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In indonesia we called this snake curved blade as keris, you should check it out because just like katana that often romanticized in classic literature, keris are also mostly treated in same way but with some dreadfully occultism instead.
Tatami mats weren’t for testing sword quality, they were for testing swordsmanship. If you weren’t capable of properly aligning the edge of your sword, you would get a messy cut.
Well, even my crappy decorative sword that was sharpened to the best of my abilities managed to cut decently, until it broke in half with a bad strike.
I think people forget that this is literally a flamberge. The curves might be a little bit exaggerated, but this is a design that we've seen being used historically in battlefields.
Isn't it also primarily a thrusting weapon? Like, I heard somewhere that part of the point of the curves is to increase the width of the stab wound or something. Not sure how true that is, since I don't remember exactly where I heard it.
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These kinds of swords actually exist in history, the unique shape of the sword was best for stabbing as the curve shape helps increase the amount of blood loss causing the victim to die from blood loss.
@@pariyankgurung1795 that was the pourpase of it on the philipino kris. Euopean flamberge blades had this shape to make them harder to defend against as moving your blade across theirs would cause heavy vibration.
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Tatami mats are not just used to simulate if the sword can cut. Many things can cut through tatami, it's main purpose is edge alignment, and how clean of a cut it is. This sword did cut through, but it more tore through and the tatami mat could only take two swings before becoming completely useless.
@@icypandoragames5764 the mat is useless after that. Obviously after being cut up they are useless, but many swordsmen try to get as many and small a cut as possible. You can also see that it knocked the mat off the stand and sent it flying, meaning that either the edge alignment was more like a club or the sword wasn't able to cut cleanly (or both)
@@kimandrebjrndal4914 if the mat is properly rolled tightly and soaked for 24 hrs before cutting, then yes it is similar to a human arm. The mat shown in the video was not soaked and so was much easier to cut. (I honestly don't know how tightly it was rolled, that could have been done properly)
Tatami mats do not have the same resistance as a human arm. They were used in place of limbs because they can be uniformly constructed, unlike human limbs which vary in bone density, fat content, etc.
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I saw someone do this test with Inosuke's heavily serrated blade. And since it didn't slice, people concluded that it's a terrible sword. But a Tatami mat isn't a good fill in for what it'd do to a person. Not all weapons/swords are made to slice. Inosuke's blade is designed to tear up flesh, and cause blood loss. It's a really painful sword since it won't slice clean, and instead cause more flesh damage than a smooth blade like a katana, it's truly a cruel sword.
@MysticalGB You're just wrong here. That's a nice clean-cut tourniquet it off and move on. Good luck sewing together your mangled flesh so you don't die. The physical trauma from a jagged serrated blade like that is horrendous. It's only downfall is durability
The teeth will catch on clothing so i hope inosuke is only fighting naked men lol If a clean slice kills instantly, what would it matter how much pain he endured? This is fighting, not cocky natured torture, if you confused that it would be dangerous
I was surprised it didn’t throw the mat across the yard and it was able to actually pass through the waves must just be big enough to not act like a serrated blade.
@@grimdagoblinmain The flamberge is also not thin and doesn’t use a katana hilt it’s a zweihander it uses weight and momentum to cut with force and crush that thing he’s using was built for slicing it’s still using the fundamentals of katana craftsmanship but with a flamberge blade which defeats its original purpose and that’s fine, What I’m surprised by is the fact such a light blade with the advantages of the katana removed is still able to cut clean through a tatami mat but just for reference to what a flamberge actually is it’s any sword with a wavy blade can be defined as a flamberge it just means “flame bladed sword” not a reference to a specific type or style of blade just the snaking of the blade, In other cultures they are called things related to snakes Egypt, Malaysia and Indonesia have a few flamberge blades just to name a few countries.
I'm from Indonesia, and we have this thing called Keris. It's basically a machete that looks like that. It was used for battling in the past. And now it became a part of our culture. And some people believe that some of Keris has Super natural properties. So they will wash their Keris with Flower water to preserve it and makes the spirit inside of the Keris happy. And it was bizarre lol. But believe it or not, one of my relatives has "that" kind of Keris and I've seen it move by itself several times and it has like eerie aura surrounding it. Like I said. It was bizarre lol
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@@CadiusHunt yeah i thougt about it but personally think that proportionally medieval European swords are way more popular than Asian and African swords due to movies and stuff like so wich is kinda sad cuz the Ancient Greck Kopis, the African Kopesh or even a XVII th century machete would been great to see instead of this curly thing or the most basic redisigns like Tanjiros New sword (i dont remenber the name)
These type of blades are made mainly for stabbing. It's made that way so it does more damage while it's going inside your enemies' body and his insides are being torn to shreds. It's a war crime to use one of these to use in a battlefield tho, since it's made to create more long lasting damage instead of just killing.
Wavy swords are not made to stab, they're made to cut, as it's pretty much a serrated blade, but for soft targets. Or pole arm hafts. But if you want a dedicated thrusting sword, it needs a narrower profile taper, like an estoc, smallsword, rapier, to name a few
It is a common myth that the Geneva convenvention banned the use of triangular blades (often found on bayonets at the time). Nor did the The Hague Convention ban them. Triangular (and quadrangular etc) blade shapes however create a wider wound channel which leads to more/faster blood loss and harder to treat wounds. Curved blades are for cutting but this many curvatures hinder the cutting ability. This blade probably doesn't do very well at either cutting or stabbing.
