In feudal Japan, there was a system that determined who sat in the highly favored front position of carts. You had to call Shogun.

I hate that KZfaq is doing KZfaq things, but I do miss the video essays that were more common back in the day. Hopefully you can bring those back and it be a cheaper and easier way to keep the channel going

The only thing funnier than Shad and Tyranth competing over everything is Nate looking at the camera like he's on "The Office" and commenting about them competing over everything.

I've finally started getting your videos recommended again in the past week or two, that's a good sign

I very much agree that it is a wonderful thing that the Japanese (especially Hiroyuki Sanada) demanded historical accuracy with Shogun. And I also agree that it needs to be done with Western Medieval depictions also!

The main reason for shorts being boosted is because theres no way to pause them while people are commenting. So they'll just play over and over again. Same goes for instagram. Its dumb as hell

Ann Boleyn was executed by a french swordsman at the order of Henry VIII. It took a single swing. Mary Queen of Scots was executed by ax at the order of Elizabeth I. It took at least 3 blows to take off her head.

I mean, i just got this after 3 seconds so hopefully that's a good sign

Man I hope shadiversity can keep going. This is my favorite source of historical reference and information

This was addressed on Shogo’s second channel in which he covers one particular school’s methods. Both he and his sensei concluded that none of the methods taught in any school work to get *all* of the blood off. But yeah, it’s good to see the actual experiments.

I expected the blade to cut through and wasn't disappointed The blood flicking was a little less effective than i anticipated but I didn't expect a full clean. I expected more blood reduction for wipe off, it's not an Anime or Hollywood its reality

I believe the purpose of the "blood flick"/spin was more intended to test the integrity of the fit and finish of the sword after a fight, since during combat the bamboo pins could crack, creating a rattle you could hear when you flicked/spun the sword.

So a big and common misconception with the “flick” is that the purpose is to remove the blood from the blade, but the actual reason as to why they do it is to check the bamboo pin that connects the blades tang to the handle. Traditional Katanas used bamboo and sometimes metal pins to hold the weapon together, however the metal pin wasn’t used as often due to it shattering the tang inside the handle due to the tension. Bamboo pins were used the most due to how flexible they were and the shock absorption so the tang doesn’t shatter, the downside is the pin would wear down fast so after every fight they would do the “flick” to check if the blade feels loose or if it shakes even a little bit so they know to change the pin. So first they would do the “flick” to check the pin, then wipe the blade of the blood. Sheathing, it is easier to use the other hand as a guide to help sheathe the blade, but another major upside to sheathing it the “traditional” way is since you’re using the other hand to guide you can keep your eyes on the battle field and stay alert. Now I’m not here to say “OoOoh kAtAnaS aRe tHe bEsT” it’s statistically not true due to the small guard and single edge, but there are few things that I see in some of the videos I’ve seen you guys do get wrong and I don’t blame ya and totally understandable since you guys specialize in European weapons, and personally I love Chinese weapons. Anyways, that’s enough yapping from me, love you guys and if you read this far thank you, I really do hope this channel doesn’t go under ‘cause I always love some good sword content.

You're doing great Shad! Love your work and your whole crew

From my very limited understanding, the sword flick mentioned at 4:27 is called chiburui and was/is a thing in some teachings. But wasn't effective on it's own as is depicted in pop culture at removing blood, as a sword still needed proper care and cleaning. There are theories as to why it is done ranging from spiritual to function to showmanship.

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The movement before sheathing has a name meaning "to throw away the blood". In Shinkendo, which is a modernized Japanese martial art that uses a katana, it's not about cleaning the sword as much as it is about preparing to sheath the sword. You do the same thing every single time and have it drilled into you so you don't risk cutting yourself with your sword while sheathing it. "The most dangerous thing we do in Shinkendo is draw and sheathe the sword. If you die, it will be because you screwed up while doing one of those things." That's what I was taught.

War of the Three Kingdoms from 2010 deserves to be talked about in the same sentence as GoT and Shogun imo. Zhuge Liang calls Guan Yu the "Lord of the Magnificent Beard." in a letter in one episode, and Guan Yu has copies made and hung up around town so everyone will know how magnificent his beard is. That alone makes it worth watching.

What I’ve learned is that Tyranth could decapitate me like an anime main character. So cool 😮

One of those polls appeared for me in the corner of KZfaq earlier today asking something along the lines of "Have you experienced any problems with KZfaq lately?" One of the options for a potential "Problem" was "Too many Subscription videos in my home feed." Apparently being recommended videos from people you're subscribed to is seen as a problem by them. I have my home feed disabled so I ONLY ever look in my subscriptions for videos.

I'm sorry to hear that Shad. You guys have been a long time favorite of mine.

