-fp8iy]

Perfect title. There are a few butthurt weebs in the comments

[@Burn_Angel]

Uh NO BECAUSE ANIME IS GREAT AND YOU'RE WRONG AND YOU'RE A BAKA AND MY WAIFU IS NOT TRASH

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

Not really. Have you heard of Berserk, Vinland Saga, or various other manga which use Western weapons? I'm pretty sure Shad himself made a video on an anime which had realistic medieval armed combat.

[@Burn_Angel]

@@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 Woosh.

[@gentlecaringviolence]

C O L O R I Z E D

[@yuzhonglu]

I play Dark Souls 3. Straight swords are better than katanas.

[@bronzekilla]

Fool, obviously the great club is the best

[@user-xp9jo2rv3q]

Clearly the ultra greats words are the best.

[@polpo8342]

What if archery fits my play style more?

[@roberte.o.speedwagon5811]

Bruh you guys are just casuls. True DS3 players use the broken straightsword

[@azirion6934]

@@roberte.o.speedwagon5811 Zweihänder

[@devin5201]

This video should be called WHAT THE KATANA INDUSTRY DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!!!!!

[@ekscom]

WHAT THE KATANA *and anime* INDUSTRY DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW!!!

[@Atlas-br9ks]

Altsek Dulo Atually, they’re a lot of anime with european swords and chevalery (*hum hum SAO hum hum*) but that true what we see more katanas swords. Meh, whatever, that’s cool !

[@mrdropkicker1]

Atlas I would have used Berserk for my example... but you are technically correct...

[@ekscom]

Atlas and Dropkicker. Lol, yea there's some without katanas. Still, 99% of the time if there's a sword, it's probably gonna be a katana. And if it's a weird weapon, chances are it's some ninja thing. You never see swordbreakers, flails, goddendags, or any of the other weirdness that's not ninja. I love SAO and berserk btw. Goblin Slayer was pretty good too. Very non-weeby. Can't think of others though. It's quite understandable, anime is japanese. But that's the reason why all these kids think the katana is superior. It has god mode PR campaign going on with all that anime and shirt.

[@generallegath974]

Lmao

[@Arkhavist_S]

At first glance, I thought the middle sword at 9:35 said "horseshit." I would definitely have named my most trusted weapon Horseshit. To hear the legends of great warriors felled by Stylphede the Great's Mighty Horseshit...

[@wizardofaus7013]

Kinda like naming your sword Kindness or Fluffy Bunny...*Monty Python flashbacks*

[@TheOnlyToblin]

Unfortunately, the vikings didn't adorn their swords with english. ;)

[@jaeger9722]

dude you just killed me xD

[@zippyj.r.4486]

I just wanted you to know I had to laugh out loud to your comment. Know I want a sword just to name it that.

[@heimskr2881]

Swords are often named by their accomplishments in battle. The sword might've flung a horse's shit at it's rider or something.

[@davidunderscore9916]

"Hurr durr katanas were better because they have hamon lines and were folded." I run into these people all the time. I never understood them either. Great vid as always Shad.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Gibbothy My understanding of the Hamon line was it was a byproduct of the hardening process and it was largely a maker's mark

[@justsomemainer1384]

Ian Finrir Well not necessarily a byproduct, more of a step in the hardening process. A hamon line is made by applying clay to the spine of the blade before heat treating. So that when the blade is quenched the edge hardens more than the spine. This is done because of the forge welded structure of the blade, and for less flex in the blade.

[@Voldrim359]

I cross a guy who said the katana was better than two handed swords and broadswords, my godness he was such an idiot, he must watch a lot of anime

[@Iliadic]

Katanas look cooler. You can't argue with me on that. (Dontcallmeaweebidontevenwatchanime)

[@Iliadic]

@Vicodyn yeah. If you want ceremonial, Katanas are good, if you want something works, use a sword.

[@timmytyphoon]

The inability to properly liquify the ore is why the Japanese had to put so much work into forging a blade.

[@michaelsterling8422]

True

[@michaelsterling8422]

I’m just sitting here wondering if they mean all weebs in the comments bc I’m just sitting here like why ru attacking me bro

[@grantmitchell6738]

This video was made for winning KZbin comment section arguments

[@PeachDragon_]

The katana doesn't have a pomel, this makes it inferior.

[@sed8181]

easy fix glue an eagle head on the end of it

[@pwnmeisterage]

You don't really need a pommel to cut unarmed peasants apart, lol.

[@golegojic972]

@@pwnmeisterage ofc you don't, but it's a must in order for you to end your opponent rightly

[@dankchair4023]

Than you can't unscrew the pomel to end your opponent rightly

[@odinallfather4560]

thats because the Katana has no class

[@Rolf97]

You forgot the main advantage that the European swords have over katanas: you can unscrew the pommel of a European sword to end your opponent rightly.

[@Asthmos]

this shit had me rolling 😂

[@knightmarespawn2690]

Weeb: European swords can’t cut thru armor! Me: Neither can katanas.

[@shroudthewolf1105]

me: Yet i can do this with my sword *grips the blade and swings it like a pickaxe*

[@bluememe4652]

But...but the power of Friendship ?????

[@shroudthewolf1105]

@@bluememe4652 *FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF THE LORD*

[@Garykem8]

@@shroudthewolf1105 DEUS VAULT

[@iamacatperson7226]

If anything, Katanas would most likely be even worse than most non curved swords for going against armor... probably...

[@alexanderchenf1]

Exactly right. Central empires that disarm civilians tend to incentivize bear hand martial arts. I am from China

[@TylersTerrain]

I only want bear hands if they will be bare bear hands because bear gloves sound uncomfortable.

[@themisadventurer]

C Alex bear hands are excellent until your bollocks get itchy.

[@lbochtler]

If any one claims theses lies as truth, i shalt throw my pommel at them.

[@Poldovico]

thou shalt throw THINE pommel.

[@queltipobizzarro]

Yes! End them rightly!

[@ciarfah]

Poldovico *Thy

[@bloodfrog8657]

You should throw a Dragon!

[@stygianstreams5788]

A dragon made of pommels!

[@NicholasBrakespear]

Looking at it from a logical and objective point of view - throughout Europe, there was constant warfare between pretty diverse groups using pretty diverse tactics and equipment. If a weapon was widely used, it was widely used for a reason.

