If I were in ancient Japan like during the Sengoku period, I would use the kama as my main weapon of choice over the katana. Also, it would be bad ass to see John Wick fighting bad guys with the Katsu FS01 kama.
Old man!? 9 year old?? I took you for 17-19 on first sight! Dang dude, whatever you're doing...keep it up! Don't know how old you are, but you're doing it right.
I liked your well thought out breakdown of the hooking capabilities of the kama. I think one of the main issues is that most people's first instinct, who are unskilled with a kama, is to use it similarly to how the spike of a tomahawk functions. They're trying to bury the blade deep into their target like a spike rather than hook, grapple, and poke from a medium to close range distance with various wrist action. The way I see it is that a kama's intended use is to function more like a forward facing karambit with the added benefit of more reach. I personally would still like to see a folding variation of the kama (or Katsu FS01) which has a stronger more reliable lock capable of deep penetration similar to how a spike would perform, yet also have the quick deployment and fast-in-hand capability to hook and grapple at closer ranges. I've been seeing several of the Katsu FS01 locks fail in videos under that type of use but that added utility of reliable penetration would make it be the best of both worlds. I also liked your comparison of the Katsu to the Cold Steel Espada. The Tri-Ad lock of the Espada is for sure much stronger and more reliable than the Katsu as far as I can tell from other videos and from what I've experienced with use of my own Tri-Ad knives. The lock is a big potential point of failure especially where one could become unlucky in a fight like you said and have the lock fail. I have to give that advantage to the Espada. I'd still argue that the Tri-Ad lock is the strongest lock you can possibly get in a folding knife, even beating out Cold Steel's newer Atlas lock, which I've seen fail under less stress than that of which I've seen Tri-Ad locks endure. I will say this though about the Espada's back lock placement on the handle, I had bought one years ago and realized that when I took a very tight hammer grip high on the handle that my hand would slightly disengage the lock while swinging the blade. I could tell because I could feel the blade rattling around slightly. With a blade that big and sharp that kinda freaked me out and concerned me enough to send it back because the Tri-Ad lock is no good if it's disengaged by my grip! I ended up going with the Rajah II, which is the next best thing and with which I don't have that issue. That's really my only gripe with the Espada, although that's a major design flaw, and I wish Cold Steel would address that with a better designed back lock placement. As far as the kama striking first though like you were explaining in your video, that is definitely true in a normal grip and slashing position and orientation of the wrist like you've displayed, but think about this. The Espada's oversized handle, as well as most Cold Steel tactical folders, are designed to be gripped extremely far back on the rear of the handle. You can maintain a pretty secure grip with only 3, or even down to 2 fingers, gripping it more like in the orientation of a pistol with the tip forward. So if you orient the blade forward more in a thrusting, tip-forward orientation with even just a normal, further back, full grip on the handle, then the Espada actually has more superior reach and standoff distance than the kama. With that in mind consider trying this: Hold the Espada in one hand far back on the handle and the Katsu in the other hand. Extend both arms straight out in front of you and tilt your wrists forward fully extended. In that position the Espada most definitely has superior reach. You can also slash or even chop with quick flicks of the wrist from this position. At least with my Vaquero, which is my favorite blade, and Rajah II this is possible (I prefer recurve blades, can ya tell?). Although, the Espada may be too forward heavy to comfortably do it. This is why I think the Espada has superior reach, and that's a huge deal and another advantage to have in equipment, like you also said. Not to mention that the Espada is a big honkin' heavy blade that has shearing potential to easily lop off limbs. But that advantage of range alone can make it superior and win the fight. That's also the obvious reason why guns have become generally more superior than edged weapons, because of their effectiveness at longer range. A weapon with more range is always good and typically a better thing, unless that distance is closed the weapon's defense is bypassed. For instance with something like a spear it begins to lose its effectiveness at closer ranges. Although, I would still say that the kama has superior offensive and defensive capabilities over the Espada at closer range and grappling distance because of all the good points you made about the hooking angles.
@katarr2558 I'm not sure anything could beat the Espada I love that knife so much. Perhaps an up scaled version of the folding kama, but like you say the espada is hard to beat the weight and range. Thank you for the comments friend
The Khukuri, a blade I am very familiar with, also adheres to this principle with its blade forward design. It will make contact before a straight blade will 👍🏻👍🏻
Yes! That's another reason the khukuri is so legendary. Your collection is amazing friend I've just subscribed. I actually have a new khukuri on the way. It's a 3v version
I have a few folding Kama for farming. They are dirt cheap. Cheap is good, then disposable. Your one is certainly a weapon, in the cops' eye. Farming kama is a gardening tool.
@nzworkhorse888 in the cops eyes a hair brush is a weapon, I just use the letter of the law and what definitions are stated. It's different from region and point in history
@CassiusProps thanks for the comment, a few times a year katsu runs a discount on knives, I think because the amount of parts in the handle it raises the total cost.