@@junglistmovement352 "Further recalling the general principle of the protection of the civilian population against the effects of hostilities, Basing themselves on the principle of international law that the right of the parties to an armed conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited, and on the principle that prohibits the employment in armed conflicts of weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering, Also recalling that it is prohibited to employ methods or means of warfare which are intended, or may be expected, to cause widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment," CONVENTION ON PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS WHICH MAY BE DEEMED TO BE EXCESSIVELY INJURIOUS OR TO HAVE INDISCRIMINATE EFFECTS Released by International Commitee of the Red Cross and signed by Jakob Kellenberg, at the time president of ICRC. Yes, triangular blades and any other weapons that cause unnecessary suffering are banned and use of them is considered a war crime.
this is most definitely not a stabbing weapon! the waves are way too big this thing is gonna stab like a log with a rock at the end of it. it's just a very exaggerated blade for the looks
I love the flamberge, it’s a really nice weapon, tho I prefer to use the longsword cuz I train with it, the flamberge is pretty cool tho and it’s cool to see how weapons changed to fit the time and their needs during the times
@@djbrouwer7712 yep, and not only did they tear flesh. It also broke down the edge of blades when blades hit each other. I love that fact ur using whats equivalent of shark teeth
@@azeemskiies3631 It’s more a strange chimaera abomination between a katana and a flamberge so kinda, although most flamberges were zweihanders (German for “two handed sword”) there were smaller thrusting swords that had the undulating blade
Tatami mats do not have the same resistance as a human arm, especially ones like this without the wooden pole through, which is where the misconception comes from.
@@elliot157 i was gonna say, with a wooden pole, maybe. bone is about as tough, but much harder than wood. i dont doubt the fabric is similar to muscle tissue, but not bone.
@@elliot157 i believe the correct way was to use a wooden rod in the middle and soak the tatami mat in water gor two hours until its like completely soggy
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@@thatonedude932 hygiene is already a practice in indonesia, including java since thousand of years ago. When the brits dumping their feces on the sideways or france take bath mostly once a year. Indonesian take bath atleast twice a day and throw their feces inside a hole as toilet and burry it after it full
To be fair, this is more of a stabbing sword since due to the curves, the exit wound when pulling out the sword is gonna be a lot bigger than the entry wound.
The curves also help in manipulating the opponent's sword in a bind, giving them false information about their leverage while you have a little extra to hit them with.
It's all about the positioning. Each curve is essentially a sickle or scythe. Try to mix in and out, you get nothing. Position with a focus on only one, you get a decent cut. The point of the curve is to be like a flamberge. The inward curves are meant to hit a blade to make it vibrate, disrupting the wielder.
Well it's actually made to stab, when it get pulled out, the enemy or the one who got stabbed will have a huge slitted wound and eventually bleed out to death
@@ScubaShark--8964 who tf you been listening to? 💀 that's the same for any sword in that time period if any blade hits your gut you ain seeing the next decade, the purpose if this sword was to add a good defence to your offence
they don't, tatami doesn't have the same density and don't stick to the blade like flesh does and the wooden dowel inside is nowhere near as hard to cut as bones are. these guys knowledge about swords is laughably poor
@@VisboerAnton That's important for practical use, but has nothing to do with sharpness. If a thing is sharp enough, it's definitely able to cut certain things. Good point though.
In Europe it’s a flamberge, in Indonesia it’s a keris. It all depends on where the blade came from. I don’t know if Japan had their own name for a wavy sword, if they had any.
The weakness of this blade shape (flamberg, keris) is that it is heavy for its length. Another sword of the same weight and length could have a broader, straight blade instead. Or if you took this wavy sword, and un-waved it, the blade would be longer, giving it better tip velocity during an arcing swing
This is actually a real sword design from Indonesia called the "Keris" it was used by Nibaratin Tribe. I don't really get how that sword you made didn't slice the tatami mat smoothly because "keris" usually immediately cut trough banana tree wood which is harder than tatami mats.
Europe also has this style of sword with Flamberge blades in everything from 1 handed to greatsword sizes. I think the problem with this specific design is that the waves on it are much larger than the waves on either a Kris or Flamberge making it harder to use... Oh and their edge alignment was off so that hurts the performance too.
@@VallornDeathblade yeah, having those waves this large can really hinder the cut, especially once you've passed the first wave, it would be really easy to lose contact with the target, making the cut way too unpredictible. Whereas with thinner waves like with the flamberge or the kriss (or keris, however you want to call it), the waves don't get in the way of the cut
Some blades have a similar curve design to help in stabbing enemies as the blade usually stops blood loss while within the enemy but with the curves, the sword cannot block the blood flow
the keris from southeast asia normally has this specific kind of blade. it is supposed to increase the severity of wounds inflicted upon a victim compared to something like a longsword.
