I wonder what they'd say about that man entering...
Swallow first, talk second.
"A bit heavy and the length doesn't seem right."
That's a roughly accurate description of what HEMA people usually think about a katana.
In most sword combat, there's no real finishing strike. Any strike that's not a feint is meant to finish the fight.
Yeah, that's very short. But that doesn't look like a little longer than a wakizashi. It looks like a short or average at most wakizashi.
To my knowledge Japanese swordsmithing isn't about covering soft steel with hard steel, but by accomplishing that with differential hardening, where the surface hardens more than the core. It's also does bend; spring steel is what doesn't bend (but it flexes more). There are benefits and drawbacks to both.
Another chap uploaded to here~ Also, A WEEK LEFT until new raw chap (24) will release so be sure to stay tuned~
Any scanlation that keeps updates before the next raw chapter is released is what I consider up to date.
I'll accept it as long as we don't get the "Superior Nippon Steel - folded 10000x" bit.
Which is funny because it was folded exactly because it
wasn't superior, and several cultures, like the Norse, folded their steel even more. And you only need like 13-14 folds to get 10000 layers.