I think it isn't the sweep of the sword that helps rid the blade of blood, it is how quickly you stop the blade once it is in motion. Imagine a flick of the wrist that threatens to hurt said wrist as you stop it. Think of it like cracking a whip. It is the change of direction that causes the tip to break the sound barrier. Also the polish of the blade would be as mirror like as possible and would help a bit too.

I feel like your only hope to get blood off your blade without a simple wipe is going to have to be far more centripetal than a simple flick. I imagine if you make a large enough arc motion you could manage to pull the blood into a larger drop allowing SOME of it to come off. Getting all of it off though... that is going to be absurdly hard to the point where surely wiping it is easier.

Hurray! I actually got a Shadiversity video in my recommendations. Literally the first time in months. Happy to support you Shad.

I love what you have been doing with the shadlands honestly. Very nice work that re-ignites interest!

I've been a fan of yours since the beginning. I can't imagine KZfaq without this channel.

Shogun is fantastic, so glad you are covering it!

Got the notification, keep up the good content!

Fun fact: you say shōgun as sho-o-goon. In Japanese, the length you'd say a sound can completely change the definition of the word. Ō is a long "oh" sound, so you'd say it twice as long as you would a normal o.

for the Chiburui, i turn to seki sensei. hes like 1) when you cut someone, the blood tends to come after so you dont really get any blood on the blade, 2) it doesnt shake it off and 3) its probably more for the sake of performance due to street displays etc.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded with an axe, in what was a demonstration of how hard it can be to chop off a head. The first blow hit her in the back of the head; the second hit the neck, but the head remained attached by a strip of flesh; the executioner then sliced (some sources say "sawed", indicating that it looked clumsy) the head off with the axe blade, and lifted it high. Anne Boleyn, however, was executed with a sword, by an expert brought in from France, who did the job with a single stroke.

I’m getting a ton of your new and old videos and I’ve been even putting it on in the background just to boost you as much as possible. Long live the Shad!

I absolutely love this channel, especially the castle content. Would hate to see this channel decline. Best of luck shad.

i feel as if talking about shoguns/samuria sheathing their bloodied blades after killing someone will not do damage to the blade right away if anyhting it will take it maybe a day or two to rust into the blade enough to make the blade fragile but for what i could tell from that scene is probably by the time screen goes balc to show the next part is when he probably cleaned the blade from the blade and resharpened it

In terms of sheathing, I doubt people would want to eye ball the sheath in a battle field so they would like to keep the eye on the surrounding while placing the blade back in. There is an old saying, you are in the setting until you are safely back home, basically meaning you do not want to drop guard until you are back into the safe spot. Eyeballing the blade back into the sheath in a potential battle zone does not fit into that persepective.

Absolutely love this coming out when I still need to watch the show😂Looking forward to hearing about this more! Thank you for making this video!

It's weird. KZfaq has never failed to show me a video from a channel I subscribed to. I hope YT will solve this issue they're having

This is the first notification I've seen for months now. Sorry man, but I'll like whenever I can and will go back and see what I missed. Cheers and I'll pray for y'all!

Don’t let the man get you down Shad. Appreciate you!

I didn't know about the shogun. I'll be checking it out. Thank you for the recommendation.

Glad to see this pop up quickly in my feed

We must sacrifice nate to the algorithm! Only once it is fed shall our crops begin to grow once more!

This is interesting. I'm getting recommended more of your videos than ever. I'm glad for it.

Hiya! So one thing I was taught with the sheathing part. Is once you feel the tip go you also bring the sheath up. Bringing both hands together. The idea being Instead of looking at it, you can keep your eyes up incase someone runs or jumps up or comes after you. As your hands will naturally find each other. Same for the draw. Your one hand pulls back as you draw out. But Ive never actually timed if it was faster. But made sense to not take your eyes away from enimies haha.

Bro thought you'd given up Don't stop brother 💪

"He's more of a weeb than us..." That is an incredibly high bar.

The chiburi ( cleansing of the blade) isn't just for getting the blood off the blade. It's sort of a moment of closure between yourself and the person or people you've just killed. Some of the movement comes from little ways to get the sword out of the body and then the closure /cleansing.

Good news, this video was actually put into my autoplay list by KZfaq! Right behind a Lego video about Alcatraz, so it had little to nothing to do with what I watched before, but the main aspect here is that KZfaq did actually recommend this channel to me for once? Sure I did watch your videos with more emphasis lately due to the struggles and put a like in each one, as well as occasional comments, but most of those were from your shadlands and knights watch channel. Anyways, thought I'd share the fact this is the first time in a LONG while that I had a shadiversity channel video recommended to me. Maybe our continued support SLOWLY turns the algorythm around? Would be nice to see consumer decisions to actually matter.

After a decapitation, cleaning the blade is a must before sheathing it to keep rust off.

Shad, I really love this content and I am actually pretty sad that we are probably gonna lose it soon. 😢

Thank you guys for making the content you do, and I like the way you handled the bonus content at the end. Well done.