[@pretzelbomb6105]

It’s also comparing sword development for an entire continent to that of a single country. 40-something countries fighting themselves and each other will figure weapons out better than one country mostly fighting itself.

[@dbriner-jo5tv]

@@pretzelbomb6105 the he did that was to debunk weeboos thinking that japanese sword could cut an european armor and against a Knight even though katanas were made to cut you cannot cut armor can you thats why european swords were less about the cut and yes about the stab and the samurai were lightly armored wicth is why katanas were about to cut but a european sword could easily win against a samurai by stabbing Somewhere vital like a hearth the respiratory system

[@agentj3627]

@@dbriner-jo5tv Please learn to write proper sentences

[@dbriner-jo5tv]

@@agentj3627 i am not native English i am from a largely forgetten country Portugal and can you understand what i writted yes then you dont need to point out uselless thing to the damm argument

[@agentj3627]

@@dbriner-jo5tv I'm from Portugal too, english isn't very hard, I'm sure you can learn it eventually

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

Smith: There are many uses for swords, stabbing, cutting, slicing, beating... what trait do you want your sword to excel in? European Soldier: Yes

[@silverblade357]

Smith: "Oh. I also sold this big iron suit to some of my other customers. If any of them bother you, here's a spikey ball on a stick. I've also thought about attaching the ball to a chain." Knight: "Dude, who hurt you?"

[@KanaraVeluna]

I thought swords were realy heavy, then i discovered that my cat is actually twice as heavy as an arming sword...

[@Jacen436987]

your cats fat

[@cullenseago1519]

That’s a small cat

[@garyledford2901]

if you have a half grown adolescent cat. Arming swords were 1.5 to 3 .5 lbs, depending on when they were made, and who they were made for.

[@marcello9476]

It seems heavier than it is because you have to support all the weight of the sword from the handle as opposed to it all being in your hand.

[@shadowdancerRFW]

@@garyledford2901 Take your lbs and stick em up ur ass. It's kilos.

[@GeorgeGr93]

The passion of this guy about the durability of the proper European breast plate made me sub.

[@dandamanatee9023]

Georgio De Palouk a little obsessesd with breasts

[@Javidom14]

partly this, partly his passion for all of this, partly your comment, made me sub :D

[@paavobergmann4920]

I once went to a museum, and the guard pointed out the imprint of a musket ball on a renaissance period breastplate, and asked me: "See that? You know what that is?" I said "Battle damage?" He said " Nope. Quality check. If it broke, the whole cart would be sent back." I was impressed.

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

@@paavobergmann4920 that's where the term "bulletproof" comes from by the way.

[@johnmorey720]

"Never forget the maneuver of Stabbing The Face." -Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings

[@randomcrusader5632]

John Morey You must research this deeply

[@mardshima2070]

Anyone who says The Book of Five Rings is something like 90% philosophical never actually read the book.

[@flipkiller8521]

Musashi referred to using the Wakizashi which was straighter than the Katana to stab the unlucky fucker.

[@EricSwanson1]

I was in prison for a long time and witnessed a lot of fighting with various weapons. Here's the deal, if a weapon is ineffective, you just don't use it. Europeans would not have gone through the process of sourcing materials and making blades if they weren't effective combat weapons.

[@Error_-su1pn]

why where you in prison?

[@kurootetsuro581]

Makes sense.

[@muthesquirrel]

100% true European sword facts: -All swords are made from petrified snakes. -All swords are projectile weapons meant to be fired with a bow. -All sword hilts are made from discarded foreskins. -Greatswords aren't man-made, they are the toothpicks of giants fished out giant dumpsters. -You can't throw away a sword, it will always find a way back home. -The word sword is actually an ancient forgotten swear word that came from people saying "the s word" and it eventually combined to become 'sword'. In the future they'll be called fwords. -If a knight is lost in the desert, a sword can be eaten before starvation kicks in. -Scabbards were only invented because swords weren't getting enough sleep.

[@jessiehogue.]

About your second point... "I am the Bone of my Sword." ...also, about every other... ...that was funny. XD

[@generic_name4570]

Swords are meant to have unscrewable pommels so you can end him rightly

[@crabboboi1938]

Why hasn’t my sword back?

[@uncreativehuman7595]

Andy Semple I was also told that swords were at one point used as surfboards when King Arthur sailed his army across to mongolia and used excalibur to surf a sea of fire towards the president of space after a dragon god tore the continents apart fifteen years prior, is that true?

[@Ihaveissuesanddontneedhelp]

my thoughts exactly

[@MrBuns-yi2hk]

If swords were made so blunt that they were basically as effective as clubs, why not just make clubs? Why were swords the weapon of choice?

[@anonymoose8020]

Lispy Queer they look fucking sick thats why

[@overlordjay9807]

Probably because it was ineffective against those without armor,not by ineffective,like ineffective,European swords having an option between being effective on cutting flesh by using a normal stance or sword holding,while against armor,you half sword or use a mordhau grip was probably why they were never changed Because it was easier to kill those without armor with a sword than with a club But there were warhammers at the time Its like a spear,its anti charge but lacks effectiveness when used as a weapon of offense Not saying clubs are bad or any form of blunt weaponry,theres a reason why the poleaxe was one of the most powerful weapon used in battle

[@lucybronkema6486]

Blunt swords still can cut. You can accidentally cut someone's face open accidentally with a wooden practice sword if you get it going fast enough

[@robertlehnert4148]

@@lucybronkema6486 In the NOVA Secrets of the Viking Sword, John Clement of ARMA demonstrates with an utterly dull bastard sword how it could cut through an 8" tatami roll; the cut was a wee bit ragged, but all the way through. If it had been sharp, there would have been no effective difference between the bastard sword cut or the preceding katana cut.

[@TejanoDeFuego]

So that you can stab, thrust, slice & strike with it.....