Tip for using curved-bladed katanas: When slicing through anything with that kind of blades, you should slowly pull it to yourself when you're about to hit your enemy, because the curved blade works differently than normal katanas
Fun fact: stab wounds from blades like Iguro's were historically much harder to heal and survive from. There are examples like the Kris dagger and the flamberg if you want to look up the historical uses
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I feel like due to the dynamics of the sword, it would be very easy to impart a strong blow due to the shape of it. The Curvature of it would for the most part make both the movement perpendicular and parallel to the object be put into the force, where as with a normal blade it would only be the perpendicular force (and yes i know you shouldn't slice it perfectly perpendicularly, but im just using it to explain why i think it slices it so well)
It's purpose was never slicing sideways. The shape is to make the wound wider and deeper when impaling someone. Almost giving the effect of someone jiggling a straight blade while it's inside of you
Nope wavy blades like a flamberg as it is known in Europe in swords were far more effective for a draw cut, it would work similar to serrations except without the angular teeth that would catch on something
Incorrect, if you are going for stabbing a straight triangular blafe is much better as it can stab very deeply (unlike this wavy sword) and leaves gaping wounds that don't close up. This wavy sword is ddfinately for vutting especially seeing s it is double edged. The wavyness was likely to prevent your oponent from grabbing onto the blade, which can be done on a straight edged blade.
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The reason it may cut different is that the curve changes the blade angle at certain places and actually increase the distance along the blade the object cuts. In some cases this may require less force. You want the object to be hit by the peak of the curve and have it go into the indent for that effect.
The reason why waved blades are as effective as they are is it gives a sort of serrated effect over a larger surface area at much higher speeds. All the damage of a saw at the speed of a blade
I saw someone slice one of those with a well-sharpened kitchen knife. There's no bone in there, so any sharp blade will go right through. As long as the wielder knows edge alignment, of course.
euro swords can slice gnarly and chop to try using a cutlass or flamberge and if you count more otto areas as eu then the scimitar is a slice god AND none of these breal in 3 hita unlike a certain japanese sword
You would think a channel dedicated to swords would have some vague idea of how swords work, and wouldn't need to question if a blade could REALLY slice melons.
Ok, for the people who dont understood. It is edge alinment which allows the clean cut. Much like a samurai sword, the curve of the blade + sharpness creates an effect that when it cuts an object the blade is consistently moving foward edge first. Straight swords usually do not have this advantage. The truely impressive thing about the sword is the consistency of that angle and edge on all the cutting surfaces while also having the ax effect of single point force.
that's not for cutting, it's a thrust weapon. designed to stab and cause as much damage inside as possible. basically like a massive version of a serrated blade, but a bit different this blade shape is more common with shorter waves too
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Fair warning guys Mini katana is cool and this isn’t about products as i have no experience with that part and this isn’t to shame them either.. but Let it be known their “facts” aren’t always true For example they’ve been inconsistent with comparing tatami mats to the human body ex: neck, arm Just look up the stuff if you’re curious
The shape of the blade reminds me of an Indonesian weapon called the Kris or Keris. The wavey shape is made for a smooth and almost frictionless stabbing as the waves will cause some cutting action as you push it through something.
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In indonesia we called this snake curved blade as keris, you should check it out because just like katana that often romanticized in classic literature, keris are also mostly treated in same way but with some dreadfully occultism instead.
Props to the guy who compared the resistance of a tatami mat to a human arm.
Quite dumb isn’t it
the human body is alot more fragile than most people think
@@kzlmaonot necessarily
@@Blip_OwO elaborate
@@kzlmao1 condition of human
Tatami mats weren’t for testing sword quality, they were for testing swordsmanship. If you weren’t capable of properly aligning the edge of your sword, you would get a messy cut.
True, but I suppose you need both sword quality and swordsmanship to get the clean cut. It tests both.
@@prptheawesome4911 i mean itll tell you its sharp maybe
i mean, its the second best thing next to a real arm. (and samurais did test their swords on criminals)
@@alexisXcore93 no, it's really not
Well, even my crappy decorative sword that was sharpened to the best of my abilities managed to cut decently, until it broke in half with a bad strike.
I love the part when he actually slices the watermelon
Fr, that's really shocking and incredible!
Ackshually he didn’t say he would cut the watermelon 👆🤓
@@RJVZBloxerYT the title though....
@@chrisnance282 he didn’t say he would cut it though he asked a yes or no question 🤓
@@RJVZBloxerYTHe didn't even answer it
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Interesting fact:
Previously, such weapons were banned, as deep, lacerated wounds were inflicted in battle. There is a similar weapon - Kriss Knife.
Keris
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@@T_Tridash yes
Kris blade
Thats a blade in Indonesia
I think people forget that this is literally a flamberge. The curves might be a little bit exaggerated, but this is a design that we've seen being used historically in battlefields.
Except the curves on the flamberge are WAY smaller. It's essentially a straight sword but this alters edge alignment and force distribution
Isn't it also primarily a thrusting weapon? Like, I heard somewhere that part of the point of the curves is to increase the width of the stab wound or something. Not sure how true that is, since I don't remember exactly where I heard it.
@@rosettaelemental7275 no its for deflecting. If i striaght sword slashed it, in a fight itll slip of because of the curve
@@rh7225 no its for deflecting
@@WJeezus that makes sense! Can totally see how that works, thank you
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Edit: Please know that I made this comment as a joke and to not take it seriously. Have a great rest of your day.
