Is a katana a ridiculous home defence weapon?

the fuck kinda question is that weeb scum

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>>31956382
>>31956382

All swords are ridiculous unless you're legally prevented from owning a firearm of any type and too much of a pussy to make or steal one.

>>31956382
Yes.

Go away.

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>Is a katana a ridiculous home defence weapon?
Yes.

You'll accidentally hit the wall, cut cleanly through like hot katana through butter, then hit some wires and electrocute yourself.

Better to give it to your enemy. Let their strength be their greatest weakness.

Such is way of samurai.

>>31956382
If a katana can save you on a nigger filled train, It can save you in your home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGbE0L2zWbc

>>31956382
possessing one already place you in the "ridiculous" category

>>31956445
lol what kind of walls u got in your 3rd world country?

it kinda just depends what's closest.
im not gonna go try and get my gun when there's a tire iron within 3 feet of me.

>>31956382
Autism tier weapon

>>31956468
Here is some /k/ringe.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rxiIsJXDrQQ

>>31956491
A katana could cut through solid metal in the hand of an expert

>>31956382
Nah. Still a weapon. Which is useful for home defence. Are there literally dozens of better options? Yes. A katana would still make someone leak, though a shorter sword may be advisable in the confines of a home.

>>31956530

>mahsa saeidi

i would fucking plow that arab slut

>>31956582

Agreed. She is tasty.

>>31956580
he said ridiculous, not still usable.

Clown shoes are ridiculous, but they can still provide support to your feet

>>31956551
any chunk of hard steel correctly heat treated and properly sharpened can cut through regular steel/iron.

Bitches don't know about mah burglur fightan skillz:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAkCLpMtjlM

>>31956601
>clown shoes
>filled with lead weights
>shoestrings tied together
>mace flail beats sword every day

>>31956382
Katanas don't kill people anon, people with guns do

>>31956382
>Is a katana a ridiculous home defence weapon?
Yes. That being said, I own a Highlander replica sword. It is a cheap, $80 piece of shit, but I just wanted one, call me autistic. I own guns, so I would never use it for home defense. But if I didn't own guns, I would not hesitate to gut someone with it, like you would with a bayonet. My house is tiny with narrow hallways. Good luck getting out of the way. Unless you have a gun, you are getting 3 feet of steel through your torso.

>>31956698
>my old beat-up punching bag
>[brand new punching bag]
o i am laffin'

>>31956382
>ridiculous home defense
Not really. The katana is shorter than most two-handers (it really is basically a 1-handed sword with a long grip) so it is decent for use inside your average non-Japanese house. The blade's viability for stabbing isn't such a big issue when almost no one is invading your house in any sort of armor.

>>31956721

nah, the "behind the door stab" was better :)

>>31956736
I spoke too soon, there are a fair few laffinz to be had in that video.

>you're in a narrow hallway, so use a horizontal strike?
>I talk so much, that's why I'm out of breathe >_>

Oh, and his damn accent.

Newfags don't know bout my nigga will keith and his Voltron Weapons Bird

http://knowledgeglue.com/man-uses-katana-stop-home-invasion-gory-aftermath-nsfw/

>>31956382
even back in ancient Japan Katanas are not for home defence, they have a shorter version call the Wakizashi for in door fighting

Which would look worse to a jury. A sword or a gun?

Can't imagine you'd have good results with literally butchering a man with a bladed weapon.

>>31956818
but it's not assault with a "fire arm"

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>using a two handed saber of nip origin
>not using one handed saber of cutlass length with pistol or buckler

Disgusting

>>31956838
but it's been folded 100000 times

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>>31956838
This man gets it.

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>>31956812
This. Not even the actual samurai would have said its a good home defense choice.

>>31956838
>>31956849
Also these. Sword or gun?

>>31956812
>>31956901
Yet the long sword was usually not permitted inside other houses but your own, that's why they mainly used the wakizashi for indoor fighting (because that's what you'll always have).
Most japanese swords weren't long enough to be much of an impediment indoors, besides, they are techniques specifically about using a katana in that scenario (home defense I mean).
None is especially better than the other in that regard.

>>31956382
anything that can make you defeat opponent easier is a good defense weapon

>>31956382
It is. If you're in a noguns place and aren't allowed to own firearms for home defence, look at what was popular in WW1.

They didn't use swords of any type, even if officers got them. They used sharpened shovels (the short infantry ones, not snow shovels of course), maces, and hatchets. Swords are too long, pikes and lances are worse (and they can get stuck and snap, like bayonets on rifles), so get something that worked fine to kill trained soldiers.

>>31956382
Ridiculous, no. Dildo-chucks, that's ridiculous tier.
A katana isn't a good choice, though. Slashing weapons take a lot of space to use effectively. If you live in a loft and there's nothing but space, you can do that (no surprise, that's how Japanese houses are).

If you really want a blade, choose one better suited to stabbing. Otherwise, go with a shorter edge like a wakizashi, which will need less space.

>>31957087
>They didn't use swords of any type, even if officers got them.
The only swords non cavalry officers bought (in the anglosphere at least) by the time of the great war were dress swords. a much better comparison would be the fuckhuge bayonets in common use at the time.

>>31956382
Better than nothing

>>31957098
Except a Katana is a of a cut and thrust sword. it's suitable for both. By design it's a thick and stiff as fuck blade because pre industrial jap metal was poor at flexing so they made it thick enough to compensate. with modern mono steels, it only got stiffer.