[@sparklepawz1185]

"Oi Greg I'm thinking about making a weapon almost every soldier will use. What should it be?" "Oh well, Idk mate. What about a... sword? It's this long knife thing." "A long knife? Alright then. Since we need this to kill people why don't we make it easy to swing and sharp?" "What are you dense? Why would we want that? Make it super dull and heavy. I mean look at the guy who made armor, he made it so you can't move at all while wearing that suit of metal so that our soldiers will be sitting ducks that die of heat stroke." "Oh you're right mate. What were we thinking?" *and so it was that every battle in Europe was decided by armies of immobile soldiers who wore 50 ton metal suits and wielded glorified clubs that couldn't cut through anything and yet they weren't immediately conquered by the surrounding nations in Africa and the Middle East because my anime said that a katana can cut through anything and everything and despite the supreme power of the katana Japan never successfully invaded anywhere either*

[@tonyd1952]

Also Japan did invade an conquer a good portion of asia

[@spartan5018]

Tony D yeah and then they lost it in like half a decade

[@tonyd1952]

@@spartan5018 yep lol at least they had it for a while

[@dafrandle]

im stealing this

[@dhuh943]

@@tonyd1952 They conquered it with guns not swords but ok

[@hippityhoppityyourchildiso8803]

Some medieval sword smith: * Spends their entire live making swords and makes some of the best in the world * People 700 years later: Omg their swords sucked!?!11!

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

"bruh

[@gork6807]

Human Are Quite Idiot Isn’t It?

[@gork6807]

@Daniel Choupak yes Brothers get the heavy flamer

[@bremcurt9514]

Do people say stupid things about Dragons too?....

[@cvbpo]

Brem Curt they do in fact

[@iainhansen1047]

Dragons had blunt teach

[@bremcurt9514]

Iain Hansen Exactly, some foolish people think they were sharp :P

[@captainpicard2678]

i think you mean teev

[@proudtitanicdenier4300]

some people think a two legged dragon-like creature is still a dragon..... IT'S A WYVERN, PEOPLE

[@outrageddeer2101]

Anywhere else notice the medieval pictures of people getting their hands and half their face chopped off with only mildly disappointed looks on their face you'd expect them to be screaming there head off but no they're just looking at them with a angry look on their face

[@lolloblue9646]

Medieval manuals were... odd

[@gregorhenry503]

people in that time period didn't have a lot to look forward to besides the maritals and springtime, plus they used chamberpots and dumped them out into the street, unless they had a pipe they could shit down which also emptied onto the street, so towns and cities literally smelled like shit, which probably contaminated their wells. Plus they didn't really know about proper body disposal and containment, so they probably had their graveyards polluting their wells, too. And they didn't have a lot of clothes, or a lot of water to bathe in, so everyone smelled like body odor unless they could afford flowers or perfume and then they smelled like that and body odor. In short, everything was filthy and smelled terrible.

[@gregorhenry503]

Add to all that, the plague, and you get even more filth and terrible smells.

[@StellaTheKitsuneWatches]

Just like how we have the most cheerful of faces nowadays in photographs. Kinda weird, don't you think, the whole "smiling for the flash" thing?

[@SibylleLeon]

This has always puzzled me. It's as if they're saying, oh drat, and I had a dinner date!

[@harz632]

"Europe had no Martial arts" Wrestling, Fencing, Boxing, Bataireacht, Hopak, Glima, Pankration

[@flipkiller8521]

Savate also.

[@koghs]

Local man yell at weebs.

[@hmmmhmmm6917]

Stupid profile pic

[@koghs]

Same bro

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@@koghs I thought your name was kenobi

[@GalacticFox32]

@@ASmartNameForMe *GENERAL KENOBI*

[@qee4617]

@Guacamole Nigga Penis What a shame

[@NoOne-gg5mc]

I will not lie, the Katana is my favorite type of sword. Its design, its usage and the insane amount of work needed to craft it makes it a thing of beauty. Yet, that does not mean I can't appreciate the genius design, versatility and general coolness of the European swords. Why do we have to pick a side? Can't we all just admire the awesome invention that is the sword, be it a Longsword, Katana, Viking Sword, Scimitar, Sabre, Jian, Kilij, Spatha or Kopis?

[@hollowtempest]

+No One Fucking *THANK YOU!*

[@TamagoSenshi]

Also, Iaidō is really cool and, although there may have been unsheathing strikes for other kinds of swords, the katana is just so perfect for that kind of attack

[@Twilight_Samurai]

No One ありがとう

[@gmork1090]

Short sword is the best sword. Why? Because in todays age where big swords and guns are either non-concealable, illegal, or hard to come by, it's concealable and longer than a knife! Carrying a sword at all is a crime.. if you're caught with it. It's better and easier and more effective to get a gun license.

[@nosamnosam123]

You seem like a proponent of the SWORDS! shirt. I too appreciate a well designed blade.

[@brungrisatre5968]

That's what I love about you, Shad, is that you can tell me/us (regular viewers) that what we're about to see won't be any new information, but I watch it anyway.

[@deviousmile669]

one time i was talking about european sword martial art and a guy say that martial arts are asian, i interrupted him and just said "martial arts....martial...as in mars...the famous JAPANESE god of war"

[@danielloader3351]

Mars is the Roman god of war

[@deviousmile669]

@@danielloader3351 wait...what?

[@danielloader3351]

@@deviousmile669 yep

[@deviousmile669]

@@danielloader3351 my what was more like "wait are you serious or sarcastic?" i know he is roman, mine was sarcasm like saying "how can you say that martial arts are asian when the name itself is european?" but i didn't know if you were sarcastic or not with the comment

[@lukericker8325]

Andrew Lones Having a philosophy degree myself I can reassure you that philosophy is actually the origin of what we now call modern “science”. It’s methodologies were developed by philosophers.

[@kieranpeak1404]

OF COURSE THE ARMORE IS GOOD AT STOPPING SWORDS!!! THAT IS WHAT IT IS LITTERALY DESIGNED FOR!!!😂😂😂

[@iatsarulashvili3893]

And maces and war hammers are designed to break it.

[@lapantony]

@Jim Milton But doesn't wearing chainmail and gambeson underneath the plate armour make effect of maces and warhammers limited ?

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

@@lapantony it really doens't. It just stops the mace from breaking your bones through armor

[@lapantony]

@@NiCoNiCoNiCola That's pretty much what I would call "making effect limited"

[@drcrimsoniam9395]

Well swords are pretty much like pistols nowadays. A self defence weapon, or a sidearm for a soldier. A hammer or an axe would be like a rifle, or an SMG.

[@patricialavery8270]

I do get tired of people saying how Asia and the Middle East had all the good stuff,while Western Europeans were "uncivilized pelt-wearing axe draggers".(quote from Skyrim)

[@RockerMarcee96]

And the "uncivilized pelt-wearing axe draggers" managed to crush everyone under their boot and take over the world, pretty shameful for the mighty and civilized eh?