These kinds of swords actually exist in history, the unique shape of the sword was best for stabbing as the curve shape helps increase the amount of blood loss causing the victim to die from blood loss.
@@pariyankgurung1795 that was the pourpase of it on the philipino kris. Euopean flamberge blades had this shape to make them harder to defend against as moving your blade across theirs would cause heavy vibration.
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@@bagel_guy9495 cool thing is that here in java island there's daggers like that that's called Keris
So you wanna test on humans
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This sword is similar to that of a traditional Indonesian sword and with a distinctive curve called Keris.
Kriss
@@bhrefaruq4545Kris actually 🤓
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Ya maybe..
Not all of them come from Indonesia only.. Malay Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia don't use this kris??
He asked “can it slice a watermelon?” And yet never sliced a watermelon.
Yeah, he asked you a question. What's the answer?
@@IMAComedy how can we know?!? He has the sword!!!
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i don’t think he did ask that
He never asked that
Tatami mats are not just used to simulate if the sword can cut. Many things can cut through tatami, it's main purpose is edge alignment, and how clean of a cut it is. This sword did cut through, but it more tore through and the tatami mat could only take two swings before becoming completely useless.
Well put
So the sword is useless after 2, or the mat?
@@icypandoragames5764 the mat is useless after that. Obviously after being cut up they are useless, but many swordsmen try to get as many and small a cut as possible. You can also see that it knocked the mat off the stand and sent it flying, meaning that either the edge alignment was more like a club or the sword wasn't able to cut cleanly (or both)
@@tatertime his claim that is simulates a human arm, is that legit? Cus i kinda dounbt it
@@kimandrebjrndal4914 if the mat is properly rolled tightly and soaked for 24 hrs before cutting, then yes it is similar to a human arm. The mat shown in the video was not soaked and so was much easier to cut. (I honestly don't know how tightly it was rolled, that could have been done properly)
He never held the Soul Reaver then
That's just a renaissance flamberge.
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Southeast Asia have traditional swords like that. Its called kris or keris depending on the country or region.
We Malaysian called it keris
We indonesian called it keris
We people called it keris
Keris from Java Indonesia and Melayu Sumatra
traditionally, filipinos call it kris
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Tatami mats do not have the same resistance as a human arm. They were used in place of limbs because they can be uniformly constructed, unlike human limbs which vary in bone density, fat content, etc.
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I know but that would still be a lot of damage.
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Sad but if it can cut the skin I say it can cut off an arm
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I saw someone do this test with Inosuke's heavily serrated blade. And since it didn't slice, people concluded that it's a terrible sword. But a Tatami mat isn't a good fill in for what it'd do to a person. Not all weapons/swords are made to slice. Inosuke's blade is designed to tear up flesh, and cause blood loss. It's a really painful sword since it won't slice clean, and instead cause more flesh damage than a smooth blade like a katana, it's truly a cruel sword.
That's like saying a chain saw isn't an effective weapon because it doesn't make clean cuts. That's not what it's designed to do
well cutting someones arm off is going to make them bleed to death much quicker than tearing up their flesh,
@MysticalGB You're just wrong here.
That's a nice clean-cut tourniquet it off and move on.
Good luck sewing together your mangled flesh so you don't die.
The physical trauma from a jagged serrated blade like that is horrendous.
It's only downfall is durability
The teeth will catch on clothing so i hope inosuke is only fighting naked men lol
If a clean slice kills instantly, what would it matter how much pain he endured? This is fighting, not cocky natured torture, if you confused that it would be dangerous
@@shogun5599By the exact same logic, you could also tourniquet the mangled arm so your argument holds no weight.
if its curves were smaller then it'd just be a flamberge with a katana handle
I was going to say there are real blades like that in Europe
Yep and the Middle East hard counter to long straight blades and a lot of your square shields.
I was surprised it didn’t throw the mat across the yard and it was able to actually pass through the waves must just be big enough to not act like a serrated blade.
@@sinfulreapinggaming8353 it's basically a flat blade, no unsharp parts. The flamberge has way smaller waves and still cuts perfectly.
@@grimdagoblinmain The flamberge is also not thin and doesn’t use a katana hilt it’s a zweihander it uses weight and momentum to cut with force and crush that thing he’s using was built for slicing it’s still using the fundamentals of katana craftsmanship but with a flamberge blade which defeats its original purpose and that’s fine, What I’m surprised by is the fact such a light blade with the advantages of the katana removed is still able to cut clean through a tatami mat but just for reference to what a flamberge actually is it’s any sword with a wavy blade can be defined as a flamberge it just means “flame bladed sword” not a reference to a specific type or style of blade just the snaking of the blade, In other cultures they are called things related to snakes Egypt, Malaysia and Indonesia have a few flamberge blades just to name a few countries.
Imagine you're at war 2000 years ago and there's an enemy walking towards you vigorously swinging his squiggly looking double edged sword
Tbf, sminging something around that oddly shaped adds a level of confusion as to where the blade is if they don't see it when it's still
Well more like 700 hundred years ago, since that is very roughly how old this type of sword is.