I don't post alot of longer videos because I only use my phone to record and edit. So the sound quality and lighting is not so good. But my shorts I can produce higher quality videos and they generate 100s of thousands of views.
This is all good if you are fighting someone with similar short range weapons, but against someone with a longer sword with the advantage of reach, I don't think things would go so well. I'd say the Katana would beat this 9/10 simply because the Katana could keep the Kama away easily.
Dude should acquaint your self further with the many ways a Kama can be set up in particular the pliable chain with weighted Steel ball like the one I own that was once sold by Hanwei but is no longer available to the best of my knowledge this combination was designed for the very scenario you commented on of sword vs Kama.
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If I were in ancient Japan like during the Sengoku period, I would use the kama as my main weapon of choice over the katana. Also, it would be bad ass to see John Wick fighting bad guys with the Katsu FS01 kama.
an authentic ninja weapon. its actualy a gardening tool... ninja loved it for that reason.
Very well explained my brother comparing the contact distance between the Kama and the blade 👍🏻👍🏻
Old man!? 9 year old??
I took you for 17-19 on first sight! Dang dude, whatever you're doing...keep it up!
Don't know how old you are, but you're doing it right.
Siiiick!! Always dope watching you talk about your passions 😌
I appreciate that!
It’s been 7 months let’s see you use those like nunchucks
I liked your well thought out breakdown of the hooking capabilities of the kama. I think one of the main issues is that most people's first instinct, who are unskilled with a kama, is to use it similarly to how the spike of a tomahawk functions. They're trying to bury the blade deep into their target like a spike rather than hook, grapple, and poke from a medium to close range distance with various wrist action. The way I see it is that a kama's intended use is to function more like a forward facing karambit with the added benefit of more reach. I personally would still like to see a folding variation of the kama (or Katsu FS01) which has a stronger more reliable lock capable of deep penetration similar to how a spike would perform, yet also have the quick deployment and fast-in-hand capability to hook and grapple at closer ranges. I've been seeing several of the Katsu FS01 locks fail in videos under that type of use but that added utility of reliable penetration would make it be the best of both worlds.
I also liked your comparison of the Katsu to the Cold Steel Espada. The Tri-Ad lock of the Espada is for sure much stronger and more reliable than the Katsu as far as I can tell from other videos and from what I've experienced with use of my own Tri-Ad knives. The lock is a big potential point of failure especially where one could become unlucky in a fight like you said and have the lock fail. I have to give that advantage to the Espada. I'd still argue that the Tri-Ad lock is the strongest lock you can possibly get in a folding knife, even beating out Cold Steel's newer Atlas lock, which I've seen fail under less stress than that of which I've seen Tri-Ad locks endure. I will say this though about the Espada's back lock placement on the handle, I had bought one years ago and realized that when I took a very tight hammer grip high on the handle that my hand would slightly disengage the lock while swinging the blade. I could tell because I could feel the blade rattling around slightly. With a blade that big and sharp that kinda freaked me out and concerned me enough to send it back because the Tri-Ad lock is no good if it's disengaged by my grip! I ended up going with the Rajah II, which is the next best thing and with which I don't have that issue. That's really my only gripe with the Espada, although that's a major design flaw, and I wish Cold Steel would address that with a better designed back lock placement.
As far as the kama striking first though like you were explaining in your video, that is definitely true in a normal grip and slashing position and orientation of the wrist like you've displayed, but think about this. The Espada's oversized handle, as well as most Cold Steel tactical folders, are designed to be gripped extremely far back on the rear of the handle. You can maintain a pretty secure grip with only 3, or even down to 2 fingers, gripping it more like in the orientation of a pistol with the tip forward. So if you orient the blade forward more in a thrusting, tip-forward orientation with even just a normal, further back, full grip on the handle, then the Espada actually has more superior reach and standoff distance than the kama. With that in mind consider trying this: Hold the Espada in one hand far back on the handle and the Katsu in the other hand. Extend both arms straight out in front of you and tilt your wrists forward fully extended. In that position the Espada most definitely has superior reach. You can also slash or even chop with quick flicks of the wrist from this position. At least with my Vaquero, which is my favorite blade, and Rajah II this is possible (I prefer recurve blades, can ya tell?). Although, the Espada may be too forward heavy to comfortably do it. This is why I think the Espada has superior reach, and that's a huge deal and another advantage to have in equipment, like you also said. Not to mention that the Espada is a big honkin' heavy blade that has shearing potential to easily lop off limbs. But that advantage of range alone can make it superior and win the fight. That's also the obvious reason why guns have become generally more superior than edged weapons, because of their effectiveness at longer range. A weapon with more range is always good and typically a better thing, unless that distance is closed the weapon's defense is bypassed. For instance with something like a spear it begins to lose its effectiveness at closer ranges. Although, I would still say that the kama has superior offensive and defensive capabilities over the Espada at closer range and grappling distance because of all the good points you made about the hooking angles.