[@xenotypos]

People especially tend to underestimate Europe from the 12th century on. The middle-age lasts 1000 years, it's silly to imagine that such a long period wouldn't see majors changes and differences between eras. For example, only the few first centuries could be considered as a "dark age". There is two main "medieval renaissances" and I think it's generally correct (though not perfect) to separate the middle-age in three main periods (until the Carolingian renaissance in the 9th century, until the 12th century's renaissance, and the rest). It's in the last part for example that glasses or the full mechanical clock were invented, that Europeans began to build cathedrals (first buildings in the world taller than the great pyramid of Giza), and many other things such as firearms appeared. That period truly deserves more respect.

[@010203109]

xenotypos Agreed, even using logical guesswork the whole medieval Asia and Middle East were better argument doesn't make much sense. Europe had centuries of infighting and their own variety of feudal society to get really good at making weapons and armor. I actually should go digging for an episode on their bows too. Those would be harder to find examples of, but there has to be texts discussing how the compensated for better armor in the area of ranged weapons. Accuracy of course would be vital, but I imagine there were also bows and arrows specifically designed to have a better chance of piercing weak spots in armor, and ones meant more for crowd control against large groups of less armored troops. I know there were eventually portable crossbows too, but still. Honestly thanks to AC Origins I've thought a little more about bows than I usually do lately.

[@kevinsullivan3448]

The Chinese developed black powder, but the Europeans developed black powder weapons... St Roger Bacon worked with black powder, though it's unsure how he got a hold of it. Asia's martials arts were useless when Round- up with guns.

[@xenotypos]

Kevin Sullivan-> Hmmm to be fair it's not exactly true, the cannon was invented in China (and a bit later independantly in Europe, it seems), and the handcannon was also invented in China (used by the Mongols for example). Europeans invented in the middle-age: also the cannon (but later), and the arquebus (though it could be considered that the middle-age ended in the middle of the 15th century right when it became a common weapon). But on a side note, the black powder was just discovered by chance, nothing was really "developed": a Chinese alchemist thought he was creating an elixir of immortality (lol). As any alchemist, he didn't know at all what he was doing since he had no notion of chemistry. And bam, black powder. When people understood that they could create a "reaction" by mixing some particular stuff, it began to be improved everywhere: middle-east, far east and Europe.

[@240pixel]

Lessons from history 1. Don't bring sheep mounted peasants with pitchforks against cavalry. 2. Don't bring cavalry against tanks.

[@speedy01247]

don't bring a sword to a gun oriented battlefield. (or bring a gun as well)

[@fomalhaut86]

ad. 1: It is fine to bring peasants with pitchforks against cavalry if the pitchforks are long enough :) ad. 2: it is fine to bring cavalry against tanks if they are armed with anti-tank weapons :)

[@TheProstig]

If you mean the Polish cavalry against German tanks, than you are wrong. They only used horses to move around battlefield (Germans just used motorbikes, instead of horses) but actually used some heavy anti-tank rifle.

[@martinbudinsky8912]

@@TheProstig Well lets face it Polish cavalry lost because horse can be shot only once or twice and motor bike can be shot multiple times without ceasing function. I am not saying polish army wasnt good or anything but it was kind of outdated. In its prime it was force to be reckoned with (battle of Vienna and so on). But war machines and techniques went through rapid evolution since WW1 and Polish army simply wasnt able to keep up (and not only them to be honest).

[@TheProstig]

@@martinbudinsky8912 I don't recall it too much, but I think, the cavalry was actually pretty good and effective, it was just German propaganda, that denoted them. I think they lost because of numerical advantage of Germans, the effect of surprise (even thought not quite) and at the end Russians attacking from the other side. Yes, they weren't technically as advanced as Germans and they didn't really have tanks, but I believe, they managed fairly well.

[@oliverspencer8502]

"swords and knives have been used in Europe for self defense for years!" The British government: I'm gunna pretend i didn't see that

[@David-ud9ju]

You don't need to defend yourselves nowadays. Just look at the states. Apparently guns are legal to defend yourself but gun crime is way higher than in Europe; as are murders. Legalising weapons for self-defense doesn't seem to be working there.

[@oliverspencer8502]

@@David-ud9ju making weapons illegal dosnt stop criminal activity, it just stops people from defending themselves with appropriate force. Look up how many lives a year are saved using guns.

[@teenfoe]

@@David-ud9ju You obviously don't realize that violence doesn't magically go away just becuase times change. And no, the cops cannot be relied upon all of the time. The truth is, ultimately you are responsible for your own safety. Not the authorities, not the government, YOU!

[@samurai90x]

it occured to me while watching this video, if a sword was just a blunt instrument for beaitng people to death, why the hell did anyone ever invent maces?

[@cherubin7th]

The renaissance had also a lot to do with many misconception. This period is full of books that claim that everything between the antique and the renaissance was on a stone age level. Hell, even the name itself is dismissing everything that came after the antique.

[@Chordus_Gaius]

I Like the Renaissance period, but I can't deny their bigotry against the medieval period. There was a lot.

[@rykehuss3435]

Yes, yes. Lets waste some resources and manpower for making a sword shaped steel bar to bludgeon people to death with. Oh whats that? they actually had blunt weapons back then? what is this "mace" thingie?

[@youngdanielsun3707]

Well I heard maces were used for grinding down ingredients for food

[@Doombringer_r]

YoungDaniel Sun No.

[@n00btotale]

Yes yes... mortar and mace...

[@dj11o9er]

Rykehuss Mace? Friend. Here in the culture club, we call it The Crozius Arcanum.

[@orionhan2431]

reasons swords were used: peasants dont have armor

[@jaevanceamendanio2683]

The longsword deserves the reputation of the katana.

[@emilbostrom3278]

The steel the vikings used is from india is a myth. They actually found the smith that made then close to norberg in sweden. That area is rich in natural carbon rich iron there is a documentary avaliable in swedish 😉

[@sonofthebearking3335]

I think he's talking Specifically about the Ulfberth(?) Swords.

[@Alex-xt1rr]

@@sonofthebearking3335 as far es i know the famous +VLFBERH+T swords where manufactured in monastery in what today is the Rhineland in Germany. The crosses in the name show that the person signing it was a high ranking monastic specialist, since only monks with a rank equal to a bishop where allowed to use a cross in front of the name. But the name was turned into a trademark later.