@cheggers-qf7jbnot with those curves, not even close
i think that didntt used on war, but on duel
It's actually thousands of years old Indian sword called nagan sword, also research urumi sword you will be shocked.
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I'm from Indonesia, and we have this thing called Keris. It's basically a machete that looks like that. It was used for battling in the past. And now it became a part of our culture. And some people believe that some of Keris has Super natural properties. So they will wash their Keris with Flower water to preserve it and makes the spirit inside of the Keris happy. And it was bizarre lol. But believe it or not, one of my relatives has "that" kind of Keris and I've seen it move by itself several times and it has like eerie aura surrounding it. Like I said. It was bizarre lol
Well, there were undulating blades all over the world, to induce bleeding. So these types of blades arent too crazy
Isn't it also considered extremely bad to draw a Keris in the presence of the person who gave it to you?
same here in the Philippines but it's called a Kris and can be as small as a dagger or as big as a machete, and it's usually used with poison
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Also Obanai's sword is based on the weapon called a Kriss Knife.
Its more posible to be based in the one handed swords called "flamberged"
For a second I was like "why would Obama have a sword?" 😅
Flamberged is a very historical weapon 😊
@@Caaaaaarl or it could be based off of a popular south east blade mainly indo and malaysia the "keris" but comically big
@@CadiusHunt yeah i thougt about it but personally think that proportionally medieval European swords are way more popular than Asian and African swords due to movies and stuff like so wich is kinda sad cuz the Ancient Greck Kopis, the African Kopesh or even a XVII th century machete would been great to see instead of this curly thing or the most basic redisigns like Tanjiros New sword (i dont remenber the name)
Lockpicking lawyer called he wants his comically large wave rake back
Now I'm going to slice through this tatami mat again to show it was not a fluke
These type of blades are made mainly for stabbing. It's made that way so it does more damage while it's going inside your enemies' body and his insides are being torn to shreds. It's a war crime to use one of these to use in a battlefield tho, since it's made to create more long lasting damage instead of just killing.
Wavy swords are not made to stab, they're made to cut, as it's pretty much a serrated blade, but for soft targets. Or pole arm hafts. But if you want a dedicated thrusting sword, it needs a narrower profile taper, like an estoc, smallsword, rapier, to name a few
It is a common myth that the Geneva convenvention banned the use of triangular blades (often found on bayonets at the time). Nor did the The Hague Convention ban them. Triangular (and quadrangular etc) blade shapes however create a wider wound channel which leads to more/faster blood loss and harder to treat wounds.
Curved blades are for cutting but this many curvatures hinder the cutting ability. This blade probably doesn't do very well at either cutting or stabbing.
@@junglistmovement352 "Further recalling the general principle of the protection of the
civilian population against the effects of hostilities,
Basing themselves on the principle of international law that the
right of the parties to an armed conflict to choose methods or means
of warfare is not unlimited, and on the principle that prohibits the
employment in armed conflicts of weapons, projectiles and material
and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or
unnecessary suffering,
Also recalling that it is prohibited to employ methods or means
of warfare which are intended, or may be expected, to cause widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment,"
CONVENTION
ON PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS
ON THE USE
OF CERTAIN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
WHICH MAY BE DEEMED
TO BE EXCESSIVELY INJURIOUS
OR TO HAVE INDISCRIMINATE EFFECTS Released by International Commitee of the Red Cross and signed by Jakob Kellenberg, at the time president of ICRC. Yes, triangular blades and any other weapons that cause unnecessary suffering are banned and use of them is considered a war crime.
this is most definitely not a stabbing weapon! the waves are way too big this thing is gonna stab like a log with a rock at the end of it. it's just a very exaggerated blade for the looks
@@junglistmovement352 Depends on the waves. Flamberge style blades or the Moro Kriss are fantastic cutters
To be fair, flamberges(swords with a wavy blade resembling flames meant to cause heavy bleeding) were real swords
Are those the really big ones used for catching polearms?
I love the flamberge, it’s a really nice weapon, tho I prefer to use the longsword cuz I train with it, the flamberge is pretty cool tho and it’s cool to see how weapons changed to fit the time and their needs during the times
@@djbrouwer7712 yep, and not only did they tear flesh. It also broke down the edge of blades when blades hit each other. I love that fact ur using whats equivalent of shark teeth
Is this really a flamberges 😐
@@azeemskiies3631 It’s more a strange chimaera abomination between a katana and a flamberge so kinda, although most flamberges were zweihanders (German for “two handed sword”) there were smaller thrusting swords that had the undulating blade
Imagine Obanai, the skilled Demon Slayer, using his Nichirin blade not to slay demons but to slice a massive watermelon in one swift motion
Omg this is what I exactly thought 😭😭😭
@@kakashihatake7216 you'll we share the same brain cells I also thought the same thing 😂😭
Imagine getting stabbed with that thing? Must feel good
And that's why Leon Edwards has the most aesthetic physic.
Keep the spam going mairo
Bro wtf is the trend
There is no way this trend reached all the way over here lmao
@@cannedconcon7120it's some weird ai bug..
@@philliam111 no
Ok, these guys can chop off a human arm with that one too.