@katarr2558 I'm not sure anything could beat the Espada I love that knife so much. Perhaps an up scaled version of the folding kama, but like you say the espada is hard to beat the weight and range.
Thank you for the comments friend
The Khukuri, a blade I am very familiar with, also adheres to this principle with its blade forward design. It will make contact before a straight blade will 👍🏻👍🏻
Yes! That's another reason the khukuri is so legendary. Your collection is amazing friend I've just subscribed. I actually have a new khukuri on the way. It's a 3v version
@@VeganJutsu , thank you 🙏🏼 so much brother !
Lol well that was a first time 😂 "the blade shape is designed to unzip thr flesh" bruh what 😮 nonetheless earned my subscription 👏
katsu makes awesome blades,i love katsu tomahawk and kama
Yes! I really want to try their large Tanto with Magik steel! 😍🥷
@@VeganJutsu that's awesome i didn't know they made knives
3:35 or so... that is BOTH a beauty of both Scythes and a Knife
Ayyyy!! Long time, man! Love the hair!! Sweet weapon 🙌🏼
I have a few folding Kama for farming. They are dirt cheap. Cheap is good, then disposable. Your one is certainly a weapon, in the cops' eye. Farming kama is a gardening tool.
@nzworkhorse888 in the cops eyes a hair brush is a weapon, I just use the letter of the law and what definitions are stated. It's different from region and point in history
Imagine being able to take these back in time and sell them to users back in the day. They'd think you were a god of crafting!
Wow thats amazing weapon bro, and didn't expect you already have a son since you look so young. Props 👏👏👏
Thank you! Martial arts and healthy food I still feel young but I know my time is catching up with me. Stay blessed
That cold steel espada is baaaad too. I’ve been eyeballing that one but they’re kinda pricey
The needs/wants are battling it out in my head right now. The wants, is winning. 😅
You never know when you might need to pull the kama 😅🥷
Bro, we need to see you do a short cutting demo on the 2022 wakizashi.
I almost forgot. I will do that soon! Thank you
Looking forward to it!@@VeganJutsu
@@mrjackolanterns it's uploading now to my shorts! 🥷
This dudes haircut is not real, I refuse to believe it
You should see it now
Beautiful 😍
"Every gun wishes to know your location for the most dangerous weapon on the world."
@tanaflameheart8883 within 21 feet a knife is more lethal than a gun.
@VeganJutsu and i live in America go away.
😂kid you still go alot ways to go👍🙏
Looks amazing and I would love to buy it but SG2 steel is just not good enough for a $400 blade :/
@CassiusProps thanks for the comment, a few times a year katsu runs a discount on knives, I think because the amount of parts in the handle it raises the total cost.
Where have you been brother
Happy new Years family! I'm here training for the level ups
Vaya pelo cura llevas machoooo
It's just like your peoples 😂
How do you have so many subs but the views is not much. More than me but i thought more for that amount
I don't post alot of longer videos because I only use my phone to record and edit. So the sound quality and lighting is not so good. But my shorts I can produce higher quality videos and they generate 100s of thousands of views.
@@VeganJutsu ohhhhhh. Yikes 53 million views cool.
What happed to u
This is all good if you are fighting someone with similar short range weapons, but against someone with a longer sword with the advantage of reach, I don't think things would go so well.
I'd say the Katana would beat this 9/10 simply because the Katana could keep the Kama away easily.
I agree, but you can legal edc carry this in all 50 states. A katana cannot
@@VeganJutsu In that context these are very good.
I think these would be legal to carry here in Canada too, so long as they are visible.
Dude should acquaint your self further with the many ways a Kama can be set up in particular the pliable chain with weighted Steel ball like the one I own that was once sold by Hanwei but is no longer available to the best of my knowledge this combination was designed for the very scenario you commented on of sword vs Kama.
Unless you're going ice wall climbing, you will NEVER get to use this tool....
Kamas are not for ice climbing.
@@bencenagy5459 Then what practical purpose do they serve ?
@@edwardfletcher7790 having first strike abilities
@@FUCKTHEBBC First strike ?
In your local LARP ? LoL
@@edwardfletcher7790Well in the modern day, self defense maybe? A bit excessive but whatever floats your boat.
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most fights come down to luck and not skill? U seriously believe that?
Yes. Everything is based off chance and odds. Not saying skill is irrelevant but should be prepared for unfavorable outcomes
@@VeganJutsu I definitely disagree but I didn't come to spread hate. I liked the video outside of that.
@CuatroLolo that's fair, love only 💜✨️