Can't block a TWO-handed sword with one hand?

People in that video were speaking as if you were blocking an Odachi with a Tanto...

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In Niten Ichi Ryu, the only form of "block" is when you use two sword at the same time against a downward blow, so it's two against one. Besides that, it's all side step or step backward combined with beats and displacement the opponent sword while it's swinging.
Also in European traditions, the author Di Grassi said you can stop a cut from a cut from 2 handed sword with a rapier if your body structure is solid and your technique is correct.

People who commented that you can't do that are probably not actual swordfighters. When using a two handed weapon, you usually want to strike with the tip of your blade, which is weak, and can be easily blocked with the strong part of a weapon, even a one-handed one. Shorter blade also meant that it was already way closer to the strong of the blade if it blocked the attack in the first place.
One thing that can hardly be blocked, on the other hand, would be a two handed strike to the legs with a polearm, because only the weak part of a blade can reach this low, and can't block very well...

You never block, you deviate the incoming attack. There is always someone faster and stronger, blocking straight it's never advisable.

Your guest's left hand is hyperextending on his suburi. Please develop his tenouchi to a level appropriate for a shodan.

We used to spar with Bokken which had layers of tape that made them even heavier and I could still block with one hand.

How about nodachi?

Yeah and notice that is SPRING STEEL. Traditional katanas are deferentially hardened, not spring steel, so they're far more likely to snap if they're put under a high force like this (if they're not properly made anyway). Really, don't try this at home with a cheap imitation.

You need to prove he's swinging at full power

The most important thing is that when you block that you block with the strong of the blade (the part closer to the hands). If you block with the part closer to the tip of the blade, the leverage is bad. Otherwise it just comes down to how much force your joints can take.

Of course you can parry a twohanded sword with a onehanded. It is about physics, they strength and weak of the blade as it is said in western swordsmanship. The closer you parry to the hilt/handle, the lesser leverage has the bigger sword. Even with a static block. Simple. Combined with footwork and evasion movements to take away the impact power, you can even manage to use an absorbing or deflecting parry or let The opponent‘s blade glide of your own.

I realize this is the safe and ideal situation.
Would have been more of a test if the one-hand defender started facing side-ways or with back turned to the two-handed sword user.
Even having both of them moving around in a circle would have been nice to mix up the one-hand distance defense and timing.
I think, if both are facing each other, the one-hand defender should start with their sword sheath to see if they can draw and defend successfully.
With that said, great demonstration and keep up the great work !
~ From Nashville, Tennessee USA

In Modern Arnis, I was taught that in order to reinforce a block with a single-handed weapon, the off-hand should press against the main hand's wrist.

The original intent was to assist blocks done with a machete (which have thin blades), but it works with any single-handed weapon.

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I can understand blocking a sword with another sword. I don't know whether a pike or some other large, staff-type of weapon could be blocked as easily with one hand. I'm trying to remember whether your glaive versus sword videos included that scenario. If one deflects the force to one side, I think the block could be made.

Blocking like that is also suicidal since the attacker can shift stance and deflect strike elsewhere. The best is just to deflect, counter.

Thank you all for the video 👍🏻

For people inexperenced with swords this would very good in formation. Swords like a gun need to be respected, and one shouls be trained inproper usage these weapons, or any weapon for that matter.

Why can't we buy the katana that you are using

There was no follow through with the attackers swing. His arc ended at the blocking sword and therefore it wasn't a full strength swing--he basically pulled his swings. Poor test.

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Not really using his whole body to strike

호구커플 엄청 좋아해용😊

"Japanese bandits only attack with katana two or three times, but People often cannot prevent it. ”You should know the ingenuity of their katana sword technique. "
明 何良臣　阵纪 军中诸技，惟刀剑法少传。若能滚入，使长短兵不及遮拦，便为熟矣。如日本刀不过三两下，往往人不能御，则用刀之巧可知耳。

Chinese Ming Dynasty General Qi Jiguang (1528-1588) "My soldiers' short weapons cannot withstand katana's attacks, and pole weapons are less agile than katana. Many people who encountered Japanese people had their bodies cut in half. This is because their long katana is sharp and powerful as they are used with both hands. ”
戚继光说：“我兵短器难接，长器不捷，遭之者身多两断，缘器利而双手使用，力重故也”可见倭刀锋利，对此茅元仪评价“长刀倭奴之制，甚利于步，古所未备。”

This has been explained before in the comments by many, but to add to the pile, the reason you can block a two handed weapon with a one handed sword has to do with blade mechanics. The part of the sword blade closest to the hilt and therefore your hand is the strongest part of the blade when blocking a strike, but the further the blade is from the hand the weaker the blade is at blocking or parrying and opponents weapon, therefore it is advantageous when trying the block a weapon with one hand that you catch their blade on the strong part of your own, and likewise it is advantageous for the two handed sword user to attack the weakest part of the blade when attempting to overpower and opponents block.

However, as is demonstrated in the video a sword user who is prepared to receive a strong blow can redirect the energy from the opponents blade into an effective countercut. This is not to say that one handed weapons necessarily have an advantage over two handed, but that there are options one with a one handed blade can do to make the fight easier on themselves.

Alright, I love you guys, but there's a pretty big issue with this test. Mr. 70kg (I didn't see/hear his name) might be a good kendoka, but a kendo swing is far different from swings/cuts in actual combat. It's a little complicated to explain, but it's illustrated in the sort of flip his sword performs, leading it to be nearly vertical. This type of strike lacks a good half of the power of an actual, powerful strike.

I would have way preferred to see this done with an actual kenjutsu or hema practitioner.

That said, I'm under the notion that a sword wielded in one hand CAN still block against a two-hander, but proper technique and placement are critical. And there are obvious limitations to that, too; not just in the defender's strength, but in the integrity of the weapon, too.

The two handed sword striker was not using good form. The hands should twist inward on the grip just before the strike - because this puts the wrists over the hilt and puts the persons weight into the strike. The striker in the video allowed his wrists to bend downward, which means the sword only hits with its own momentum.

Well done

Hagan un sparring de un hombre utilizando una katana a una mano y otro que use la katana a dos manos porfavor

I have a question, can you use a katana to get past the guard of a large/big shield and sword? What techniques would they use?
It would be an interesting video

刀で受けるとき、そのような受け方をするのは良くないです。鎬で受けるのが正しいです。あなたは刃で受けてます。

어.. 영문채널도 있으셨네

Will there be practices or sparring sessions related to montante?

hello weaponism.I would like to ask you if it is possible to make a video with spartan shield and spear.I would love to see a fight bitween a 'samurai' and a 'spartan warrior'

Average one handed and two handed swords are not that different in length and weight, not every scenario is like a Mihawk vs Zorro type of situation 😂

Tbh, I would argue that rather than blocking, it would be harder to build the necessary strength to attack. Styles like niten also combine their body strength, but makes me wonder if their arm strength is more developed compared to more traditional styles.

Please return making videos! I love this channel!

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``... I could block the sword ...`` - Guts from Berserk: REALLY?