Ryansword Tachi Redemption, Part One?
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Revisiting my Ryansword Tachi after working with it for two years. I have to admit, after having done some minor work on it, it's been a pretty good sword, and one of the few tachi on the market that has closer to traditional sori and not just an uchikatana blade shoved in tachi fittings. And Ryansword did refund me the difference between the blade I ordered and the one I received.
Giving them a second chance, I've got another on order. To be continued in Part Two.
More tachi and shin gunto content to come.
If you're curious about Ryansword's tachi offerings, here's the link:
www.ryansword.com/japanese-sw...
Also, for my followers having sound issues, I rendered this video without NVidia CUDA hardware acceleration. Let me know how it turned out!
Glad to see you got a redemption sword. I was awaiting another video from you, they give me sword fever
Happy to see another video!! Not a bad redemption at all. I quit liked it actually.
Looking forward to part two!!
I agree Michael not an easy task to find a good historical style Tachi, especially with the amount of Sori and blade length needed, although there are some nice points in that Ryansword...
I'm worried they'll just stick a standard 71cm blade in it instead of the 83cm I'm expecting.
Great review. I agree with most of the points raised here. On a side note, actually a nihonto of 28" nagasa without any bo-hi weighing only 2.5 lbs is generally consider normal or even below average in terms of weight. This is due to the greater degree of distal taper than shinto period katana, which often tapers 25-40% in thickness, whereas koto (tachi) sometimes taper more than 50%, leading to less weight overall, a closer point of balance to the hilt, and overall a livelier blade.
I have a laminated deep curve(sori)katana from Ryansword. I like it. Ive had problems with their naginata, but their swords are nicely done. All have tang signed and numbered with certificates,i love that! Shewan is building me a deep sori L6 unokubi as we speak,lol.
That'll be something to see! Let me know what you think of it when you get it!
@@michaelrizzo5523 absolutely,I’ll probably gave an unboxing and review.
Micheal I actually bought the longer version, about one and half year ago. I was inspired from your first review of the Ryan Sword Tachi. I have to say that I encoutered the same problems with the fittings. They came loose and the finished on them were hit and missed. Tsuka was tight and held up well, but it was a little round. Just like yours, its not an axe handling nor was it as comfortable as other tsuka I've handled. I will say that the blade was well made, but it came extremely top heavy. There was a distal taper, but the point of balance was 6 1/2 inches from the tsuba. Because it was so top heavy, I have only cut with it a few times and it's my least favorite sword I own unfortunately. I can't wait to see if your is any better than mines.
Doesn't sound like it, unfortunately, as I'd give a similar description. Interesting project and training tool, and long tachi are pretty hard to find, but it's sloppily built (definitely a budget sword) and a beast to wield. That I haven't gotten around to the video yet is saying something. Solid blade, does cut well (recovery is a struggle), looks pretty, but the kind of thing I pick up when I want a challenging workout.
@@michaelrizzo5523 well that's a bummer, yes there aren't too many long tachi sword on the market and it's unfortunate that this one feels less like a sword and more like well a sharpen piece of metal. Hopefully you will be able to put out the video soon. I am excited to see your review of this less than favorable sword. Keep up your work, I've really been enjoying them.
I've got that same long red tachi that you just ordered. I love it, but I've had the exact same problems with the glued-on parts of the scabbard. A little JB Weld fixed it up, but it was a bit of work making sure that I didn't leave any visible over the red paint. It cuts scarily well with that longer blade.
Thanks! That helps me feel more secure about my decision!
@@michaelrizzo5523 Thank you for all the videos. I'm an infrequent viewer, but I've been subscribed to you for a long time. Looking forward to part 2, and I'd be interested in videos about tachi-specific techniques and such. I'm mostly a HEMA longsword guy, so it's very interesting to watch this channel.
@@alexanderkrow3566 There are some interesting crossovers between Longsword and Kenjutsu.
@@michaelrizzo5523 Overall, they seem to have more similarities than differences to me, but the interesting part is learning how they differ. Even between different styles of HEMA, there are pretty striking differences. Comparing them to East Asian styles highlights that even more.
The school I attend specializes in English two-hand-sword, and even compared to German style, it's much more defensive, and the footwork differs.
