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<blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 6333985" data-attributes="member: 6680772">You are making modern nomenclature distinction that did not exist in those times, as any glance through the material of the period shows.&nbsp; There's no point where you can say, &quot;This is a tachi, and that is a katana.&quot;&nbsp; Some blades had very severe curves, others had shallower curves.&nbsp; All could be fitted for either a hanging sheath, with blade down for horseback, or for a sheath that fit into the obi, with blade up, for walking around unarmored.&nbsp; All were thus made, or intended to be made, so they could be wielded one-handed or two-handed. There's nothing for me to notice, since I know exactly what he's doing, and do it myself.&nbsp; I'm not theorizing or armchair quarterbacking here.&nbsp; The katana can be used one-handed or two-handed, as needed.&nbsp; We practice both one-handed and two-handed cuts.&nbsp; Your statement that &quot;With only one hand, you can't get the correct cutting arc nor the force needed to cut through anything&quot; is historically, practically, and factually incorrect, and proven incorrect on a weekly basis.&nbsp; Any search for &quot;tameshigiri&quot; on youtube will turn up video after video of people cutting through makiwara with one handed cuts, from above and below.&nbsp; And I find your statement that the obvious one-handed cuts in the above video being &quot;two-handed attacks&quot; as bizarre in the extreme.Feel free to do the research yourself.&nbsp; Including joining a legitimate classical school of Japanese swordsmanship, and get hands-on experience cutting and practicing with historical weapons and methods.&nbsp; That's what I did.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iosue, post: 6333985, member: 6680772"] You are making modern nomenclature distinction that did not exist in those times, as any glance through the material of the period shows. There's no point where you can say, "This is a tachi, and that is a katana." Some blades had very severe curves, others had shallower curves. All could be fitted for either a hanging sheath, with blade down for horseback, or for a sheath that fit into the obi, with blade up, for walking around unarmored. All were thus made, or intended to be made, so they could be wielded one-handed or two-handed. There's nothing for me to notice, since I know exactly what he's doing, and do it myself. I'm not theorizing or armchair quarterbacking here. The katana can be used one-handed or two-handed, as needed. We practice both one-handed and two-handed cuts. Your statement that "With only one hand, you can't get the correct cutting arc nor the force needed to cut through anything" is historically, practically, and factually incorrect, and proven incorrect on a weekly basis. Any search for "tameshigiri" on youtube will turn up video after video of people cutting through makiwara with one handed cuts, from above and below. And I find your statement that the obvious one-handed cuts in the above video being "two-handed attacks" as bizarre in the extreme. Feel free to do the research yourself. Including joining a legitimate classical school of Japanese swordsmanship, and get hands-on experience cutting and practicing with historical weapons and methods. That's what I did. [/QUOTE]

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