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Post by bradc on Feb 9, 2020 6:51:44 GMT
Thanks for the info MOK and treeslicer!
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Post by Google on Feb 10, 2020 22:01:23 GMT
Cool sword, i always wanted to see what they can do towards the general budo crowd (as they're very battodo oriented). Would you post a video of it doing kata, please?
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Post by maewyn on Feb 17, 2020 14:53:06 GMT
the micro bevel they put on their blades. I should mention it's existence in the review, as that does matter to some. You can see it in the nagasa picture. I have a really tough time feeling it. It's definitely visually there under the right light, but it seems to be a really minor bevel. It's hard to tell how much of the visibility is just the surface roughening from the process vs the amount of bevel change. Semi relatedly, in the context of historical Ha geometry my Sensei has told me of verbal history that Samurai would intentionally rough up the ha a little after polishing to improve the edges "bite". Apparently polishers would also sometimes intentionally introduce some roughness to the Ha in the form of micro serations for the same reason. I wonder if that would look a little like a bevel. If anyone has actual documentation supporting or refuting that concept I would be interested. Yes this is mentioned in Nakamira Senseis book,Spirit of the Sword.Tho I cant remember what it is called.
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Post by wiz52 on Feb 17, 2020 15:35:18 GMT
When I discussed commissioning a general-to-heavy target katana from Evolution Blades, Jason pushed the L6 pretty hard as the most robust of their sword steels. He didn't even try to upsell me on their more expensive steel options. I found that pretty interesting. Jason is a big proponent of selling these swords as tools for martial arts practitioners, being one himself. Those more expensive steel options like SKS3 and D2 are very high carbon. Over 1%. They're not as tough as L6, so hitting hard targets with them carries more risk for cracks. The nice thing about something like D2 is that it is extremely wear resistant, so you're not gonna get scratches in the blade doing tameshigiri. That's why it's also expensive though. Takes a lot of work to grind that material...
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Post by bradc on Feb 18, 2020 7:04:30 GMT
Cool sword, i always wanted to see what they can do towards the general budo crowd (as they're very battodo oriented). Would you post a video of it doing kata, please? Sorry no can do ☹. Our Ryu-ha has a no video posting policy. I suppose they don't want this sort of thing: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/60090/ninjas 😉 However others sometimes post videos of our demos so if I find one I'll add here. Back to kata considerations. My technique is the same with this sword as my old nosyuiaido iaito (from back when swordstore was their dealer) despite the weight increase. I don't really notice the sword during practice, it just disappears, which tells me everything is right as it should be (I.e. the balance isn't overly tip heavy, as can be found on some cutting focused swords, and nothing rattles). The tachikaze is noticeably nicer with the Motohara, and you can really hear when your hasuji is off in one and two handed cuts. For what it's worth, another more senior practitioner in our school also picked up a Motohara recently and is happy with it as well. Yes this is mentioned in Nakamira Senseis book,Spirit of the Sword.Tho I cant remember what it is called. Thanks for the book reference. I had not read that one before and it sounds interesting, so I just ordered a copy.
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 18, 2020 7:14:24 GMT
I should mention it's existence in the review, as that does matter to some. You can see it in the nagasa picture. I have a really tough time feeling it. It's definitely visually there under the right light, but it seems to be a really minor bevel. It's hard to tell how much of the visibility is just the surface roughening from the process vs the amount of bevel change. Semi relatedly, in the context of historical Ha geometry my Sensei has told me of verbal history that Samurai would intentionally rough up the ha a little after polishing to improve the edges "bite". Apparently polishers would also sometimes intentionally introduce some roughness to the Ha in the form of micro serations for the same reason. I wonder if that would look a little like a bevel. If anyone has actual documentation supporting or refuting that concept I would be interested. Yes this is mentioned in Nakamira Nakamura Senseis Sensei's book,Spirit of the Sword.Tho I cant remember what it is called. Fixed it for you.......