[@Voldrim359]

Yup, something else, the nazis buys steel from the sweddish on WW2

[@punkm0nk3y2]

I read that they made crucible steel on accident by putting bone ash into the melted metal thinking it would get the strength and powers of the animal and it worked so they kept doing it.

[@paavobergmann4920]

@@Alex-xt1rr That still leaves the question where the steel came from, because that wasn´t made in Rhineland, pretty sure from the isotope content. So I thought it interesting information that there was an exceptionally high quality ore mine in Norway at some time. It is widely agreed, that these swords disappeared when the raw product was no longer obtainable.

[@Lunacorva]

On your last point about martial arts. First rule of unarmed combat: Get armed, QUICK!

[@oz_jones]

Or be a quick runner. :D

[@jacolitethepumpkin765]

Or grovel

[@georgehall3042]

Any mans last line of defense!

[@shibainu492]

I would just throw rocks

[@googleisacruelmistress1910]

I'm actually more dangerous when unarmed than when using a bladed weapon, that's though the exception rather than the rule

[@analogbunny]

To the untrained eye, Savate looks interchangeable with Muai Thai. This French martial art was developed by sailors and pirates to be done on uneven surfaces while wearing one- to two-inch heels. It came out of classical pugilism, and later integrated swordsticks. It's also got a brutal history and is BADASS. I recommend learning about it.

[@albertschoise8091]

Sebastien Plante thank you! European martial arts are so underapratiated

[@pwnmeisterage]

The Savate taught today is probably not the same as the Savate used historically. There's really not a whole lot of treatises available. And it's never really possible to properly teach or learn a martial art from books alone.

[@ianfinrir8724]

The main difference between Savate and regular kickboxing is that you can *only* use your feet in Savate, there's no knee strikes or anything like that

[@colinscott6517]

3:58 Skallagrim is staring into my soul

[@Xenotric]

Katana: Katana's are best! Western Sword: No western sword is better! Katana and Western Sword: Oh sh-

[@flupsdarups3897]

nice

[@mardshima2070]

Firearm: You might luckily deflect a single bullet but I dont think you can handle all of them.

[@conni4518]

Hand Grenade: If you see one near you, you're already dead.

[@jackofastora8962]

APC: *Guess what fuckers?*

[@hiimryan2388]

@@conni4518 Holy hand grenade from Antioch: LOL

[@timothywatkins8419]

can you do a video on why the knight is so underestimated and why the samurai is overestimated.

[@cuongle7990]

Timothy Watkins Anime!!! Thats all I have to say :P

[@timothywatkins8419]

thanks its just i didnt grow up on samurai and ninjas i growed up watching and reading lord of the rings the chronicles of Narnia stuff like that so i think knights in shining armer is more interesting and cool then sum over Powered over used samurai.

[@Twilight_Samurai]

Timothy Watkins The media. The truly impressive thing about the samurai was their mentality and philosophy. But any person can find wisdom with experience and maturity.

[@timothywatkins8419]

the knights are just as interesting as the samurai knights have there own philosophy that is relly interesting, and the samurai and knights are a LOT more alike then you think.

[@timothywatkins8419]

no they spend more time promoting the fantasy samurai and then that fantasy is miss understood and people think that a katana can cut through steel.

[@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic536]

The virgin blunt sworder vs the shad sharp sworder

[@xCCflierx]

"Medieval swords are heavy clubs" DND trained me to think otherwise. People say this and I'm like "cant magehand lift a few weapons? Enough to fetch most of my party's weapons from the guards at once." DND is fairly accurate as a longsword is 2 lbs. Light enough for me to carry, so I always wanted one irl.

[@Qaianna]

Fortunately that's been changed. Back in the day (2nd edition!), they were four pounds (2kg). Sabres were FIVE pounds (2.5kg?!), claymores and bastard swords were ten pounds (five kilos!), and two-handed swords were FIFTEEN pounds (just shy of a bowling ball!). Oddly, they did say rapiers and 'long swords' (what Shad would call arming swords, I guess) were the same weight.

[@andpeggy6048]

@@Qaianna did you say 15 pound sword?

[@Qaianna]

@@andpeggy6048 The second edition Arms and Armaments guide did. Also taught me how much people liked leather armour better, and how prevalent studded leather armour was in the day too.

[@flipkiller8521]

@@Qaianna Leather was preferred when it comes to light engagements such as duels. Knights loved pairing their plate with chainmail and gambesons.

[@OneTrueWindfall]

i love the misconception that medieval style swords were blunt and basically just sword shaped bludgeons. Just think about medieval weaponry for one moment, if you were trying to bludgeon someone other weapons existed for that. They were called hammers, and maces, and they were far heavier at the end for that specific purpose. A dull sword was a useless sword

[@jerryfrancis78]

I've actually got a friend i play D&D with who,when he DMs, will not let anyone use heavy armor without severe penalties due to "weight" and claim that large swords like longswords, don't cut, they just use their weight to cleave through, but they have no edge and just plow through like a club

[@jacksonl.2201]

Show him this channel, or educate him yourself, for your sake and his.

[@yunofun]

Cut him with a sword, then beat him with a club and see if he gets the difference.

[@dmas7749]

how about just don't play d&d-

[@brandonfoley7519]

Kick his ass

[@GorinRedspear]

Tell him that Berserk is pure fiction?

[@Jubanen12]

I remember being VERY surprised when I heard the normal weight of medieval sword being as low as it was, the first time... you always get this feeling that they were heavy from.. I dunno movies or whatnot..

[@brandonfoley7519]

Being made of metal the thing that is heavy

[@TheTingcat]

It's mostly because a weighty blow feels more satisfying and entertaining. Deliberately heavy weapons and exaggerated sound effects are far more exciting than reality.

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

I have a sword myself, weighs about 6-7 pounds. I don't have any place to use it myself, so it's just a decoration.

[@MmeHyraelle]

@@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 That probably twice heavy as it should be, still.

[@emanuelecorbellini5110]

Yes, yes... But what about DRAGONS?

[@polpo8342]

Emanuele Corbellini “What is it - dragons?”

[@katherinestives940]

Dragons = ace of trump

[@lukeout9035]

10:46 Call me simple but that is a beautiful sword

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

indubitably

[@thesaucylorax]

You see those warriors from Hammerfell? They have curved swords, CURVED, SWORDS!!

