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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 5:57:25 GMT
I currently own 2 Katanas. 1 a cheap wall hanger and the other about a $100 dull wallhanger that has full tang but i use it to run forms. Im not sure what I want. My birthday is coming up so i will have about $300 or so to spend. Im looking for a good backyard cutter. Ive always loved the look of a Gladius "Have never held one i dont know the feel" Or the Celtic blade you have on here. Im a bit of an SPQR fanatic so im leaning towards the Gladius. But i practice Wado Ryu so i really want a good Katan I can be proud of when i show my friends or Dojo mates. So do what do you guys think would be better for a Martial artist who loves SPQR?
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Post by Pete S on Jan 17, 2011 6:13:07 GMT
Since you are training in the katana and do not yet own one that is not a wallhanger, I would say get a good katana first. A 300 dollar budget would allow you to pick up the well-regarded Kris Cutlery Katana-29A (or one of its close relatives) My knowledge of gladius does not even extend to knowing how to pluralize the word gladius...So I'm not sure what currently produced blades are considered superior. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 6:42:54 GMT
So you think this would be a great backyard cutter as well?
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jan 17, 2011 6:52:23 GMT
Pete, the pluralization of gladius is gladii, in case you were curious. Doodle, in your price point, the selection of gladii is limited. I can't recommend any since I've never held any, but I can show you what's out there. Darksword Roman Legionary GladiusGeneration 2 Roman Maintz GladiusGeneration 2 Roman Pompeii GladiusKris Cutlery Roman GladiusValiant Armory Praetorian Roman GladiusWindlass Steelcrafts Roman Maintz Pattern GladiusWindlass Steelcrafts Roman Pompeii GladiusMost of these have been reviewed and are viewable on the main site. As for the Kris Cutlery 29-A, I've heard several people raving about them (notably FranktheBunny); from memory, they're said to be rather plain aesthetically (which you can see for yourself), but they're built like tanks and, as far as I know, nobody's reported any problems using them as backyard cutters; I could be wrong, though. Hope that helps. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 7:01:41 GMT
I really like those. But i think Pete may be right that i should probly get a good working Katana. And i was looking at the 29-A and it didnt say it was Full tang. or maybe i missed it. I guess it is idk.
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Post by Student of Sword on Jan 17, 2011 7:13:39 GMT
The list of katana is long. You need to know which length you prefer. Your ryu also favor a certain type of katana, find out what that is. Beside Kris Cutlery:
-DF Musha
-Hanwei Raptor
-Ronin Katana
They are also good durable katana. The first two can be bought at KOA or Wiwingti for good price. The Ronin Katana can be bought here at the SBG Sword Store.
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Post by Hiroshi on Jan 17, 2011 8:07:41 GMT
Just so you know any sword suggested here will have a "full tang" or nakago, and Student of the Sword is correct, you should definitely find out what size blade/tsuka your style prefers. You wouldn't want to get a nice sword only to find out that the blade/tsuka is a few inches longer/shorter then it should be and messes up your kata.
Hope this helps and have a great day!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2011 4:26:24 GMT
Turns out Wado Ryu has no weapon katas. Being the dork that I am the meaning of our martial art is called "Open hand" and since we did weapons in class i forgot. But my Sensei is a World Champion in about 5 different other weapon classes. And i know that sounds like a bunch of crap and i could go on about his history with the art and Grand Master Hinori Otsuka but this is about the sword lol. I am looking for a Katana $250-$300 thats useable i the dojo and as a backyard cutter. I have been looking and looking and looking and yet to find one im sure about. So i would be very appreaciative if someone knows of a katana that they would buy them selfs. Im still a noob to buying them my self so i dont know what sites other than Kultofathena.com and i dont like the Truesword collection. but maybe thats just me not looking at there stuff hard enough. Any help is much appreaciated.
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Post by frankthebunny on Jan 20, 2011 23:57:12 GMT
look closely through the sword review section on this forum and you will have a ton of good info at your fingertips and many including videos of practice cutting.
even look through some of the threads in the Japanese sword section. it is really a very personal thing to pick the "right" sword so it deserves a little homework on your part and you owe it to yourself to do the research.
sometimes I wish it were that easy to say "oh, for $300 there is only this one or that one or the perfect one" but this is very untrue these days.
all of the swords suggested above are very good quality but are very different respectively. balance, weight, length, shape, fittings, so on and so on. take your time and do a lot of reading and by all means, keep asking questions about specifics. the last thing you would want to do, I'm guessing, is to drop $300 on a sword that "Jack" likes only to find out it was not for you.
be patient and you will wind up with something you really like.
there is a lot more info within this forum than on the SBG guide pages and a ton of other vendors although KOA is great so read, read, read
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Post by Student of Sword on Jan 21, 2011 0:44:22 GMT
Please get an iaito (blunt sword) first if you plan to train in JSA. And please don't do kata with a live katana. You can cut with it, but don't perform kata. People generally don't do kata with live blade until they are nidan.
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