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Post by maewyn on Feb 18, 2020 14:03:59 GMT
Cool sword, i always wanted to see what they can do towards the general budo crowd (as they're very battodo oriented). Would you post a video of it doing kata, please? Sorry no can do ☹. Our Ryu-ha has a no video posting policy. I suppose they don't want this sort of thing: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/60090/ninjas 😉 However others sometimes post videos of our demos so if I find one I'll add here. Back to kata considerations. My technique is the same with this sword as my old nosyuiaido iaito (from back when swordstore was their dealer) despite the weight increase. I don't really notice the sword during practice, it just disappears, which tells me everything is right as it should be (I.e. the balance isn't overly tip heavy, as can be found on some cutting focused swords, and nothing rattles). The tachikaze is noticeably nicer with the Motohara, and you can really hear when your hasuji is off in one and two handed cuts. For what it's worth, another more senior practitioner in our school also picked up a Motohara recently and is happy with it as well. Yes this is mentioned in Nakamira Senseis book,Spirit of the Sword.Tho I cant remember what it is called. Thanks for the book reference. I had not read that one before and it sounds interesting, so I just ordered a copy. Excellent book. I see Lord fixed my typos.
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 19, 2020 2:25:53 GMT
Sorry no can do ☹. Our Ryu-ha has a no video posting policy. I suppose they don't want this sort of thing: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/60090/ninjas 😉 However others sometimes post videos of our demos so if I find one I'll add here. Back to kata considerations. My technique is the same with this sword as my old nosyuiaido iaito (from back when swordstore was their dealer) despite the weight increase. I don't really notice the sword during practice, it just disappears, which tells me everything is right as it should be (I.e. the balance isn't overly tip heavy, as can be found on some cutting focused swords, and nothing rattles). The tachikaze is noticeably nicer with the Motohara, and you can really hear when your hasuji is off in one and two handed cuts. For what it's worth, another more senior practitioner in our school also picked up a Motohara recently and is happy with it as well. Thanks for the book reference. I had not read that one before and it sounds interesting, so I just ordered a copy. Excellent book. I see Lord his Lordship fixed my typos. ( impressed you read Sensei's book... ) cheers!
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Post by maewyn on Feb 19, 2020 16:47:05 GMT
Excellent book. I see Lord his Lordship fixed my typos. ( impressed you read Sensei's book... ) cheers! Lmao.His Lordship? No,just no.lol
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Post by bradc on Feb 29, 2020 7:33:04 GMT
Sorry no can do ☹. Our Ryu-ha has a no video posting policy. I suppose they don't want this sort of thing: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/60090/ninjas 😉 However others sometimes post videos of our demos so if I find one I'll add here. Back to kata considerations. My technique is the same with this sword as my old nosyuiaido iaito (from back when swordstore was their dealer) despite the weight increase. I don't really notice the sword during practice, it just disappears, which tells me everything is right as it should be (I.e. the balance isn't overly tip heavy, as can be found on some cutting focused swords, and nothing rattles). The tachikaze is noticeably nicer with the Motohara, and you can really hear when your hasuji is off in one and two handed cuts. For what it's worth, another more senior practitioner in our school also picked up a Motohara recently and is happy with it as well. Thanks for the book reference. I had not read that one before and it sounds interesting, so I just ordered a copy. Excellent book. I see Lord fixed my typos. Well I'm about half way through the book and the author certainly wasn't shy about his opinions was he 😂. An interesting read, and window into the time period it was written.
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Post by treeslicer on Feb 29, 2020 10:03:47 GMT
Excellent book. I see Lord fixed my typos. Well I'm about half way through the book and the author certainly wasn't shy about his opinions was he 😂. An interesting read, and window into the time period it was written. Wait'll you get to Appendix 2, which is where the translator moved his comments on the MJER-meltdown-related ZNIR schism.
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Post by nytrash on Sept 12, 2020 4:29:00 GMT
Jason has recently built a portfolio website with all of the different options on koshire and tsuka, steels, fittings etc.... www.motoharablades.com there are so many great sword options to choose from. I myself got an SGT XMC with leather ito, partial ray saya, and it’s gorgeous. I want to cut with it, but have been holding off, I just ordered a second SK3 katana and I’ll feel better using my SGT once that new one comes in.
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