[@somberflight]

those were not katanas though, they were shamshir or scimitar (middle eastern) influenced swords.

[@doodoodoo3151]

Raven Branwen it's a skyrim reference.

[@somberflight]

@@doodoodoo3151 exactly what I'm talking about

[@Suesserto]

The curve in a *katana* is just for redirecting the blade Nothing else A curve from a Middle eastern curved sword was more influenced by their curve then a katana’s.

[@thenorthbear2445]

:)

[@lincolnpascual]

Ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster by your side, kid.

[@richardbonnette490]

*OUT OF AMMO* Knife-time?

[@kristopherruiz7644]

*gets killed by a lightsaber*

[@XxXaPadyXxX]

@@kristopherruiz7644 gets killed by a vibrosword

[@Goblinsharkhundredsofthem]

* get killed bt space ship*

[@SeraphimRoad]

Unless you are a storm-trooper and can't hit shit

[@leonardliousander9742]

spring steel sword: can widstand more abuse than other types of steel Darkness is that you? Did you get riencarnated as a sword?

[@conni4518]

WEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEBWEEB

[@jackofastora8962]

Connimoran ok buddy

[@carterpiller1408]

The only people who say the Japanese were the best fighting force/ craftsmen in world are weebz or people who are arrogant

[@drop0ut606]

name a war japan won against anyone other than themselves in ancient warfare... don't worry I'll wait lmao. They almost always got smashed, it was only after adopting western technology did they even stand a chance and they got one sneak attack in then got fucked harder than any country in history. Anime fans taking patriotic lines from the perspective of Japanese characters to heart too much imo.

[@emperorfaiz]

@@drop0ut606 Well the Japanese won against the Mongol invader only because the fleet was washed away by the sea storm while Japanese army just waiting for the invasion that never happened. That's how the term "Kamikaze" was born.

[@Burn_Angel]

As a weeb, I feel ofended. Even I can see there were lots of better warfare technology in the west than in Japan. As a matter of fact, their ships weren't even equipped properly with cannons when they invaded Korea, which is why Yi Sung Sin could defeat them at sea so effectively.

[@decolown705]

@@drop0ut606 they won that one bit against Russia is the sino Russo war or whatever it was called

[@diekriegerohnekopf5162]

@@drop0ut606 the russian war

[@wishiwasabear]

4:10 you said no cut but we can clearly see a video cut there

[@mr_mayhem2297]

Kuma Bear The knife is so sharp it cut through the video.

[@petervilla5221]

Obviously the work of one of those ancient japanese folding knife katanas.

[@yaboicryingseal5889]

Boi

[@elizhoudesign]

The blade probably just made an indent in his skin since he was pressing it so hard. If you don't know what I mean, just take a butter knife or something and do what he did for a few seconds and you'll see

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Asher Gricmans I'll be honest, I didn't realize what the OP was saying either at first

[@kierangale9891]

This is how KZbin is meant to be! I was letting autoplay do it's thing and this video started playing and I was going move on but hearing how enthusiastic this guy was about this topic I watched on. Good job dude, you just earned yourself a new subscriber.

[@ThisFace]

Wait two-handed sword weighs up to 2kg?? I have no idea at all about swords but I guessed one-handed sword would be at least 2~3kg and two-handed one would be at least 4~5kg... Well actually it'd be only right for them to be lighter than I imagined

[@ResidentWeevil82]

Seasoned reenactor here. I've handled quite a few swords in my time, among other weapons, and yes, it always surprises people how light all the weapons were compared to expectations, even war hammers and axes. The reasons I see are either the perception that they've got to be heavy, being metal and all, the popularization of the image of a totally ripped warrior wielding these blades enforcing that idea, D&D with its insane weight allocations on arms and armour, and the general notion that the weight does all the damage, so therefore, they'd make them as heavy as possible. Swords are swift and agile weapons, using leverage and cutting when not being thrusted. It's preferable to be able to slash effortlessly at your opponent and not get tired in the first few moments. If blunt force is called for, maces, hammers and mauls have you covered. It's funny when people spy my zweihander greatsword in my collection, and imagine it being like Guts' sword, only to see how swift and easy to handle it is. The same goes for them asking if I have a battle axe, and I show them a Dane Axe someone gifted me. You can see that they pictured this stupidly heavy thing with a giant head, and instead are treated to seeing a thin bladed, reasonably sized head on a surprisingly graceful and lithe weapon. They always forget that you used these things against humans that really didn't want a piece of metal being introduced into their anatomy, and will therefore duck, weave, and try to counter you. If you have to do a ridiculously telegraphed and slow power blow to move your weapon, they won't be there when it comes down, and will take their chance while you're off balance and carried forward by inertia. Makes sense, but people aren't used to considering all of it, so I don't berate, I just casually show and correct them.

[@MmeHyraelle]

Indeed, it should feel easily workable, movable, nimble, in your hand.

[@user-cl5hm9vn7d]

Try not to picture swords from Skyrim. Regular swords are too long, and great swords are like, way too big. Like Claymore size.

[@moottori_paa]

You carry it 99% time at your mission, why made stupid hard to be with you.

[@flupsdarups3897]

why would one make a 5 kilogram knife with combat as its main intent?

[@thepuffin4050]

I think people think of European swords as heavy and blunt and the katana as light and sharp is because, in the movies, you see Japanese warriors moving with quick, easy, and graceful strokes while stepping around lightly. However, the Europeans, especially knights, are always shown running up and brutally hacking while showing no skill or observance of their own movements. In truth, while knights and samurai were very different in their fighting styles, they also shared many similarities such as attention to footwork and stance, predicting the opponent's next moves, avoiding leaving openings in one's defense, and many more. Both were unique, but both shared some common principles.

[@DaReaperZ]

Movies, the bane of all actual real knowledge.

[@MatthewCobalt]

14:00 Talks about effectively and lethality with a weapon vs unarmed. *Looks at the Scene from Indiana Jones

[@Voldrim359]

fireweapons does not count as unarmed... But that was the mistake of the guy who brings a sword in a fight of guns

[@sosig6445]

Avarage idiot: I'm so good with the sword, when you were adventuring i was training with my sword i could take on a dozen guys with sword i'm a beast with the sword *BANG* sane person: I HAVE A HANDGUN IDIOT!!!

