Tested it out with a friend's nodachi made in China but with decent quality (60 to 65 HRC edge, 40 to 45 HRC spine). Very sharp. With the momentum, it went through the targets like there was nothing.

http://lancelot.servehttp.com/gathering/nodachi-vcd.mpg

Very nice cutting :cool:

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 ;)

Cuts like hell! :D
But realy... I thought Nodachi is a bit smaller... :?:

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.

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.

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. :)