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PostPosted: Wed 15 Jul, 2009 6:11 am    Post subject: Test cutting magazine, newspapers and broomstick         Reply with quote

The magazine was of higher density roll, more difficult to cut than normal newspapers roll. And the broomstick.... well.. nevermind.

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PostPosted: Wed 02 Sep, 2009 6:18 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Record breaking 4.75" diameter newspapers roll cut! I did it at night so no video taken. I took photos afterwards.


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PostPosted: Tue 22 Sep, 2009 6:39 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8DCo393XhE

This is the video of my latest test cut on newspapers roll with Deva Slayer, including a roll with 4.5" diameter. Enjoy!

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PostPosted: Tue 22 Sep, 2009 6:57 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Nice cutting. That sword you used is a real cleaver!
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PostPosted: Tue 22 Sep, 2009 7:00 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Vassilis Tsafatinos wrote:
Nice cutting. That sword you used is a real cleaver!


Thanks a lot! It takes a lot of skill against newspaper rolls. Some of my friends who cut tatami omote regularly in dojo, bent their sword every time on a 2" newspapers roll.

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PostPosted: Thu 01 Oct, 2009 8:44 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7VE3lrplU
Added footwork into the practice.

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PostPosted: Thu 01 Oct, 2009 11:16 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Nice! Newspapers is something I have yet to try. How long do you soak them?
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PostPosted: Thu 01 Oct, 2009 11:47 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Michael Edelson wrote:
Nice! Newspapers is something I have yet to try. How long do you soak them?


15 mins and no need to wait to dry. See how it compares to your other cutting medium. To me it's a challenge.

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PostPosted: Wed 07 Oct, 2009 3:44 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

My French friend Jean-Luc Ancelin visited Hong Kong today and after the sparring sessions, I prepared him 3 rolls of newspapers to test cut with. I lent him the Windlass 15th Century longsword and he worked through 1", 2" and 2.5" newspapers rolls beautifully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2H3iPrwdkI

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PostPosted: Sun 25 Oct, 2009 4:34 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtPE0O2CTcE
Solo drills and test cutting with successive cuts.

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PostPosted: Thu 05 Nov, 2009 2:47 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tip3aBWELoA
I was practicing my left handed horizontal cut in the video. The first target was a newspapers roll around 2.5" diameter. The next one was a real estate magazine that was very dense and difficult to cut.

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PostPosted: Sun 15 Nov, 2009 3:47 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGG5NAQE7ow

I was letting a friend who claimed to study kenjutsu from unknown master to test cut on a 3.25" diameter newspapers roll. Then I finished it when he failed to do so. :P

We have sparring videos to follow up.

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PostPosted: Sun 15 Nov, 2009 5:22 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQDkdYfPckI
This is my sparring with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdxL05Y33C4
This is my sparring with his student.

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PostPosted: Fri 25 Dec, 2009 9:09 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOq1HbCLg8o
Trying out a more powerful horizontal cut.

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