Tatami mats do not have the same resistance as a human arm, especially ones like this without the wooden pole through, which is where the misconception comes from.
@@elliot157 I think it would still be pretty painful, ngl
@@elliot157 i was gonna say, with a wooden pole, maybe. bone is about as tough, but much harder than wood. i dont doubt the fabric is similar to muscle tissue, but not bone.
Balistic dummy ?
@@elliot157 i believe the correct way was to use a wooden rod in the middle and soak the tatami mat in water gor two hours until its like completely soggy
There is a old irl sword called "Keris", the design just like that. Its from Javanese,Java island, Indonesia.
Do they have anything for hygiene or are all of you just allergic to showers or something
Edit: making something clear, I meant to call anime pfps unhygienic not the entirety of indonesia (I phrased it poorly)
@@thatonedude932 hygiene is already a practice in indonesia, including java since thousand of years ago. When the brits dumping their feces on the sideways or france take bath mostly once a year. Indonesian take bath atleast twice a day and throw their feces inside a hole as toilet and burry it after it full
@sandy4386 Isn't that blade style called "kriss"? I just want to confirm since that is how I have known it as
@@thatonedude932 whats the relation between keris and hygiene ?, and of course we do take a shower,what do you think indonesian are ?
@@farhansalim_m0752don't blame him maybe the winter at the north globe frosted his brain up
"The problem isn't the sword, it's the wielder of it"
As a legacy of kain fan, I can tell this is super effective.
Damn i was looking for a LoK reference but didn't expect one. I'm happy that there still are people that remember this underrated franchise
Best game ever
This is the content i was searching for in the comments
🙏 my people
Vae victis!
To be fair, this is more of a stabbing sword since due to the curves, the exit wound when pulling out the sword is gonna be a lot bigger than the entry wound.
exactly
AKA a sword designed to commit war crimes
@@believer2 Everybody loves a good war crime
@@believer2 only a crime if u lose😜
The curves also help in manipulating the opponent's sword in a bind, giving them false information about their leverage while you have a little extra to hit them with.
That’s more a testament to your skill than anything else
It's like a mix of a katana from Japan and a keris from Indonesia
I'd say its more of a mix of a katana with a flamberge
It's all about the positioning. Each curve is essentially a sickle or scythe. Try to mix in and out, you get nothing. Position with a focus on only one, you get a decent cut.
The point of the curve is to be like a flamberge. The inward curves are meant to hit a blade to make it vibrate, disrupting the wielder.
I see!
Well it's actually made to stab, when it get pulled out, the enemy or the one who got stabbed will have a huge slitted wound and eventually bleed out to death
@@ScubaShark--8964 that's true of any sword my dude
@@ScubaShark--8964 lol no
@@ScubaShark--8964 who tf you been listening to? 💀 that's the same for any sword in that time period if any blade hits your gut you ain seeing the next decade, the purpose if this sword was to add a good defence to your offence
All Prince of Persia fans know that is the serpent sword.
It’s malay most dangerous weapon
All Legacy of Kain fans know this is the Soul Reaver
That was a cool game
yea and it’s used by the serpent hashira in demon slayer
@@jawz077end6prince of persia>>>>
Today I learned that tatami mats are used for katana practice because they have the same resistance as a human arm.
they don't, tatami doesn't have the same density and don't stick to the blade like flesh does and the wooden dowel inside is nowhere near as hard to cut as bones are. these guys knowledge about swords is laughably poor
@Deneguil - ジョハン what do you expect from katana weebs, these guys act and talk like katana are the top dog of swords.
You should totally make Tokijin from Inuyasha that sword was fire🔥
Loved inuyasha
for those who live in SEA and have familiar looking blades with ours and neighbors alike..those waves are for making stabs alot more painful
Keris
more like untreatable
An edge is an edge no matter what. This shape just makes it harder to sharpen it, but it can be just as sharp as anything.
What about edge alignment
@@VisboerAnton That's important for practical use, but has nothing to do with sharpness. If a thing is sharp enough, it's definitely able to cut certain things. Good point though.
Obanai's sword actually had a similar shape of traditional javanese swords called "Keris". Well that's what I thought.
I just thought it was Mitsuris sword but erect
Obanai's sword is straight tho
In Europe it’s a flamberge, in Indonesia it’s a keris. It all depends on where the blade came from. I don’t know if Japan had their own name for a wavy sword, if they had any.
@@cainescouten-chappell362 true true
@@cainescouten-chappell362 bro don't forget Malaysia
That’s an interesting looking watermelon if you ask me
IKR
I KNOW RIGHT I MEAN I WOULD EAT THAT BUT-
@@madisonoliver2951but what
@@dannysankyu but I ate one this morning >:)
@@madisonoliver2951 lucky ☹️
Something tells me Iguro’s sword is more about wrist technique.
The weakness of this blade shape (flamberg, keris) is that it is heavy for its length. Another sword of the same weight and length could have a broader, straight blade instead. Or if you took this wavy sword, and un-waved it, the blade would be longer, giving it better tip velocity during an arcing swing
Its less worse when the blade isn't as csrtoonishly curvy. Then it's basically no different from just a curved sabre
I guess that’s how obanai Iguro became hashira with that katana
Yah
"You see those warriors from Hammerfell? They've got curved swords. Curved. Swords."