It’s a great test done by the shad team, it shows how guys, who aren’t really familiar with the thematic of Katana and the traditions behind it, trying their best to figure stuff out. Was fun to watch.

The special Swordsman was brought in for Anne Boleyn.

I think the point Nate brought up that Tyranth and Shad ignored is right, flicking was just used to get the worst of it off. It could keep whatever you use to wipe it from getting soaked as much

I love watching Shadiversity, not just for the historical information but for the wacky and fun ideas you guys do. I also greatly enjoy watching the dynamic of the three of you just having good time, I find it very comforting and relaxing. I really hope the channel stays around much longer, because I'm always looking forward to watching after a long day. Love, a geeky sword/medieval enthusiast

Love watching the lightning in the background. Got the notice as soon as you posted. Hope this helps the algorithm.

They still wiped the blade before sheathing it, the flick is for added insult, as in their blood wasn't worthy of the blade that cut them down...

You are not the only one this is happing to. I have never gotten a notification from Everyone I subscribe to.

your videos are finally recommended right away. beforehand i have visited your channel now and then, so your channel was recommended now and then as well.

@18:27 when his armor clacked while doing the "really wide flick" i thought it was his spine at first! 😂😂😂

Great video guys.

Hopefully this gets through the algorithm's thick skull. Also, I like how Shad still admitted weebness, just not as much as Tyranth.

Shared this with my Iaido class. =) Thank you for doing this!

If you hold a rag when you pinch the blade to sheathe it, you clean the blade in that same motion. Maybe that's why the technique exists? Practice swords aren't bloody, so they don't use the rag, but the motion is the same.

Love ya shad

Row Row Fight the Power! Commenting so KZfaq learns a lesson

I've seen a ton of your videos lately. But that's after over a year where I thought you were off KZfaq Watched a few of your new videos and am glad to see them again.

Love you vids Shad, I hope you get through this tough time and I am looking forward to more videos in the future.

I thought being able to decapitate a person head off with a single swing also to me seemed impossible, since the blade would struggle with bone. I noticed those minor details themselve, I do like later in Shogun that the main Lord character mentioned in past, that for him didn't take a single swing to decapitate a head.

Recently in KZfaqland, I keep getting recommendations for channels and topics I have absolutely no interest in. My only solution is blocking those channels but YT algorithms seem to really want me to look at video game channels and doesn't care how many game channels I block.

Thanks Shad!

I made sure to hit the bell ages ago. And I love your content and try to watch the videos as they launch

I got your patreon, good stuff

Shad, i really hope you guys can get some independant sponsors. I love watching these videos

Great video Shad, I wish you the best!

Thanks for posting

In feudal Japan, if you got a woman pregnant and her parents found out, they'd force you to marry, with the imperial army behind you, hand on katana. Good old Shogun weddings...😂

You guys are a national treasure and I hope youtube releases you from impressions prison.

Nicely done guys!

I completely noticed that I was not seeing any of your videos being recommended for the last three months! But after your other video that showed up talking about that whole ordeal, I've started seeing your videos being recommended again. No idea why that happened! Same thing also seemed to have happened to other channels with similar topics as yours... armor/weapon/history/warfare types. How weird! Glad to see your videos pop up again and I hope things get worked out for you all.

Algorithmically pleasing comment

Ah yes, a bunch of kiwis dressed in medieval armor wielding japanese steel performing science experiments; this is quality content worthy of subscription and viewership.

I always get notified when you upload and I always see your uploads in my feed (from all of the Shad channels I'm subscribed to). I just can't finish watching your videos no more. They're rambling and full of just you guys messing around while less than 10 minutes of a 30 minute video is relevant info. This used to be a history channel, I was listening to your videos while playing video games, ON LOOP so I could learn cool stuff about castles and swords and the life or medieval people, but now it's just testing video game concepts and larping as adventurers. That's why I barely click on your videos anymore, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. The problem isn't KZfaq, Shad, it's the fact that your videos are not entertaining enough to capture the young crowd, nor informațional enough to keep your older audience. It's the reason why the Metatron has been killing it lately, I can just listen to his videos while doing my regular housework and still follow the narrative.

Love Shad videos.