[@charlesboudreau5350]

Veteran Adventurer: *covered in scars, tempered by years of experience, weapon basically an extension of their body at this point* Level 5 wizard : Haha, Fireball goes boom

[@snekkoheckko4466]

@@charlesboudreau5350 yeah fireball is the equivalent of a magical grenade

[@SimuLord]

I think half the reason people think swords are too heavy is thanks to games like the Elder Scrolls series, which wants us to believe that a steel sword weighs into the double digits of pounds (and that armour weighs enough to make a real-world human feel like he's fighting in Jupiter gravity.)

[@TheShredworthy]

Also, I think the lower quality "replicas" that weigh much more, AND are poorly balanced give a bad impression when they're handled. That's a combo that makes things worse tenfold.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

Fox D This stereotype has existed for hundreds of years - video games probably don't even cover 5% of the reasons the stereotype exists, they just propagate it among more people.

[@RockerMarcee96]

This stereotype starts with Thomas Page in 1746 when he tries to sell his fencing manual as being the best, most amazing piece of stuff while being something that would be dismissed as neo-nazi crap today.

[@RockerMarcee96]

I honestly wouldn't say that, the swords were pretty good, the martial arts as well, the material written on them is superb as they were intended for making people who never held a sword into a master. What is utter shit is the marketing they do.

[@dmas7749]

to be fair it never explicitly states pounds and most of us can't really carry multiple sets of armors but the numbers themselves yeah could've been handled better

[@paulbeaney4901]

Simply put, if the European medieval swords were no good they would not have been used. They were used so one can safely say they were very useful. However, these swords did have limitations. This can be shown quite clearly by the adoption of medieval anti armour weapons.

[@TippleCreations]

I didn't know people were saying they were blunt clubs. Like what is the point of a heavy, blunt, thin blade that can't even cut? Some people are just special.

[@Rebellions]

There's an argument that I used to hear about how Knights are cumbersome-immobile brutes in battle and therefore suck. It always made me laugh because I imagine someone with that mindset going up against one in a fight (Considering even conditions) and learning far too late that a lot of knights were required to be able to perform gymnastics in full-plate.

[@yunofun]

This is a combination of bad movies and well... bad movies. Tournament armor was indeed heavier than what most wore in combat but even then the weight was evenly distributed. Yeah it sounds like a lot to be carrying 60-90 lbs of something around but wearing and carrying are very different. That same knight would most certainly be quicker and more nimble without the armor, but to say that he is a lumbering oaf while in it is just unfettered ignorance.

[@marxel4444]

if that would be in olympia i totaly would watch it Full armor gymnastics

[@GorinRedspear]

@@yunofun About that tournament armour, I remember Matt Easton doing a video where he was looking at the tournament helmet of one of the Henry's, I thought it was the fifth, but I could be wrong. Turns out his helmet had a removable front of a thickness comparable to a WWI tank.

[@marcello9476]

Actually plate mail was designed to be as mobile as possible while still being covered in steel. Especially since they also rode on horseback with their armor donned.

[@narutardkyuubi]

Yup. Europeans were smart and worked continuously to develop armor that was strong and still flexible enough to allow free movement. Their armor really is a beauty to see being made.

[@supergenius6256]

I dont know how dumb someone has to be to call a sword "blunt"

[@oz_jones]

They're as useful as a... blunt sword. :)

[@sebastianpatthel3426]

What about the training sword without any sharp that can be called blunt blade

[@kevinsullivan3448]

Yes, there have been 'rebated' swords and wooden wasters used in the medieval period, used for training and in tournaments to keep fatalities down among those expensive to train knights.

[@Justanotherconsumer]

Some didn’t have edges or just vestigial edges, such as the estoc, because they are thrusting weapons by design.

[@WillowThomkin]

Weebs and japanophiles? Let's see them fight napalm... Before it was invented... If the longsword doesn't work.

[@mysteryman9488]

True weebs know medieval swords are superior because Future Trunks killed Frieza with one.

[@godspeedhero3671]

Usually the strongest swords in anime are european swords. Idk where the idea that weebs worship the katana for anything other than cool points came from.

[@flipkiller8521]

@@godspeedhero3671 *Flashbacks to Fate, Bleach and Berserk*

[@grncookie1825]

I can't believe people who made swords knew how to make swords

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

ikr? its wild

[@billlupin8345]

I think some of these myths stem from a lack of understanding of the engineering of both weapons. The katana is designed to be as durable as humanly possible. There's a reason for this. For a weapon, it uses a whole lot of steel; and at that time, Japan had relatively little steel, and what they had, was not the best quality. Most soldiers would use bamboo armor, and spears; Samurai were a bit more rare. You know the european system; Japan had soldiers and samurai, while Europe had footmen and knights. The Katana was designed as a samurai weapon; they were typically mounted, thus the blade's curve (similar to the sabre,) and most of their opponents, being armored in bamboo, would go down to the katana fairly easily. (That said, the katana's short range made it a sidearm. The Samurai would rely first on the bow, then on the spear.) The knight's sword wasn't designed as much around durability, because it didn't have to be. It was better quality steel. It was more durable as is. That may have been one of the reasons behind these myths- the katana had all these cool smithing techniques to hold its edge, and these people may be assuming that without it, the blades would dull quickly. That's not the case with European swords, provided you're not swinging it into full plate.

[@TheShredworthy]

Most Katanas only have a hardened edge, the back is left un-hardened. partly because of limitations, but also because it helps to deal with flexing on impact. They would someimes warp and become bent after awkward blows. They weren't intended to strike other swords anyway, you aimed to use footwork and dodge blows rather than sword on sword. Nothing against the katana, mind you. For Japan, it was definitely the best sword that encapsulated everything they needed from an edged weapon, using amazing forging talent, even from lesser quality steel ore they made top notch weapons.

[@ariald869]

Katanas are frail

[@junrice3391]

Bill lupin Isn't the Katana known for breaking? I heard blocking and parrying would make the blades would break faster

[@jeffreygao3956]

Japanese soldiers did not use bamboo for armor.

[@lordfelidae4505]

Jeffrey Gao yes they did. They did some almost magic stuff to make it actually good, but they did.