The fact that Shogo randomly makes an appearance in the video shocks me.
I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME
was about to comment same thing
The Soul Reaver... Kain's ancient blade. Older than any of us and a thousand times more deadly...
For all our bravado, we knew what it meant when Kain drew the Soul Reaver in anger.
It meant you were dead.
@@Peratohtori the blade is vanquished. So it unfolds... And we are a step closer to our destinies...
Evil laugh, warp
Damn, nearly forgotten about the og flamberg sword from soul reaver
Brothers of nosgoth sniff i have missed u all
lmao. it must be all of us that just know the entire games dialog.
Fun fact-This Iguro's sword derived from Kris that originally came from *Nusantara Archipelago*
"The reaver, kain's legendary blade."
I was searching for this comment 😂
W reference
They aren't used for sword quality testing. It's for testing how straight you can slash with a sword
This is actually a real sword design from Indonesia called the "Keris" it was used by Nibaratin Tribe. I don't really get how that sword you made didn't slice the tatami mat smoothly because "keris" usually immediately cut trough banana tree wood which is harder than tatami mats.
Europe also has this style of sword with Flamberge blades in everything from 1 handed to greatsword sizes. I think the problem with this specific design is that the waves on it are much larger than the waves on either a Kris or Flamberge making it harder to use... Oh and their edge alignment was off so that hurts the performance too.
@@VallornDeathblade yeah, having those waves this large can really hinder the cut, especially once you've passed the first wave, it would be really easy to lose contact with the target, making the cut way too unpredictible. Whereas with thinner waves like with the flamberge or the kriss (or keris, however you want to call it), the waves don't get in the way of the cut
most South East asians used this keris weapon not only Indonesian
@@Jason-mj1wpi mean, he was just describing that keris is from Indonesia tho, he dint say anything that only Indonesian uses it
Some blades have a similar curve design to help in stabbing enemies as the blade usually stops blood loss while within the enemy but with the curves, the sword cannot block the blood flow
Raziel wants his Soul Reaver back
I love you for this reference
Kain>
Thats the sword I actually want nobody's made a good one yet tho 😭😭
At last... I must say I'm disappointed with this comment, I imagined it would be here sooner.
the keris from southeast asia normally has this specific kind of blade. it is supposed to increase the severity of wounds inflicted upon a victim compared to something like a longsword.
But keris is more of like a dagger than a longsword
Reminds me of a flamberge
@@sotongmenari3759who says keris don't have long sword?...keris does have bro .....
Fire emblem fans know that sword is electrified as well.
Ha true
Next is Mitsuri's Sword ..Lmao
Good luck lmao
He could hurt himself 😂
Looks like a giant keris. Very cool looking sword
Tip for using curved-bladed katanas: When slicing through anything with that kind of blades, you should slowly pull it to yourself when you're about to hit your enemy, because the curved blade works differently than normal katanas
Such Dunning, much Krueger, wow.
You literally don't know the basic physics of cutting, do you?
@@greglocker2124 bro my father (an master) literally told me that. You're offending my dad and I'll offend YOUR dad.
@@greglocker2124 You know that saws exist right?
This sword uses (partially) the same principle.
@@greglocker2124 see? @kingOL is with me too
@@kingol4801Just fyi katana is a curved sword using the same physics principle
I just learned that a normal katana can slice through a human arm
Well, can it really be called a katana if it can’t?
The amount of common things that could easily slice through a human arm is....well, it's a really large number.
Fun fact: stab wounds from blades like Iguro's were historically much harder to heal and survive from. There are examples like the Kris dagger and the flamberg if you want to look up the historical uses
I'm a little disappointed there were no executioner swords. They were even said to carry the souls of demons in them.
yes, especially in the olden days when medicine wasnt advance yet. a single stab from it might be enough to kill through blood loss or infection.
@@juned1473 The wounds began to rot.
Bro has a real life Soul Reaver
Had to scroll way to far to see this.
The physical manifestation of Raziels soul
The soul reaver, older than any of us and 100 times more deadly. For all our bravado we knew what it meant when Kain drew the reaver in anger... It meant you were dead.
The soul reaver and reaver of souls, you are now intertwined??? I forgot between the line.... Those memories 😅
Serpents edge
FR
it's a traditional Indonesian weapon, namely keris
From Malaysia bro
@@AuxoTysR from both country once a big empire
That's right. It's a traditional weapon from Central Java.
@@AuxoTysR 😂😂😂
keris from pluto sir
You dont need to slice the enemy, Stabbing them with this is a guaranteed kill lol
I feel like due to the dynamics of the sword, it would be very easy to impart a strong blow due to the shape of it. The Curvature of it would for the most part make both the movement perpendicular and parallel to the object be put into the force, where as with a normal blade it would only be the perpendicular force (and yes i know you shouldn't slice it perfectly perpendicularly, but im just using it to explain why i think it slices it so well)
It's purpose was never slicing sideways. The shape is to make the wound wider and deeper when impaling someone. Almost giving the effect of someone jiggling a straight blade while it's inside of you
Nope wavy blades like a flamberg as it is known in Europe in swords were far more effective for a draw cut, it would work similar to serrations except without the angular teeth that would catch on something
Incorrect, if you are going for stabbing a straight triangular blafe is much better as it can stab very deeply (unlike this wavy sword) and leaves gaping wounds that don't close up. This wavy sword is ddfinately for vutting especially seeing s it is double edged. The wavyness was likely to prevent your oponent from grabbing onto the blade, which can be done on a straight edged blade.