@Shad. A katana is not a hacking weapon, it is not an arming sword. It is a _slicing_ weapon, you drive it with your body motion (ashi (foot movement) has heavy emphasis in Katana bujutsu) For Tyranth, try pulling the whole saya forward as you break the seal with the thumb (as usual careful not to push the thumb on the blade or bring the blade up to the hand), and drive the left leg back and drive the saya backwards, as a counter-balance to the draw with the right hand - the draw is shorter and the right hand is focusing on rotating the blade and slicing motion, driving against the stiffness of the shoulders yanking the saya back. Generally the right hand is coming up to the forward position as the saya is moving forward, the right also guarding against the enemy grabbing the blade. The whole motion when timed right doesn't get the tsuka much further forward, but positions for a much faster and stronger cut. It also brings into being a much cleaner slice. The full draw shown in this video is slower, and tends to result in a more Northern European "hacking" motion, which can lead to blade damage. The damage from compression effect on the fine edge of the blade, when a slicing motion runs along the edge of the blade opening rather than cleaving the leading edge. Likewise, remember you're trained to be moving and walking as part of the flowing motion, not standing and striking rigidly - consider it like the follow-through of a golf shot; sure the ball has left by then but part of the body energy has to go in certain directions to get the proper slicing motion. Cheers. Love the show. - And yes, even though I'm subscribed this only showed up on the fourth KZfaq window I opened this evening, and on the second screen of the recommended videos on the right of the screen - further down than some 5 month old videos and after a bunch of channels I'm not subscribed too :( Perhaps an email list for when a new episode goes up?

no views in 20 seconds fell off

I have the knife and sheath my dad carried through the Vietnam War, and he mentioned the event that most likely was the reason for his Bronze Star was an event where his position was overrun at night, and he and 2 other guys held their ground in a foxhole until dawn when reinforcements came. They ran out of ammo, as well as were overrun, forced to use their knives for a stint. Upon examining the sheath, there is indeed blood stains inside it, and on the outside. My dad bought the knife new, and has never gone hunting, nor ever loaned it to anyone for hunting. I have to assume the blood belongs to the Vietnamese men who tried to kill my dad. When I asked him about why he sheathed the knife without cleaning it, he said to me, "There was nothing clean to wipe it with. Do you hear me? Everything was covered in mud or blood. EVERYTHING. I had more pressing things on my mind than cleaning some stupid knife." I stopped asking questions after that, as I could see the memories really bothered him. I mention this due to your pointing out that soldiers tend to do what's practical over what's flashy. There were no cameras in feudal Japan, so who'd he be showing off to? Some horrified peasants? There would have been little reason to do some flashy flick or whatever. I'd wager they probably carried a rag of some sort, like a handkerchief - something small and easy to wash. 100% I think if such an attack like that happened, dude probably would have used his rag and wiped the blade. Easier to clean a rag than your battle dress. Might have even tossed the rag to a servant/squire, and been handed a clean one. Or, he just put it back in and got the hell out of there, as like you were saying, such a kill might not have been entirely legal, and easier to deny you did something if you're nowhere near the event.

My brother did Kendo for a while, and he said that the flick was to listen for rattling that might indicate damage to the pins. Also, when drawing the blade over the top of the sheath while sheathing, you would pinch the blade with your gloved fingers to wipe the blood from it. Neither of us are sure about the efficacy of that, but it makes more sense than trying to remove it with a simple flick.

As always shad, you have excellent videos and are very informative. ❤

I am happy to say that I was recommended this video and that I just realised that I wasn't a member... that has now been changed as I have many times enjoyed your videoes.

This got recommended to me for the first time in awhile. I have to always search out your channel to watch stuff.

I’m seeing all the new videos pop up in my recommended videos to watch every time I open up KZfaq on my phone. However, when I see the length of the video it doesn’t immediately make me want to watch it (nothing wrong with long format videos personally) when it comes to my viewing habits I tend to go for shorter length videos 8 times out of 10, but on the rare occasions that I have more time to watch something I will go back and watch them at my convenience. I really enjoy watching the videos you have made for this channel and would be saddened if the channel were to go away. Keep up the good work and hope you can find a way to keep this channel going ❤️.

My dad was actually taught kendo in the 80’s and his process after a cut was 3 steps, a flick, a bump with his fist on the tsuba and then wiping it across his glove as he brought the blade back to be sheathed. So these results will be rather interesting to me Edit: I wrote this before finishing the video, cool to see all got referenced

If it's sticking to a blade (solid object) the term is "adhesion", and adhesiveness. The flow of the liquid, how it sticks to itself, is viscosity.

I was recommended this video instantly, first one in a while, thank you for great videos, please keep them coming

Great work

I don't know if you read this, but it could be an esoteric youtube "feature" called restricted mode. That mode outright makes videos invisible and it is on by default for some people. (And those videos are not necessarily demoniteised etc

I'm able to very effectively dry (not 100%, but nor does wiping unless you have an absorbent cloth) a blade with swings, but you need the right technique. Either you have to accelerate very smoothly and rapidly stop, or you have to swing multiple times, each time with angle to increase wind pressure on each side, and then an edge-on cut as fast as possible to get most of the remaining off, allowing the rest just be microdroplets and can evaporate fairly quickly.

You've been in my feed the past few days.

Great content as usual. I sure hope the numbers go up! Will be sad to see this channel fall off :(