[@HamsterPants522]

Here's a side-note for anyone who might have wondered why all medieval swords didn't have blunt sections at the base of the blade to make fingering the guard easier: sharp edges tend to stick to each-other, so if your sword blade is sharp at the base then it should - in theory - increase the probability that you'll be able to control your opponent's blade when a bind happens at your guard. This may be one reason why the decision was made, as there are many examples of swords with sharpened blades all the way to the base.

[@paul6925]

Really informative! I learned more in a few minutes than a years worth of history channel. So many bad documentaries.

[@Huy-G-Le]

Blunt, Crude and Heavy!! That supposed to be me!!!

[@ProcyonDei]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@caseydubois3645]

Same.

[@almyska467]

I remember watching a show on the History Channel years ago (back when they actually attempted to do history-based programming) that was about the making of the movie "The Messenger". They had this history professor on who was talking about society and religion and so on during the time of Joan of Arc. He sounded pretty knowledgable. Then they walked him over to a table that had some of the weapons used in the movie. He picks one up and, I kid you not, the first sentences out of his mouth were "You have to remember that these are replicas. The real ones would weigh 10 to 15 pounds." I immediately turned off the show and fired off a nastygram to History Channel about the idiotic "professor". Anyone who has bothered to browse the stats of the weapons in the Wallace Collection knows that those statements are flat out inaccurate.

[@RockerMarcee96]

You did well my child.

[@yv529]

You did well...

[@iowaclass5657]

Al Myska “Hey Harold” “What?” “You know what we should bring to WAR, where our LIVES are on the line?” “What?” “10 to 15 pound blades” “... ... Brilliant!”

[@coledavlan1711]

Iowa Class that sounds like an “Oversimplified” quote. And I thank you for making that comment.

[@cliffg.4205]

Happy to hear someone spreading some informed content. Japanese steel was pretty crummy too, in addition to it not getting hot enough. Which is why they had to fold it so much to make it functional.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

To be fair, they are still really cool swords. It's impressive that they were able to make swords up to that quality with the smelting methods they had access to. They're definitely not as good as some of their fans think they are, though

[@spaceemperorkarl121]

This is good to a point (no pun intended...well maybe a little), but their folding technique was very impressive. But as you said, they had to develop an advanced tempering technique to compensate for a poor smelting technique.

[@brandonrichard9568]

Japanese steel was the equivalent to pig iron, and was the worst quality. The many folding technique wasn't some 'mystical art' to make the sword amazing, it was a necessity to make the sword barely usable.

[@Real_MisterSir]

While this is true, we can't neglect that the act of folding also gives the Japanese Katana different properties in terms of rigidity, and the way the swords bend sidewards is different to a blade that is cast from a single solid piece.

[@Maltinis]

@@Real_MisterSir it is just not true. the sword that is forged from solid piece of steel is as strong (or even stronger more bendy) then the one is forged from many pieces and folded many times.

[@ButterBoyism]

The people who believe swords are clubs are likely the same people who believe that casting iron and steel swords is superior to forging, and yes - I've met people like that

[@cyberfennek]

the Knights long sword is such a beautiful weapon

[@lorenzolodge9535]

All you peasants with your fancy swords. I am a devoted butter knife warrior. 🔪

[@bizzard6629]

I'm a steak knife warrior.

[@StriiderEclipse]

A Butter Knife warrior, eh? Please do consider switching from crappy metal to the amazing cutting edge that is serrated plastic

[@thehoundschicken1746]

=__=🔪

[@angelherrera5583]

Lorenzo Lodge I shall vanquish thou with my spoon

[@seba6078]

1v1 me mate i have a blunt fencing sword

[@AkodoAkira1]

I'd like to point out that Asia cultures did not have a lack of understanding of force multipliers or weaponry, but rather had a huge history of government control on limiting weapon ownership. Japan had a great period of rounding up the weapons from peasants, Okinawans were denied any form of martial implement, China's various governments had restriction on weapon ownership, and most of the Monk temples were also denied the right to store arms (for a very real fear of their revolts). That's why unarmed hand to hand martial arts were more common in Asia than in Europe, but it's also because due to those same restrictions, weapons remained forbidden or restricted for a large group of the populace (not to mention unarmed fighting styles continued to be practiced by various groups essentially constantly).

[@truewalter4193]

Someone:"Medieval european swords ar dull", *draws sword* Me:"What about testing it? Do you want to volunteer for a test subject?" :D

[@attilusmccurdy5630]

i was very confused for a second because I thought you meant drew as in art

[@slavsquatsuperstar]

Me: Longsword/Bastard sword Shad, an intellectual: Classic medieval cruciform-style sword in its one-handed and two-handed variations Such eloquent language!

[@kennandunn7533]

I've said this before I'll say it again, the Katana is the most overrated sword in human history.

[@discountplaguedoctor88]

AGREED!

[@theskyrimplayer9854]

Finley! someone who has an IQ higher then two.

[@cullenseago1519]

That’s very true, doesn’t make it ineffective or useless just very overrated.

[@PeachDragon_]

The most overrated weapon*

[@droidekabossbeware7585]

Agreed

[@the-chillian]

It's a shame the West has largely forgotten its traditional martial arts.

[@sterlingmuse5808]

ChrisC Being in the West doesn't have much to do with it. The vast majority of traditional arts around the world has greatly diminished over the last 300 years or so - we just have more exposure to the small groups in the East that have held out compared to the ones here. HEMA is a _great_ example.

[@spaceemperorkarl121]

Sterling Muse yes but you have to also admit that there is MUCH more documentation of eastern style martial arts than Western. But yes, thank god for HEMA. Just wish there was a HEMA club near where I live.

[@ootdega]

Because we have a new one. Marksmanship.

[@hansreithofer6212]

Eastern societies had restriction on who could have weapons so those without made martial arts

[@Skinskinable]

ChrisC we gonna pretend that boxing and wrestling don't exist?

[@cyberdinedog2097]

Why would you have blunted sword to beat people with when you could just use a mace? Or a rock tied to a stick.

[@linuxman7777]

If I was using 2 hands, I wouldn't even bother with Katanas or Longswords. I would use a spear or a pole arm, or maybe a Nagamaki a compromise between a Katana and Naginata because the extra reach is such a huge advantage. To quote lynne thompson of Cold Steel "Short Reach, Long Blade" in his nodachi video

[@DaReaperZ]

Yeah, though depending on armor, a Kanabo could be a dangerous weapon too, a bit harder to defend with perhaps. I think you're probably best off with reach, so a polearm of some sort would be great.