It’s generally better for thrusting, due to the kris blade shape, it was designed to maximise the size of the stab wound
No. It's worse for thrusting you ghoul. You do realise that thrusting swords were never flamberged for a reason right?
Amazing physics doing their work
I had to watch this a 2nd time to make sure I wasn't missing something
But I can't believe I actually missed the slicing of the Watermelon, all my questions have been answered
Does a sword cut a mat?!?
A sword cuts a mat.
The reason it may cut different is that the curve changes the blade angle at certain places and actually increase the distance along the blade the object cuts. In some cases this may require less force. You want the object to be hit by the peak of the curve and have it go into the indent for that effect.
I am definitely going to have to restart my blade collection.
The reason why waved blades are as effective as they are is it gives a sort of serrated effect over a larger surface area at much higher speeds.
All the damage of a saw at the speed of a blade
It's simply a katana-grip with a Kris-blade, so of *course* it will slice.
Even a regular european sword can slice, so yeah
I saw someone slice one of those with a well-sharpened kitchen knife. There's no bone in there, so any sharp blade will go right through. As long as the wielder knows edge alignment, of course.
@@SaganTheKhajiit edge alignment! Exactly
euro swords can slice gnarly and chop to try using a cutlass or flamberge and if you count more otto areas as eu then the scimitar is a slice god AND none of these breal in 3 hita unlike a certain japanese sword
bro got the serpent's edge from deepwoken
NO NO NO NO NO NO CLUTCH ENFORCER BELL CHECK RAHHHHHHHHH
You would think a channel dedicated to swords would have some vague idea of how swords work, and wouldn't need to question if a blade could REALLY slice melons.
Proceeds to slice everything except the watermelon
Ok, for the people who dont understood. It is edge alinment which allows the clean cut.
Much like a samurai sword, the curve of the blade + sharpness creates an effect that when it cuts an object the blade is consistently moving foward edge first.
Straight swords usually do not have this advantage. The truely impressive thing about the sword is the consistency of that angle and edge on all the cutting surfaces while also having the ax effect of single point force.
neeeeeeeerd
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That makes total sense now. Really helpful information ❤️
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Mitsuri: “HAH! At long last! A true competition!”
Yk this Obanai's sword ? lmao
The video is called “Can this sword slice a watermelon”
But i didnt see him try slicing a watermelon
Bro got the damn Soul Reaver sword-
Ah, Blood Omen.
that's not for cutting, it's a thrust weapon. designed to stab and cause as much damage inside as possible. basically like a massive version of a serrated blade, but a bit different
this blade shape is more common with shorter waves too
The katana itself (obunais) is for slashing specifically, and meant for redistributing and dodging attacks by weaving around
The fang is more of a stab weapon, but I guess is does have a slash option.
No watermelons were sliced in this video a bottle of milk, a roll of carpet but no WATERMELON
There are swords called a Flamberge, the curve serves as impact distribution while the keris' curve serves for more damage to the organs
there are a sword version of keris called sundang but the wave is smaller for more efficient cut
@@ddneko1385 But this is a katana version so possibly easier to cut with
Man is the reason why there's no milk in the stores
Gonna be honest, there's been plenty of kinda wacky designs for weapons that work surprisingly well. Not too surprised by this one
Now you need to learn breathing styles
The Soul Reaver, a blade born from the crucible of despair, resonates with an insatiable hunger that defies mortal understanding. Its jagged, spectral edge cuts through the fabric of existence, severing the ties that bind the living to their essence. A conduit of dark energy, it drinks from the river of souls, consuming the very life force it encounters. In its wake, it leaves a trail of shattered destinies, a testament to its relentless pursuit of balance and eternal redemption.
Can we just appreciate the level of technique went into a double cut like that? Props dude
I really loved the part where we got to see a watermelon tested, it definitely happened clearly...
“When swinging your sword you must cut in the same direction the blade is facing if you want it to get through, otherwise your blade may break”
Fair warning guys
Mini katana is cool and this isn’t about products as i have no experience with that part and this isn’t to shame them either.. but
Let it be known their “facts” aren’t always true
For example they’ve been inconsistent with comparing tatami mats to the human body ex: neck, arm
Just look up the stuff if you’re curious
And this is why Leon Edwards has the most aesthetic physique in the universe
"I'm shocked!"
No you're not and neither are we.
Why are you shocked? It's a sharp blade with a lot of force behind it.
Ah the Japanese spaghetti sword a weapon forged by the gods
The Kris is from Indonesia.
The shape of the blade reminds me of an Indonesian weapon called the Kris or Keris.
The wavey shape is made for a smooth and almost frictionless stabbing as the waves will cause some cutting action as you push it through something.
It's obanies sword from demon slayer
@@omarurbina8952 It’s Obanai*
& Mitsuri’s sword is also based on it too.