Thank you! I appreciate your support. I’d have to review one to offer an opinion. However, the style of handling a normal blade in a pikal style is a good dexterity exercise. I tend to favor it.
Thank you! Very useful! I do appreciate all of your movement demonstrations, as I see them and keep the moves in my mind and visualize repeating them.........................elsullo
Great video Rolando! I am a great fan of James Williams' interpretations of classic Japanese blade styles. I have a Williams Blade Design HZO and HZK, both produced by Winkler for WBD. They are beautiful in their simplicity. I also have the Williams designed CRKT Shinbu, another fantastic Tanto! I actually owm two Cold Steel Magnum Tanto XII's....and they are indeed great blades. That's what you have too. It's the Magnum Tanto XII because it has 12" blade, not XL. Keep up the fascinating videos!
Massive tactical advantage in my opinion. The problem is that the style itself, if you find a dojo that even teaches it, is not readily accessible. There are nuances that are also very hard to teach or explain relating to biomechanics. I will admit that what tantojutsu I was exposed to was impressive.
Great vid. I had a CRKT Hissatsu that I carried IWB for a few years. it was a wonderful knife.
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I love these videos. I search through RUclips simply for videos of this type and quality, thank you!
Thank you for your support! More to come!
What is your opinion on the pkal style inverted edge blades? I love the channel and your philosophy
Thank you! I appreciate your support.
I’d have to review one to offer an opinion. However, the style of handling a normal blade in a pikal style is a good dexterity exercise. I tend to favor it.
Great video, broke it down for us laymen
Excellent video on the Tanto and mythologies of movement!! 🥷🏽
Thank you brother! See you at Blade Show 2024 in Atlanta!
This is one awesome Channel! ❤👍🏻
Thank you! 🙏🏽
Thank you! Very useful! I do appreciate all of your movement demonstrations, as I see them and keep the moves in my mind and visualize repeating them.........................elsullo
Great video Rolando!
I am a great fan of James Williams' interpretations of classic Japanese blade styles. I have a Williams Blade Design HZO and HZK, both produced by Winkler for WBD. They are beautiful in their simplicity. I also have the Williams designed CRKT Shinbu, another fantastic Tanto!
I actually owm two Cold Steel Magnum Tanto XII's....and they are indeed great blades. That's what you have too. It's the Magnum Tanto XII because it has 12" blade, not XL.
Keep up the fascinating videos!
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽. Yes, not sure why I kept saying XL. It IS huge!
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I love them! They're so quick in the hand.
Will it back cut?
Not with the same effectiveness. Poor backcutter imho.
Is there a tactical advantage to the Japanese style, or is it more a product of their culture and clothing? I own both knives too.
Massive tactical advantage in my opinion. The problem is that the style itself, if you find a dojo that even teaches it, is not readily accessible. There are nuances that are also very hard to teach or explain relating to biomechanics. I will admit that what tantojutsu I was exposed to was impressive.
Have a very nice Tanto folder made by Bram Frank in America.
No. The idea of an ultimate knife is a bit silly.