That sword will be perfect if the blade was about 8 in longer and the grip was about three or four in longer and that would be the perfect size sword for me though personally I do kind of prefer swords with strater curvature and I agreed that the more curb the blade the more you have to kind of adjust to how it wants to cut the thrust with the katana are usually done with the blade pointing up and the tip curving down so that it will kind of be in line with the natural way your body wants to perform a thrust love the videos my brother
Thanks! Ryansword and others have a selection of what they call "odachi" (more like nodachi) that would probably meet your preferred specs.
@@michaelrizzo5523 thanks I'll take a look
An excellent review! Scientific and entertaining. I must admit, I am a bit of a neophyte when it comes to Japanese swords and swordsmanship, but Tachi will be my first serous purchase.
Is RyanSword among the better Tachi makers you have found? Are there others for which you would opt if money/opportunity were not an object? I’d love to know.
Also, were you able to choose the color? I love the brown, but customization for a green option would be ideal.
Appreciate any insight you could provide into my journey to mirror the satisfaction you’ve had with yours. Can’t wait for part two.
Cheers.
I would call Ryansword one of the cheaper options for a properly curved tachi. Lyuesword, Hanbon, Cloudhammer and others also offer some at higher prices. Murasame offers customizing.
I was looking on their site two weeks ago and I try to resist being tempted by this Tachi or an Odachi at the same price (Ryan1247 ~350$). what a coincidence! I look forward to part 2 before I fall myself
I'm usually a bit worried when ordering from a dealer I've never done business with, but I've never been this nervous ordering from one that I have.
I really enjoy your videos. Have you done a simple video on how to best sharpen a katana?
Good to see you being back, always enjoy your insightful content. Since you mentioned the metal Koiguchi, as that is something I appreciate as well, and been looking for some time for a sword with such characteristics, do you happen to know of any manufacturers that offer specifically Katana with this as option as well as other fittings like the Kojiri being made from metal?
There are a few reproductions I've seen with metal Kojiri (the Hanwei Orchid is a famous one) and they can be found in koshirae sets online, but for a metal koiguchi they tend to be restricted to tachi and shin gunto. These fittings are usually made for the much thinner tachi and gunto saya, so can be difficult to fit on an uchigatana saya. I'd think it might be easier to start with a tachi saya and mount a kurigata to it for obi wear (I did this with one of my old shin gunto for iaido practice). There are some inexpensive reproductions that could make good project starts. The Eroton I reviewed is an example, but the parts are cheap die cast compared to what you find on nicer tachi.
@@michaelrizzo5523 Thank you so much for taking the time to giving me such a detailed answer, I'll definitely have a look at the Hanwei Orchid. I kinda figured it would be difficult to get something like that, since it seems to be not the traditional style of Saya fittings for a Katana, which I find a bit unfortunate. One of the main purposes for me would be as well as you mentioned practicing Iaido, and having a bit of extra rigidity in the Saya would definitely be welcome, for that reason I also looked the Handachi style Fuchi fittings, which I think you also presented in one of your videos if I remember correctly, which, as well is something also more commonly found in Tachi swords. The question in that regard is since they tend to be longer, can you use a Tachi for the purposes of Iaido effectively, as in drawing it properly in the way a Katana with the edge upwards in the Saya, or does the length of the sword present a limitation in that regard?
@@TheInfinityReaper A lot of tachi and gunto reproductions on the market have reproduction uchigatana blade length (70-72cm, 27-28") and often uchigatana sori, so can be easily used for iaido by simply wearing them inside the obi. However, the position of the hangers might get in the way of sayabiki (sliding the saya to facilitate the draw). If you're crafty, you could remove the ashi hangers and add a kurigata, basically making a handachi. Handachi reproductions exist on the market, but the ones I've seen lack that metal koiguchi. I trained iai for decades with a gunto, and will cover hanger draws in a video soon. But if your school uses a long sayabiki stroke, the hanger will likely get in the way. Saya wrapped in bamboo or rattan coils or rayskin also offer added durability.
@@michaelrizzo5523 That is some great insight thank you for taking the time, I didn't know that reproduction Tachi feature uchigatana Sori , but that is great to know, I guess in that case there is more to be considered than I previously thought. I'm really looking forward to see your video on drawing a Gunto, was also looking a bit into Guntos, specifically Kyu Gunto, as the additionaly knuckle bow seemed useful to me, but haven't seen a lot of decent reproductions so far unfortunately.