>>31956698
Did you post the wrong video? There's nothing about fighting burglars in this one. A lot about fighting buhglaws, though.

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>>31957124
>with modern mono steels, it only got stiffer.

Going from pure iron to an old bloomery steel to modern mono steel to cast iron will have basically no effect whatsoever on the stiffness (E/Young's modulus and G/bulk modulus). Any heat treatment will likewise do basically nothing to the stiffness.

This is then further masked by the fact that the final stiffness of an item depends very heavily on the geometry, specifically the thickness (for a rectangular cross section stiffness scales with the cube of the thickness).

As for Japanese steel, I have seen nothign really to suggest it was of relatively poor quality compared to the bulk of other such pre-modern steels (with the line for "modern" probably being drawn in the late 19th century at the earliest, anywhere).

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Are whips a ridiculous home defense weapon?

No.
There's literally NO reason to own one. People more likely will be disgusted than impressed when they see one.

Get a spear you casual. Swinging blades is for outside.

>>31957142

buhglaws, yeah, that's what I meant.

>>31956382
Kinda. In close quarters a sword in general has some minor advantages over guns. Note, minor.

The katana is also a primarily slashing weapon making it more effective against unarmored opponents like thieves.

But seriously? I'd only use a sword if I can't reload in time. A crossbow is generally a better option if only because of how ridiculously easy they are to make.

>>31957337
I don't think anyone is trying to impress a burglar though...

>>31956382
Spear would be better, you could hold them at bay from the top of the stairs

>>31956405
edgy boi

try an officer's sabre in one hand and a BP revolver in the other
>hear crash downstairs
>slap button on nightstand as I don my officer's shako
>the royal hussars starts blaring on the loudspeakers set up throughout my house
>kill dindus, have tea ready for first responders when they arrive

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learn HEMA, get a longsword

it'll be more combat-oriented than kendo or kenjutsu

https://youtu.be/8SoCRiETBsE?list=LLf2TIahhiYQj8jgy98n5EzA

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>>31956724
Stabbing is better for HD since hallways and furniture will prevent full slashes.

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oh come on /k/

>>31956382
Is that blood on the handle, or spaghetti sauce? Either way, it's a stupid question, so you deserve stupid answers.

>>31956382
If you have massive rooms and corridors it would be ok, but most people don't.

Better to use a yari or naginata, you have more reach and it's a thrusting weapon so you can just hole up in a corridor chokepoint.

Of course if they have a gun you're fucked either way lol.

>>31964698
>If you have massive rooms and corridors it would be ok
>then suggests weapons that are useless in corridors if your opponent gets with your reach, which is a very real threat.

swords were the pre gunpowder lone wielder's indoor weapons of choice for a reason

>>31961844
>longsword
>indoors
no, longsword fencing is fun and can seriously fuck someone up in a theoretical defense situation but you need space.
I'd rather go with a rapier to thrust or a sidesword/broadsword/saber since they're shorter and more practical in hallways.
As other anons recommended, revolver+saber is best

>>31956382
A katana is such overkill. No one needs to be able to teleport behind their target and effortlessly slice them into 1000 pieces.

Such power shouldn't even be available to the public, we need to ban assault katanas.

>>31965439
>revolver+saber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxQKF2gkMgo

>>31956382
Considering a katana was not designed for home defense, as a matter of fact it was design for outside defense, I would say yes.

>>31956468

>this guy fucking drowned in a kayak accident

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6070825-181/fifth-person-dies-in-clear

holy shit

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>>31965510

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>>31965585
Such is life as a street samurai

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>>31965585
This is horrible news....

>>31961905
Oh, by stabbing ability I meant the shape of the blade. The katana's relatively blunt tip and off-center position to the center line means it is definitely harder to thrust into someone with it than a sword with a spear tip. However, almost no one who needs to break into a house for cash will have any sort of armor beyond thick winter clothing, so a katana should still be able to skewer them just fine.

A dagger will have problems reaching someone who is behind furniture like a couch. The katana really isn't all that long and Nip houses are tiny. The only time its length will be a problem is in apartments.

>>31956604
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGbE0L2zWbc
Hence how you could cut into a wall with a katana... but as the old saying goes, don't bring a knife to a gunfight.

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>>31965585
He clearly forgot what it meant to be a warrior. he lost his desire for death, so the kami took his desire for life.


The fool should have known better than to try the toyota honda hentai river when he wasn't strong enough. I weep, for even in death, he did not forget that his soul was in the blade.

>>31965439
Any one-handed sword will do.

The thing is, if you are defending your home at night you may want to have one hand free in order to manipulate things, herd family members and carry a light source. The same things are considered when choosing a handgun over a long arm for HD.

We all know Maglites are pretty tough. They could work as both a torch and a club and a parrying tool all in one, used with an arming sword in the other hand.

I dunno OP. You'll think you will have the advantage against your home invader until he pulls out a Scottish Claymore and shatters your glorious Nippon Steel with a single swing.

>>31956382
My weapon of choice is a single-hand machete, SOG, American design, [spoiler]Chinese made[/spoiler]. Now I just need a combat effective small blade + some means of concealed carry.

>Western Australian.

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>>31965920
>get shield
>tape flashlight to the boss like the erect rays of God.
>illuminate while you exterminate

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>>31956698
Holy fuck Cartman turned into a weeb.

>>31956491
>getting baited this hard