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Lancelot Chan
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Wolfgang Armbruster
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Posted: Sat 08 Apr, 2006 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Very nice cutting
The sword however doesn't really look like a Nodachi to me. I always thought that a Nodachi is in the same size-range as a renaissance Bidenhänder. This one looks more like a Katana with a longer blade. Looks more like a longsword-sized Katana to me.
I'm no expert in that field though, so feel free to correct me
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Elonas Kvietkus
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Posted: Thu 13 Apr, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Cuts like hell!
But realy... I thought Nodachi is a bit smaller...
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Kjell Magnusson
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Posted: Thu 13 Apr, 2006 7:42 am Post subject: |
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Well, there are a few pictures of japanese swords of such size here: http://www.koryu.com/guide/kage.html , together with some details about the (to my knowledge) only school of traditional japanese swordsmanship still training with them.
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Korey J. Lavoie
Location: New Hampshire, USA Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Posted: Thu 13 Apr, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: |
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According to this website http://japantrip.tripod.com/nodachi/odachi_gallery.html it meets the classification (Sorry about the pop-ups) and the proper term is also Odachi.
I have to compliment you and your friend's grip on the sword Lancelot Chan. It always brings a smile to my face when I see others practicing proper technique.
Last edited by Korey J. Lavoie on Thu 13 Apr, 2006 10:38 am; edited 1 time in total
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Lancelot Chan
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Posted: Thu 13 Apr, 2006 9:07 am Post subject: |
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I think nodachi comes in a lot of varieties in terms of size. Some were as large as zweihanders while the others were just longer than tachi. In fact, the O-katana that cold steel sells nowadays can be classified as nodachi too, I believe.
Thanks Korey for your words.
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G. Scott H.
Location: Arizona, USA Joined: 22 Feb 2005
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Posted: Thu 13 Apr, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Lancelot Chan wrote: | I think nodachi comes in a lot of varieties in terms of size. Some were as large as zweihanders while the others were just longer than tachi. |
That was my impression too. Looking at historical examples, they seem to vary quite a bit in length, though I'm not sure how much debate there is among Japanese sword collectors/historians with regard to what constitutes nodachi/odachi.
Personally, I think that particular sword would look better with a 6" (or so) longer tsuka. In any case, nice cuts, Lance! Looks (and sounds) like you guys had a lot of fun with that one.
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